MARYLAND—AQUATIC PLANTS AND GOLDFISH 
FROGS 
Every year brings more and more requests for Frogs. What a treat for those 
who have a few frogs in their pools! How natural to associate frogs with the 
lily pads and the pool! Think of the chorus coming from your pool expressing 
vibrant joy at the return of spring. They have no doubt spent the winter in 
the mud bottom of your pool or around the edge of the pool and are now calling 
to you with their melody of voices. All of them seem to be singing at once and 
you approach to see why they are so happy. All is quiet, but if your pool is 
filled what a thrill awaits you as you hear your pets hit the water and see the 
splash. As you stand looking after the merry fellows you are soon rewarded 
by seeing your pets staring, back at you, with a pair of large protruding eyes, 
just extending above the water. If you remain perfectly quiet, soon your pets 
will have forgotten their scare and they will come marching out to the side of 
the pond or pool, or up on the lily pads, there to again express their great 
appreciation of the return of spring by their musical chorus. 
Do not be alarmed or surprised if all of your frogs do not join in the chorus, 
for it is only the male frog that has a musical talent. The female frog, just as 
the female canary, never sings. Then, too, the males have yellow throats, 
whereas the female’s throat is white and smooth. 
The frog feeds upon only moving objects. The frog can only see moving ob¬ 
jects, and it is therefore useless to attempt to feed frogs by placing fish food 
in the water. Tadpoles, however, eat freely and grow rapidly on our regular 
prepared fish food. Insects, such as flies, gnats, bugs, etc., which the frog can 
catch on the jump, are the frog’s relish. 
No frog likes deep water, for it is there where lurk their enemies—large 
fish, crayfish, turtles, etc. While frogs do not like deep water, they do like 
to sit along the edge of the pool or on lily pads. If frogs cannot get out of the 
water they must drown. Frogs frequently become quite tame. A great many 
people become greatly attached to and highly value their frogs. Frogs may 
roam from home, but they like the water and damp surroundings, and it is a 
rare thing to lose a Frog. You should, however, not expect to keep just one. 
for it will go a-hunting for a mate. Buy in pairs only. 
There are many who wish to artificially raise or produce Bullfrogs or Green 
Frogs, some for profit, others for pleasure, while still others combine business 
and pleasure. In a small pool you should be able to produce a great many tad¬ 
poles the first few months. Every living tadpole becomes a frog and so there 
you are. Most frogs reaching the commercial markets have been gaffed or 
gigged and are often held in wire crates or crowded in unsanitary conditions, 
and if introduced into your pool may bring disease. All of our Frogs, both 
the Bullfrogs and the Green Frogs, are carefully selected, caught and handled 
by hand, carefully sorted, graded and paired. We exercise the same care with 
our Frogs as with our Goldfish. 
For those who desire to keep their frogs or to feed 
their frog's, or really for those who desire to know more 
about frogs, we oifer a little pamphlet, which was com¬ 
piled by Mr. C. C. Moler, of Hagerstown, Maryland. Mr. 
Moler, while an amateur, has acquired a very keen 
knowledge and insight into the propagation of frogs. 
He is the only person that we know of, who at this 
time, has a White Frog Colony. Some years ago he 
secured from our property several Albino Tadpoles of 
pure white variety, possessing bulging pink eyes and 
yellowish white skins. With the knowledge which he 
obtained in the handling of frogs, he was enabled to 
raise these tadpoles to large sized bullfrogs, and we 
believe that Mr. Moler is the only person in the world 
who possesses any live white bullfrogs. 
With the knowledge which he has gained, he has 
compiled a little booklet on HOW TO GROW FROGS, 
which he is offering to the public at ,$.25 a booklet. 
There are so many people who want to feed their frogs, 
and to have their frogs as pets. We have read this 
little booklet, and believe it w r orth the small fee of $.25. 
These booklets are obtainable from us for 25 cents each. 
Mr. Moler also offers, through us, to anyone desiring 
a pair of white bullfrogs, the same, subject to prior 
sale, and subject to confirmation, at $75.00 per pair. We 
guarantee safe and Live delivery of the frogs. 
Giant Bullfrogs—Large adult breeders paired—$2.00 
per pair, $10.00 per dozen, $75.00 per 100. Large Giant 
Bullfrog Tadpoles—Legs forming, ready to turn to 
small bullfrogs, 50c per dozen. 
Green Frogs: Adult Breeders, any size, 50c per pair, or 
$2.50 per dozen. 
WHITE BULLFROGS.per pair $75.00 
Where Shall I Place My Order? 
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Where the producer has a large stock to select from so that I get only the best. 
Where I can get my order filled promptly. 
Where I know the producer has confidence in his product and stands back of it. 
Where I know just what the plants cost me delivered to my door. 
Where I have no high Express charges or other charges to pay on delivery 
and where the producer guarantees safe arrival. 
Where the producer guarantees his product to give entire satisfaction. 
Where the production is large the cost must be less per root, and where I 
thus get the most for my money. 
The answer to ‘Where Shall I Place My Order?” from the above you will agree, is with 
the World’s Largest Producers, The Three Springs Fisheries, Lily pons, Maryland. 
READ CAREFULLY PAGES 23, 30 AND 31 
Bear in mind our plants are not semi-tropical but real Hardy Plants 
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