OUR TRIAL GROUND* 
What is the difference between Giant Double Fringed and All Double 
strains of Petunias? 
What is the big difference in all those many varieties of dwarf Marigolds? 
Does it pay to go all the way to Germany or Japan for Petunia seed? 
Are there any really good varieties for florists in the many 1935 novelty 
introductions? 
In the above photo you see a partial view of our “work shop” or trial ground from 
which the answers to the above questions and many hundred more besides, come. No 
florist could afford to maintain an institution of this kind and size. We never cut a 
flower or sell a plant out of here all year. Imagine the work involved in sowing over 
800 different little lots of seed — flatting off 50 plants of each variety when they are big 
enough to transplant and then planting them all out where they belong — keeping the 
different plants, classes and colors together, and then all the work in cultivating and tak¬ 
ing care of it all summer. And to say nothing of the job of noting the characteristics 
and differences in these many varieties — comparing one with the other, weighing their 
advantages and disadvantages for our Florist customer. All this to maintain our motto of 
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ALL THE BEST AND NOTHING ELSE 
We of course cannot claim that these trials will entirely prevent us sending out stock 
unsuited to your wants but we do know that they help us greatly in eliminating poor 
varieties and in making exact catalog descriptions. 
*Everyone interested is more than tvelcome — ive ask yon to come and see all these 
varieties for yourself — it is really much better than reading about them. 
