August, 1918 
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WILDFLOWERS The haunts, habits 
and uses of our native plants, their behavior un- 
der cultivation, and the origination of new forms 
by sports and hybridizing is the special field of 
THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 
$ 1 .25 a year 
SAMPLE FREE 23 VOLUMES ISSUED 
Willard N. Clute & Co., Joliet, 111. 
T5[)<i Slower (Brower 
I am Growing Gladioli 
of the best varieties and mixtures. My bulbs 
are all planted for this season and doing well 
but I shall be pleased to talk with you about 
"Glads.” for next fall or spring, either whole- 
sale or retail. 
Ceo. S. Woodruff, Independence, Iowa 
JOHN ZEESTRATEN 
GROWER OF CHOICE 
GLADIOLI 
Mansfield - Mass. 
H. E. MEADER 
GLADIOLI 
EARL EDGERTON 
Gladiolus Specialist 
WHICH CATALOGUE WOULD YOU LIKE, 
Gladiolus Specialist 
DOVER, N. H. 
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL ? 
WHOLESALE and RETAIL 
Seed from the world's finest varieties 50c per 
packet. Delivery after Nov. 1st. 
John Lewis Childs, Inc. 
Flowerfield, L. I. 
R. R. No. 3 Millers Road Lansing, Mich. 
M. F. Wright & Daughter 
GROWERS OF GLADIOLI 
401 South Clay St. Sturgis, Mich. 
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| Growers of Choice Gladioli | 
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| We specialize in the choice American and | 
i French varieties. Catalogue on request, § 
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GLADIOLI 
Send for my catalog, containing 96 distinct 
varieties and some excellent mixtures, 
TODAY— IT IS FREE. 
JELLE ROOS 
DEPT. D. MILTON, MASS 
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Derby Gardens Gladiol 
LIST ON APPLICATION. 
WHOLESALE. RETAIL. 
lohn H. Umpleby, Lake View, N.\ 
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These Tulips are Ready for Delivery 
Mixed May-Flowering, all colors $1.60 
Mixed Parrot, the gaudy kind 1.60 
Mixed Darwin, all colors 2.00 
Bouton d'Or, golden yellow 2.00 
Caledonia, vivid orange-red 2.00 
Kate Greenaway, blush white 2.40 
Wedding Veil, blue-gray white-.. 2 40 
Clara Butt, richest pink 2 40 
Light Purple, tall and fine 2.P0 
White Queen, stately and dainty 3.00 
Baronne de la Tonnaye, late pink 3.00 
Farncombe Sanders, best red 3.60 
Rev. Ewbank, beautiful heliotrope 3 60 
Ellen Willmott, cream-yellow 4.00 
Mrs. Potter Palmer, very dark purple. 4.00 
Price is per 100, postage paid. 25 of a kind 
at 100 rate, provided order totals 100 or more. 
Order now, and make sure of your supply. 
PEONIES: 20, all different. $2.50, postage paid. 
Oronogo Flower Gardens, - Carthage, Mo. 
COLD STORAGE 
for Nurserymen, Florists, Seedsmen and Fruit Growers 
The Cooper Brine System 
Write for particulars, stating goods interested in and capacity desired. 
MADISON COOPER COMPANY 
Refrigerating Engineers and 
132 Court St. Architects Calcium, N.Y. 
RICHARD DIENER CO. INC 
ORIGINATORS AND GROWERS OF THE LARGEST AND FINEST 
GLADIOLUS 
IN THE WORLD. 
Kentfield, Marin County - - California 
FRYER’S LIBERTY IRIS 
T HAVE HAD many visitors from a distance to see my Iris when in 
bloom this season, and all spoke very favorably of them. 
Mr. James Boyd of Philadelphia was here to see them, and he told me that 
they were the finest Iris that he had ever seen. I wrote to a certain man 
in Ohio, and told him Mr. Boyd's opinion of my seedlings, and this was 
his reply: “It is a part of the makeup of Eastern people, when coming 
West, to praise everything to the skies, and many Western people be- 
lieve all that they say.” 
Some people always have their little hammer with them ready for a 
knock. 
I just received a letter from Mr. Boyd, and in part it is as follows: "I 
hope you will tell your friend from Ohio that Easteners are just as sin- 
cere in their expressions of pleasure and appreciation as Westeners are, 
and I take this opportunity to assure you again that I greatly enjoyed my 
visit to your garden and think you should be warmly congratulated on 
the seedling Iris that you have produced. I was particularly impressed 
with your ‘Glory Strain' which is quite distinct and very beautiful. Some 
colors in your seedlings are the sharpest and clearest I have ever seen 
and many of your seedlings are exceedingly beautiful. 
WILLIS E. FRYER, - - - Mantorville, Minn. 
The World’s Choicest 
PEONIES 
Including all the New and Rare Varieties 
LeCygne, Solange, Therese, La France, Martha Bulloch, Tourangelte, 
Mme. Jules Dessert, Primevere, Rosa Bonheur, M. M. Cahuzac, Lovelines, 
Enchanteresse, Jubilee, etc. Send for catalogue. Now ready. 
D. W. C. RUFF - Globe Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. 
If you are a professional, or amateur grower, you will find the columns of 
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“ THANKS” 
W E ARE receiving many kind words from our cus- 
tomers and friends as usual and have endeavored to 
so conduct our business that we may deserve these com- 
pliments and retain all our old customers, when they are 
in need of bulbs in the future. 
"A pleased customer is our best advertisement.’’ 
If any of our dealings are not satisfactory kindly let us 
know. 
Wholesale or Retail Catalogue mailed on request. 
G. D. BLACK 
Albert Lea, Minnesota 
