Our Unsolicited Recommendations Come 
From Every State 
Much of our business is repeat business; that is, 
the majority of our orders are sent by former cus¬ 
tomers who have been successful in growing our 
plants and have found the flowers to be so eminently 
satisfactory and beautiful that they desire mo.re of 
the varieties which we offer. 
These repeat orders come, we feel sure, not only 
because we send out hardy, large, healthy rhizomes 
which bloom the first spring after placement, but 
because we offer only the finest sorts in existence. 
Each year we discard fifty or more of the older and 
less beautiful varieties, and add the same number 
representing the finest and most lovely of the new 
originations produced by hybridizers in America, 
England, and France. 
We have a great number of customers who have 
placed one or more orders with us each year for 
more than a decade. Most of these customers merely 
send their yearly selection, making no comment as 
to the results obtained from previous shipments. 
But we feel sure that if the plants sent had not 
been completely satisfactory, mention of this fact 
would be made and in all likelihood we would not 
have such repeat orders. 
On the other hand, a great many of our customers 
encourage us by writing comments about the plants 
sent to them. They do this either shortly after re¬ 
ceiving shipment, or at the time of sending us 
another order the following season. From the large 
number of such comments received last season, we 
have selected but one from each state and are print¬ 
ing herewith the actual quotation, together with the 
full name and address of the party making it. 
ALABAMA 
”1 want to thank you again for the nice roots of 
Iris sent in my order. My roots are doing well, and 
I'm sure will give me much pleasure. I look for- 
\^ ard to sending you another order next year.” 
Mrs. W. L. Acuff 
Ashville, Alabama 
ARIZONA 
"My order of Iris was received yesterday in good 
condition.” 
William J. Johnson 
1105 Luhrs Tower 
Phoenix, Arizona 
ARKANSAS 
"You sent me an Iris several years ago which 
was a dream. Your Iris are grand.” 
Mrs. Fred K. Nobles 
1001 East Grand Ave. 
Hot Springs, Arkansas 
CALIFORNIA 
"The rhizomes bought of you last year were 
large, healthy, and fine looking. They grew and 
blossomed wonderfullv well.” 
Mrs. M. W. Hixson 
1428 Richland Place 
Bakersfield, California 
COLORADO 
"I received an order of Iris from you the other 
day and I can truly say I was very well pleased and 
agreeably surprised to get such fine rhizomes.” 
C. O. Lancaster 
Rt. 1, Box 17 
Arvada, Colorado 
CONNECTICUT 
"The Iris which I purchased from you last year 
all lived and blossomed beautifully.” 
Ernest D. Chapman 
Clarks Falls, Conn. 
DELAWARE 
"Plants received were fine and large with many 
increases.” 
Mrs. F. H. Clymer 
Rt. 3 
Wilmington, Delaware 
FLORIDA 
"Received plants in good condition.” 
Mrs. R. H. Chapman 
Lake City, Florida 
GEORGIA 
"My order last year included 20 plants which 
were beautiful this spring. All are living, and 19 
bloomed quite profusely.” 
James T. Dix 
310 Ridley Avenue 
La Grange, Georgia 
IDAHO 
"All of last year’s order grew and blossomed 
nicely with but one exception. My Red Dominion 
variety had 22 blooms on it.” 
Mrs. Blanche Brumet 
Filer, Idaho 
ILLINOIS 
"I was delighted with the Iris I got from you. 
They all bloomed the following spring after plant¬ 
ing with but one exception. The roots you send out 
certainly are fine. 
"And I am more than pleased with the Oriental 
Poppy roots just received.” 
Jessie C. Vedder 
Rt. I 
Broadlands, Illinois 
