other cities as far east as Kansas City and St. Louis. 
I also contribute thousands of blossoms to local 
markets. My plants are known throughout the 
United States. I ship to Canada, Eligland, Australia, 
Holland, Germany, France and New Zealand. 
I have spent my entire life in this business and 
have accomplished much. I have written a Manual 
on the Gladiolus which has been published at regular 
intervals in the "Modern Gladiolus Grower," a 
monthly periodical published in Calcium, N. Y. This 
article is considered the best ever written on the 
subject. My Peony-flowered Dahlias were awarded 
Gold Medal at the Panama Pacific Int. Exposition at 
San Francisco, 1915. My display of Gladioli were 
awarded a Medal of Honor. I have taken numerous 
prizes at local Flower Shows and second prize on a 
vase of White Gladioli at an Eastern Flower Show 
after the exhibit had been shipped two thousand 
miles. I am the originator of some of the best 
Dahlias and Gladioli on the market. I have intro- 
duced several striking varieties of Phloxes and 
Irises, and have improved the Shasta Daisy family 
with my fringed variety Klondyke. In order to carry 
on this work on a larger scale I have incorporated a 
company to raise funds. The capital stock of this 
company is $25,000.00, of which over $15,000.00 in 
actual value is in plants and bulbs ready for the com- 
pany's use. The well established business with all 
