as much fruit as the early kind did. They 
were not green topped or cracked and pro- 
duced tomatoes as early as those of the 
early variety. 
This kind was Firesteel, the other Stokes- 
dale. This last-named variety had fruit of 
finer flavor than Firesteel. Think it over. 
If plants do not get the right food ele- 
ments, how will we get the right minerals 
in our milk, meat and vegetables? And 
may | add, glads? Most of our cultivated 
soils in this country are depleted of many 
mineral elements. 
The gladiolus stock and our seedlings 
were inspected last week by the Michigan 
State Department of Agriculture and each 
bed and block were given a clean bill of 
health. The inspector, Mr. Beyer, said that 
he never saw a finer bunch of glads. And 
he wants some of our bulbs for his garden. 
Mr. Beyer hybridizes jonquils and daffo- 
dils. 
We have found a new way to keep pol- 
len in good condition for long periods of 
time; we use plastic florists’ tubes; in the 
bottom is placed a layer of cotton; on this 
is placed the anthers containing pollen; 
at the top is another layer of cotton under 
the rubber lid. Pollen will keep in this way 
for from 60 to 180 days. 
Nearly forgot to mention the S.E.M.G:S. 
show which was held at the Chrysler Build- 
ing in Detroit, Michigan. For this exhibit 
we received 42 ribbons for named varieties. 
Also a gold rosette for the glad with the 
largest flowerhead. This spike was Black 
Magic, and it was extra beautiful. It came 
within a hair of being first-day champion. 
And we are still wondering why. it did not 
‘make it to the top! So, for the two shows, 
we won 105 ribbons, to gold rosettes and 
a bronze medal! 
We wish that the secretaries of all other 
glad societies, besides those of which we 
are members, would send us programs and 
entry tags. We wish to enter seedlings in 
every glad exhibit next summer. 
As we mentioned in our last catalogue, 
we have a few U.S.-12, three-year seed- 
lings with a large number of two-year-old 
seedlings listed in this catalogue. Now, for 
those who like this or that quality in a 
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