IONIA, MICHIGAN 
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INFORMATION on Green Plants 
ECONOMY BUYING PLANTS— 
Dahlia plants are becoming: more popular each year, not 
only because they are much more economical to buy but usually 
produce larger flowers. 
EXPERIENCE— 
Our many year’s experience growing and exhibiting dahlias 
proves to us that dahlias grown from plants that are propa¬ 
gated and grown right are superior to those grown from 
roots usually producing larger and earlier flowers. 
PROPAGATION— 
We propagate all our plants in a well ventilated green¬ 
house, growing them as cool as possible, therefore producing 
healthy and husky plants. Growing them cool does not make 
the largest plants but they make up for it when planted. 
We are very firm believers in growing the young plants 
in three inch clay pots as we know the plants grown in pots 
dry out quicker than in boxes. The watering and drying out 
process is surely very beneficial to plant life. 
SHIPMENT OF PLANTS— 
Our plants are weather hardened for at. least ten days 
before shipment. Packed in special boxes they are guaranteed 
to reach you in good growing condition. We have shipped to 
nearly every state in the Union. 
PLANTING AND CARE OF GREEN PLANTS UPON 
ARRIVAL— 
Green plants should be immediately unpacked upon arrival 
and should be watered and then removed from paper pot: Then 
soak the dirt from the roots and straighten them out. This is 
not necessary but you get better clumps. Then carefully plant, 
setting plant so that the top of the ball of soil is about three 
inches below the ground level. Plants should then be watered 
thoroughly and covered with a basket or crate for a few days 
as a partial protection from the sun and wind. Water the 
plants every day for a few days and then every two or thre<e 
days for a week or two. The hard crust that forms around 
plant after watering should be carefully broken up as soon as 
soil is dry enough to work. If cut worms are around, plants 
should be protected by placing a collar made of heavy paper 
about three inches wide around them, setting collar about one 
inch deep in the soil. 
STAKES— 
Five or six foot stakes should be driven in ground about 
three feet apart one way and two or three feet the other be¬ 
fore setting out plants. That protects them from being tram¬ 
ped on by both children and dogs. Then as your plant grows 
the stake is there to tie the plant to. 
