Th is Splendid Guide Tells You Everything You Should 
Know About Dahlias 
H ERE at last is a Guide that gives not only the complete romance about dahlias, but also the 
practical side as well. For many years there have been dahlia books available but the 
majority have proven cumbersome for the average lover, or else their scope has been far too 
limited. But here are definite, time-tested instructions that anyone can understand for the cul¬ 
tivation and care of every type of dahlia. It tells you when and how to start the seeds, whether 
indoors or out, when to set out plants, how to transplant, cultivate and water, how to care for 
plants, and the best kinds of soil for them—these are only a few of the essential details covered. 
Just as much importance is laid on the artistic side of dahlia planting—whether you want 
dainty flowers or showy flowers, whether you want them for outdoor display or for cutting, for 
hedges, grouping massing or distant effects. 
Price 25c Refunded on all orders exceeding $1.00 Coin Card Enclosed. 
UNSOLICITED COMMENT 
From Connecticut: 
“Dear Friend Dixon: 
From Ohio: 
“Dear Mr. Dixon: 
I am again reading- your Dahlia Guide, very interest¬ 
ing. I believe if all our customers could be induced to 
have a copy, it would be helpful to us all, especially the 
cuts on how to plant. Plants, it seems, too few under¬ 
stand, they don’t get them deep enough. 
D. Paul Wickersham, 
MAD RIVER GARDENS, 
Urbana, Ohio.’’ 
From Michigan: 
“Dear Mr. Dixon: 
Another thing you have issued one of the finest books 
on dahlia growing I have ever seen and I guess I have 
seen most of them. By that I mean that for Mr. Aver¬ 
age Man it just simply cannot be bettered. Just why 
some of the other growers have not taken it up and 
issued it from your rights I fail to understand. Surely 
it would be well worth all the royalty they have to pay. 
I know if I were in a position to do so I would not 
hesitate a minute as it gives a service that you and I 
and others like us have had to experiment and work 
with, until we secured the results desired. 
M. J. Reynolds, 
REYNOLD’S DAHLIA GARDENS 
I have read your very interesting guide thru several 
times, and find much valuable information in it, in fact 
it is in a class by itself, among the many that 1 have 
received. 
Your very truly, 
Wm. J. Rathgeber.” 
From New York, 2-3-32. 
“Dear Sir: 
Two years ago I bought your collection No. 1 and I 
wish (at this rather late day) to thank you for your 
generosity in substituting some very fine expensive 
roots in place of those you could not supply as listed 
in the group. You were kind enough to substitute 
Jane Cowl, Saxon Chief, Harry Mayer, and other and 
in accordance with the slogan of the National Associa¬ 
tion of Commercial Dahlia Growers I want to say that 
I received more than a “Square Deal.” In view of 
your very generous treatment toward a casual buyer 
whom you never saw or heard of before, it is needless 
to say that I will be glad to tell others to deal with 
Derring-Do for an honest and “Square Deal.” 
Very sincerely yours, 
Otta M. Waeterling, 
1392 Boston Rd. 
New York City.” 
Royal Oak, Mich.” 
