Fine for cutting and table decorations — becoming -very popular. 
AMBER QUEEN. Amber, shaded apricot; a beautiful little flower. .25 
GRAUS AUS WEIM. Crushed strawberry eolor. .25 
LITTLE BEAUTY. Extra fino, pink tall variety. .25 
MADELINE. Pale primrose, edged rosy purplo. .25 
SPY. Bright scarlet; very attractive. .25 
YELLOW KING. Clear golden yellow; fine form. .25 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 
Amun Ra, Barbara Redfern, Ellinor Vandervoer, Emperor, Jane Cowl, Jersey’s Beacon, 
Jersey’s Beauty, Richelieu, Seal’s Californian, Mrs. I. de ver Warner. 
$3.70 value for $2.00 
12 Dahlias, no two alike — $1,00. 
LOT X, — 6 Dahlias, no two alike, our selection. At least $2.00 value. A collec¬ 
tion of various colored beauties. Sure to please. $1,00 
LOT XX, -- 12 Dahlias, lost names, mixed, etc. 
1.00 
Or leave it to us to make up a collection for whatever you wish to spend. Wo will 
give you surprising value — sure to please. 
ALL PRICES POSTPAID. 
CULTURE: Dahlias are easily grown, requiring no special soil or care. They pre¬ 
fer an open, sunny situation, but will grow in partial shade. Potato or corn soil 
is suitable. Plant only after all danger of frost is over, from April 15 to 
June 15; the later plantings give the best flowers. Plow or spade soil as deeply 
as possible. Do not use fresh stable manure in spring. Well-rotted manure, bone 
meal, pulverized sheep manure, and commercial fertilizers may be used. But do not 
over-fertilize. Plant in rows, three feet apart, about six inches deop. Place 
tuber on side. NOT ON END. Keep ground well cultivated. 'When buds appear,mulch 
the ground with well-rotted manure if possible. Water thoroughly. Disbudding 
side buds, leaving only the terminals, gives larger flowers. When plants are 
blackened by first frost, cut tops near ground, raise clumps carefully, allowing 
to dry in air a few hours. Store in dry cellar in temperature about 40 degrees. 
Put in paper-lined boxes, in sand or dry soil, to keep from shrivelling. In 
spring divide clump, leaving an eye to eaoh tuber. A tuber without an eye is 
"blind" and worthless. 
HILKRE3T GARDENS, 120 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, D. C. 
Shepherd 1848 
