East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens J. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
Recommended Special Offers 
1 find many of my friends and customers who, after reading my catalogue, find it very difficult and 
perplexing to select from the large list of varieties. Dahlias that are the most suitable for their purpose. 
It is both my business and my pleasure to give satisfaction, I realize that the better satisfaction I can 
give you, the more business 1 receive, and that I not only receive your business, but am recommended 
to your friends. With this object in view I am making these Special Offers, and feel that, as I have 
had considerable experience with Dahlias, am willing to give you the benefit of my experience and 
knowledge. 
In all these offers, 1 am to send you good, first-class varieties; the very finest I can give for the 
money; and if you have any choice, either in type or color, would appreciate your suggestions. 
To anyone sending me $50.00, leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send 100 of the very finest Dahlias 
offered in my catalogue, prepaid. 
To anyone sending me $35.00, leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send ICO Dahlias, all good va¬ 
rieties that I will guarantee to give you satisfac¬ 
tion. 
To anyone sending me $25.00, leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send 100 Dahlias, all good, first- 
class free-flowering varieties, that are unsurpassed 
for the money. 
To anyone sending me $25.00, leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send 35 Dahlias, all large, first- 
slass exhibition varieties. 
For $15.00 I will send 25 of the largest and finest 
varieties of Dahlias to date, my selection. 
For $15.00 I will send 50 free-flowering varieties, 
my selection. 
For $10.00 I will send 12 gigantic exhibition va¬ 
rieties, my selection. 
For $10.00 I will send 25 large-flowering varieties, 
my selection. 
For $10.00 I will send 50 of the finest free-flower¬ 
ing varieties, my selection. 
For $5.00 I will send 6 of the largest and best 
Dahlias to date, my selection. 
For $5.00 I will send 12 of the best giant-flower¬ 
ing Dahlias, my selection. 
For $5.00 I will send 18 recommended varieties, 
my selection. 
For $5.00 I will send 25 Up-to-date, free-flowering 
varieties, my selection. 
For $3.00 I will send 12 Superb Dahlias, my selec¬ 
tion. 
For $3.00 I will send 18 first-class free-flowering 
varieties, my selection. 
For $2.00 I will send 12 Superb Standard varie¬ 
ties, my selection. 
For $2.00 I will send 18 Giant flowering varieties, 
my selection. 
For $1.00 I will send 12 Free-flowering Standard 
varieties, my selection. 
The above offers, if left wholly to my selection, will contain principally Peony-Flowered, Cactus, Deco- 
rative and Show Dahlias ; unless you express a desire for something different. 
Special Offers 
CUSTOMERS accepting these offers must receive them without the guarantee of us replacing any of 
the stock shipped under these offers, as there is but little, if any, profit made on any of them. The 
stock shipped in these offers is the same as in our regular lists, but I do not recommend them as equal 
to the above offers. 
To anyone sending me $1.00 and leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send 14 named varieties, to con¬ 
tain some of all classes, no two alike, delivered 
charges prepaid to any part of the United States. 
To anyone sending me $2.00 and leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send 28 named varieties, to con¬ 
tain some of all classes, no two alike, delivery 
charges prepaid to any part of the United States. 
To anyone send me $3.00 and leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me I will send 45 named varieties, to con¬ 
tain some of all classes, no two alike, delivery 
charges prepaid to any part of the United States. 
These Are to be Express Collect. 
To anyone sending $1.00 and leaving the selection 
to me, I wil send 20 named varieties, no two alike. 
To anyone sending $2.00 and leaving the selection 
to me, I will send 40 named varieties, no two alike. 
To anyone sending $3.00 and leaving the selection 
to me, I will send 60 named varieties, no two alike. 
To anyone sending me $5.00 and leaving the selec¬ 
tion to me, I will send 15 Show and Fancy, 15 
Cactus, 15 Decorative, 15 Pompons. 
Will you Form a Dahlia Club? 
Of five for $1.00 each, for My Special Offer of 14 named varieties, no two alike, to contain some of all 
classes, prepaid? 1 will give as a premium one of my $1.00 Special Offers, prepaid. 
To anyone getting up a club for $10.00 I will give as a premium $2.50 worth of anything in my 1916 
Catalogue. 
To anyone getting up a club for $20.00, not including any of my Special Offers, I will give as a premium 
$5.00 worth of anything in my catalogue. 
Dahlia Seed 
1 take great pleasure in being able to offer to the Dahlia-loving public of the world some of my hand 
hybridized Dahlia seed. We have had such remarkable success with our own seed that we can recom¬ 
mend them as something grand to try. If you are looking for new seedlings be sure and try some of 
our mixed seed, as they will surely give perfect satisfaction. If planted not later than May 1st they will 
flower the first season. 
The Way to Plant—Take a shallow box about four to six inches deep; sift some good light soil in same 
until filled within an inch of the top, make a drill one inch deep, place your seed one and one-half inches 
apart, then cover until level. If planted under glass in a hot-bed, the same system can be used, but be 
sure and thoroughly sprinkle your seed every other day. 
1 most sincerely regret to be unable to offer seed of many of the Double types, due to the fact that seed 
of the Double sorts did not have sufficient time to ripen, due to the extremely early frost. 
1 highly recommend the following: 
Fragrant Peony-Flowered. Finest personally se¬ 
lected hybrids. Pkt., $1.00 ; oz., $10.00. 
Peony-Flowered. Finest Mixed Hybrids. Pkt., 50 
cents ; oz., $4.00. 
Single. Finest Mixed Hybrids. Pkt., 10 cents ; oz., 
$3.00. 
Finest Superb Mixed. Finest Mixed Hybrids. Pkt., 
10 cents ; oz., $3.00. 
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