Fottler, Fiske, 
R 
awson 
Boston 
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Care of tHe Plants* 5f lou ^ J u k® ra b® planted early, care must be taken after they appear al>ove ground 
r —------—- . . that some of our late frosts, which sometimes come during the latter part of May, do not 
nip the tender shoot which is just showing itself above ground; this may be easily taken care of by spreading newspapers 
over them loosely, with a stone or handful of dirt on each corner to keep the papers from blowing off during the night. 
Care should also be taken at this time for the prevention of cut-worms in destroying the young shoots, and we recom¬ 
mend the use of Aphol, Cut-Worm hood or Tobacco Dust as the best preventive for this pest. 
As soon as the plants attain a height of eight or ten inches, stakes should be used at once to prevent the brittle stalks 
from getting broken; good, heavy stakes are the best to use, and about five feet in length above ground; extra stakes 
may be added should too many branches be allowed to grow. 
While the plants are about a foot high an occasional spraying of Nico-Fume Liquid, Nicoticide, Tobakine, or any 
first-class solution of Nikoteen, will kill and keep away the Aphis or Green Fly, which so often infests Dahlias. 
To obtain the largest and most perfect flowers only the best and largest buds must be allowed to mature, the others 
taken off, enabling the full strength to develop these into exhibition blooms. 
It is probably useless to mention that weeds should at all times be kept out, and the hoeing up of the hills adds great¬ 
ly, should the bulbs have any tendency to push themselves toward the surface, or should we unfortunately have a long 
spell of dry weather. 
Fvliihition Flowers P r °duce the finest 
iLXniPluon flowers, flowers for exhibition 
purposes, not over five branches should be allowed to 
remain on each plant, and when the flower buds appear 
there, only one bud should be allowed to come to ma¬ 
turity, enabling each branch to produce one excep¬ 
tionally fine, perfect flower. The flowers for quality 
must not be allowed to receive drenching rains when 
near full bloom, ana should in some way be protected 
from such. It is always advisable to cut the flowers 
that are to be exhibited, as late as possible the night 
before using, placing them in water, and keeping them 
as cool as possible over night, thereby enabling them to 
withstand handling, packing and transportation. 
This feature is quite important, 
niaaina th*» Rlllhs Dahlia bulbs to be in 
Lugging ine quids. the best conclition for 
W inter storing should not be taken out of the ground 
until after the tops have been killed by frost, which 
will allow' all the strength of the stalks to recede back 
into the bulbs and swell them, preparatory to storing 
for their dormant season. 
After digging, spread the clumps out to dry, then 
pack them in dry soil or sand, and keep in a cool place, 
but do not allow them to freeze. 
These ought to be looked at every few weeks after 
the middle of January, and if they have any appearance 
of drying or shriveling, those affected may be taken out 
and kept in a slightly moist place, or moistened in some 
way until time for planting. 
Prices We not pr * ce our Dahlias in the general 
__! list other than singly, but we have made a 
uniform price by the dozen in the following schedule 
for those desiring larger quantities of any one variety. 
One-half dozen of any one variety sold at the dozen 
rate. 
Each variety offered at 15c. each, SI.50 per doz.; 20c. 
each, $2.00 per doz.; 25c. each, $2.50 per doz.; 30c. each, 
S3.00 per doz.; 35c. each, S3.50 per doz.; 50c. each, $5.00 
per doz.; 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; $1.00 each, $10.00 
per doz. 
We deliver free all of our Dahlias and Gladioli at the single and dozen prices, to any Post Office in the 
delivery. United States. 
COLLECTIONS OF DAHLIAS OFFERED FOR 1915 
As a special inducement for our customers to try out the newer forms of Dahlias, we are prepared to make up the 
following collections in separate types of real choice varieties. No worthless varieties are included, for the simple reason 
that we do not stock them. These collections prepaid to any Post Office in the United States. 
Special Collections 
10 VARIETIES choice Dahlias, named, of any type 
listed. Our selection. $1.00. 
25 VARIETIES choice Dahlias, named, of Cactus, 
Decorative, Pseony-flowered, Show and Pompon types, 
or of any special type. Our selection of varieties. $2.50. 
50 VARIETIES choice Dahlias, named, of Cactus, 
Decorative, Pseony-flowered and Show types, or of any 
special type. Our selection of varieties. $5.00. 
100 VARIETIES choice Dahlias, named, of Cactus, 
Decorative, Pajony-flowered and Show types, or of any 
special type. Our selection of varieties. $10.00. 
For larger quantities, write us for prices. 
Mixed Dahlias 
Splendid mixture, named varieties, for garden effeet and 
cut flowers; a grand assortment of colors and varieties. 
10 for 75c., 25 for S1.50, 50 for 82.50, 100 for 85.00. 
Dahlia Seed 
We have been able to harvest a quantity of hand-picked 
seed from our large collection, which will contain many 
new forms and extra choice varieties. Offered in the fol¬ 
lowing types: 
2460. Cactus-flowered. Finest mixed.$0.20 
2463. Pseony-flowered. Choicest mixed.25 
2465. Decorative. Finest mixed.25 
2470. Double Show. Finest mixed.25 
2473. Collarette. In choicest mixture.20 
2475. Single. Finest mixed.10 
2478. Pompon. Choice mixed.15 
