Z A N T ’ S 
WILDWOOD 
GARDENS 
GREEN DAHLIA PLANTS 
Our clumps are tagged for Propagating in the field. 
We select those that grow the fastest, have the best stems 
and the largest blooms, and that continue to throw large 
perfect blooms until frost. This is done throughout the 
entire season with all the varieties that we expect to grow 
plants of. At digging time these tagged clumps are stored 
An actual photograph of a clump of Kemp’s 
White Wonder measuring 16 inches across, grown 
from a green plant. This proves what we claim 
for Zant’s plants. 
in a separate place kept at a uniform temperature of about 
40 degrees until about January 10th, when we bench them. 
We allow the clumps to remain in the ground ten days 
after frost to store up additional food and it took us just 
three weeks to harvest the crop of roots, with three ex¬ 
perienced men to do the digging. 
Our Roots and Plants are your best investment for 1935. 
STATE AND FEDERAL INSPECTED 
Our Dahlias are State inspected during the growing 
season, and have been found to be absolutely free from 
any disease. Last fall reports had the following notation: 
“A Wonderful Planting of Dahlias. All in Good Order.” 
All shipments carry a copy of the Michigan Dept, of 
Agriculture Inspection Certificate. For the states that re¬ 
quire a Federal Inspection, all shipments will also carry 
a tag showing the Roots or Plants were examined by an 
inspector of the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, who is station¬ 
ed in Grand Rapids during the Dahlia shipping season. 
FROM A TEXAS VISITOR 
Dear Mr. Zant: 
The roots and clumps ordered from you last week 
arrived in fine shape yesterday. They are a fine, healthy 
lot. Of course I should expect them to be like this, after 
viewing your garden while Mrs. Thomas and I were at 
the Grand Rapids show. Your garden was a sight for us 
that September morning; we are still telling our friends 
of the thrill it gave us. We are also expecting a fine 
crop of blooms from the roots. 
GATES THOMAS. 
San Marcos, Texas. 
December 6, 1935. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas had the distinction of coming 
the farthest distance to the great Mid-West Dahlia 
Show last fall. 
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