PACIFIC SEEP COMPANY 
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 
DAHLIA SEEDS 
Keen interest Has "been manifest of late in tire growing of Dahlias 
from seed. From the large decorative sorts to the smaller bedding va¬ 
rieties you will find interest in producing danlia plants from seed. 
Many of the named varieties from which our seed is collected would cost 
you considerable in tne root form. Start tne seed indoors in Marcn or 
April, transplant to location and you will nave bloom from tne middle 
of tne summer till frost. We usually consider tnat tne Danlia will be 
in flower in from 100 to 105 days from tne date of planting tne seeds; 
so you can make your plans accordingly. Starting xvitn tne Dwarf or 
Bedding varieties we offer tne very select strain of 
UNWINS DWARF GIANT FLOWERED 
Unwins bedding Danlias are firmly establisned in popular favor/ 
possibly more so in England tnan in tnis country, altnougn people are 
rapidly beginning to realize tne beauty and value of tnese Danlias 
as a cut flower. They are as easy to grow as tne Zinnia. Tnis strain 
produces plants wnicn bloom profusely. THe flowers are in a full 
range of Autumn colors,- Red, Yellow, Scarlet, Cream, Tan, Terra 
Cotta, Orange, Apricot, Peacn - and are single and semi-double. These 
plants average about two feet in height. Generous packet 35^* 
MIGNON STRAIN 
These are very dwarf and very floriferous. Tne plants do not ex. 
ceed two feet in height. Tne flowers are good for cutting, being 
borne on small, stiff stems. Packet 2^* 
CACTUS FLOWERED DAHLIA 
We offer a mixture from the best named varieties of the CACTUS 
FLOWERED VARIETIES. Packet 2?^. 
DOUBLES 
We offer a mixture from the best named varieties of the finest 
large flowered doubles at 25 ^ per packet. 
GOURDS 
Gourds nave been increasingly popular in the last tnree years. 
Plan to plant some of these seeds and have the value of their vine and 
foliage on pergolas, fences or arbors, and tne pleasure of their fruit 
for ornament after tne vine nas disappeared. In tne large Gourde we 
offer tne CALABASH or PIPE GOURD; the DIPPER often used for making 
dippers and for making birds nests; tne GIANT BOTTLE or CHINESE 
WATER JUG; the GIANT CLUB, sometimes growing from ^ to 6 feet in 
length; the HERCULES-CLUB wnicn is from 2 to 3 feet long and club 
shape; and the thick-shelled SUGAR TROUGH. In the small varieties 
we offer the MINIATURE BOTTLE; the EGG, which is white and about the 
size of an egg, often used as nest eggs; the ORANGE, which has the 
color and shape of an orange; tne PEAR, which is pear-snape, striped 
yellow and green; tne SPOON, wnicn is a small ball-shaped fruit with 
