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KUNZMAN, NEW ALBANY, INDIANA 
Our Wish for 1935 
May this year be one you will long remember as one 
in which you have accomplished all that you could desire. 
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We wish to thank, heartily, all those splendid cus¬ 
tomers who, despite the “depressing” times, have sent in 
their orders the past year. We are sure nothing gave them 
more pleasure—made them forget, at least for the time, 
their financial (after other) troubles—than the intense inter¬ 
est, expectation and admiration demanded by those wonder¬ 
ful dahlias. 
We also feel sure that of all the money expended last 
season, none was more profitably invested, and your sacri¬ 
fice so well repaid. , 
This catalog contains the greatest offerings we have 
ever made. No catalog equals it. 
We honestly believe that, since the “depression” is 
definitely on the go, there never again will be as good an 
opportunity to get such values. It will pay you handsomely 
to deny yourself some transient pleasure, just a few times, 
and invest the savings in dahlia roots, which will give a 
whole season’s pleasure and return you more in value 
(roots) in the Fall than you invested. 
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CAUTION: You can buy some varieties of dahlias at 
a lower price than we can sell them. Why? Because they 
are produced in great number by over-propagation. We 
have in mind, for instance, one grower who bought a clump 
of “King of the Blacks” in November, 1933, from which 
he sold “rooted cuttings” and “plants” at wholesale, in the 
following spring, and who, in the fall, claimed to have 
SEVERAL HUNDRED clumps of it to offer. He could 
only have done this by such over-propagation as would 
render the stock so weak it would be worthless. Our stock 
is as strong and vigorous as is possible to produce. 
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We strive to please and will do everything in our power 
to satisfy our customers; but won’t you be reasonable, also? 
If you are, we will get along fine. 
Prior to April 15th, we cannot supply roots with started 
“eyes” or sprouts, as we keep our storage houses at a low 
temperature to retard growth; too early starting of growth 
causes a loss of vitality in the root. However, we send all 
roots with a dormant eye. 
Roots sent out after May 1st may have the “sprouts” 
cut off. This is done so that when planted, the root starts 
a new sprout, which will come thru far better than a cellar 
sprout. Don’t imagine we cut a “slip” off the root; we never 
send out roots from which “slips” have been taken. 
On receipt of your roots, should any not be satisfac¬ 
tory, return at once for replacement. Always keep roots 
from open air—it dries them up and weakens them. 
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We can send roots any time between January 1st and 
June 1st, but strongly advise that you have us send them 
so that they arrive at about the time corn would be planted 
in your locality. 
A 64-page book answers every question regarding buy¬ 
ing, planting, growing, spraying and storing of vegetables, 
flowers and plants of all kinds. This is “Better Garden¬ 
ing.” It is profusely illustrated and we will send one, when 
requested, with a $1.00 (or more) order and 10c for postage 
and packing. 
