Greetings to our Dahlia Friends: 
First of all we want to tell you the good news. We 
won sweepstake prize in every show we exhibited in during 
the past season, which included Valley Stream, N. Y., 
Rockville Centre, N. Y., Brooklyn and The American 
Dahlia Society Show in New York, winning the Sweep¬ 
stake’s prize in the open to all class. That is about saying 
we had the best in the Show. In the Open to all class we 
won 12 firsts and 5 seconds out of 22 entries. These prize 
winning blooms were all grown out doors under the same 
conditions that any amateur can and many do duplicate. 
Why do we win so consistently? First, our stock is the 
best there is. Second, we never propagate any weak or 
sickly stock. We treat our customers as well as we treat 
ourselves. Our plants are grown from the best selected 
roots, properly grown and sent out in perfect growing 
condition. Our roots are all sound, hearty, well cured and 
sure to grow. Our service is prompt and so satisfactory, 
our prices and our premiums liberal, that the first order to 
Ruschmohr Dahlia Gardens often is followed by another 
to Ruschmohr dahlias. 
Order early. Why? Because good stock was never so 
scarce and “first come are first served.” Late comers may 
be too late. Good stock is scarce because the terrific wind 
storms of last August did enormous damage, many growers 
losing practically all plants that were not securely staked 
and tied. The wind swept them, breaking them off near 
the ground and the roots died. Ruschmohr’s location on 
western Long Island was somewhat fortunate. The worst 
of the storms past east of us and we suffered not as much 
as others, so we have a goodly supply of the very best. 
If you have'a snecial favorite and wish to plant more 
than one and wish to buy a clump of roots, write us for 
special prices, as we may have a surplus of just what you 
want. If we have, the price will be attractive. 
For years, we grew dahlias as pure amateurs and as 
amateurs we won so consistently in this class, that friends 
and strangers alike came to us for our roots from our prize 
winners. However, this became quite expensive which led 
us into the Semi Commercial Class, where we won just 
as consistently, and became well known through our intro¬ 
ductions of such fine varieties as Josephine G. Meadow- 
brook. Patricia Ann, F. W. Church, City of Wellston, 
Jane Dew, Pastel Glow, The Sun, Man O War, Harriet 
Neale, Lois Marion and Woolroc. We do not claim to be. 
large growers. Quality, not quantity is our aim. Neverthe- 
