•40 CULTIVATION 
Complaints have been justly made that some dealers 
are extremely careless, and that they also substitute 
without the customer's permission dahlias other than 
those ordered. Be sure and state in your order whether 
you will accept substitution or not. If your order is 
late time will be saved if you allow substitution, and 
the grower, if honest, will send full value in other vari- 
eties, if sold out of those you order. Tubers wrongly 
labelled can only be discovered at blooming time. If 
your disappointment justifies doing so return the label 
to the dealer as proof and ask for credit of the desired 
variety for the next season, or your money back. This 
may be also done concerning tubers that never sprout. 
Sometimes it is almost impossible to be sure at shipping 
time that a fine looking tuber has an eye on the crown 
end of the neck or not. Out of a stock of thousands of 
the most carefully inspected roots some are likely to 
prove " blind." You may happen to receive one of the 
roots without a bud. No reliable grower sends such 
roots out intentionally, and will always make good upon 
receiving his label and a letter stating the facts. If your 
just complaint is ignored, or not satisfied, see that future 
orders of yourself and friends are transferred to another 
grower. 
Having checked up your order do not store it in 
some dry, warm place, expecting the roots to be in 
excellent condition at planting time. Many tubers 
have dried out and died when so treated. Thoughtful 
