All of my Gladiolus disappointed me the past season, as the 

 hot wave struck them at the end of June. They had just pushed 

 out their flower spikes, and were all so badly scorched by the 

 hot sun, that none showed up well. Several of yours came 

 out later, and under the adverse condition must say they were 

 fine indeed. I will want more bulbs next spring, so please mail 

 me your catalogue as soon as it is published. 



Illinois. HENRY C. ECKERT. 



On the Blues and Lights I cannot report, as they were in 

 bloom while I was at the Pan-American. The reds planted 

 ten days earlier, gave me some fine colors, the equal of anything 

 that has come to me from the Continental lists. 



Vermont. D. C. HICKS. 



The Graff's Hybrids I had of you last spring gave the best 

 results of any bulbs I have yet used. The flowers were beau- 

 tiful ; the finest Gladioli I have ever seen. I will want some 

 more next spring. Send me a 1902 catalogue. 



New York. ' FRANK C. HERRICK. 



Regarding stock purchased from you, to say that I was 

 pleased is stating it mildly. The colors were so varied that 

 they would have been interesting had they no beauty of color. 

 I hardly know what to say of them in detail as many of each 

 color class are worthy of a description for each spike. I picked 

 pollen from the White Lady, and pollenized to florets on a spike 

 of one of yours, the largest Gladiolus I ever saw. This spike 

 grew four and one-half feet high, and flowers were corres- 

 pondingly large. 



California. ERNEST BRAUNTON, Editor. 



I had the best blooms, and richest colors I have ever seen 

 from Gladioli bought from you last spring. 



Pennsylvania. R. F. SHANNON. 



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