Crazy for Crotons
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From e-bay. The newspaper-like clipping on the back of the postcard says he had 500 varieties at one time. Judging by the apparent age of the postcard, Earl Merritt was collecting before John Bender.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Press-Photo-Earl-Merritt-with-some-of-his-crotons-plants-/251125788691?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item3a78437013
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Press-Photo-Earl-Merritt-with-some-of-his-crotons-plants-/251125788691?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item3a78437013