The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-23
NEW SU NJ MER BULBS
Many New Glasses Added
That Are Popular for
Towering and Very
Easy to Culti-
vate.

Among the mum ferrous bulbs Of the
class we will place the Gladiolus as
the most popular and easiest to cul-
tivate. Nearly all the varieties now
in cultivation originated from the old
red and yellow sort, G. Gandavensls.
Careful cultivation and hybridi2ation
has brought out an extended list Of
varieties, and the improvement is still
going on, the last few years having
added more really good novelties than
for long time preceding A number
Of new classes have now been added
to the beautiful nybrids already at
tanned among them Lemoines or But
torily Gladiolus, they give us some
very peculiar combinations of color,
but fail to present u fully developed
spike at one time, the stems are also
quite slender and generally require
stalking.
The CHILDISH class is very vigorous
IN growth, the flowers are large and
well developed, the spike Is very long
and sturdy the colors are fully up to
/
mammoth sorts with festals almost
regular, are of very strong habit, the
flower spikes being almost four feet
IN length, the flowers have thick neshy
petals and wonderful lasting proper
ties.
Princeps and America are the two
most advanced types of this class. The
named hybrids are very numerous but
for ordinary eultIyators the mixed
seedlings are fully as good, being
much cheaper and producing a Won
derful array OF colors. Very cheap
mixtures include a predomlnence Of
red and dark colors, the better grade
from reliable growers, should include
large proportion of yellow. white
and pink shades
All the Gladiolus need good soil
and plenty of sun, plant at four inches
deep, and for brilliant effect rather
close planting Is recommended. sever
al paintings are necessary to proong
the Towering season. a planting
about the middle of June will pro-
duce fine flowers during September.
Tuberoscs require immediate plant
ing. The soil cannot be too rich nor
the weather too warm for their sue
cess, select bulbs with firm centers,
the soidity of the root being more
important than the size. Tuberous
rooted Begonlas, If started from the
dry roots, must be planted at once.
the general idea has been that they
succeed only in the shade, but our
experience has shown that in any
heavy soil where the roots are kept
moist, sunshine is an advantage. They
can be purchased from the florists
already started, in pots which is the
more effective way for an early effect,
but much more expensive.
II Is rather late to do much in the
way OF planting lilies, but If good
sound bulbs can yet be procured sat
isfactory results may be eXpecter this
season. The golden banded variety
Lilium Auratum, and the pink and
white sorts from Japan, l.. album and
l.. roseum are the easiest grown types,
Plant six inches deep be careful not
to Ne strong manure near the roots,
and choose a spot where the water
will not settle during the winter The
4 latter is often the cause of so many
j lilies being winter-killed Gloinias
/ are bulbs that with care any one can
succeed with in pots they require
! ing. Do not wet the foliage as that
causes the leaves to turn rusty The
colors in the GloXmas are among the
most exquisite In nature Among the
bulbs not In general cultivation arc
Amarylis formosissima (Jacobean
Lily) that produce dark crimson flow
ers almost before The showing of the
leaves. Ayaeinthus candicans q
hardy bulb that throws up spikes
four feet high with numerous white
bell shaped flowers. The lsmene, also
called pancratium, has very large
white flowers somewhat resembling
the Amaryllis. It grows with little
care and is a very certain bloomer
The Montbretas are. both unique
and SNOWY, the colors Comprise shade.
of crimson, yellow md orahge, resem,
bling miniature Gladio1us the bulb.
being small, are better planted closely
in clumps The Ligridias Peacock oil
Shell flower, are gdudy productions
with large fiat flowers Of scarlet, vel.
low and white posted. The flowers
are transient, but the continued sue
cession makes a very SNOWY effect
Summer towering OXalis make a yer.
pretty border plant, both foliage and
flower are very effective. Zephyran
thes or Fairy Lily, both in pink ant
white, are pretty !lttle bulbs to tucl
in any odd corner of the garden, The
small bulbs may be planted amonl
hardy plants and are very pleasing
little flowers,
Among the bulbs producing vine
are the Madeira Vine, the Cinnamon
Vine property Doscorea, variety 0
Chinese Yam, and several sorts o
Ipemaca (Morning Glory AS tn
special object in cultivating thes
vines Is strong luxuriant growth
rich fertilizing and an abundance 0
water Is necessary. V.