1939 CATALOG OF RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
No. 16. MRS. F. BACHLER.— Deep rose-red, center 
of upper petals blood-red. Flowers 3 inches in 
diameter. Always in flower. An outstanding, 
beautiful variety. 
Young rooted plants. 25c each 
Unrooted cuttings. 4 for 25c 
Unrooted cuttings. $5.00 per 100 
No. 17. THERESE. —Light Mallow-purple; upper 
petals Dahlia-purple center. Flowers 3 inches in 
diameter. 
Young rooted plants. 25c each 
Unrooted cuttings. 4 for 25c 
Unrooted cuttings. $5.00 per 100 
COLLECTION of 15 varieties— 
Rooted plants. $3.50 
Note: Should we be sold out of rooted cuttings during the 
season we shall send unrooted cuttings in a greater quantity, 
3 unrooted cuttings in place of I rooted plant. 
NEW PELARGONIUMS 
No. 18. ELENORE ROBER. —1938 Novelty. Begonia 
Rose, two maroon spots in upper petals. Large 
flowers and a very showy variety. 
Young rooted plants from 3-inch pots 
$1.00 each $10.00 per dozen 
No. 22. LOIS MacKAY. —Tyrian pink, large, upper 
petals strongly veined with bordeaux. Fine, 
healthy grower and a very fine 1938 novelty. 
Young rooted plants 
$1.00 each $10.00 per dozen 
No. 25. PEGGY CRADDOCK. —An exceptionally fine 
variety of healthy growth. Flowers three inches 
in diameter. La France pink with Vandyke red 
spot in center of each petal and stripes of the Van¬ 
dyke red running from spots towards the center. 
$1.00 each $ 10.00 per dozen 
No. 27. A new variety of exceptional merit. Flowers 
three inches in diameter. Tyrian pink, a little 
lighter in center. Blood red spots in the two upper 
petals. A very healthy grower of medium height. 
$1.00 each $ 10.00 per dozen 
No. 36. A very outstanding variety, of exceptional 
growth and very fine for massing. Flowers three 
inches in diameter. Pale Rosolane purple with 
Auricula purple spots in all five petals. 
$1.00 each $ 10.00 per dozen 
THE FANTASY DAHLIAS 
This new type Dahlia is one of our own creations. 
Mr. Diener worked on it for the last ten years. They 
come in every color imaginable and each plant brings 
flowers of a different color, but each petal of the 
flowers has a white stripe running full length of the 
petal with the sides of the petals being colored. 
Seedlings flower from 2 y 2 to 3 months after sowing. 
If you are a fancier of Dahlias, you will agree with 
us that they are something outstanding and beautiful. 
Trade packet 25c 6 packets $1.00 
POMPON DAHLIA 
POMPON DAHLIA. —Pompons are great favorites 
everywhere for cut flowers and for bedding. 
Flowers from our strain run from one to three 
inches in diameter and the blooms have a great 
range of colors. They are good keepers and are 
valuable for table decorations, being popularly used 
in great quantities by cafeterias and restaurants 
and roadstands. 
25 seeds 25c 50 seeds 50c 100 seeds $1.00 
1000 seeds $5.00 
FANCY SELECTED DAHLIAS.— Of all large flowering 
types, including Chrysanthemum Dahlia. 
25 seeds $1.00 50 seeds $2.00 100 seeds $4.00 
1000 seeds $20.00 
DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING DAHLIA SEEDS 
Sandy leaf mould or any good garden soil should be used. 
Use a box or pan to sow the seeds into. Fill the receptacle 
3 inches with soil. Smooth the surface over with a smooth 
board, then sprinkle seed over the soil and press into the 
ground. The seeds should be very lightly covered with the 
soil, in fact, it should be shaken over the seeds with a fine 
sieve. Put the seeds in a warm, moist place and see that the 
soil is not permitted to become dry. 
Glass may be put over the flats to preserve the moisture. 
In this case, if the sun shines on them, they should be pro¬ 
tected by a single sheet of paper over the glass. Otherwise, 
too great a heat will develop between glass and soil. Remove 
the paper at night and in dark weather. 
It will be three months before all the seeds are up, which 
is natural with Dahlias. Some seeds come up in four days, 
while others take months. When they are up, take them out 
of the seed box inside of three days. To do this without in¬ 
terfering with the other seeds, use a sharp-pointed stick and 
drive it down into the soil next to each seedling and lift 
same up. Put each plant in a 3-inch pot; they can be kept 
back for two or three months or until ready to go into the 
open. Plant in the full sun and stake early. 
Every seed is hand picked and will grow if handled cor¬ 
rectly. 
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