New Friends 
We Hope to Meet 
During 1936 
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^ We started growing dahlias because we just 
naturally love them. Increasing local sales carried us 
further into the commercial field, and what was once a 
hobby has now become a business. However, business 
or no business, we absolutely refuse to grow varieties 
which we do not care for just because there is sale 
for them. 
If from year to year varieties disappear from our cat¬ 
alog, it will be because we have found a variety which 
appeals to us more. If by chance it should appeal to 
our friends and customers, fine; if not, then that is our 
bad luck. 
We intend to devote more time to the testing and dis¬ 
semination of really worthwhile new varieties, retain¬ 
ing those older varieties which to us appear to be in¬ 
dispensable to a beautiful dahlia garden. 
As stated in the introduction, we are not listing any 
1936 introductions of other growers, but we will have 
a number of them on trial. You are cordially invited 
to see them when in bloom. 
In addition we expect to have quite a list of foreign 
importations which have been making a name for 
themselves elsewhere. Come and see us and enjoy 
the dahlias with us when they are arrayed in their 
glorious colors. 
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fFe sometimes think the Chinese policy of paying a 
doctor to keep them well rather than to cure them 
after they get sick has plenty of merit. At any 
rate, we have found it far easier to keep insects 
away by spraying than to get rid of them after 
they arrive. 
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Midwest Dahlia News 
We strongly urge all persons interested in the grow¬ 
ing of dahlias to subscribe to the above publication. 
It is a privately owned magazine devoted exclusively 
to the dahlia, and in the two short years of its existence 
has become a necessity if one would keep abreast of 
the latest news in the dahlia industry. 
The subscription price is one dollar ($1.00) per year. 
Mail same to Midwest Dahlia News, 170 Talmadge 
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, or send same to us and 
we will be glad to forward. 
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