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in their respective colors has been brought out. More- 
over many thousands have come and gone since these were 
introduced. Among those of later introduction which have 
made good and are now very moderately priced and in gene¬ 
ral cultivation may be mentioned Thomas A. Edison, Eliza 
London Shepard, Ft..Monmouth, Monmouth Champion, Treas¬ 
ure,Island and others. 
MEMBERS OE AMERICA!'! DAHLIA SOCIETY ALTD AMERICA* GLADIOLUS 
SOCIETY:- Through our affiliation with both of these two 
great organizations we are in constant touch with origin¬ 
ators and their originations. Our plantings consist en¬ 
tirely of varieties which have proved their worth in var¬ 
ious tests carried on by members of these two groups of 
flower fanciers ana propagators. These experimentations 
are continued on our own grounds and those varieties whic 
made good here are placed on our lists. 
For many years our dahlia exhibits have won first place 
at the South Dakota State Fair and wherever shown. Care 
in the selection of varieties has had much to do with our 
successes in this line. The sane holds true of our li..e 
of gladiolus. We try to keep pace with the newer intro¬ 
ductions while retaining the best of the old. It will 
be noted that our list contains everyone of the twenty 
highest ranking glads according to the vote of the Ameri¬ 
can Gladiolus Society (See page 21). 
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS:- Several good commercial fertili¬ 
zers are on the marnet which contain chemical elements 
designed to artificir.lly stimulate plant growth. Gener¬ 
ally speaking these must be used ver 5 r sparingly and never 
placed in direct contact with bulbs, seeds or plants as 
they will burn them. For years we have used and recom¬ 
mended Vigoro manufactured by Swift and Company as the 
best of these fertilizers. Bone meal or bone and blood 
meal is a natural fertilizer and will never injure plants 
Above fertilizers are common to the retail trade, but if 
unable to obtain them locally we can supply either in any 
quantity. WRITE US FOR PRICES. 
