Giving Credit

We like to give credit to all periodicals when we can. To all our American periodicals and agricultural journals we are exceedingly particular, but there are many paragraphs which appear in miscellaneous journals not credited to any source, and in quoting thus they often go without special credit. This has been the case several times with articles which recently we learned appeared originally in the Country Gentleman, but which we saw in other papers without credit. We quote frequently from our esteemed cotem-porary and always with credit, when we consult its pages directly.

If we wish to use any matter from English sources, we are not ashamed, but rather always glad to give credit whenever possible, but some of the English horticultural press return these matters of consideration with bad grace, and study to ignore anything that is American.

Gladioli

In another place we have alluded to a lot of Gladioli received from the Messrs. Thorburn. We have since examined the parcel in detail, and find it to contain eighty-seven varieties, embracing not only those we have described, but many other fine kinds, besides a number of entirely new French varieties. They are all named and described in the Messrs. Thorburn & Co.'s catalogue. We are immensely delighted with our collection, and anticipate much enjoyment from them. The Gladiolus is so easily grown, and is so beautiful, that it should find a place in every garden.

Gladiolus Brenchleyensis

We are indebted to Messrs. Spooner & Co., of Jamaica Plain, Mass., for a box of this superb Gladiolus. The color of the flower is a brilliant orange scarlet, with a pale yellow throat. It is large and well formed, and one of the best.

Gladiolus Bulbs

In taking up and selecting gladiolus bulbs this coming fall, remember that bulbs of medium size, if well ripened, give the best blooms next year. Very small bulbs do not always bloom well, while some varieties afford very poor blooms on old and large bulbs.

Gladiolus Culture

When the gladiolus is grown in rich stimulating soils, it will produce the largest and finest spikes, but at the expense of health in the bulbs. I find the varieties grown in poor sandy peaty soil have the healthiest bulbs. After flowering, and as soon as the leaves begin to change color in October, the bulbs are taken up and spread in a dry airy room, secure from frost. I find the best way to raise seedlings is to sow the seed in April on a south border, the soil being made very light with plenty of sand and leaf mold. If the seed is sown in pans and boxes, the roots become cramped, and the bulbs never grow so fast as in the open air. - Journal of Horticulture, p. 39.

Gladiolus For Small Gardens

THE Canada Farmer names the following six varieties as a good choice for a small selection, viz:

Shakspeare, which is a beautiful white flower of fine form with Urge rose spots, possessing a good constitution and forming a " model of a spike".

Adolphe Brougniart, which is not known to us.

Meyerbeer, with a spike not easily excelled, very showy, brilliant vermillion, orange flamed scarlet, and spotted with amaranth. Thomas Methven, which we have not seen. Ulyese, fine rose color, unsurpassed in form. Madame Furtado, a rosy white, flamed with deep carmine rose, a large flower.