FRANK’S DAHLIA GARDEN 
Growers of the Finest American 
and European Dahlias 
160 Talbot Drive Bedford, Ohio 
January, 1936. 
To Our Friends and Patrons, 
Everywhere. 
Greetings: 
In reply to your inquiries about our method of 
growing exhibition dahlias, I submit this information. 
We grow dahlias in a heavy clay loam, mostly clay. 
Manure is a thing that we do not know what it looks 
like, as it is scarce and expensive. Instead we sow rye 
in the fall and have it ploughed under in spring. We 
start planting roots May 15th and plants June 1st. 
Beginning July, I broadcast steamed bone-meal be¬ 
tween the rows and cultivate it in at once. This is re¬ 
peated the beginning of August with the addition of 
potash. After this the rows are mulched with leaves. 
One pound of bone-meal and 1/2 pound of potash is 
used to every six hills for both these feedings. 
The plants are sprayed or dusted every week and 
the soil is cultivated two or three times a week until 
it is mulched. I pinch all plants six weeks before the 
show and two weeks before the date I water them, if 
it is necessary. This is the only watering that the 
plants receive. 
v Be it understood that this method will not produce 
( size. However, it is the safest way I know of, that will 
give me thousands of blooms and a good stock at the 
same time. By growing varieties that are good bloom¬ 
ers, I am always able to select perfect blooms for the 
show-room, depending more on their color and per¬ 
fection than size. 
To sum this all up, my method can be stated briefly: 
I give my dahlias 365 days a year, work hard and try 
to use my head. I am sure that you can do the same 
thing if you want to. 
I thank you for your generous patronage in 1935. 
Vour business is appreciated and I trust that vo" will 
f^.vor me with a share of it this season, for which I 
thank you in advance. 
Sincerelv, 
FRANK J. PARENICA. 
ORDER EARLY-to avoid disappointment. Roots 
will be shiooed after April 1st, plants after May 1st. 
On orders amounting to less than $7.00, add 1 5 cents 
for postage. Minimum plant order, $2.50. Add 25 cents 
if you want plants shipped Special Delivery. We do 
not substitute. 
WE GUARANTEE that all our dahlias are sent out 
in first class growing condition, that the-v are of 
healthy field grown stock, true to name and sa^cf->c- 
tory to the customer. We treat you as we would like 
others to treat us. 
OHIO RETAIL ORDERS—Please add tn the 
amount of your order to comply , with Sales Tax Law. 
