GENERAL INFORMATION 
TERMS: Remittance with order on or before shipment. Retail orders are delivered 
prepaid. Please remit by Bank Draft, Post Office Order, or Registered Mail. 
Remittance must be made by Postal Money Order from Canada or other 
foreign countries. No plants sent C. O. D. 
ORDER EARLY and avoid disappointment should your choice of variety desired be 
sold out. Orders are filled in rotation as received. If for any reason we are 
unable to fill an order complete we will assume no responsibility in excess of 
purchase price of stock we are unable to supply. 
SHIPPING: We begin shipping tubers about April 15th unless otherwise desired. 
Green plants are shipped from May 15th to June 15th. 
SUBSTITUTION: We never substitute without permission, but suggest you men¬ 
tion a second choice. - 1,1 
CULTURE: Complete instructions for growing Dahlias will be sent with each order. 
GUARANTEE: All stock is guaranteed to be true to name and in growing condition 
upon arrival. If for any reason it is found otherwise, please return at once 
and we will cheerfully replace or refund purchase price if requested to do so. 
GREEN PLANTS: Our green plants are all base cuttings, which make stocky, well 
rooted plants that will grow and produce fine blooms and make good clean 
tubers. Our plants are grown in a greenhouse specially built for this purpos^ 
They are grown under moderate heat, and at the proper time are hardened on 
in cold frames. We have shipped green plants to California and they arrived 
in fine condition. 
COMMERCIAL GROWERS: We cater to a high class retail trade, but we will allow 
the usual trade discount on our own introductions and on other varieties where 
our stock will permit, except where prices are net. Write for discount men¬ 
tioning varieties wanted. We grow many varieties not listed. 
ABBREVIATIONS: C., Cactus; H. C., Hybrid Cactus; D., Decorative; P., Peony- 
flowered; I. Dec., Informal Decorative; F. Dec., Formal Decorative; S. C., 
Semi-Cactus. 
NOTICE: This list cancels all previous prices. 
NOTE: We have used the originator’s description mostly in describing many 
of the newer varieties but we are not responsible as to the perfect color descripUon, 
size or habit of the Dahlia described, as different soils and climatic conditions often 
cause plants to produce blooms that vary somewhat from color described. 
OUR GREETINGS FOR 1934 
M r. J. J. broom all. Eagle Rock, California, who is nearing his 7fith birthday 
and Mr. C. W. Ballay of Palo Alto, California, join me in extending our 
warmest greetings to our many friends and customers. We wish to thank you all 
for your generous patronage and for the confidence you have shown in us and in 
our Dahlias, that has given us the reputation for giving full value for every dollar. 
We deeply appreciate this confidence and reputation; it is our most cherished 
possession. We have from the start pledged ourselves to the service of our cus¬ 
tomers, believing the Golden Rule to be a first class business principle. Like begets 
like and we find this same spirit abounds among our many friends. 
As we have said so many times before, we are not exhibition growers. Awards 
mentioned are all won by our customers and they have proven our Dahlias to be 
the class of the world. 
Our new introductions for the 1934 season, we believe will measure up with 
those of the past. Those of you who show them during the coming season will be 
proud possessors of medals and cups they will win for you. And that IS a grand 
and glorious feeling. 
To the newcomer and prospective customer: 
We solicit your patronage and assure you that your orders will receive our 
personal attention. A trial order will convince you that our stock, service and 
business methods are all designed to make you one of our “SUCCESS FAMILY.” 
No transaction is complete with us until our customer is satisfied in every way. 
Sincerely yours. 
CHARLES G. REED 
