PUDOR'S, INC., PUYALLUP 
WASHINGTON 
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Unwin's English Mignon or Charm Dahlias 
ONE OF THE FINEST FLORAL INTRODUCTIONS 
OF THIS DECADE 
(Special Re-selected Stock) 
In this new race are combined the best qualities of Coltness Gem 
and the Charm type. In the main, the. form of flower is semi-double 
(see photo) but a few single and fully doubles are produced. The 
hybrids are very precocious, blooming 3 to 3% months from the time 
of sowing. They are extraordinarily free, the blooms being thrown 
up on strong stems well above the foliage. Rarely exceeding 24 
inches in height, they do not require stakes, and may be planted as 
closely as 18 to 20 inches apart. Given the same treatment, they 
are easier to raise from seeds than Asters or Stocks. We believe 
the color range to be wider than in any other type of Dahlia. 
These hybrids are the outcome of 10 years’ scientific hybridiza¬ 
tion and selection, and are far and away the finest type of Dwarf 
Dahlias in commerce. Continuous drastic re-selection has vastly 
improved the strain we now offer on the original strain. 
J4 oz. $1.50; i/s oz. (over 500 seeds) 75c; 1/16 oz. (over 250 seeds) 
50c; per pkt. of about 75 seeds, 25c. 
Chicago, Illinois, 1934 
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT A CENTURY 
OF PROGRESS 
September 22, 1934. 
Pudor’s, Inc., Puyallup, Washington. 
Gentlemen: 
I thought you would be interested in knowing how the 
English Mignons, which you sent in the Spring, are develop¬ 
ing. These flowers are now in full blossom and make a won¬ 
derful showing. They are attracting a great deal of favorable 
attention. 
I believe that this variety represents one of the finest 
Dwarf Dahlias and we highly recommend it to everyone. 
JOHN A. SERRAS, Executive Secretary. 
While visiting in Chicago and at the fair, I saw some 
of your dwarf dahlias. They certainly are beautiful. 
MRS. C. N., Norwood, Minn. 
3PF~ I think the finest novelty I saw during the entire sea¬ 
son, either on private, commercial, or in shows, was your 
Charm Dahlias. 
A. O. COURTRIGHT, Dalton, Penn. 
UNWIN’S HYBRID CHARM DAHLIAS. Delightful Mignon 
Dahlias; beautiful single and semi-double dwarf Dahlias; good 
keepers and charming for bouquets or house decoration. Five dif¬ 
ferent varieties for $1.10, prepaid; $2.50 per doz. (all different) pre¬ 
paid; each 25c. 
LITTLE PINK LADY. A charming semi-double light pink 
Mignon Dahlia with fluted petals with yellow center. Height 15 
inches. Three tubers for $1.00; each 35c. 
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. A most charming flame colored 
double flower with a full center of same color, just like a large 
double Pyrethrum. Height 15 inches. We are sure you will love it. 
Flowers in both varieties are 3 inches in diameter. Most charming 
cut flowers, keeping for days. Price same as for Little Pink Lady. 
The above two Mignon Dahlias were selected from out of dozens 
of different varieties, as the best colors and the prettiest flowers. 
All our Mignon Charm Dahlias make excellent cut flowers for 
house decoration, lasting for many days. In this they differ from 
the ordinary dahlias. 
THE PROBLEM OF THE EDGING PLANT 
For the past two seasons my garden has boasted what has seemed 
to me the handsomest flower edging I have ever seen, and one which 
I am afraid is going to be copied next summer in half the gardens of 
the county. I used an ounce of Alyssum seed of the variety known 
as “Carpet of Snow” and a quarter ounce of Lilac Queen. The lilac 
sort grows just enough taller than the white to give the edging a 
delightful irregularity in height, and the color softens and enlivens 
the deadness of the white, as used alone, into a pleasing tint, some¬ 
times suggesting a delicate soft gray and again a dainty pink. 
Toward fall the lilac color grows somewhat stronger than earlier, 
probably because the colored sort holds out much better than the 
white. 
Innumerable people visit my garden each season, and hardly a 
garden owner who has seen it recently but has exclaimed over this 
Alyssum edging and has asked the recipe for it. It will be used 
again this coming summer and indefinitely until the urge for a 
change seizes me, and then I suppose I shall turn to Violas or 
lobelias, for out of all the edging plants I have tried, or seen tried, 
these three come nearest the standard of perfection. (House Beauti¬ 
ful.) 
PBi 'JP 
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/4s grown from seed. An actual photograph showing a few of 
the exquisite shades embraced, on back cover page. 
Easier to Grow from Seed than Asters or Stocks 
Sown in March, Seed, 25 cents per Packet 
they bloom in June 1/16 oz. 50c 
HAND-COLORED FLOWER SLIDES FOR GARDEN CLUBS 
Over 100 Garden Clubs throughout the states showed our colored 
Delphinium and flower slides last year; there are some 35 of them in 
a set, including a little talk on the cultivation of Delphiniums, 
thrown on the screen and read aloud by the operator; there is also 
other reading matter, the whole making it a sort of an illustrated 
lecture. Time required for showing, about 30 to 45 minutes. We 
have three sets going all the time, and it is well to make application 
three to four weks ahead of your meeting. Each club must pay the 
transportation charges, which average about $1.50 each way to 
Eastern points. About $1 to the Middle West — nearby points much 
less. They must be promptly returned. 
Maplewood, Oregon, 
August 11, 1936. 
I have been recommending your delphiniums to all parties 
since I visited your gardens. There may be better and nicer 
ones grown but as I have not seen them this year I can 
truthfully say that yours are the nicest that I have seen this 
past season. 
BORSCH & SON, 
Growers of Rare Plants. 
