New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
At GL4DIOLI SHOW.
4 Splendid assortment Of the
Gorgeous Blossoms.

For q riot OF splendid color. for a magnificent
outburst CT scarlet, maroon blush pink. carnine.
magenta crimson, white. yellow. lavender, sal
ron grange and purple 50 deep that Il Is almost
black. there IS 10 place II Manhattan this week
ike the gladiolus show at the Eden Musee The
stately flowers are arranged IN vases IN great banks
down Two sides n the winter garden where
they monopoize the attention Of visitors IN the
intervals Of the clnematograph.
Il IS only twelve or fifteen years since gladiolus
culture began on a large scale IN this country.
Al these glorious flowers are sprung from q flower
tnzt grows wild IN South Africa and South
America the former Offering the best material
TIE scientific scotsman however. Culture and
scientific hybridization have produced the same
wonderful results in gadioH = 6ahliss and chry
santhemuns
We have 10 raise ten thousand bulbs sometimes
70 get one that ut name" the wholesale
scotsman who holds the exhibit az the Eden Music
told TrIbune reporter. We never know how
experiment Is going 10 turn out Tbs varieties
raised from seed. and the seeds come hit or
miss"
So enormous has grown the demand for ElsdIoll
that this scotsman and florist has 10
acres devoted TO gladio4 and raises Ten million CT
the bulbs year Of which lie exports annually
about I've million 10 Denmark. England. Ireland.
Holland and Germany. One German dealer an
nuslly orders ten thousand bulbs. Holland. which
from tine irnnenorlal mas delighted IN bulbs Of all
kinds and grown them with tremendous success.
is q heavy consumer OF American grown gladIoH.
For, as one or the assistants explained. Dutch
bulb farmers are peculiarly lucky with their own
Dutch bulos-tuAps and hyacluths, pre-eminently.
AEey 90 not have especially good success with
American bulbs, Ike these hybrid g.adiou which
are best purchased from American growers
This same gIEdclus farmer sod three thousand
54l5s 10 a rich man for his estate AT Roslyn last
year.
lElacioA are the flower CT midsummer par eK-
science. The professional who plants his bulbs
he middle o. E4-ch VIII begin 10 cut his flowers
about the d-st q July. AID from tEen on till
Hosr ntps them wil have d steady procession Of
ne Covers. Dut amateur gardeners are generally
content II early August haGs their garden buds IN
bloom. Il taxes from three 70 four months from
tne eate q planting before the gladiolus blossoms
o1 1y planting the 5gIhs 81 intervals OF a fort
night o. 50 apart ore may blaze trail % gorgeous
color a. through the sumner.
Ordinary lean makes good bed IN aicb 10
7art tbs gladiolus The bulbs need 70 b dropped
about .our inches deep II they are planted ia
rows, SCI them about six inches apart 81 The
ooieet IS 10 obtain 3 bed Of soI5 bloom. pant
'rr~g1iarly. giving about four inches lee7-sE
each bulb 70 mature and spread iu
81 late popular taste has turned froI,. t.se -r-
-oior-d varieties those virh white or Gr.i-aH-
firted pe-ss- To ne more exact people -r.I alaa.
~" scarlet carmine and crimson vlr.-t .ez for
no sake ~ their or zht masses ~ Eloaiue color
- tne Lawn OF grouped with Gamma. golden glow
SsrsIiu-ns phloN end striped grass n landscape
gardening Effects
But FOR che house thew run 10 tie s.bIt~ palest
pias and Ugh. lavender and yellow There is
nothing 70 De done with a stalk OF giasiiclus once
2 Is cut except 10 stick II ii tai flied with
fresh water acd Ell down ard admire IT. You
amt mix II Tfrh other flowers n wants and
deserves the centre Of the stage II cut iu bad
and properly cared for gladioli vii lasc a fort
night but they suck Up lots OF water and must 3e
kept literally supplied
Specimens al the Eder Music belong 20 three
Efoups-the Chidsi hybrid which shows
VIDE range of color. running from white 10 almost
PACK, ane numbering 10 distinct varieties. the
ZINES called the butterfly or orrlfd afsdfoIrrs
Si-hia.f ne most wonderful contrasts OF color
T-5i- - - ~ &c spotted fautasticaIiy
-.S name OF one OF
$500 =. Is q rich. vevety crimson fafin- into
1Stlclfe oi-sn pink The Ruby is a luscious deem
-i4eLvD-'- - rs name suggests. i-o--afr
very deep maroon, almost BLACK --5ar- 49, !.
sulphur King. new yellow eia5,oi,-s - ~ y
freak some q whose flowers are snTIe 49,. -,
- 'el7 s.e-a sifa2st double while sti1 others
thrO.-tei flower Blanche Is very ara
- Il SnoWNhite- the latter the reareer ... -
-iere = Y ne pure white All these white eIs5i-
ruence OF the suns rays. bat Il SnoVyvbi.e Is ~.
before the buds open and placed IN Wsfe- - -
aark cellar II VIII open In manner not 10 beus
LIZZIE white. carmine throates gls5,,,..-.
fhe Prince ~ lrlia IS maroon. with bjot~ras -
deeper shade Eugene Scribe Zone ~ ~ ~ ~
Eorlts on account OF Us non-crushabie QUALITIES
One superb glad olis-DiIk. with dash OF e-ir5so
sreat size and grows sometimes TO a height 80
I've feer lovely magenta variety is clr5sfs,e5
AeU'rsl Dewey. hie Zen Hlr is a deem $1,000
and Marion a faint. bluHhing white The sTff,i
ron Eill be open Ell the 2ist, inclusive ''
NOT Mica