1936 
CARL SALBACH 
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An example of the gorgeous array of huge, colorful blooms that can be raised 
from Salbach Dahlia Seed. 
Besides giving you the finest dahlias obtainable, plantings from our seed 
permit you to choose varieties most adaptable to your climate. This is par¬ 
ticularly true for those who live where summers are too hot and dry for most 
dahlias to grow well. Our long experience in hybridizing enables us to select 
the hardiest and most versatile parent stock, and each packet carries a goodly 
percentage of seed qualified to thrive in the interior valleys. 
The joy of growing dahlias from seed lies largely in the fact that they 
produce full sized bushes and maximum bloom the first year. Each seed that 
grows (and most of them do) gives you a new plant, entirely different from 
the existing varieties—many being finer than the dahlias already in com¬ 
merce. The tubers, however, come true to the original bush, enabling you 
to build up a stock of the fine new varieties you grow. 
Dahlia seed are easily germinated with or without greenhouse treatment, 
and as they cost as little as one cent per plant, afford the greatest possible 
bloom for your investment. 
SELECTED DAHLIA SEED (Large Flowering Type). Especially gathered from the best 
flowers of the very finest varieties we list—from parents which have proven their tendency 
to pass on to their offspring size, vigor, keeping quality, and fine colors. Produce the finest 
blooms in varied types and colors. Bloom abundantly from seed the first year planted. 
50 seeds.$1.50 100 seeds.$2.50 
CHOICE DAHLIA SEEDS (Large Flowering Type). Picked from good seed parents—and 
sometimes produce new varieties as outstanding as those coming from our Selected Seed 
strain. A most inexpensive way to have a gay colorful garden that is just full of blooms over 
an unusually long period. 
100 seeds.$1.00 
Directions for Growing Dahlias from Seed Supplied with Every Package. 
SALBACH POMPON DAHLIA SEED 
Pompon dahlias are the small “button” dahlias. While the seed of these do not 
give 100% pompons, it gives a large percentage of attractive “button” dahlias. Besides 
pompons, these seeds usually produce a number of duplex (small flowers with two or 
three rows of petals) dahlias, and often attractive miniature dahlias. 
(40 to 50 seeds).50c pkt. 
MINIATURE DAHLIA SEED. Collected from our fine miniature varieties. Will give a 
varied and attractive assortment of small type dahlias—35c pkt. 
