Smith-Fleming Dahlia Gardens 
GREEN PLANTS 
Our green plants are the equal of any that can 
be produced. The cuttings are all BASE cuttings 
and are rooted in sand, in which the temperature is 
carefully controlled. After the cuttings are rooted 
and potted in a carefully prepared mixture of soil 
and are then kept in a warm house until the plants 
have a chance to take a firm hold and are then shifted 
to a cooler house for a period of two weeks after 
which they are again moved, this time to a cold 
frame where they are properly hardened off. This 
means a lot of extra work but the results to our 
customers more than pays for our time. 
Once you have grown our green plants we feel 
sure that you will be more than satisfied with the 
results. 
Our green plants are grown and shipped in 3x3x3 
wooden boxes. This is approximately the equal of 
a 4-inch pot and practically eliminates the matting and 
tangling of roots insuring a well developed clump 
of roots. 
DAHLIA SEED 
Everyone who grows dahlias either for a hobby, 
for pastime, for recreation, or as a commercial grower, 
have missed many of the thrills of dahlia culture if 
they have not allotted at least a small portion of their 
garden spot to the growing of a few seedlings. No 
greater thrill can be derived than from watching the 
development of each plant into maturity and blossom. 
As each plant will produce a different bloom as to 
color and formation, you will be making several trips 
per day to the seedling patch to watch the de¬ 
velopments. 
But, first of all, the most essential part in growing 
dahlias from seed is to secure the best seed obtain¬ 
able. We believe we are very fortunate in being 
selected by Mr. Richard W. Petrie of Gardena, Cali¬ 
fornia, to represent and sell dahlia seed from his 
gardens. Trials in our gardens from Petrie’s Select 
Dahlia Seed has proven very satisfactory to us and 
we believe it will prove equally satisfactory to you. 
This dahlia seed is plant ripened under the California 
sunshine and is delivered to us in sealed packets 
bearing the name of the grower, Mr. Richard W. 
Petrie, Gardena, California. No finer seed can be 
produced. 
Prices of Petrie’s Select Dahlia Seed are: 25 seeds, 
$1.00. 50 seeds $2.00. 100 seeds $4.00. 500 seeds 
$15.00. 1,000 seeds $30.00. Prices of larger quantities 
upon request. NO SEEDS SOLD IN BULK OR BY 
WEIGHT. 
Star Brand ★ 
