We Grow the Best 
1937 TRADE LIST 
We wish to thank our many friends and customers 
for the nice letters and past favors. And take pleasure 
in presenting our 1937 Trade List. 
Our root stock is all our own growing as well as 
plants. New varieties grown from originators’ stock 
or Certified Dealers which insures true-to-named roots 
and plants. 
Our system of haldling roots and plants is as ac¬ 
curate as it is possible to handle thousands of plants, 
and in case of error we are always ready to make 
good to the extent of purchase price. 
Stock inspected and approved by the State and 
Federal Inspection Department. We are growing and 
expect to be co-introducers w r ith Mr. A. E. Heil, of 
Pittsburgh, Pa., on his seedlings, which he expects 
to release some of them for 1938. 
THE CONQUEROR (SC) 
A seedling of Satan. An improvement on it’s 
parent. A Giant Purple, size (13x6) shown at Beaver, 
Pa., got the Gold Ribbon as best seedling in the show. 
STOP LIGHT (FD) 
A bright red, Blue Ribbon winner at the West 
Virginia State Show. Also Blue Ribbon at Beaver, Pa., 
Show. Two times at bat and two home runs. Rightly 
named as it will stop any real dahlia fan. 
HEIL’S BIG BOY (FD) 
Here we have a six footer, autumn colored Giant. 
I personally measured one bloom in Mr. Heil’s garden 
(12x9. No nitrates used. A super Giant that may 
make R. L. Ripley step on the gas. I expect to plant 
each to try them out. 
L. M. P. A seedling of Lady Myra Ponsonby. 
Large and a free bloomer. A (ID) and Blue Ribbon 
winner at Beaver, Pa. 
T. E. P. A giant (ID) Purple that will grow 12 
inch bloom and lots of them. The above and 15 others 
grown from Mr. Heil’s own hand polanized seed. We 
do not have seed for sale. 
KEY TO TYPE 
(FD) Formal Dec. (ID) Informal Dec. (SC) Semi 
Cactus. (STC, IC and C) for Straight, incurved and 
Cactus. 
All prices are F. O. B., Washington, Pa. Packing 
free. If wanted by Parcel Post, add postage, otherwise 
shipments will be made by express, collect. 
