THE RUSTIC GARDENS 
Bel ding, Michigan 
To Our Friends 
It is our intention to have every transaction so satisfactory 
to our customers that it will be a pleasure to do business 
with us. 
We are glad to do everything in our power to accommo¬ 
date and to show our customers we appreciate their business. 
Should theie be anything unsatisfactory, we want the 
opportunity to make it right if we are wrong. 
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All of the dahlia tubers, dahlia plants and rooted cuttings 
listed in the following pages are grown by us in our gieen- 
house or in oui field. 
Our stock is of the finest quality and we are prepared to 
till your order with as high quality tubers and plants as it is 
possible to produce. 
Our tubers are field grown, without stimulating fertilizers, 
and our plants propagated from se'ected field grown s.ock 
that are true to name. 
Our plants are grown cool, and are weather hardened foi 
a week or ten days before shipping. No better plants can be 
grown, ncr procured from anywhere, nor at any price, than 
the plants we offer you. 
Our plants are propagated right, grown right, packed 
light for shipment and we guarantee them to carry safely to 
any part of the American continent, and that they will reac.i 
you in growing condition. 
MINIMUM ORDER. Orders for $2.00 or over, prepaid, 
via parcel pest or express. 
Less than $2.00, add 10c for postage. 
All orders are acknowledged the day received. 
Keep a copy of your order. Write name and address 
plain'y. 
We aie liberal in filling orders, as many of our customers 
can testify. 
Our plants are state and federal inspected, which insures 
you of disease free plants, roots, tubers and bulbs. 
We wish to call your attention to our col'ections from 
$3.00 to $20.00, and are confident you will find some to your 
liking. 
Therefore, we solicit your trade. If you have never given 
us an order, give us a small one now. It will receive our most 
careful attention. 
Yours for prize winning dahlias in 1936. 
THE RUSTIC GARDENS 
Francis Gais, Mgr. 
Guarantee 
We unreservedly guarantee all stcck purchased from us 
to be true to name and to be satisfactory in every re¬ 
spect. Any stock which proves otherwise wifi be cheer¬ 
fully replaced or proper adjustment made immediately. 
Not responsible in any case for more than actual 
purchase price. 
Notice! 
-- Rooted Dahlia Cuttings 
We can furnish rooted cuttings of many of the 
varieties listed at 25 to 33 1-3% of the tuber 
price. Send us your list for price before April 
1st. Shipment before May 1st. 
HONOR ROLL 
- Dahlia Seed 
25 Seeds __ $1.00 
50 Seeds _ 2.00 
100 Seeds _ __ 3.00 
The above seed has been selected frem Honor Roll and 
Blue R bbon winners and will give you many fine dahlias. 
Order a package today and grow a few seedlings. Plant¬ 
ing instructions included with each package of seed. 
Delphinum Special- 
To introduce our Hybrid Delphinum we will 
ship prepaid 12 2-year-old plants for $1.00. 
This offer expires April 1st. 
-—_ Glads 
As space does not permit us to list our many 
varieties, we will ship prepaid 10 each of 5 
varieties for $1.00, or 10 each of 10 varieties 
for $1.75. Will include 5 bulbs of Picardy with 
all orders received before March 15, 1936. 
Save The Dates Below 
And plan to attend and exhibit at the National 
Dahlia Show to be held in Detroit, Michigan, 
September 16-17-18. 
Member Michigan Dahlia Society and American Dahlia 
Society. 
OUR LOCATION 
The Rustic Gardens are located on M-44, two blocks west 
of its junction with M-68. Visitors take either trunk line. 
WE ARE A CERTIFIED MEM3ER 
OF THE 
DAHLIA SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN 
AND AUTHORIZED TO USE THE 
SOCIETY’S EMBLEM 
THE RUSTIC GARDENS 
Belding, Michigan 
