GUIDEBOOK FOR 1935 
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DAHLIAS 
We know that gladiolus-minded flower 
lovers do consider beauty and size in the 
dahlias they buy, but to this group of cut- 
flower enthusiasts keeping quality is by far 
the most important. We consider it a waste 
of time to bother with poor keepers, no matter 
how large or beautiful. So we list the "cream” 
of the “best keepers.” 
These tubers are not merely "field grown 
tubers,” which phrase often camouflages tub¬ 
ers grown in the field from plants. These are 
tubers field grown from tubers. 
We do not solicit the receipt of dahlia 
orders by mail after April 1st, as it compli¬ 
cates our gladiolus bulb deliveries. Dahlia 
customers, other than "cash and carry,” 
please order early. 
AVALON ID Canary yellow, very 
early, very free bloomer. 7-9 inch 
blooms... $ .25 
CHEMAR’S EUREKA FD The most 
dependable white. See illustration 
front cover, one of our outstanding 
winners in the Ohio Dahlia Society 
show, Cleveland, 1934. 8 inch 
blooms..50 
FORT MONMOUTH ID Immense, 
shaggy claret. 11 inch.50 
FRAU O. BRACHT C Very light 
primrose. 7 inch. 1.00 
JANE COWL ID Bronzy buff, old 
gold. We believe the greatest dahlia 
in existence. 10 inch.40 
JERSEY’S BEACON FD Chinese 
scarlet, reverse buff, 9 inch.40 
JIM MOORE ID Primrose yellow 
shading to pink. 8 inch.. .75 
KEMP’S VIOLET WONDER ID 
Violet purple. 9 inch.75 
KENTUCKY RED ID Clear scarlet. 
8 inch. 1.50 
LITTLE JEWELL Miniature Dec. 
Apple blossom. 2 inch.25 
MONMOUTH CHAMPION ID Flame 
orange. 11 inch.50 
OMAR KHAYYAM FD Chinese Red 
to orange. Strong grower. 9 inch.75 
SATAN SC Carmine. Very striking. 
11 inch.1. 2.00 
SUNSET GLOW SC Rosy flame and 
scarlet shading into yellow to center. 
Very early and profuse bloomer. 
4 inch. Two lsts, O.D.S. ’34.25 
THOMAS EDISON FD Rich Royal 
purple. 8 inch...50 
WATCHUNG WONDER ID Royal 
red, lightly marked gold. 10 inch.... 1.00 
LEAD YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS 
— HOW TO DO IT 
Simple as can be. Inexpensive, too. Plant 
healthy, young bulbs of the large size of 
varieties currently winning first prizes in the 
major shows of the world. Soil prepared in 
the fall with heavy applications of well rotted 
cow manure and bone meal is excellent. Avoid 
horse manure in any season. Plant in the sun¬ 
niest location possible. Shelter from strong 
winds is desirable. Preferably in a group 
planting by themselves. 
Do not make them compete with other 
roots of trees, shrubs or weeds. Cultivate 
often and close, keeping surface loose. If the 
garden plot was not fertilized the previous 
fall with a slow acting fertilizer apply none 
whatever until plants are six to eight inches 
high. Use then and every few weeks there¬ 
after until blooming, if you wish, any quick 
acting fertilizer with approximately "4-12-4” 
per cent of content of nitrogen, phosphate 
and potash, respectively. Sprinkle it spar¬ 
ingly (a handful to 25 or more bulbs), several 
inches away from the plants. Scratch it in 
and soak to saturation. If you wish, when 
the buds first emerge from the foliage, substi¬ 
tute a few similar dressings of dried blood or 
a single similar dressing of ammonium sul¬ 
phate. Soak the ground heavily the day be¬ 
fore so that the plant will be saturated and in 
strong growing condition, thus withstanding 
a shock which might otherwise burn off the 
rootlets, turn the foliage yellow and stop 
further growth. Or better still, as often as 
you wish after the bud spikes begin to form 
in the foliage, apply any amount of diluted, 
clear, fresh cow manure. (Have some fresh 
cow manure placed into a heavy sack. Place 
sack in tub or large barrel of water. Will pour 
off or dip out free of sediment. Refill and use 
until liquid loses color.) Now give the soil 
about all the water the drainage condition 
will permit during the blooming season. 
Particularly in hot weather, spikes which 
are cut when but one or two florets are open, 
fill out with more open at a time when bloom¬ 
ed indoors in the light but not sunlight, away 
from any breeze, making better exhibition 
spikes and preventing any fading of color such 
as is sometimes found in some of the finest 
orange scarlets, as well as preventing wilting 
of varieties without strong substance. Cut 
stem slantwise to provide larger drinking area 
and place in water at once to avoid air pockets 
in stem. Allow three or four leaves to remain 
on the plant to mature the new bulb which is 
hardly half grown when spike is cut. At least 
six more weeks are needed to mature the bulb. 
