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One of the big reasons for the increasing popularity of the up-to-date varieties is that 
gorgeousness may be displayed in a single spike. The variety Mr. W. H. Phipps has 
plenty of faults, but it usually heads the lists in popular votes, simply because it has 
a sturdy spike with plenty open of big pretty flowers. Take a basket of twenty or 
thirty of these spikes, and the effect is marvelous. 
Folks like color and lots of it. The ordinary Glad fan knows little about all these 
minor points of form, placement, and so forth, and cares less. To be sure, these 
things are all aids to increased effectiveness, but this technique can be left with the 
expert. The modern Glad spike can put it across when it comes to color beauty, far 
better than any other flower. It does not have to be a rich purple, or a dazzling red, 
to be effective. The most delicate hues can be simply gorgeous on these modern 
spikes. 
There is not much danger of overdoing this matter of size, always provided the 
principles of harmony are preserved throughout the whole spike. An increase in the 
size of the floret must be accompanied by an increase in substance in order to main¬ 
tain the proper form and placement. There must also be an increase in the length 
and the thickness of the stem. A big floppy flower on a short stem is a monstrosity. 
If harmony prevails gorgeousness increases with size. 
THE CONNOISSEUR 
When people become interested in Glads, from the mild condition all through 
the various stages up to the hopeless one, we call them by various names, such as ama¬ 
teur, novice, fan, bug, nut, fiend, and so forth. These are more or less humorous 
terms. Why not have a more dignified term? A connoisseur of art is a person who 
knows art. A connoisseur of Glads would therefore very properly be a person who 
knows Glads. 
The connoisseur of Glads fills a very useful role in recent years. With the hun¬ 
dreds of new seedlings being introduced every year, the buyer of Glads is depending 
on his services to a very large extent. Someone has to try them all out, compare their 
qualities, weed out the poor ones, and spot the really fine ones for the rest of us. The 
connoisseur’s collecting instinct should be strong, and his pocket-book well filled. 
Thanks to his efforts, the worthy varieties come to the front and to their rightful 
places among the world’s best Glads. The connoisseur is a valuable citizen, may his 
tribe increase. 
HOME GARDENS ON THE INCREASE 
Thousands of garden clubs have been organized in recent years. Great seed 
houses are reporting a greater sales volume of flower seeds and bulbs than of vege¬ 
tables. The migration to tne country from the congested districts of the cities is rap¬ 
idly increasing, made possible by the automobile and good roads. There is a general 
increase of leisure time through improved machinery and improved methods. These 
are all very significant facts of modern life- No wonder there is a rapid growth of 
flower appreciation. 
GLADS AND THE ROAD-SIDE STAND 
During the past few years in every city and town gas filling stations have been 
springing up like prairie-dog mounds out on the plains. This habit of stopping at the 
road-side to buy gas for the car has gotten the public road-side conscious, so that 
numerous other commodities are now being sold at road-side stands. Busy thorough¬ 
fares are lined with them. Fruits and vegetables, produce of the farm and truck 
garden, are the commonest. It seems that such articles are specially desirable and 
have a special flavor and tang when they are obtained fresh and direct from the 
producer. 
In a season when most flowers are scarce, numerous road-side stands are 
finding that Glads are specially attractive to passing motorists. Their brightness of 
color, their great variety of colors, their ease of handling, and their immunity from 
injury are qualities especially appealing to motorists for carrying away in their 
cars. 
Perhaps a few suggestions would not be amiss. If at all possible, the Glads 
should be grown in a plot adjacent to the road-side stand. Passing motorists like 
to see them in bloom in the garden in their natural setting. It is important that 
there be plenty of parking space in front of the stand, or the motorist is not apt 
to stop no matter how attractive the flowers may appear. In a lot 50 feet by 100 
feet, with rows 2% feet apart, and bulbs planted 5 to. the foot, one may plant 
