LIBRARY 
VIBD 
★ SEP 13 1934 
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Cor. Woodland Road 6 Noe j\ve. 
MADISON, NEW JERSEY 
September 14, 1934. 
Dear Friend: 
The finest flowers - like the noblest friends - do 
something to the "inside" of a man, no matter how unsentimental 
he may appear. They take the tightness and tenseness out of the 
day's struggle. They inspire peace - and it's said that peace 
is strength. 
This is the time to plant delphiniums about your home, 
and since I know you want only the most beautiful plants for 
your premises, I am bringing to your attention within this 
letter a few actual photographs of my pedigreed types - the 
results of years of research, cultivation and breeding. 
They'll grow just as brilliantly and colorfully in your 
garden and I'm sure they'll be the pride of your family and 
friends when they peep out of their slim, stately stems next 
spring. 
The glamorous blends and shadings as well as the exquisite 
form of Duckham Delphiniums are admired today on hundreds of 
estates noted for their floral landscaping. Year after year 
horticultural societies and national exhibits have honored my 
perennials with medals and testimonials. This season, I feel 
that I have achieved my greatest triumph in my hybrids and I can 
promise you a thrilling spectacle when the blooms come out in 
your grounds. 
The time to plant is late summer and early fall. Please 
take time to order now - it will mean much to you later. For 
nothing you can give to your family and intimates will inspire 
and stimulate their love of home and their belief in beauty more 
than these superb perennials that hint silently and eloquently 
of the ideal. May I suggest you use the enclosed card in 
ordering? Your desires will have my personal attention. 
Faithfully yours, 
William C. Duckham 
WCD/G 
