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brought out. Being just as good as another kind is 
not enough. They should be much better than any¬ 
thing of their type, and not till then are they worthy 
of a name. 
VARIETIES 
The many hundreds of varieties now on the market 
are not only confusing to the beginner but are often 
puzzling to the veteran grower. Public fancy takes 
many an unexpected turn and twist and it is often 
difficult to determine far in advance the value of a new 
variety. 
But if we are to make the greatest success in glad¬ 
iolus growing as a business, we must keep in touch 
with the new ones as they are introduced, sort out the 
best and propagate these. We must also go in heavily 
on those of proven merit while they are yet scarce. 
It is apparent that no list of varieties can be of 
permanent value and that it must suffer change with 
each passing year. Hence it is our hope to issue, in 
the future, lists supplemental to the ones herein given. 
In growing bulbs and bulblets for the filling of mail 
orders, we have the world for a market. In growing 
for cut flowers, local conditions govern. 
In our own locality the following appear to be the 
most profitable for cut flowers and in about the order 
named: Prince of Wales, Crimson Glow, Evelyn Kirt- 
land, Halley, Alice Tiplady, Mrs. Frank Pendleton, 
Schwaben, White Giant, Mrs. Dr. Norton, and Flora, 
the two latter having just recently become low enough 
in price to be used for this purpose. 
The medium and higher priced ones are more prof¬ 
itable for the growing of bulbs and bulblets, and for 
