Dahlia Plants 
are sprouts or cuttings taken from stock of 
named varieties, started early in the green¬ 
house, rooted in sand benches, potted and 
grown inside until established, then moved to 
cold frames for hardening off, ready for ship¬ 
ping and field planting. 
If you do not grow your dahlias from green 
plants, we suggest that you give them a trial, 
for, when properly grown from healthy stock 
and given the care that any plant requires, 
they will give you better blooms and will make 
a nice clump of roots for future plantings. 
However, they must be cultivated and watered, 
and, if insects bother, sprayed with an insec¬ 
ticide. 
Dahlia Green Plants are ready for shipment 
after April 15, and will bloom at about the 
same time as roots that have been planted 
three weeks earlier. The price of plants is 
one-half or less than the price of roots of the 
same variety. We recommend their use very 
highly, especially for our local conditions in 
Southern California. 
