ERE it possible to dedicate a sales book to a group of individuals, it would be our desire to dedicate 
this book to those visionary pioneers of American Horticulture who had the foresight and the 
courage to develop the bulb-growing industry in the United States in the face of what seemed an 
impossibility. 
At a time like this, the approach to maturity of an infant American industry can be fully appre¬ 
ciated. Conditions in Europe have made it impossible for us to obtain and to list for sale a great many 
of the bulbs which are normally used by the American gardening public. However, we can offer with 
pride bulbs of very high quality that have been produced by American growers on American soil for 
American gardens. 
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For the past decade the superiority of the American-grown Narcissus and other bulbous items, such 
as Iris, has been a well-known fact among the florists and commercial growers of America. Their earli¬ 
ness of bloom and their superior flowering qualities have raised them to such a high estate as to have 
practically eliminated entirely the use of imported bulbs of this type. 
These commercial growers and florists have in the past five years demanded American-grown Darwin 
Tulips in increasing quantities because of their earliness of bloom and their all-round superiority. 
We consider it a privilege to be able to offer these bulbs at this time and we are sure that you will 
also consider it a privilege to grow 100 per cent American-grown bulbs. 
MAX SCHLING SEEDSMEN, Inc. 
Mrs. E. H. Krelage, affectionately known as the White King Alfred 
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