This Splendid Guide Tells You Everything You Should Know 
About Dahlias 
XJT ERE at last is a Guide that gives not only the complete romance about dahlias, but also the prac- 
^ ^ tical side as well. For many years there have been dahlia books available but the majority have 
proven cumbersome for the average lover, or else their scope has been far too limited. But here are 
definite, time-tested instructions that anyone can understand for the cultivation and care of every type 
of dahlia. It tells you when and how to start the seeds, whether indoors or out, when to set out 
plants, how to transplant, cultivate and water, how to care for plants, and the best kinds of soil for 
them—these are only a few of the essential details covered. 
Just as much importance is laid on the artistic side of dahlia planting—whether you want 
dainty flowers or showy flowers, whether you want them for outdoor display or for cutting, for 
hedges, grouping, massing or distant effects. 
Price 25c Refunded on all orders exceeding $1.00. Coin Card Enclosed. 
UNSOLICITED COMMENT 
From Connecticut: 
“Dear Friend Dixon: 
From Ohio: 
“Dear Mr. Dixon: 
I am again reading your Dahlia Guide, very interest¬ 
ing. I believe if all our customers could be induced to 
have a copy, it would be helpful to us all, especially the 
cuts on how to plant. Plants, it seems, too few under¬ 
stand, they don’t get them deep enough. 
D. Paul Wickersham, 
MAD RIVER GARDENS, 
Urbana, Ohio/’ 
From Michigan: 
“Dear Mr. Dixon: 
Another thing you have issued one of the finest books 
on dahlia growing I have ever seen and I guess I have 
seen most of them. By that I mean that for Mr. Aver¬ 
age Man it just simply cannot be bettered. Just why 
some of the other growers have not taken it up and issued 
it from your rights I fail to understand. Surely it would 
be well worth all the royalty they have to pay. I know 
if I were in a position to do so I would not hesitate a 
minute as it gives a service that you and I and other like 
us have had to experiment and work with, until we se¬ 
cured the results desired. 
M. J. Reynolds, 
REYNOLDS’ DAHLIA GARDENS 
Royal Oak, Mich.” 
I have read your very interesting guide thru several 
times, and find much valuable information in it, in fact 
it is in a class by itself, among the many that I have re¬ 
ceived. 
Yours very truly, 
Wm. J. Rathgeber.” 
From New York, 2-3-32. 
“Dear Sir: 
Two years ago I bought your collection No. 1 and I 
wish (at this rather late day) to thank you for your 
generosity in substituting some very fine expensive roots 
in place of those you could not supply as listed in the 
group. You were kind enough to substitute Jane Cowl, 
Saxon Chief, Harry Mayer, and others and in accordance 
with the slogan of the National Association of Commer¬ 
cial Dahlia Growers I want to say that I received more 
than a “Square Deal.” In view of your very generous 
treatment toward a casual buyer whom you never saw 
or heard of before, it is needless to say that I will be 
glad to tell others to deal with Derring-Do for an honest 
and “Square Deal.” 
Very sincerely yours, 
Otta M. Waeterling, 
1392 Boston Rd., 
New York City.” 
