Must drop you a line and thank you for such magnificent novelties you 
offer in Gladiolus. I was surprised each day or so at the new shades. Both 
the blues and Groffs Mixed were greatly admired by everybody. Will want 
more in the Spring. 
Poughkeepsie, Aug. 22d, 1904. W. L. D-. 
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It gives me great pleasure to report that the Groffs Hybrid Seedlings to 
§4 and Silver Trophy Strain, section three have more than given satisfaction. 
I hardly expected much from the Seedlings this year but they are blooming 
very nicely. When your next catalogue is out please send me a copy. 
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 29th, 1904. S. G. O-. 
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J Many local lovers of flowers are interested in the big Gladiolus Farm of 
Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. Mr. Cowee has devoted a lifetime to making his 
collection of Gladiolus, and there is no finer lot in the world as is shown by 
the Exhibition which he makes at St. Louis. 
Nov. 6th, 1904. SPRINGFIELD (Mass.) REPUBLICAN. 
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Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., was by far the most popular exhibitor in the 
building (New York State Fair); his magnificent display of Gladioli was simply 
astounding. The variety of color and markings was a revelation. 
Sept. 17th, 1904. FLORIST’S EXCHANGE. 
Horticultural Hall (World’s Fair) was beautifully decorated for the day. 
High up in the center of the building was a large American Flag made entirely 
of Gladioli furnished by Arthur Cowee of Berlin, N. Y., said to be the largest 
grower in the world. The different colored flowers were deftly woven together 
so as to form stars and stripes in red, white and blue. 
Oct. 20th, 1904. THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. 
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Your superb collections of Silver Trophy Strain, Buffalo and Midway Mix¬ 
tures proved surprisingly prolific of results and, while my collection was a 
very small one, the varieties produced were remarkably numerous. I grew 
them beside others from - and the comparative results between the 
two were exceedingly marked. The bulbs obtained from you produced a 
much greater number of flowers to the spike and of an exceedingly greater 
variety of color and shapes, in addition to each flower being much larger than 
those produced from the other bulbs. Upon taking up my bulbs this Fall I 
found that the excellent results were not confined to the flowering quality 
alone, but that the bulbs yielded small corms very prolifically. 
Chicago, III., Nov. 4th, 1904. W. B. D-. 
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