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“Gladiolus” 
By F. F. Rockwell 
How to plant, breed, har¬ 
vest, and store gladiolus; 
judge, arrange, and how to 
keep them healthy. $1. 
Hyacinthus candicans 
Summer‘flowering Bulbs 
Forbes Gladiolus Bulbs, continued 
Minuet. Considered the best of its color—a beautiful clear, 
light lavender. Four to six large blooms open at one time. 
13 cts. each; $1.45 per doz.; $11 per 100. 
Mrs. Francis King. Flame-red, shaded salmon toward throat. 
Very tall. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Lovely flushed salmon-pink with 
brilliant carmine blotches in throat. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. 
per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Mrs. Leon Douglas. Begonia-rose, striped with flame-scarlet, 
lower petal pale lemon, speckled ruby. Tremendously large 
flowers, many open at a time. Very tall, strong stem with 
several side-shoots, the whole forming a gigantic bouquet. 
7 cts. each; 65 cts. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Niagara. Primrose-yellow, splashed and striped with bright 
pink. 7 cts. each; 65 cts. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Peace. Large; pure white, feathered with pale lilac. 5 cts. 
each; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Persia. A very striking mammoth variety, with deep ma¬ 
hogany-red, almost black flowers of large size. 8 cts. each; 
85 cts. per doz.; $6 per 100. 
Schwaben. Light yellow with little red stripes on lower petals. 
Strong grower with large flowers and sturdy stems. 5 cts. 
each; 50 cts. per doz.; $^3.50 per 100. 
Virginia. Large, massive, flaming scarlet flowers, many open 
at a time, making a gorgeous display of dazzling red. Good 
forcer. 7 cts. each; 65 cts. per doz.; $4.50 per 100 
Primulinus Hybrids 
The characteristics of these are extreme gracefulness and 
profuseness of bloom, with most enchanting colors. 
Alice Tiplady. Brilliant orange-salmon, golden-throated flowers. 
Maiden’s Blush. A fine early beautiful shell-pink variety. 
Souvenir. This is the best pure yellow variety. 
Any of the above, 5 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100 
Gloxinias 
Gloxinias make excellent house plants and succeed well in a 
sunny window in the spring months. They may be started in 
February in a shallow box about 2 inches deep, the bottom of 
which has been covered with about 1 inch of sphagnum moss. 
Spread the bulbs out on the moss, about j/^inch apart, and 
cover them with more moss to the depth of about J^inch. 
Keep the bulbs in a temperature of about 68 degrees. In 
about two weeks both tops and roots will have made a start. 
The bulbs should then be potted into 4-inch pots in ordinary 
good garden soil. They will flower profusely during May and 
June. Be careful to keep water off the foliage and to shade the 
plants from direct sunlight as the season advances. Select 
Mixed. 40 cts. each; $4 per doz.; $30 per 100. 
Hyacinthus candicans 
A luxuriant-growing, summer-flowering plant, spreading 
2 to 3 feet, throwing spikes 4 to 5 feet in height, each bearing 
twenty to thirty large, white, bell-shaped flowers, splendid for 
groups. If planted in the center of beds of scarlet gladiolus, 
the effect is fine. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Gloxinias 
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