PUGET SOUND SEED COMPANY 
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DAHLIAS 
CULTURE 
Dahlias will adapt themselves to any kind of soil if properly cared for. Their 
native soil is a sandy loam. If your soil is poor, it should be built up in the fall with 
some good fertilizer, then at planting time, a handful of bone meal thoroughly mixed 
with the soil and placed in each hole, is very beneficial. 
In this climate Dahlias can be planted from April until June, but we prefer the 
latter part of April. Our bulbs are ready for delivery after April 15. Plant two or 
three feet apart in holes from four to six inches deep, laying bulb flat with the eye 
uppermost. Never stand bulb on end. 
Keep the soil worked until buds appear, after which keep the soil from crusting. 
Do not water until plant appears above the ground; it may cause it to rot. When 
watering, thoroughly soak the ground; do not sprinkle the surface. 
CACTUS AND HYBRID CACTUS 
ALEX KENNEDY—Large, deep crimson cactus on fine stems.35c 
AMBER GLOW—Bright yellow, deepening to orange.35c 
AUBURN BEAUTY—Bronze and yellow; incurved form, erect stems.50c 
BOB PLEUSE—Giant wine maroon, tipped and marked white.50c 
CONSTANCE—Pale amber, tinted cherry red, very large.30c 
CORONIA—Clear yellow, large .30c 
EDITH CARTER—Yellow tipped carmine, fine stems...25c 
EUGENIA—Fluffy old rose ...50c 
ISLAM PATROL—Crimson tipped with gold.50c 
J. W. HERSHEY—Glowing salmon rose, tipped gold.-25c 
J. H. JACKSON—The finest black cactus in existence; blackish maroon.20c 
JOHN RIDING—Deep, rich crimson, very large, incurved petals, strong stems; 
blackish maroon .*..50c 
KALIF—HC Gigantic flowers of brilliant scarlet, carried erect on long, strong 
stems .—'...35c 
KRIMHILDE—HC Deepest pink shading to white in center, late flowering.20c 
MAGNIFICENT—HC Oriental buff, overlaid rosy salmon, large and free.25c 
MILTON HOWARD—A charming shade of bright pink with white center and 
tips of petals ..25c 
MY MARYLAND—Pink and lavender ..50c 
-**NEW MOON—HC Canary yellow tipped with white.20c 
ORIENTAL BEAUTY—Clear, bright rose pink; perfect stem.75c 
NAGLES WONDER—Bright scarlet with tips reverse gold.30c 
RADIANT BEAM—HC. Orange buff with bronze .25c 
RICHARD BOX—Light yellow, free blooming on strong stems.25c 
RUTH VAN FLEET—HC. Large, full flowers of sulphur yellow on long, erect 
stems .30c 
SUNNYSIDE—Beautiful shade of grenadine red.50c 
SEDRO-WOOLLEY—HC. Back of petal Tyrian pink, front alizarine pink with 
shining through of maize yellow .25c 
SUNSET GLOW—-Scarlet suffused yellow ...25c 
SYNCOPATION—Buff yellow with cherry red.20c 
RUTH GLEADEL—HC. Giant blooms on long stems; yellow shading to an 
apricot bronze .-.20c 
WALKURE—Surphur, deepening to to gold in center.25c 
WASHINGTON CITY—HC. Pure white .30c 
Dahlia Collections 
COLLECTION NO. 10—One dozen Dahlia Tubers, all different. Not 
named, our selection .-..$1.00 
COLLECTION NO. 11—One dozen Dahlias, named, our selection. All 
different .$1.80 
