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I would say, if what [?] found was really
was.

Hulda Janney substituted for Mariana
Miller who was unable to be present.
She selected her reading from The Garden
Magazine, and chose as her subject the
cultivation of the Gladiolus and the Dahlia.
"It seems each year, there is an increased
activity among lovers of the Gladiolus.
If they are planted in combination with the
yellow California poppy as a ground [note?],
a beautiful study in yellow will be the
result."

The time to plant dahlias is a much
debated question even among those who
ought to know all about them. In some
sections it does not make any difference
whether the roots are set out in early
May or early July.

Mary M. Stabler said she had seen last
summer much decorative gladiolus in Mass,
& Chas Brooke spoke of the large dahlias
he saw abroad.

The May Forethought was very good indeed.
The following is quoted from her paper.
"If you have trouble in finding the
proper proportions for fertilizer, the