Must drop you a line aiifl thank yoii for sucli niagnificcnt novelties 

 yon ofTer in Gladiolus. I was surprised each day or so at the new shades. 

 Both the hlues and Groff's Mixed were greatly admired hy everybody. 

 Will want more in the Spring. 



POUGIIKKEPSIE, Aug. 22(\, 1 904. W. L. D . 



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It gives me great pleasure to report that the Groff's Hybrid Seedlings 

 ■H to §.i and Silver Trophy Strain, section three have more than given 

 satisfaction. I hardly expected much from tlie Seedlings this year but they 

 are lilooming very nicely. When your next catalogue is out please send 

 me a copy. 



Mir.wAUKEE, Wi.s., Aug. 29th, 1904. S. G. O ■ . 



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Manv local lovers of flowers are interested in the big Gladiolus Farm 

 of Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. Mr. Cowee has devoted a lifetime to 

 making his collection of Gladiolus, and there is no finer lot in the world as 

 is shown bv the Exhibition which he makes at St. Louis. 



Nov. 6th, 1904. SPRINGFIELD (Mass. ) REPUBLICAN. 



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Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., was by far the most pojiuiar exhibitor 

 in the building (New York State Fair): his magnificent di.splay of 

 Gladioli was simply astounding. The variety of color and markings were 

 a revelation. 



Sept. 17th, 1904. FLORIST'S E.KCIIANGE. 



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Horticultural Hall (World's h'air) was beautifully decorated for the 

 (lav. High up in the center of the building was a large American Flag 

 made entirely of Gladioli furnished by .Arthur Cowee of Berlin, N. Y., said 

 to be the largest grower in the world. The different colored flowers were 

 deftly woven together so as to form stars and stripes in red, white and blue. 

 Oct. 20th. T904. THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. 



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Your superb collections nf Silver Tro])hy Strain, Buffalo and Midway 

 Mixtures proved surpri.singly prolific of results and, while my collection 

 w as a very small one, the varieties produced were remarkably luunerous. 



I grew them beside others from and the comparative results 



between the two were exceedingly marked. The bulbs obtained from 

 you produced a much greater number of flowers to the spike and of an 

 exceedingly greater variety of color and shaiies, in atldition to each 

 flower being much larger than those produced from the other bulbs. 

 Upon taking up mv bulbs this Fall I found that the excellent results 

 were not confined to the flowering quality alone, but that the bulbs 

 yielded small corms very prolifically. 



CiTTC.^GO, III., Nov. 4th, 1904. W. B. D — ■ . 



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