Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
THIS AND THAT


Dear Sir; Last Spring you once
made glsdioli bulbs the subject OF
your always interesting column In The
Star and you, gave a list which you
said would give the highest satisfac
ton on all points
Now that the season beloved OF
gardeners is again approac hing, won't
you, for the benefit Of some Of us
and the enjoyment of all of us. repeat
that list?
Il have not erown glsdioli before
hut want to do so this Summer. and
l have spent a hectic afternoon with
half dozen catalogues spread out
before me. in which the merits of each
one seem to eclipse the merits Of the
preceding one. until i am bewildered
with the immense choice. The bulbs
| can afford to get however, do not
seem to be so numerous. Is II your
opinion that the higherpriced bulbs
are necessa rily better than the ones of
moderate price?
Each year | take up something
new This time 1t Is going to be the
flowers mentioned above NY first
love is roses, which grace my home
from early June until the cold wealth
Ell Like you. have some Radiance
both pink and red, and |. too, have
buds in December, a little pinched
and chilled looking, hut, neverthe less
rosebuds. My next love Is the great
Darwin tulips. | don't remember ever
reading of them in your column. so
wonder If YOU know their bea uties My
other two specialties are ana pdrag CONS
and larkspur. both single and double
dark blue, light blue, red. lavender
pink and white. An old silver bowl
filed with the long spikes Of this
delectable flower, set on the polished
surface of an old mahogany card
table, is a soul tlsfy1ng sight.
Il always look for your column In
The Sunday Star to hear, OF Jack
Spratt. He seems to be a person Of
intense individuality. Every time ]
read Of him | think OF a great. coal
black cat which belonged to cousin
Of mine some years age. She kept
the end hairs OF his tail clipped off
straight across. which had the effect
of making his tail seem immense. and
he carried 1t very proudly, being a
very naughty cat anyway. His name
was SambO. and always carry In
mind the picture of Sambo sitting in
the sunshine. industriously making
his immaculate toilet | was glad
10 near tnAt you are dog man AS
well as a eat man. A person is
seldom both. | myself have hand
some police dog, which | have raised
from baby. bringing him through
the rug-chewing. furniture ca ting age.
and nursing him through long and
perilous siege Of distemper. Peter
Pans shadow stuck no closer to him
than Schatz Won Hohentann does to
me.
Il have never written a fan letter
before. but, aside from having an AK
to grind. | wish to tell you that my
husband and | have enjoyed your
writings long time. and hope we will
continue to enjoy them for long
time to come. Sincerely yours,
"R. H."
No. the higherpriced bulbs are not
necessar i1y better than the ones Of
moderate price: In fact. the lesser
prices for gladiolus bulbs only result
when the flower is a good one
In other words, when a variety is
a fine one, those who love flower s
recognize 1t. and so arises a great de-
mand for it. which In a few years in.
sures plentiful supply.
Thus. luckily, some OF the very
finest gladioli are the cheapes This
does not mean that the high priced
ones are not fine, too, but simply
that there are Only of these varieties