THE UNITED STATES IS STILL THE FINEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
A t least we all think so over here. It is not perfect of course, but we ore constantly 
learning, and improving, we hope. Continual world disturbances hove taught us o 
greater appreciation of our own country and its institutions, with its many privileges 
and opportunities. So let us all resolve to pull together, to be helpful, to think upon our 
blessings and our opportunities, to be alert to guard and protect them, and to be kindly in 
our criticisms. 
Every dollar spent helps to make many people happy. If fifty people were sitting in a 
room and each one owed some one else in the room a dollar, fifty dollars worth of indebted¬ 
ness could be settled in a few minutes with one single dollar bill if the one who has the 
dollar in his pocket would start the ball rolling by paying it to the one to whom he owes it, 
the others in the room doing likewise. In a few minutes fifty dollars worth of debts would 
have been settled and only one dollar used in the process. 
Similarly ten dollars spent will soon buy five hundred dollars worth of food, clothing, 
flowers, plants, furniture, rugs, medicines, entertainment, machinery and all of the other 
necessities and refinements of life. For the remarkable thing about money is that, once 
spent, it has only started on its errand of helpfulness. 
I keep my money moving. Every dollar I have ever received for plants has been imme¬ 
diately put into circulation again and it is interesting to reflect upon the amount of good that can be done by a compara¬ 
tively small business. Aside from those you or I employ personally, and the far-reaching benefits of their spending, there 
are thousands of others just as directly benefited. Considering one item alone in my business, the production of cata¬ 
logues and other mailing matter, there are the printing concerns and their employees who do the printing, the paper and 
ink manufacturers and distributors, artists and engravers; and the woodsmen who cut down and handle the wood from 
which the wood-pulp is made that goes into the paper manufacturing, the railroads that transport it, the postal help which 
handles and distributes about a quarter of a million copies for me each season, and the thousands of others who are di¬ 
rectly benefited by their spending. 
It is an interesting subject which would require much more space than I can spare in this catalogue, but I have 
given, very briefly, one of the principal reasons why I keep going, and hope to continue as long as I am able, or until I 
have found some one who is qualified and willing to take over what I have started. 
A TRIPLE HOBBY 
And so, my original hobby, which has developed into my principal business activity, becomes a triple hobby: First 
—collecting and testing and evaluating the world's finest flowers and plants; Second—Propagating the best of them as 
rapidly as possible, and upon the most scientific basis, so that they can be distributed to flower lovers everywhere at a 
fraction of their original cost, thus bringing joy and sunshine, health and happiness to thousands, as well as new beauty to 
many thousands of gardens each year; Third—the satisfaction of knowing that I am doing my bit, to the extent of my 
ability, by starting on a mission of service each year a constant stream of these nimble dollars which are the life-blood of 
industry and mean so much in human happiness. 
In this worthy programme your help is most earnestly solicited. Any project, in order to be perpetuated, must 
be self-sustaining, and this project of mine is no exception. I have started the ball rolling by preparing this magnificent 
catalogue, with all its beautiful and expensive illustrations, having it printed and mailed. If those who receive it do not 
follow through with an order the chain is broken. Purely as a matter of necessity the names of those who do not order 
during the season are dropped from my mailing list. I wish I could find it possible to do otherwise, but the thousands 
who ask for these expensive catalogues annually and then never order anything make this decision necessary. I hope 
those who are dropped will understand, and I hope they will keep these beautiful catalogues for future reference. 
IF YOU WISH TO REMAIN ON THE MAILING LIST ANOTHER 
YEAR SEND IN AN ORDER OF SOME SORT THIS YEAR. 
This catalogue lists the finest and most comprehensive collection of Iris in the world. There isn't a poor one in the 
lot. ALL ORDERS WILL BE FILLED WITH LARGE, STRONG, HEALTHY, FLOWERING SIZE PLANTS and ALL PLANTS 
ARE OF COURSE GUARANTEED TRUE TO NAME. THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE THIS IS MORE 
CAREFULLY GUARDED THAN IN MY GARDENS AND ON MY FARMS. I always ship the very finest plants I have 
of the variety ordered. Each variety of course will be properly labelled and all will be carefully packed. I ship them 
all over the world successfully and they arrive as safely abroad, where I make many shipments annually, as they do right 
in my own state. I have never had a single complaint about one of these foreign shipments, so no matter where you 
are located you need not hesitate to entrust your orders to me. 
NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE MADE UNLESS YOU AUTHORIZE ME TO DO SO. I will refund the money for 
any varieties I am unable to ship. 
IF YOU PREFER TO LEAVE THE SELECTION TO ME, RATHER THAN DECIDE UPON IT YOURSELF, JUST GIVE 
ME AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE AND I WILL BE PLEASED TO GIVE MY PERSONAL ATTENTION TO 
MAKING THE SELECTION FOR YOU, MAKING THE SELECTION AS CAREFULLY AS THOUGH IT WERE MADE 
FOR MY OWN PLANTING. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE MORE THAN PLEASED WITH ANY SELECTIONS I MAKE 
FOR YOU. 
ALL PRICES ARE STRICTLY NET CASH. Prices are per plant, excepting where otherwise stated. 
PLANTING AND CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ALL SHIPMENTS. 
ALL SHIPMENTS OF $2.00 OR OVER WILL BE SENT BY PARCEL POST OR EXPRESS, ALL CHARGES PREPAID, 
ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES. ON SHIPMENTS OF $2.00 OR LESS, PLEASE ADD 20c TO COVER POSTAGE 
AND PACKING. On foreign shipments the transportation is to be paid by the purchaser. 
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