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“evergreen foliage is not an indication of tenderness’’ Mrs. Bright Taylor, Fla. 
Some think we work merely for money, 
eles Je 
And probably no-one believes 
That we're really, (we know it sounds funny), 
Working for letters like these. 
Your order entitles you to our best plants and service and that’s what you get. 
You even pay for this in advance and we expect no further reward. That’s why 
we’re always thrilled and surprised at the number of kind and generous souls who 
feel moved to write us letters like these. And do we love them! 
“TI promised you last year I would send an- 
other order when I had retired from teaching, 
and a love letter! This is from the heart. I’ve 
never had such fine big rhizomes from any other 
place. Every one of them bloomed except Red 
Douglas and my neighbor’s dog is directly re- 
sponsible for that failure, having made a beaten 
path across that corner of my garden. If I only 
had more room! I have only a 50’x100’ lot but 
it's lovely and if my courage keeps up and my 
back holds out, I shall dig out all the older 
varieties and replace them with new ones. I 
didn’t know iris were so beautiful!”’ 
RHODE ISLAND 
“The enclosed order is a gift to a friend who 
lives in a_ pretty, garden-conscious community 
lacking in good iris and my guess is that if you 
send on this order the same type of plants that 
I have been receiving from you through the 
years, you will be hearing from that community 
often. Once I ordered elsewhere, expecting the 
plants, to measure up to Edenwald standards and 
was grievously disappointed. I let no opportunity 
pass to recommend Edenwald to anyone wanting 
iris and I must say that your firm has never 
disappointed me.’’ WEST. VIRGINIA 
“The rhizomes which you sent last year have 
all bloomed and they were so pretty that it was 
hard to decide just what to order next. Prairie 
Sunset and Grand Canyon were grand, in fact 
they all were. I have a large back-yard garden 
and iris is the predominating’ flower. We are en- 
larging it this year to get more of them in. I 
have had a lot of compliments on my iris and 
have given your name and address to several 
people.’’ MICHIGAN 
“Recently, at a flower show in Stamford, I 
saw an exhibit of your iris. They were the most 
beautiful I have ever seen and as soon as I 
learned they had come from your nurseries, I 
determined to write for your catalog.’’ 
CONNECTICUT 
“My ranch is over 8000 feet above sea-level and 
this altitude causes our first frost to hit around 
Sept. 1st. Newly planted iris and daylilies take 
a_ terrific beating in our winters. Your great 
kindness in getting my orders to me early these 
past years has made it possible to tell you that I 
have not lost one iris or daylily that you have 
sent. I wish it were possible for me to tell you 
how much enjoyment your excellent flowers have 
brought to me and the hundreds of friends who 
have visited here during the blooming season.’’ 
NEW MEXICO 
“The iris received from you last July all 
bloomed except one. Some had two and _ three 
bloom stalks. I also got some from you in (No- 
vember and they all had one bloom stalk except 
Moonlit Sea. We visited your gardens this year 
when the President of the Iris Society of England 
was there. Thank you again for sending such 
wonderful plants.’’ ILLINOIS 
“Tris bought from you _ produced gorgeous 
blooms much admired by the members of the 
garden club and others and everybody wants a 
start from my entire collection. We are suggest- 
ing that they order directly from you.’’ OHIO 
“My iris order arrived July 5th and I was so 
pleased with the plants that I placed them in the 
kitchen, and my husband, not knowing a flower 
from a weed put them in the incinerator. Need- 
less to say, I was heartbroken and angry too. 
After drying my tears, I decided to send another 
order even tho smaller. This episode seems to 
make all my friends (7) laugh, tho I don’t see 
why.’”’ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
“Last year, I wrote you that we were starting 
a new garden and hoped for continued success 
from your plants. I planted the rhizomes Aug. 2; 
and when cold weather arrived, I covered the 
beds with ground corn cobs as an experiment. 
Growth was slow in the spring (as expected) but 
I had 35 blooming plants out of 40 and have not 
had one sign of rot. These new beds have excel- 
lent drainage and all new soil. Also dusted sev- 
eral times with DuPont’s new Floral Dust. Am 
sending an order for some higher priced ones and 
hope they will be as satisfactory as the 1949 lot.’’ 
PENNSYLVANIA 
“T wish to tell you how much I have enjoyed 
your iris. They have always been wonderful! As 
a result, many of my neighbors who never cared 
for iris are now ardent iris lovers. They all think 
you are a wonderful place with which to do busi- 
ness.’’ CALIFORNIA 
“T was too ill to do more than look out of the 
window at the lovely iris the first week, but did 
get out before they were all gone. Their beauty is 
such a joy. My son wrote from Mississippi, also 
my daughter from Indiana, of their pleasure in 
their iris, so I am again sending them modest 
orders. My daughter-in-law belongs to the Belzoni 
Garden Club and is very enthusiastic over your 
plants. J received a ----- catalog this year. You 
know how beautiful it is. But you are getting my 
order!’’ IOWA 
“In all my years of ordering hemerocallis, I 
have never received such well-packed, fresh, large 
clumps as those which came from you last week! 
It was a pleasure to plant them and I know they 
will thrive. I had not intended to order any iris 
this year but the daylilies pleased me so that I 
want to see what your iris are like.’’ VIRGINIA 
“I know you keep hearing this, but it bears 
repeating. I have just planted the hemerocallis 
you sent. They were far stronger and better than 
any I have ever seen. I sent off last year to ----- 
in Texas for a special collection. It was cheap 
enough—$3.50 for 10 named roots, his choice, but 
the entire shipment did not equal, in bulk the 
single plant of Patricia received from you, which 
I just planted!’’ ILLINOIS 
