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Choice Dahlias 
All Dahlias on our list are of proven merit, true to name 
of our own growing, clean field grown stock, grown from 
roots, not cuttings, therefore free from weakness or disease. 
AVALON—Decorative. An extra good, extra large, pure clear yel¬ 
low Dahlia of exceptional charm, heavy bloomer, long strong stalks, 
etc. Hard to beat. $1.40 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. 
ARTHUR—Pompon. Brilliant scarlet. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
DARLENE—Decorative. Shell pink with blending white at center. 
$1.00 per doz; $6.00 per 10O, not prepaid. 
DEE DEE—Pompon. High class cut flower variety. Color pure lav¬ 
ender, flowers one to 1% inches across, on long stiff stems. $1.60 per 
doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
DREER’S WHITE—Show. Large pure white. $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 
per 100, not prepaid. 
DOROTHY ROBBINS—Decorative. Buff yellow with terra cotta 
shadings, long stiff stem, the best large flow r erlng autumn shade 
dahlia for high class florists’ trade. $1.20 per doz.; $0.00 per 100. 
ELEANOR VANDERVEER—Dec. First rate cut and show dahlia. 
Satiny rose-pink, shaded silvery lilac. A flower of great beauty. 12 
for $1.60; 100 for $10.00, not prepaid. 
FRANCIS LAROCCO—An extra choice decorative, canary yellow 
dahlia of vigorous growth with large deep flowers and strong stems. 
$1.40 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
GOLDEN QUEEN—Pompon. Golden yellow. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
JANE COWL—Decorative. Giant In size, color warm buff-yellow. 
One of the best of the newer varieties. 12 for $1.60 ; 100 for $10.00. 
JERSEY’S BEACON—In the Jersey’s Beauty class, color light scar¬ 
let. 12 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00, not prepaid. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY—Clear rich pink, long straight wiry stems, pro¬ 
fuse bloomer, good keeper and shipper. First class florists’ variety. 
$1.60 per doz.; $10.00 per 100, not prepaid. 
JEAN KERR—A medium sized decorative, long stemmed white. Very 
floriferous and one of the most valuable of all dahlias for cutting. 
$1.40 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
JOE FETTE—Pompon. Pure white. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
KATHLEEN NORRIS—Imagine an immense ball of artistically ar¬ 
ranged long, broad petals of light rich pink on long stems and you 
have the image of the wonderful bloom. Considered by many as the 
finest of all Dahlias. $2.20 per dozen; $16.00 per 100, not prepaid. 
LITTLE BEAUTY—Pompon. Color light pink. $1.50 per doz.: $10.00 
per 100. 
MINA BURGLE—Decorative. Rich dark scarlet. Extra good. $1.00 
per dozen; $6.50 per 100, not prepaid. 
MRS. I. de VER WARNER—Decorative. Deep lavender, vigorous 
grower, great multiplier, splendid stems, high class in every way. 
$1.00 per dozen; $8.00 per 100, not prepaid. 
MRS. ALFRED SEAL—Very choice decorative, long and strong 
stemmed, color old rose. $3.40 per doz. 
MONMOUTH CHAMPION—Very floriferous, decorative dahlia of im¬ 
mense size. Color brilliant flaming *range. $3.40 per doz. 
ORANGE BEAUTY—Dec. Large flower of a pleasing shade of orange, 
first rate cut and show flower. 12 for $2.20; 100 for $16.00. 
POLAR SNOW—Decorative. Unexcelled for size and deepness of 
flower, pure white even in the center. Placed in a vase with the 
very finest Dahlias of other colors Polar Snow is the loveliest—im¬ 
mensely beautiful. Each 65 cents postpaid. 
PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA—Decorative. Rich crimson. $1.00 per doz.; 
$6.00 per 100, not prepaid. 
QUEEN MARY—Decorative. Light pink, profuse bloomer. $1.00 per 
dozen; $6.00 per 100, not prepaid. 
If great size is of no importance for a big crop of high class cut 
flowers Queen Mary is unbeatable, producing fine flowers no matter 
how unfavorable the weather. 
QUEEN VICTORIA—Show. Golden yellow, $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 
per 100, not prepaid. 
SAGAMORE—Decorative. Rich deep yellow with glowing orange cast. 
An exceptionally good cut-flower. 12 for $1.60; 100 for $10.00. 
THOMAS A. EDISON — Decorative. Massive flowers of rich royal pur¬ 
ple of artistic staghorn formation borne on cane stiff stems. $4.00 per 
doz. 
TRENTONIAN—Dec. Very large, color a blend of rich yellow with 
bronze. A flower of unusual brilliance. 12 for $2.20; 100 for $16.00. 
PRICES FOR DAHLIA ROOTS—In lots of half a dozen at dozen 
rates. In lots of over a dozen at 100 rates. If a price is quoted at 
$1.00 per dozen, one-half dozen costs 50 cents. When the price per 
100 roots is $6.00 and you order 20 roots, the cost will be 20 times 6 
cents, or $1.20, etc. The prices are not prepaid. 
DOUBLE DAHLIAS UNDER COLOR 
Strong divisions. WHITE, PINK, RED. YELLOW, MIXED. 60c 
per dozen; $4.00 per 100. Not prepaid. 
B\ MAIL PREPAID—No order can be accepted for less than 3 roots 
of a variety. Any variety priced at $6.00 to $10.00 per 100 will cost 
you per 3 roots prepaid 40c. Priced over $10.00 to $20.00 price for 3 
roots prepaid is 75c. 
FORCING REGAL LILIES —Place bulbs 8-9 inches in 
circumference in 6-7 inch pots, place the pots in November 
in a cool dark cellar, not too cool to freeze. Early in Janu¬ 
ary bring into a 55 deg. house, raise the temperature to 65 
deg. when top growth is showing. You will get bloom from 
April to June. 
Seeds with HARD SHELL like canna, sweet peas, will 
sprout quickly if placed in ice cold water for 3 hours the 
water drained, the seeds dropped in boiling water for 3 to 10 
seconds. Bring the water to boiling point, take off the fire, 
drop the ice cold seeds in, stir up the seeds with a spoon and 
immediately drain the hot water off. That cracks the shells. 
VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS 
vegetables can be grown successfully under glass we say: Many. What 
are the profits? Answer: Poor and fair only to growers that make 
vegetable growing under glass their specialty. That means, first class 
equipment, long years of experience, good connections with distribu¬ 
tors of hot house vegetables. All this takes years, to come into being. 
As we see it our correspondents are willing to work hard to earn 
the dollars, a hard task, because dollars are not fairly distributed Big 
heaps with a few, none with millions of others. A good advice would 
be appreciated by many, ourselves included. We suggest: Leave vege¬ 
tables alone. Raise seedlings and rooted cuttings of popular flowers in¬ 
cluding good novelties. If you heat your houses throughout winter, 
you can grow many plants that later can be transferred to cold frames 
To get an idea what to grow study the classified ads in the trade 
papers. Grow strawberry plants, rhubarb, etc., for local sales Raise 
vegetable plants and have a supply of these early and late in the 
spring and way into early summer. Your vegetable plants you can sell 
locally by advertising in the local papers and by hanging out a big 
sign in front of your place. Plants of flowers you will move through 
ads in the classified columns of trade papers. It cost money to adver¬ 
tise but to deliver vegetables to grocers, etc., costs more money yet 
With careful management you will make some profit right from the 
start and you will work up profitable trade and the number of your 
customers will grow if you will supply first class plants, true to 
name and treat your customers as you expect to be treated yourself 
IN THE YEAR OF 1934 the season was hot and dry. 
Most flowers just managed to stay alive, many died from the 
effects of heat. The following proved to be heat and drought 
resistant with us. All Alliums, practically all Centaureas, 
Pentstemons, Antirrhinum, Euphorbias, Statice, Gaillardias, 
perennial Gypsophylas, Ageratum, Anthemis, Armeria, Cor¬ 
eopsis, Lathyrus Latifolius, Sweet Wivelsfield, Dianthus Ne- 
glectus, Marigold, Portulaca, Petunia, Silene, Verbena Ven- 
osa, Scabiosa Caucasica, Double Shasta Daisy and Chrysan¬ 
themum Mrs. L. C. Bell. Many others bloomed but the flow¬ 
ers produced were poor. 
PROFIT AND WAGES 
The word profit is used often in our descriptions. What 
is profit—wages? In a way both are the same. Profit is in 
the “may be” class, wages are sure to come. Profit is quite 
often, chasing a cloud—at times there is no profit. Before 
wages can be paid, profit must be made. Profit is less of a 
gamble when those working for someone, do work as well, 
as they would work for themselves. And they can work for 
profit instead of for wages, whenever they choose to do so. 
To make profit easier to make, we strive to supply the 
best there is in seeds. That is our duty, we are well aware 
of that fact and no amount of work will discourage us if we 
see that the result of our work will benefit our customers. 
We, like many others, do not always make a profit, when we 
do, we have earned it. 
BLEEDING HEART 
DIELYTHRA SPECTABILIS—Readily saleable, absolutely hardy, easy 
to grow, fast to multiply, always in demand, a money making article 
for the flower grower. You can sell the roots simply divided or if 
you will pot them up (4 Inch pots) early in February, place in a 
greenhouse (temperature not over 55 deg.) you will have blooming 
plants for spring sales. Started early in January will be ready for 
Easter and no matter when you will have them they sell at a good 
price. Dig roots intended for forcing late in October or early in 
November, store in frames until February, then pot them up and 
water heavily AFTER they start into growth. 
Strong divisions with several eyes. 12 for $1.60; 100 for $12.00, 
not prepaid. 
TIGRIDIA 
To appreciate the rare, unusual beauty of tigridias one must see 
them. Flowers quaintly shaped in yellow or orange with markings of 
red and purple. They do well in dry soil. Not hardy. Store the roots 
over winter In a frostproof cellar. Price: 3 for 40c: $1.20 per dozen. 
