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Copyright 1919 by Madison Cooper 
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Vol. VI June, 1919 No. 6 
“ He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a 
greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the 
repetition of ten thousand prayers."— Zoroaster. 
No Time Limit on Subscription Clubbing Offer. 
Our appeal for an increased number of subscribers in 
this column last month, and as set forth in circular letter to 
subscribers, has no time limitation. Some of our good 
friends have written us asking if there was a time limit to 
securing of clubs of subscribers. We had not thought of 
limiting the time, and certainly the special clubbing offer 
will remain open at the special rate during the present year. 
While many of our friends have done more than their 
share to help along the lines suggested ; yet there are others 
who should be able to assist also. The good work which is 
being done by The Flower Grower deserves assistance 
and our subscription list deserves to be much larger than it 
is now. We trust that all readers will bear this matter in 
mind continually during the next few months and secure 
new subscribers for us at every opportunity. 
Madison Cooper. 
There is considerable complaint from growers in this 
country that those who ordered stock from Holland have 
been unable to get deliveries on same. Stock ordered last 
fall at comparatively low prices was naturally worth con- 
siderable more money when delivered in this country this 
spring, and there is strong intimation that some of the 
receivers sold the stock at higher prices and reported to 
their original customers that they could not make deliveries, 
making one excuse or another for such failure to deliver. 
Any concern resorting to such practice is not entitled to 
future consideration, and customers who have been disap- 
pointed in this way will remember their experience. The 
reputation made by Holland grown stock and by the meth- 
ods of some Holland growers during the past few years 
whether through force of circumstances or lack of proper 
motives in a business way, has resulted in a situation which 
may make it somewhat difficult for the Hollanders to do 
business in this country in future years. 
One case which has come to our attention was the order- 
ing of stock of the variety, Prince of Wales, at comparatively 
low price. This was actually billed to the customer and 
after some little correspondence, the excuse was made that 
it was accidentally sent to Canada with some other stock 
and they could not get it returned. Prince of Wales has 
been selling for about double the price during the latter 
part of the winter that it did in the fall and earlier. The 
reader is allowed to draw his own conclusions. 
Following the unusually mild and pleasant winter we 
are now getting our pay for it in the form of an excep- 
tionally rainy time during the usual planting season. Just 
how wide-spread these conditions are we do not know, but 
up here in Northern New York the oldest residents do 
not remember such a difficult spring to get planting 
done. At this writing, May 26th, very little grain has been 
put into the ground and as it is too late in the season to 
assure a reasonable crop, many farmers will not plant half 
their usual acreage. Gladiolus growers so far as we have 
heard from, report that they have had great difficulty in 
getting their planting done, especially those who have con- 
siderable acreage to handle. Those who have sandy land 
have the advantage this year over those with clay land, as 
it is not necessary to wait long after a rain for the ground 
to dry off. If the cool and wet spring is followed by a dry 
and hot summer, as is likely to even matters up, the grow- 
ing season for all sorts of crops is not likely to be a very 
favorable one. 
Some very unsatisfactory results and some disagreeable 
correspondence has resulted from inexperienced growers of 
Gladioli sending lots of Gladiolus corms that they had for 
sale without first having fully come to an understanding 
with the would-be purchaser. We want to caution all Gladi- 
olus growers against sending stock except after suitable 
preliminary correspondence and coming to an understand- 
ing with the prospective buyer on the question of price, 
terms and sizes. If samples are sent otherwise, they should 
be only the merest samples of a few bulbs to show the 
general quality. Comparatively large quantities sent as 
samples without first coming to terms is likely to result in 
misunderstanding and loss. 
Apropos of the article by Prof. Reddick on page 54, we 
have just in hand a protest against Quarantine Regulation 
No. 37 in the form of a printed circular from A. P. Saunders, 
Secretary American Peony Society. This protest is signed 
by the officers and directors of the A. P. S. and as the repre- 
sentative body of Peony growers in America their protest 
certainly should carry much weight. This protest is sub- 
mitted to members of the society with the recommendation 
that they should endorse it and send it with such ad- 
ditional memoranda as they wish, to their senators and 
congressmen. 
When the warm and humid days come in May or June 
with their languor-producing effects on animal life which 
includes the human race, we should remember that these 
tropical conditions are sent to our northern clime to hurry 
the growth of vegetation so that animal life may be sus- 
tained, not only during the growing season, but during the 
long months of winter when all vegetation is at a stand- 
still. 
We are anxious to secure a short article on the best way 
to plant and take care of Hyacinths. One of our subscrib- 
ers wants to know how often they should be dug and re- 
set. 
