Z A N T ’ S 
WILDWOOD 
GARDENS 
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION 
Los Angeles, Calif., 
Jan. 4, 1940. 
Dear Sir: 
I had quite a successful Dahlia year until a very bad 
storm put a stop to it all. Your plants all did very well 
except Freda George. Robert Ripley was immense and 
Greater Glory was excellent. I won Amateur Sweepstakes 
Prize at Pomona Fair and got my share at the Inglewood 
show, but a terrible windstorm with rain finished the 
bloom. 
The Plants you sent me were certainly beauties and I 
.can’t see how the grower can find fault with anything but 
himself or “An Act of God” when they don’t do well. 
With best wishes for a successful year to you, I await 
your catalog. 
—DR. H. E. C. 
Hertogenbosch, Holland, Europe 
Aug. 25, 1940. 
Mr. John Zant, 
Dear Friend: 
Your shipment of roots ordered from you by my brother. 
Father Herman of Mechanicsville, Iowa, received in good 
condition. s you requested in your letter of March 6th, 
I hereby send you a snapshot of some of my Dahlias grown 
from your roots. And I am sure I beat Father Herman in 
this fall’s contest. I had Murphy’s Masterpiece, 14 inches. 
Omar Khayyam, 12 inches, Clara Carder, at least 14 inches. 
In the picture on my right is Chautaqua Sunset, an old 
variety but beautiful, and on my left a bush of California 
Idol with flowers 11 to 13 inches in size. Requesting a new 
catalog when it appears and with kindest regards. 
Sincerely yours, 
REV. HENRY FRENCKEN. 
Southbridge, Mass. 
June 11, 1939. 
Hello John J.: 
Well sir, the stock you sent to me and my customers 
arrived in fine condition as I knew they would from past 
experience. They were all delighted and wish to thank you 
for the extras and the fine stock you sent. Two of them 
were so much impressed with the plants I received, they 
wanted to know if I could get them plants like these next 
spring and I said yes because they never vary. 
Yours respectfully, 
MR. DAVID YATES. 
Halethorpe, Md. 
December 10, 1939. 
Dear Sir: 
Enclosed find two pictures of some of your dahlias grown 
from roots. You will note not only the size of the blooms 
but the husky growth. 
You now can see why I am more than pleased with your 
stock. Mr. Zant, the pictures I am forwarding to you really 
does not do these dahlias justice. Nevertheless I am 100% 
for your dahlias. 
Please forward me your 1940 catalog. 
The pictures enclosed are the Murphy’s Masterpiece 
and the Man-O-War. 
Yours very truly, 
J. V. ILGENFRITZ, JR. 
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