THE THACKER GARDENS, LeRoy, Michigan 
good except that in dry weather the stems are weak and some of the plants die off 
early. When well grown there are few better cut flowers. Coral Lustre is a heavy 
grower with a tall spike of medium sized flowers. Those few who have tried this 
are quite enthusiastic about its merits. Fata Morgana was the best this season I have 
ever seen it. Tall, good sized, for so early a glad, the color is the exquisite soft 
salmon and yellow that has made Phaenomen a favox-ite. Very worth while. And again 
to the extreme of the season, Mrs. Leo Millei', one of the last to bloom, has qualities in 
substance and ruffling beyond a peei\ Medium size, with three to five florets open. 
The color is a rich salmon with gold thi-oat. I very much admire it in spite of the 
fact that it doesn’t propagate rapidly. 
Not much need be said regarding that prince among glads, Mr. W. H. Phipps. 
First in symporiums for years, it has achieved popularity greater than any other glad 
in so short a time, rivaled only by Picardy at present. And this in spite of faults, which 
are many. Only a modex-ate pex-centage of the bulbs planted produce exhibition spikes. 
Bulblets do not make much growth, and in northern climates it is late to a fault. But 
with all this, it still is the grandest of all glads, opening as high as twenty florets 
at a time of rich salmon color. Whenever we speak of a l-apidly ascending star, Picardy 
must be mentioned. In fact when we speak of any glads, Picardy cannot be left out. 
In color it is a soft melting salmon. In size it is ideal. In foi'm it is different from 
anything else, being cup shaped and lovely to a great degree. . And in growing habits, 
health and propagation it is the ideal glad. Gloriana, one of the older ones still gives' 
satisfaction almost everywhere. It has nice beautiful color, golden salmon to a yellow 
thi-oat, no marking at all. The health of this variety is exceptional, the bulbs being 
as clean as any I know. Early midseason. Jenny Lind is a lovely soft salmon to a 
cream thi-oat. Good spike and grower. Miss Greeley has the color of Phipps, about 
the same size tho not quite so many open. But it is three weeks earliei'. Looks like 
a nice vai'iety for any pui-pose. Last in this class but very far from being the least, is 
Mildred Louise, a particularly outstanding variety in a class with Picardy but suf¬ 
ficiently different that they do not compete. Eai-lier than Picardy. This has been 
among the most talked of vax-ieties the past two years. 
PINKS AND ROSE PINKS 
Alice Reid is not well known but it’s a mighty pretty flower on a tall spike. 
There are not many buds on a spike. The color is exceedingly clear. Longfellow is 
another extremely pui-e colored pink. While it does need good culture to produce good 
spikes, yet it seems woi’th it. The foliage is very meagi-e. Tis a popular glad, for all 
its faults. Marvel is a very unusual clear pink with a large golden blotch on 
the lower petals. It attracts much attention. Mrs. P. W. Sisson is a favorite 
everywhere. It is as clear and lovely a cameo pink as may be found. Growth is good 
tho a percentage of the bulb send up too many spikes. Px-opagation excellent. Mrs. 
Leon Douglas, the giant among glads is too well known to require much description. 
Huge florets on 5 foot spikes, may be coarse but they are goi'geous. 
Salbach’s Pink makes fine spike of lax-ge flower. The throat is heavily lined 
deeper color. Schwabenmaedchen is a vex-y lovely light pink without markings. The 
florets are sometimes crowded. Seems to be a good grower and propagator. One of 
the loveliest glads I have found in a long time is Sweetheart, introduced this past season 
by Colonial Gardens. Clear pui-e pink shading to white thx-oat. That’s all. That’s 
enough. Florets medium sized, it’s a pi-im gx-and, spike perfectly willowy and stx-aight. 
Good grower and appax-ently a good propagator. Every one who saw it admired 
it very much. Among the rose shades we find Krimhilde, which is being used 
more and more as a commex-cial as it becomes more plentiful. Good habits and good 
color of rather a new shade combined to make this a wonderful glad. Another new 
one of merit is Bright Wings. This is a huge flower on a tall spike and the color is 
rosy lavendex-. The spike is slender and bends, but the form is unique. Excellent 
pi'opagator. Miss Universe is a deep bx-ight rose of medium height, having many 
florets open at a time. It fills a place in this color class which has long been vacant, 
a later 1910 Rose. Excellent habits. Pride of Wanakah is a good tall growing plant 
with large florets. Very graceful and a good cut flower. I like it. W. G. Walker 
is a begqnia rose of much interest in this small class. The darker blotches in the 
throat set off the color nicely. It should be better known. 
