MANATAWNA GARDENS 
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INTRODUCTION 
We thank you for your past patronage, and hope 
we can enjoy your friendship in the future. As friends 
let us have your order early so you will not be dis¬ 
appointed, as some stock is short. We will reserve 
your order and ship when you specify. We will make 
any change in your order you may wish before ship¬ 
ment is made. This will protect you in case of a rise 
in price; if prices are reduced we will give you the 
advantage of same. 
Will render you a bill a week before shipment is 
made for your correction or you may have them sent 
C. O. D. if so desired by paying the C. O. D. charges. 
In this section of our new catalog we have listed 
some of the most outstanding Dahlias of the year. 
Only those which have been PRIZE WINNERS and 
have received the CERTIFICATE of MERIT are new 
with us this year. 
The rest are some of the finest and still rank with 
the best. 
QUALITY 
We pride ourselves with having only strong field 
grown roots, we rogue our fields during growing sea¬ 
son, eliminating those which are not up to our stand¬ 
ard. Roots that fail to grow in three weeks we will 
replace upon their return. If for any reason our roots 
are not true to name, we will replace at no expense 
to you, also give you a surprise. 
It is possible that there may be an error in packing 
which slips by us. Write and tell us and we will do 
whatever you wish. 
We do not ship stock we would not like to receive 
ourselves. 
DELIVERY 
Roots shipped April 15th to June 1st prepaid. Unless 
C. O. D., when customer pays the C. O. D. charges. 
Green plants shipped after April 15th to June 15th 
these cannot be sent C. O. D. Roots and plants sent 
at one time unless specified otherwise. 
All green plants are sent special delivery, for which 
we charge 25c for special handling. We pay all regu¬ 
lar postage and GUARANTEE safe delivery. 
Warning. 
There are some men who each year offer to sell 
some of the newer varieties of Dahlias at half price. 
If you come in contact with these gentlemen, send me 
their prices, and address. If there is any way possible 
to duplicate their prices with bona fide stock we will 
do so, or tell you why. 
Do not send money in a letter; buy a money order. 
Each year people send letters with dollar bills in 
them; this is careless. All men are honest until you 
put temptation in their way. 
If your friends grow flowers send us their names and 
address and you will get a surprise. 
