NEW AND RARE VARIETIES 
We have always been partial to the 
older and better known varieties of 
hardy perennials, but at the same 
time have been searching for other 
top notch varieties, whether old or 
new, that are outstanding in hardi- 
ness and will add more color, fra- 
grance and beauty to our customers 
Home Gardens. Beside the reports 
from our customers telling how differ- 
ent varieties behave in their gardens, 
our Research Department has been 
testing varieties of plants and seeds 
from Holland, Italy, Germany, China, 
Mexico, Manchuria, South America, 
Alaska and other parts of the world. 
Last year we planted over 300 vari- 
eties of Perennials, mostly not found 
in the ordinary Flower Garden. 
We carry on this work from year to 
year and have been richly repaid by 
discovering plants of extreme merit 
in habits of growth and flowering 
Perennial Plants that will help make 
the Home Gardens of America the 
most beautiful in the world and a 
source of pride and satisfaction to 
their fortunate owners. 
Our Nurseries are in the “Blizzard 
Belt’? of northern lowa, the state 
‘Where the tail corn grows.’”’ We have 
a wide variation of climatic conditions 
during the year, which makes our 
plants used to sudden changes of 
temperature, excessive moisture and 
drouth conditions. 
