INSTRUCTIONS—INFORMATION 
Please Read Before Ordering 
REMITTANCES—May be made by Check, Post Office or Express 
Money Order, or Registered Letter, and if for less than $1.00 can be 
made in U. S. Stamps. Coin and money should be sent by registered 
letter. Customers residing outside the United States please do not send 
Foreign stamps or currency—a Post Office order is preferable. All 
unpaid orders will be sent C. O. D. unless satisfactory arrangements 
can be made when the order is given. 
GUARANTEE—I wish it distinctly understood that although I 
take all possible pains, I will not be responsible beyond the purchase 
price. I guarantee every root and plant I send out to be just as 
represented, absolutely true-to-name, reach its destination safely in 
good growing condition. I will cheerfully replace anything that fails 
to prove otherwise, and will appreciate your calling my attention to it. 
All orders postpaid. 
NAME AND ADDRESS—Please remember to write your name, 
street and number. Post Office. County, State and Country if Foreign, 
as plainly as possible. Post Office Box or R. F. D. number if you have 
one. 'This will avoid delays and chances for errors. 
ALWAYS ADDRESS 
J. K. ALEXANDER, The Dahlia King 
or HONEST JOHN 
499 Central St., EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. 
THE CULTURE OF THE DAHLIA 
Success Will Follow If You Observe These Instructions 
PLANTING. Plant roots in hills or drills, laying flat down, 6 
inches deep. Do not stand the root on end. If you stand the root on 
end, having the sprout near the top of the ground, all the new roots 
which will form will grow near the top of the ground and when you 
have a dry spell your plant becomes stunted, whereas, if the roots 
were planted flat down 6 inches deep, no matter how dry the season, 
the roots would receive sufficient moisture to keep them growing. If 
planting with manure, cover manure an inch or so before planting 
roots; fertilizer should be thoroughly worked into the soil. Either 
fertilizer or manure will burn the sprout; be sure to cover with soil. 
By planting the root first, then covering an inch or so with soil 
and applying your fertilizer or manure, your plant receives the entire 
benefit of the dressing. The dressing is above the root and every rain 
carries the food down to the roots, whereas, if your dressing is below 
the root, each rain takes your dressing further away from your plant. 
CULTIVATION. Cultivation is the principal requirement of the 
Dahlia—the most important of all operations to insure success. Keep 
the soil well cultivated and free from weeds; never allow the soil to 
crust. 
Be sure your friends get all my catalogs, as I guarantee all my 
stock to grow true to name, or stock is cheerfully replaced free of 
ail expense. 
I have been in the Dahlia and Plant growing business for over 49 
years and at one time had over 40,000 customers and have shipped 
bulbs all over the world. 
I shall only issue a folder this Spring on account of hard times, so 
send all orders from this. 
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