“it is a mistake to believe that all evergreen daylilies are tender’’ A. A. Bernhardt, M.D., N.Y. 
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“Your iris rhizomes are sturdy. They grow bet- 
ter for me than those I have bought from other 
growers. Our weather is trying on iris.’’ 
NEBRASKA 
“The iris received from you last year are beau- 
tiful and admired by all my friends and neigh- 
bors. In fact all the rhizomes you have sent were 
strong and vigorous and the flowers beautiful. 
You folks are so reliable.’’ MASSACHUSETTS 
“Last year I ordered 28 iris from you and I 
was well pleased with them. Most of them 
bloomed this spring. I know I shall be pleased 
with this order also.’’ OKLAHOMA 
“This is my third order of iris. Right now I 
can see Ola Kala, from my window, blooming by 
the side of Snow Flurry ,and the gold of the for- 
mer makes a very pretty picture in combination 
with the ruffled snow-white of the latter. All I 
ask is that you send as nice rhizomes as you have 
in the past. I think I have influenced several of 
the garden club members to order from you and 
want you to know I’m plugging for you, when- 
ever possible.’’ SOUTH CAROLINA 
“How could I have missed your catalog until 
now! For fifteen years, throughout the Old 
Dominion, I’ve extolled the merits of the Hemero- 
callis as the perfect flower for every gardener. 
For two years, as Chairman of Horticulture of 
our State Federated Garden Clubs, I plugged. For 
the past two years as Hemerocallis Consultant 
for the Federation, I’ve done more of the same. 
Your catalog is really extensive and—joy of joys 
—most reasonable, compatible with housekeepers 
budgets.’’ VIRGINIA 
‘“‘There is a saying that ‘you get only what you 
pay for’ but that sure doesn’t apply to Edenwald 
iris. The blooms on mine this spring were simply 
gorgeous and I feel that I got much more than I 
paid for. And so far I have bought only the mod- 
erately priced ones. What must the higher priced 
ones be like!’’ ILLINOIS 
‘Enclosed is my order for a flock of iris, also 
a clipping of the column I do for the newspaper. 
I just thought you might like to see what I had 
written about your lovely iris farm’’ From the 
Robinson Argus Homely Homelies column _ by 
“Auntie Lou.’’ ‘‘Is there any flower more lovely 
than the iris, I wonder? Right now it is at its 
lovely best and even the most humble little root 
has sent forth its flower to bring beauty to the 
land. Saturday night a friend over at Vincennes 
telephoned to tell me that the iris out at Eden- 
wald Gardens, were ‘just right’ to see. This de- 
lightful spot is about two miles east of Vin- 
cennes, a hilly place that one would never suspect 
of being a bower of loveliness until one climbs 
the hills and enters into its presence. Sunday 
afternoon we asked friends to go with us and 
soon we were there and a vision of beauty burst 
upon our view. Row after row of color, they 
looked like a rainbow that had come down and 
settled upon the earth. This garden has been 
made out of a hilly, clayey place that doesn’t 
look as if anything would grow in it yet seem- 
ingly it is just right for iris. These people, Edith 
and Walter Buss, actually ‘‘make’’ iris. They 
start from scratch and grow the most beautiful 
flowers one could find anywhere. I had never 
realized that this flower came in so many colors, 
pink, white, red, blue, purple, yellow, then all of 
these colors mixed up to form unusual combina- 
tions. It was breath-taking to say the least. And 
then it rained! We had only covered a_ small 
part of the garden, I had a catalog and was 
marking the ones I wanted to buy, when sud- 
denly the rain came and it lightninged and hailed 
and made a mess of things. But for a short time 
we were in an earthly Paradise.’’ ILLINOIS 
“T would like, particularly, to tell you about 
one of the daylilies I received from you last year 
—Amulet. It bloomed here in May and June and 
then again in Aug., Sept. and Oct. I’m very proud 
Ofte LOUISIANA 
“T had a $10 Collection from you last year 
(Ola Kala, etc.) that was most satisfactory. All 
of the rhizomes bloomed this year, which is re- 
markable!”’ ARKANSAS 
“Reporting on some daylilies bought from you: 
Autumn Red, which you included as a gift, and 
Morocco Red, bought on your recommendation, 
are most satisfactory. They stood our hottest sun 
without fading. Thanks for both. Persian Princess 
was splendid too and Valiant perfectly beautiful! 
The individual flower is the loveliest I’ve seen. 
Bold Courtier was exceptionally good with stalks 
four feet tall. Autumn Prince, now a three year 
clump is such a valuable addition to the garden 
picture. I wish there were more late ones. Each 
year I shall try to add a few good ones. I have 
passed my catalog to a friend who asked me to 
recommend a good place to buy daylilies.’’ 
MISSISSIPPI 
“T am sending you herewith another order for 
iris plants. Those I ordered from you last year all 
came through in fine shape. Thanks for the nice 
plants. I expect to send you an order for day- 
lilies and Siberian iris later.’’ WISCONSIN 
“I received the order of iris and they are beau- 
tiful rhizomes. I am very pleased with them and 
am looking forward to seeing them bloom next 
spring.’’ WASHINGTON 
“My garden was gorgeous even though I was 
dismayed early in spring, when I saw my precious 
iris swamped in water. But I only lost one. One 
of my visitors said ‘I can never grow them like 
this for you seem to love each one individually.’ 
Which I do. I have one ‘piker’—China Maid 
which has not bloomed but I see no trouble with 
the plant. Will give it winter protection and see 
what it will do. You should hear me boost Eden- 
wald Gardens, and why not? Your plants are per- 
fect and your descriptions so very fair that I am 
becoming increasingly critical of other gardens.’’ 
MAINE 
“Here I am again for your lovely iris. We sold 
our home in town and bought a new one so will 
have to replant everything. And I just have to 
have iris or I don’t have a garden. The ones I 
got last were simply wonderful and you will 
notice that I’ve picked out nearly all the ones I 
had in my other garden.”’ SOUTH DAKOTA 
“Must tell you how pleased I’ve been with the 
daylilies I received from you last fall, and with 
the spurias as well. You just always put out fine 
stock no matter what the choice. Of course, I 
haven’t tried your Siberians but I’ve ‘sampled’ 
all the rest and you’ve never failed to send out 
beautiful plants that really perform.’’ 
ARIZONA 
“My iris order arrived in fine shape and on 
time. They were every bit as good as expected 
and more. Every rhizome a good clean sturdy 
one with plenty of large healthy roots. I have 
bought iris from several growers and from sev- 
eral parts of the country, but I have never re- 
ceived a more satisfactory shipment, large or 
small, from anywhere.”’ IOWA 
“The plants arrived in good condition and as 
usual they were fine ones. I feel confident of 
satisfaction in ordering from you because the 
information in your catalog is so truthful. Thank 
you for the extra plants.’’ INDIANA 
