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- ↑ "Flowers for Rich and Poor". The New York Times. April 28, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved August 19, 2023– via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ↑ "The West Chicago Garden Club: About" . Retrieved August 23, 2019.