ing qualities is unsurpassed. Brenchley- 
ensis, Isaac Buchanan, and Augusta are 
all especially fine for garden work and 
are not prohibitive in price. The va¬ 
riety Niagara, with its most remarkable 
coloring, a very clear nankeen or creamy 
buff, with just a pencil mark of the faint¬ 
est lavender in the throat, commands 
attention whether seen in the garden or 
in the vase. Planted above a carpet of 
purple petunias or surrounded by the 
rich tones of salpiglossis, it is most ef¬ 
fective. The buff of Niagara, with the 
brown of Africa, gives an unusual floral 
color combination and a most attractive 
one. A truly lovely vase of pastel colors 
may be had with Niagara, Pink Perfec¬ 
tion and Baron Hulot or Badenia. 
The soft coral pink of Gladiolus Dawn 
and the sensational effect produced by 
masses of this coloring, coupled with its 
wonderful vitality, make it an indis¬ 
pensable adjunct in any garden scheme. 
Baron Hulot and Badenia are the finest 
of the blue Gladioli. The deep, rich, 
blue-purple of Baron Hulot and the true 
lavender of Badenia bring to mind end¬ 
less color combinations for the garden 
and the house—Badenia, planted with 
Spring Song, with pink snapdragons at 
the base, or Badenia and Baron Hulot 
blooming above branching Daybreak as¬ 
ters. A most successful combination 
has been Baron Hulot with the soft 
apricot pink of Hollandia or Scarsdale 
and Schawben. 
Panama, the brilliant new rose pink, 
with its sister bloom, America, placed in 
a vase with Gladiolus Lilly Lehman needs 
only to be tried to prove its beauty. 
