NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
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Press Comments 
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FROM “THE DAILY CHRONICLE,” LONDON, ENGLAND, MAY 23, 1912 
“One of the most striking points in the judging was the numerous successes won by 
Mr. W. A. Manda, of South Orange, N. J., who brought over collections of palms, as big 
as beautiful, and a number of other things calculated to appeal chiefly, perhaps, to men 
with deep pockets and women with ambitions. No more effective designs in greenery 
have been staged in this country than those created at Chelsea by this go-ahead American. 
“The splendid exhibit of plants and bloums is most highly to be commended and 
don’t wait until the men are dead before you tell it. W. A. Manda’s exhibit especially 
may be mentioned as something uncommon in extent and this comes from the little State 
of sand, rock and mosquitoes called New Jersey, but great men are there.”—“American 
Florist,” November 19, 1908. 
The exhibits of W. A. Manda were the wonder of the show. His new fern Polypodium 
Mandaianum, not yet in commerce, won the gold medal, and as a climax to all his prizes 
takes the diamond pin for winning the greatest number of premiums.—"Horticulture,” 
November 14. 
FROM “THE REPUBLICAN.” 
“The Floral King” 
Most of us know that Rothschild is the king in money circles; that the Vanderbilts 
are railroad monarchs; that the Astors are property peers; that Wanamaker is the highest 
type of merchant; that Depew is the greatest wit and orator in this land. Every niche 
allotted to fame of one kind or another has some special person fitted to adorn it. There 
can be but one leader in every trade, profession or vocation. And so it is that W. A. 
Manda, of the Universal Nurseries, of South Orange, N. J., by his perfect scientific skill; 
by his patient, ceaseless study; by a faithful, enduring effort to keep always advancing 
his investigations, has become recognized as the “Floral King.” Mr. Manda is undoubtedly 
the most progressive and successful propagator of plants, shrubs and floral treasures of 
any expert botanist of the times. He is like Edison, the wizard of the electrical world, 
constantly springing delightful surprises by the wonderful things he accomplishes in 
bringing new and novel effects from floriculture and botanical subjects. And the 
grandest result is that Mr. Manda’s work has brought no end of fascinating and enduring 
specimens to the market as well as to the rich man’s conservatories. Mr. Manda is the 
highest authority on the true culture of flowers, shrubs, vines, roses, etc., of the age. 
But it does not prove costly for anyone to learn all about the outcome of his rare and 
wonderful powers with transforming plant-life into novelties and new colors, forms and 
beauties in the floral world. He makes all these rare features so cheap that anyone who 
loves flowers can have in their yards some entirely new plant or shrub, or the old- 
fashioned ones so improved that they are scarcely recognized, or will be the admiration 
of the neighbors. It is only necessary to send to the Universal Nurseries, at South 
Orange, N. J., and a Catalogue describing all these lovely plants, flowers, vines or shrubs 
will be mailed, and then the finest array in the country can be selected from in either 
seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. 
