December 22, 1906 



MORTICULTURE 



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Progress Upward 



Mr. Editor; I see it i\'coi-iled on your cHlitorial page 

 thiit iiOKTicuLTURK is now two years old. Congratula- 

 tion.s and good Mishos arc therefore in order and arc 

 hereby e.xtended. Your hirtliday number is all that 

 ean be doj'ircd. Keo]) on as you have begun, and aim 

 high. "Perseverance gains its mead, and patience wins 

 the race." 



Starting at llic bottom and liravoly climbing up is 

 the riuJii way to do; better far than starting at°the top 

 and tiind)ling down. Quite a little comment and dis- 

 cussion is going on at present regarding an individual 

 who started at the top. in fact he came out as a fldl 

 fledged creator; it is apparent that "great will be his 

 fall," and when he gathers himself up and finds his 

 true level he will ])robably realize that all he amounts 

 to is a fourth-class plant breeder. He is said to be 

 maintaining a "Sphinx-like silence"; no doubt silence 

 in this case is golden. A defence which would obvious- 

 ly be unsuccessful might endanger the continuation of 

 that ten thousand annuity, i'lvidently he is of the same 

 mind as Falstaff and considers "discretion tlie better 

 part of valor." 



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We Cover the Country 



If any doubt still exists in the mind of any advertiser 

 as to the field covered by Horticulture and the class 

 of readers its contents appeal to, a perusal of the fol- 

 lowing commnnications may supply further light to the 

 doubter : 



COLORADO. 



I congratulate you on your prosperity, a.s evidenied by 



your anniver.sary number. After all is said and done, it is 



the advertising that counts, and you are very evidently 



getting your share. You are certainly providing some 



very entertaining reading matter, which will insure the 



ads. coming to the attention of the right people. 



Yours sincerely, 



Denver. .T. A. VALENTINE. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

 Your second anniversary number of HORTICULTURE 

 at band, allow me to congratulate you on the splendid 

 progress you have made, and express the wish of long life 

 and prosperity for your fine paper. 



Very truly yours, 

 yfasliington. PETER BISSET. 



FLORIDA. 

 HORTICULTURE'S anniversary number is "jam up to 

 now," and if the older "boys" don't look out "the little 

 child will be leading them." Accept my hearty congratu- 

 lations. 



Yours very truly, 



Jacksonville. C. D. MILLS. 



ILLINOIS. 

 Gentlemen: — We wish to compliment you on the excel- 

 lent copy you made of our "ad." to appear in your anni- 

 versary number. 



Yours very truly. 



Chicago. KROESCHELL BROS. COMPANY'. 



Congrat\ilations; your 23d or "skidoo" number certainly 

 •was good. Considering the short space of time HORTI- 

 CULTTTRE has been in a field so well covered, it is quite 



remarkable, and I sincerely hope your paper's growth will 

 be as rapid in the future as it has been in the past. 



With kind regards and best wishes. 



(-'Iiicagu. GEORGE ASMl'S. 



INDIANA. 



Your anniversaiy riumber has come to hand and is a 

 'jeauty. Yours very truly, 



Richmond. THE E. G. HILL CO. 



MARYLAND. 



Enclosed please find a check for |1.0U, llie subscription 

 price for the HORTICULTURE. I am very much pleased 

 with it and hope you will keei) on growing. 



Baltimore. JOHN COOK. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



I must congratulate you on the quality of voiir anniver- 

 sary number of HORTICULTURE. It excels in what 

 horticultural papers usually are den<ient in. good, practi- 

 cal horticultural matter. Keep up the good work. 

 Your sincere wellwisher, 

 Boston. J. A. PETTIGREW. 



MINNESOTA. 



Your anniversary number is at hand and same is a very 

 interesting and instructive example of "horticulture" in 

 general. I like its get-up and type, am well pleased with 

 the up-to-date and varied reading matter it offers and 

 aijpreciate the careful, comprehensive arrangement of its 

 advertisements. Keep on and HORTICULTURE will make 

 friends wherever it goes. It is a welcome weekly visitor, 

 liicnd and adviser to 



Yours very truly, 



.\linneapo!i.i. . THEODORE WIRTH. 



MISSOURI. 



Your anniversary number is especially good, for the 

 brief time you have been in the field and the competition; 

 think you ought to feel very proud. I like HORTICUL- 

 TITRE; there is a something superior and refining about 

 it that makes me feel proud of my profession. 



With best regards and good health. 



Sincerely, 



Kansas City. SAM MURRAY. 



NEW YORK. 



The anniversary number of HORTICULTURE Is ad- 

 mirable. May it go on forever — each anniversary showing 

 as great gains in all that goes to make such a journal of 

 value to the trade. Sincerely yours, 



Buffalo. .lOHN F. COWELL. 



OHIO. 



You are doing well, my l)oy. Keep up the good work 

 and you may yet wear wooden shoes. 



With best wishes, Yours, 



Toledff. GEO. A. HEINL. 



ONTARIO. 



A credit to the profession, that makes such an inspira- 

 tion possible, and a credit to the art and talent of which 

 it is an expression. 



tiimcoe. H. H. GROFF. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



HORTICULTURE'S anniversary number is certainly 

 fine and I want to congratulate you on your success. With 

 l)est wishes, believe me, Sincerely, 



Philadelphia. A. B. CARTLEDGE. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



The best yet, certainly a very creditable paper. Keep up 

 the good work. Yours truly, 



providence. RENNIE. 



WISCONSIN. 



The anniversary number of HORTICll.TURE is cer- 

 tainly the highest type of scientifically conducted study of 

 modern horticulture and I heartily congratulate you on Its 

 issue. Its value to the trade cannot lie too highly appreci- 

 ated. It is one of the most prominent educators, deserv- 

 ing great credit for elevating, by preaching the doctrines 

 of the noblest of all arts that the world possesses, the art 

 from which it derives its name. 



Yours very truly, 



Milwaukee. A. KLOKNER. 



