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di all our established friends and customers over the world is due 
an explanation of a situation which developed during the early 
Spring of this year. And to those of you who are becoming ac- 
quainted with the GARDENS for the first time—an insight into 
what goes on “‘behind the scenes”. 
The Big Freeze’’, which was a catastrophe to many growers, and 
a tremendous hardship to all, left its mark on us. It was directly 
responsible for three successive attacks of influenza which had me 
in bed for 10 weeks during one of our busiest seasons. My wife 
and son, who already had their share of responsibility, had to handle 
all the details and work that | oversee normally. 
We kept a 24-hour-a-day vigil and maintained heat and circulating 
fans in our various storage buildings at top speed to protect the 
valuable stocks which you were, even then, planning on for your 
Spring plantings. In spite of our best efforts and the cooperation 
of loyal employees, bulbs and tubers froze, almost while we tended 
them. We immediately started writing, phoning and wiring to the 
better wholesale growers in this country and abroad in an effort 
to replace the choice items that were lost. Most of them, of course, 
had had the same experience. As a result, some of your orders were 
shipped late. In each case where we had to hold back a shipment 
in order to pack it according to our standard, we wrote a personal 
letter of explanation. Your response to these letters was very grati- 
fying. We, in turn, are very grateful to those growers who divided 
their stocks with us to supply you with the exact planting stock you 
expect. We were also fortunate in being able to reciprocate by 
helping some of the other good suppliers in the same capacity. 
We especially thank all of you who wrote such nice letters and cards 
and take this means, which is the only way we have, to thank you 
for your orders and your spirit of cooperation. We sincerely hope 
that you get as much pleasure from your bulbs and plants as we 
do growing them for you. 
CHARLES N. WILSON 
FRANK STAATS WILSON 


WILSHIRE GARDENS 



