YES, | HAVE A HORN, BUT OTHERS 
BLOW IT FOR ME 
Every YEAR I have given excerpts from many 
unsolicited letters kindly sent to me by satisfied cus- 
tomers. In order to save paper, | am printing only a 
few this vear just to remind everyone that the Lyon- 
dels are not taking the dust of any strain. I am grate- 
ful to my customers for their flattering expressions. 
It will be a pleasure to give them better. and still 
better delphiniums as years go by. 
AND HERE IS HOW THEY BLOW IT 
Racine, Wisc., July 14, 1941 
One of my spikes of Lyondel delphimum won the 
ribbon for the best specimen at the American Del- 
phinium NSociety’s exhibit m Chicago.—John J. 
Johnson. 
(The Lyondels didn’t do badly at the World’s 
Fair, cither, Mr. Johnson). 

Lapel, Ind., August, 1941 
It was my privilege and pleasure to be one of the 
three judges to pin a special gold seal and sweepstake 
ribbon on Miss Wolf’s basket of Lyondel delphiniums 
at a combined flower show. —- Mrs. Arthur Busby. 
Hingham, Mass., June 19, 1942 
I have obtained 31% and 334 inch florettes from 
your seeds. One light bicolor is the particular giant, 
closely followed by a self lavender, and by some deep 
blue and lavender bicolors. Certamly there is no ques- 
tion about the statement in your catalog that you are 
willing to stand up against any competition. — lL. G. 
Bruggemann. 
Milwaukee, Wisc., Aug. 26, 1941 
T have over 90 healthy plants from one packet cf 
your seeds. Most of them have bloomed, and no two 
of them are identical. But if I were asked to select 
a favorite, I am afraid that I would not be able to 
make a choice. The whites are distinctive, and the 
selfs and bicolors are past description. I can safely 
say that over 50 per cent of the seedlings have florets 
over 3 inches across. — Mrs. W. J. Laudenbach. 
Wauwatosa, Wisc., July 14, 1941 
I think you are too modest. Seedlings from other 
hybridizers do give good results, but yours have a 
clarity of color and definiteness, call it zip, that has 
not been reached by others. — Van V. Lehman. 
Delphi, Ind., Dee. 8, 1941 
We had a wonderful year with delphiniums, with 
Lyondels leading in size and beauty. — Smith’s Flower 
Garden. 
Youngstown, Ohio, July 8, 1941 
Your seed has germinated 100 per cent. — Terrace 
Gardens Company. 
(And some have reported no germination with the 
same seed!) 
Northville, Mich., Feb. 15, 1942 
Blooms from your seedlings were the finest in 
