INSTRUCTIONS — INFORMATION 
Please Read Before Ordering 
REMITTANCES—May be made by Check, Post Office or Express 
Money Order, or Registered Letter, and if for less than $1.00 can 
be made in U. S. Stamps. Coin and currency should be sent by 
registered letter. Customers residing outside the United States 
please do not send Foreign stamps or currency—a Post Office order 
is preferable. All unpaid orders will be sent C. O. D. unless sat¬ 
isfactory arrangements can be made when the order is given. 
GUARANTEE—I wish it distinctly understood that although 1 
take all possible pains, I will not be responsible beyond the purchase 
price. I guarantee every root and plant I send out to be just as 
represented, absolutely true-to-name, reach its destination safely 
in good growing condition. I will cheerfully replace anything that 
fails to prove otherwise, and will appreciate your calling my atten¬ 
tion to it. All orders postpaid. 
NAME AND ADDRESS—Please remember to write your name, 
street and number. Post Office, County, State and Country if For¬ 
eign, as plainly as possible. Post Office Box or R. F. D. number if 
you have one. This will avoid delays and chances for errors. 
ALWAYS ADDRESS 
J. K. ALEXANDER, The Dahlia King 
or HONEST JOHN 
499 Central St., EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. 
THE CULTURE OF THE DAHLIA 
Success Will Follow If You Observe These Instructions 
PLANTING. Plant roots in hills or drills, laying flat down, 6 
inches deep. Do not stand the root on end. If you stand the root 
on end, having the sprout near the top of the ground, all the new 
roots which will form will grow near the top of the ground and 
when you have a dry spell your plant becomes stunted, whereas, 
if the roots were planted flat down 6 inches deep, no matter how 
dry the season, the roots would receive sufficient moisture to keep 
them growing. If planting with manure, cover manure an inch or 
so before planting roots ; fertilizer should be thoroughly worked into 
the soil. Either fertilizer or manure will burn the sprout; be sure 
to cover with soil. 
By planting the root first, then covering an inch or so with soil 
and applying your fertilizer or manure, your plant receives the 
entire benefit of the dressing. The dressing is above the root and 
every rain carries the food down to the roots, whereas, if your 
dressing is below the root, each rain takes your dressing further 
away from your plant. 
CULTIVATION. Cultivation is the principal requirement of the 
Dahlia—the most important of all operations to insure success. 
Keep the soil well cultivated and free from weeds; never allow the 
soil to crust. 
Be sure your friends get all my catalogs, as I guarantee all my 
stock to grow true to name, or stock is cheerfully replaced free of 
all expense. 
I have been in the Dahlia and Plant growing business for over 
48 years and at one time had over 40,000 customers and have ship¬ 
ped bulbs all over the world. 
I shall only issue a folder this Spring on account of hard times, 
so send all orders from this. If interested in Hardy Plants, I will 
send you my 1933 Catalog for prices will be the same as then. 
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