Vaughan's gardening illustrated . thetops attached. Then cut off the tops and storethem in a dry, cool, but frost-proof place. Supreme As Summer Cut Flower J1 HE greatest value of the gladiolus as a* garden flower is that it thrives in mid-sum-mer heat, when there is little else in bloom. Clumps of a single variety make a strikingeffect with a background of shrubbery or ever-greens. Nothing is finer in the perennial bsr-der to refurbish plantings of early springflowers. But it is as a cut flower that the gladiolusis at its best. It blooms even better whencut than when left growing. Cut when th
Vaughan's gardening illustrated . thetops attached. Then cut off the tops and storethem in a dry, cool, but frost-proof place. Supreme As Summer Cut Flower J1 HE greatest value of the gladiolus as a* garden flower is that it thrives in mid-sum-mer heat, when there is little else in bloom. Clumps of a single variety make a strikingeffect with a background of shrubbery or ever-greens. Nothing is finer in the perennial bsr-der to refurbish plantings of early springflowers. But it is as a cut flower that the gladiolusis at its best. It blooms even better whencut than when left growing. Cut when thelowest buds open and placed in water, everyflower on the spike will unfold in turn. Nothing is easier than increasing a stockof bulbs. The bulblets found clinging to thebottom of the old bulb when it is dug in thefall can be raised to blooming size in twoseasons. They should be soaked in warmwater for a few hours and planted in drillslike seed in the spring and cultivated duringthe summer. Well Known Types of Gladiolus Blossoms. Primulinus Hybrid
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