Golden Rule Dahlia Farm , Lebanon. Ohio 
To Dahlia Growers Everywhere .... 
Greetings and Best Wishes for 1937 
T HE season of 1936 just passed brought two records to Golden Rule Dahlia Farm: 
A record heat wave and a record crop of flowers. 
The record for prolonged heat and drought was broken between April 6th and 
August 22nd, during which time but 6.74 inches of rain fell. The normal for that 
period is about 15.5 inches. During that period there were eleven days with maximum 
temperatures of 105 degrees or more. Eight days of these were consecutive. 
On August 23rd the Drought was broken, and the rainfall, from then on till Nov. 
1st was 16.5 inches. This rainfall was responsible for the record flower crop. Never 
in our history have we had such profuse and gorgeous Dahlia bloom as during October 
1936. 
The season ended October 27th with a dry freeze. Eight days later there was a 
twelve inch fall of snow. 
Our eighteen acres were dug in fourteen days and a fine crop of roots was harvested. 
FAITH IN THE DAHLIA IS REWARDED 
To the Amateur Dahlia Growers who faithfully tended their gardens thru 
last season’s great drought, when the outcome seemed very doubtful, we offer 
our compliments. They had Faith in the Dahlia. 
On the other hand, the Dahlia rewarded that Faith by producing one of 
the most gorgeous seasons of bloom in its history. 
“The Dahlia always comes across.” 
Pot Roots 
Dahlia pot roots are used by us annually and are the best of spring planting stock. 
Many of our patrons likewise have found pot roots valuable. 
This season we have a limited stock of pot roots only of the following varieties: 
The price is 1 % times the plant price. Bette Davis, Buckeye Glory, Buckeye Star, 
California Idol, Elegance, Eva Hunt, Lord of Autumn, May Robson, Mrs. Herbert 
O’Connor, Pink Spiral, Queen of the Angels, Queen City, and Son of Satan. 
M 
iniature Dahlias 
Root 
Baby Royal, pinkish salmon $ .35 
Plant 
$.. 
Jean, buff 
Root 
$ .50 
.75 
Plant 
$ • .. 
Baby Sagamore, gold shaded 
Little Snowqueen, white ... 
.50 
red . 
. 1.00 
.50 
Little Jewell, bright pink. 
.35 
Bishop of Llandorf, red ... 
.75 
.50 
Muriel, old rose . 
.50 
Buckeye Baby, gold buff . 
1.50 
.75 
Orchid Lady, orchid pink ... 
1.50 
.75 
Buckeye Jr., rose bronze. 
.50 
I’ytie Conway, lavender. 
.75 
.50 
Camelia, scarlet orange ... 
.. .50 
Red Head, orange scarlet . 
.50 
.50 
Carla, buff shaded pink. 
.. .50 
.50 
Skippy, white tipped red 
.50 
.50 
Dahliadel Joy, yellow 
.50 
Sweetheart, carmine tipped 
Eclipse Jr., soft orange . 
.75 
white . 
.35 
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