GORDON AINSLEY 
CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA 
DAHLIA SEEDS 
Many growers of cut flowers are today growing their Dahlias from seed instead 
of bulbs, and find the percentage of doubles very high and colors good. 
This is a great saving of both investment and labor, and since all new varieties are 
produced from seed, many new and improved varieties are found in a seedling bed. 
Dahlias will usually bloom from seed about two or three weeks later than tubers 
planted at the same time. Usually they make large clumps of tubers in the Fall. 
CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS 
Obtain some good garden soil and pu’verize it quite fine. If too heavy add sand. 
Fill a box with about 3 inches of soil and press down level. With the edge of a board 
press rows about 1-2 inch deep. Sow the seeds in these rows. Sift sand over the seed 
until the surface is level and press down firmly. Water carefully and keep box in 
warm moist place. 
Dahlia seed will show the first plants in about 4 or 5 days, and while growing re¬ 
quire no more care than other tubers or plants. 
As soon as the plants have the first pair of rough leaves, prick them out with the 
point of a penknife, and transplant into 3-inch pots, or irto another box, if you have 
no pots. Grow them thus until it is warm enough to put into the ground. Never put 
Dahlias into the ground until the soil is warm. 
XXX GRADE ENGLISH BEDDING 
DAHLIA SEED MIXTURE SINGLE DAHLIA SEED MIXTURE 
Our XXX (three X) grade of seed is. in our 
opinion, the best value you can obtain for your 
money, either from us or other growers. It is a 
formula mixture, each packet containing seeds 
from 15 parents which we have tested for years 
and are known to throw a lar,ge percentage of 
double flowers. The seed parents used are strong 
growing plants with insect resisting foliage, of 
the newer type. The pollen parents used this 
year were varieties of special merit such as 
Jane Cowl, Kemp’s Violet Wonder, Kathleen 
Norris, Marmion, Francesca, etc. Packet of 100 
seeds, $5.00; half packet (50 seeds), $3.00 
SPECIAL TRIAL PACKET of 35 Seeds of XXX 
MIXTURE for $2.00. 
XX GRADE 
DAHLIA SEED MIXTURE 
Made up of the best of the standard varieties, 
such as Jersey’s Beauty, Mariposa, Amun Ra, 
Mrs. I. de Ver Warner, etc. The proportion we 
use is about 70 per cent decorative and 30 per 
cent hybrid cactus. Will give plenty of splendid 
flowers of a wide range of colors. Packet of 
100 seeds, $2.00 
X GRADE 
DAHLIA SEED MIXTURE 
Our one X grade is saved from named varieties 
only, and gives good results. It is intended for 
use where the gardener wants to plant in quan¬ 
tity for flowers only, and for this reason we call 
it our “Florists’ Mixture.” The repeat orders 
we receive on it convince us that it gives satis¬ 
faction where cut flowers are wanted. Packet of 
100 seeds, $1.00 ; packet of 1000 seeds, $9.00 
HYBRID SHOW 
DAHLIA SEED MIXTURE 
The increasing popularity of this type ol 
Dahlia has caused us to grow it separately, al¬ 
though it often reverts to the old ball type, and 
many come as decorative. It furnishes an inter¬ 
esting experiment. Packet of 50 seeds, $1.00 
Plants bloom in 12 weeks from planting and 
are literally covered with single blooms until 
frost. The bush is dwarf, not exceeding two 
feet in height and requires little care in grow¬ 
ing. They can be planted in beds or as a hedge 
SINGLE DAHLIA 
18 inches apart, and the fact they do not need 
disbudding or staking increases their popularity. 
The flowers are similar to the single Dahlia ex¬ 
cept they are smaller. Stems are long and 
strong, making them a splendid cut flower. Range 
of colors is from white to darkest maroon, with 
many shades in the same flower in some of them. 
Per packet, .50 
POMPON 
DAHLIA SEED MIXTURE 
Seed harvested from the smaller and most 
popular new varieties. We grow nearly all the 
best ones, featuring many of the new varieties 
in our gardens. A packet of this seed will give 
you a splendid bed of pompons. We grow them 
entirely separate from the larger Dahlias, and 
use every possible means to induce cross pollen- 
ization between the smaller types. Packet of 5(' 
seeds, $1.00 ; 500 seeds for $5.00. 
