A. E. KUNDERD, GOSHEN, INDIANA. 
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MRS. C. A. BRIGGS, Sacramento, Cal., writes under date of August 30, 1917: 
“This has been a summer of glorious surprises in my Gladiolus garden. Such 
a wealth of beauty among the new sorts I bought of you. I did not believe it 
possible to produce another Gladiolus as beautiful as ‘Mrs. Frank Pendleton’, but 
you have done so, not once but several times. ‘Mrs. Dr. Norton’, ‘Byron L. Smith’ 
‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Rose Glory’, ‘Mary Pickford’, etc., are in the same class. I will surely 
send you another and larger order next year.” 
REV. J. R. LAWRENCE, Townshend, Vt, writes under date of Sept. 20, 1917: 
Ihe Gladiolus you sent me were extra fine. I appreciate your kindness in 
sending me such splendid stock. Would not hesitate to commend it to any one 
looking for the best in Gladioli.” 
REV. F. J. JANSEN, St. Vincent’s Rectory, Elkhart, Indiana: 
“The bulbs of Gladioli I bought from you last spring were a revelation to me. 
Ihe luffled edges, the magnificent size of blossoms, and the delicate coloring, I 
deemed impossible of attaining. I have sixty different roses blooming in my yard, 
and while they make a fine appearance, I think the Gladioli make a more gorgeous 
showing.” 
E. COLVIN, Sylvan, Washington, writes under date of Sept. 26, 1917: 
“Please do not forget me when sending out your next catalog. Last spring I 
sent $5.00 each to several- Gladiolus growers, leaving each to send their choice. 
I received various amounts, some as high as 100 bulbs. You sent me one each of 
nineteen (19) varieties. A planted each shipment by itself, and you caught my 
idea exactly, as each bulb turned out to be a beauty, and I had more real pleasure 
and learned more from the nineteen than from some shipments that had 100.” 
\\ . PI. PURPLE, Troy, N. Y., writes (after visiting our farm) Sept. 18, 1917: 
“I came away from your place with the impression that it was probablv 
impossible to improve on your methods of handling Gladiolus. I did not believe 
there was anybody who could keep a field in such excellent condition and every¬ 
thing so carefully labeled and tagged and free from rogues as your fields appear 
to be. This is doubtless one of the primary reasons why your bulbs always please 
as well as the fact that you probably have the best bulbs on the market.” 
ERNEST PPIILLIPS, Superintendent to Commodore E. T. Gerry, Esq., Seaverge, 
Newport, R. I., writes under date of August 9, 1917: 
“Dear Sir:—It is with great pleasure that I write you regarding your strain of 
Gladiolus. This is the second year that I have tested out your stock alongside of 
several others and they certainly prove far superior in growth and flower. I shall 
grow your stock only in the future, and you certainly deserve great credit for your 
work. I wish you every success.” 
MRS. GRACE B. ROBERTSON, Yakima, Wash., writes under date of July 23, 1917: 
“I have been admiring the beautiful Gladiolus you sent my sister last spring, 
and can hardly wait until I have some gorgeous beauties like them for my own 
garden. I think a man who has given so much beauty and joy to the world should 
be remembered by coming generations. He needs no greater monument than the 
beauty he has created. I am just one humble individual, but I do appreciate the 
gorgeous beautiful flowers that come from the bulbs you send.” 
CHAS. SMITH, Clarence, Iowa, writes under date of Nov. 20, 1917: 
“Your ‘Ideal Mixture’, of which I grew a few last year, has certainly fixed my 
ideal of Gladiolus mixture so high that nothing but some of your stock will fill the 
bill for me next season.” 
