varies, some being self colored. Faintly fragrant in sun. April. 
$1.00 each, 
G. CARINATUS—Supposedly a blue form of G. recurvus, but it 
has broader leaves. Grows to 2 ft. Lavender blue flowers with 
yellow markings, sweetly scented. $1.00 each. 
G. GRACILIS—Rigid leaves with dilated margins. Grows to 2 ft. 
Very fragrant pale lilac blue flowers with yellow markings. 
February. $1.00 each. 
HOLLAND IMPORTS 
(Same general culture as for Cape species) 
G. COLVILLEI (England) The first hybrids (1823-72) of any com- 
mercial importance and a good strain for growing under glass 
Parentage: G. tristis var. concolorx G. cardinalis—both fragrant. 
var. ALBUS—Pure white, $3.50 dozen 
var. ROSEUS—Fine pink, $6.50 dozen 
var. RUBRA—Carmine red, $4.50 dozen 
G. CUSPIDATUS (Cape of Good Hope) Dwarf plant. Flowers 
white, flaked purple. Sometimes varies to pale pink. April. 
$3.50 dozen. 
G. GRANDIS (Western Cape) Slender, terete leaves and stems 
to 2 ft. Fairly large creamy white flowers, very fragrant eve- 
nings, but faint and elusive in daytime, much like G. tristis. 
$3.50 dozen. 
G. TUBERGENI var. CHARM—A hybrid with a most complicated, 
but recorded, ancestry. Result of crossing a Herald hybrid with 
G. tristis var. concolor. The Heralds were progeny of a Nanus 
x Childsi cross. Nanus came from G. cardinalis x Ramosus. 
Childsi came from Grandavensis x G. Saundersii. Ramosus hy- 
brids came from G. floribundus (syn. oppositiflorus) x G. cardi- 
nalis. Gandavensis, the first hybrid garden glads, came from 
G. psittacinus x G. cardinalis. Thus, five species’ blood runs in this 
new hybrid, three of which are fragrant, with G. cardinalis im- 
pressed three times. Surely this carries potentials for any hy- 
bridist. The flowers resemble those of the Colvillei hybrids, but 
are much larger, bright purplish rose with white centers. Requires 
deeper planting as it is more robust than those above, and it 
may be planted several months later. Can be forced from April 
on. $3.50 dozen. 
WORTHY IRID COUSINS 
ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR (Ethiopia) Exquisitely fragrant long 
tubed creamy white flowers with chocolate blotches on grace- 
fully arched 18 inch stems. September. 50c each, $5.00 dozen. 
Acidantheras require same culture as garden gladiolus. 
ACIDANTHERA MURIELAE (Tanganyika) Pure white, just as fra- 
grant flowers with deep maroon blotches, on straight 4 ft. stems. 
Very rapid multiplier and easy. Should be in every glad grow- 
er’s garden. 50c each, $5.00 dozen. 
FREESIA, GIANT HYBRIDS—A new strain, improved in size, 
height and vigor, and with a sweet fragrance that appeals to 
all. Plant 3 inches deep and 3 inches apart in a cool green- 
house, October to January, to extend blooming period. Choice 
of white, blue, rose, pink, red, yellow, lavender. $1.25 dozen. 
$7.00 per 100. 
IX1A—Grows on tough, wiry stems, a splendid flower for cut- 
ting. Culture same as for Freesia, or may be wintered outside 
under a heavy mulch of straw and leaves south of Virginia. 
All-color mixture, $2.00 dozen. 
SPARAXIS HYBRIDS—Brilliant reds, orange, gold, etc. among 
these, vivid splashes of color. Fine for cutting. Freesia culture. 
$1.50 dozen, $8.00 per 100. 
TIGRIDIA (Mexico and Central America) Bright, huge color- 
lighted shells, borne above peculiarly plaited leaves from July 
until frost. Stems to 2 ft. After digging in fall, allow to dry, 
then cut off leaves but do not remove roots. Separate colors: 
Red or Yellow, 25c each, $2.50 dozen 
White or Rose, 35c each, $3.50 dozen 
Wine Red or American Beauty, 50c each, $5.00 doz. 
