PUGET SOUND SEED COMPANY 29 
DAHLIAS 
CULTURE 
Dahlias will adapt themselves to any kind of soil if properly cared for. Their 
native soil is a sandy loam. If your soil is poor, it should be built up in the fall 
with some good fertilizer, then at planting time a handful of bone meal thoroughly 
mixed with the soil and placed in each hole, is very beneficial. 
In this climate Dahlias can be planted from April until June, but we prefer 
the latter part of April. Our bulbs are ready for delivery after April 15. Plant 
two or three feet apart in holes from four to six inches deep, laying bulb flat 
with the eye uppermost. Never stand bulb on end. 
Keep the soil well worked until buds appear, after which keep the soil from 
crusting. 
Do not water until plant appears above the ground; it may cause it to rot. 
When watering, thoroughly soak the ground; do not sprinkle the surface. 
CALIFORNIA ENCHANTRESS—HC fine pink flower on large size stems, 
free flowering . 20c 
CONSTANCE—Pale amber, tinted cherry red, very large.. 30c 
CORONIA—Clear yellow, large .. 30c 
DADDY BUTLER—Rose-carmine shade with lighter reverse. 25c 
EDITH CARTER—Yellow tipped carmine, fine stems. 25c 
GEO. WALTERS—Shades of salmon and rose, large, good stems. 35c 
HUGH McNEIL—A distant shade of pink, long, erect stems. 35c 
J. H. JACKSON—The finest black cactus in existence; blackish maroon. 20c 
JOHN RIDING—Deep, rich crimson, very large, incurved petals, strong stems; 
blackish maroon . 50c 
KALIF—HC Gigantic flowers of brilliant scarlet, carried erect on long, strong 
stems . 35c 
KRIMHILDE—HC Deepest pink shading to white in center, late flowering. 20c 
MAGNIFICENT—HC Oriental buff, overlaid rosy salmon, large and free. 25c 
MILTON HOWARD—A charming shade of bright pink with white center and 
tips of petals... 25c 
MRS. W. E. ESTES—HC. The finest pure white hybrid cactus, large and on 
fine stems . 35c 
NEW MOON—HC Canary yellow tipped with white. 20c 
PAPILLION—Old rose with gold, large. 25c 
RADIANT BEAM—HC. Orange buff with bronze. 25c 
RICHARD BOX—Light yellow, free blooming on strong stems. 25c 
RUTH VAN FLEET—HC. Large, full flowers of sulphur yellow on long, erect 
stems . 30c 
SEDRO-WOOLLEY—HC. Back of petal Tyrian pink, front alizarine pink with 
shining through of maize yellow. 25c 
SUNSET GLOW—Scarlet suffused yellow. 25c 
SYNCOPATION—Buff yellow with cherry red. . 20c 
RUTH GLEADEL—HC. Giant blooms on long stems; yellow shading to an 
apricot bronze . 20c 
WALKURE—Sulphur, deepening to gold in center. 25c 
WASHINGTON CITY—HC. Pure white. 30c 
