Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-30

ton there Is with a short 20" as in
the word "odd," thus making the
word sound like the "offlcial" pro-
nunciation, adopted by the Gladiolus
Society, with the exception that the
30" is pronounced short, as In the
word mentioned.
So there you are! Pay your money
and take your choice.
X X X X
Speaking of paying money brings
up to the second point Of my CORE
, spondent.
The sale of No. 8, No a, No. 5 and
possibly No. size gladiolus bulbs to
amateur growers ought not to be in
dulged In by any dealers, without full
explanation, and yet 1t Is done.
The writer got an Anna Eberius
bulb last Spring, paying good sum
for it, which was so small that 1t had
no chance whatever of blooming this
year. l believe it will next season.
The point is that a seller of bulbs
hurts his own business when he sends
a customer a bulb that will not bloom
the first year. To obviate this diff
ficulty. many growers list their bulbs
! according to size, and sell them at
corresponding prices.
Perhaps all amateurs should be
fully aware of the difference in Sizes
and undoubtedly they will be once
| they become fans but probably
many of them are not at first. Then,
too. when one writes to a grower late
| in the Spring, say in June or even in
July, he is lucky to get any bulbs
at all. The grower sends him what
he has left. So he gets the small
sizes In such cases, however, the
dealer ought to remit the difference
in price between the first size bulbs
ordersE and paid for and the smaller
bulbs mt
Many varieties give as good a flow
er spike from a No. 2 size bulb as
from a No. l, and some very good
spike from No. 3 size bulb. In the
main, however, only the first size bulb
will give the average backyard gar
dener what he wants.
The two "glads' mentioned above,
Golden Measure and Anna Eberius,
stand high in various referendums
taken by gladioluS enthusiasts.
Probably the best article have read
on this flower was Whats Best
Among Gladiolus2" by William Edwin
Clark, printed in the August number
of the Garden and Home Builder
Magazine then called Garden Maya
zine and Home Builder).
In this article Mr.. Clark gave the
the New England Gladiolus Society,
taken in the early part of 1924, as to
the best" varieties.
In this expression of opinion varie-
ties stood as follows: /. Mrs. DR.. Nor
ton; 2. Mrs. F. c. Peters; 3, Mrs.
Frank Pendleton: 4. Gold; 5, Anna
Eberius and Purple Glory; 6. Golden
Measure; 7. Marshal Foch and Evelyn
Kirtland s, B. l.. Smith and Alice
Tiplady; 9, Carmen Sylvia and E. j.
Shaylor; 10, Marie Kunderd; II, Di-
ana; -, Peach Rose; 10, Herada and
Prince of Wales; IA, Richard Diener;
IS. II. c. Goehl, Mona Lisa and Pink
Wonder, and 16, Crimson Glow and
Louise.
1t is interesting to note that in the
more elaborate vote taken by the
American Gladiolus Society and made
public January last Golden Measure
stood No. 10 and Anna Eberius No. %
in the list of 100 best" varieties. the
former with a percentage of 9o.1 and
the latter with $40. In this list Pur-
pie Glory stood No. 8, with an average
Of 90.3.
Perhaps I may conclude these some
what rambling notes by pointing to
the change in name of the magazine
mentioned above and giving it as my
opinion that it's old, original name.
Garden Magazine. was the best of all.
| It seems to me that a garden presup-
| poses a home. and that a garden mag
azine may treat Of home furnishings
| without saying so specifically in its
| title