A Safe 
Way to Stretch 
the Dahlia Budget 
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^ Growing healthy, vigorous dahlias from potted 
plants has long been out of the experimental stage. 
Today dahlia plants are shipped to most any point of 
the country, and are used as extensively as roots. 
We have had many fine letters complimenting us on 
the way our plants respond for our customers, in the 
production of fine blooms and splendid clumps of roots. 
Of course all our plants are grown from base cuttings, 
rooted slowly and grown cool. We never try to force 
our plants with excessive heat, preferring to ship short, 
stocky, well-rooted plants to sending out tall spindly 
specimens. 
ADVANTAGES 
Plants are growing in pots, living on food supplied 
from their own root system. 
Miniature root clumps are usually already estab¬ 
lished, which is not the case with eyed divisions. 
Less chance of rot during spells of wet weather, 
which so often follows planting time. 
No chance of the new plant living off the stored- 
up food supply of a division. 
Produce as good and generally better flowers than 
plants from divisions. 
Plants sell for half the price of divisions, when the 
division sells for 80c or more. 
CAUTION —Plants should be set out on a cloudy day 
or in the cool of evening and shaded slightly for a few 
hours. Always wash the soil from the roots, spread out 
in the hole and water thoroughly to settle the soil 
firmly around the roots in their new location. The root 
system should be at least six inches below the ground 
level. The hole may be left partly unfilled and lower 
leaves of the plant can be plucked off in order to set 
the plant deeply. 
We have customers who will pay the same price for 
our plants as they would for roots, because they know 
from experience .what they will do when properly 
cared for. 
Remember—this is a safe economical way to double 
the'.'number of new varieties you can have for a stipu¬ 
lated amount. Frequently our customers buy two plants 
of a variety where formerly they bought but one root. 
Try Delight-U plants and see for yourself how well 
they will grow for you. 
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