2 KUNZMAN, NEW ALBANY, INDIANA 
Very Important-Read All 
Be sure to read your catalog throughout; it will pay 
you. 
Our roots are especially hardy and rugged, because 
they are grown in poor soil, without fertilizer or stimu¬ 
lant of any kind. That is why they will grow well and 
produce profusely wherever planted, in any soil or cli¬ 
matic conditions, whereas, the ordinary roots sent out 
are grown in rich soil, well fertilized (to produce large 
clumps) and these produce weak growth and little or 
no bloom; also, poor roots. Our prices are no higher 
than the others, why not be sure and get the best. We 
guarantee our roots. 
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Our plants are the best and hardiest possible to be 
had. We take only heel or base cuttings (no top cut¬ 
tings whatever) from hardy stock. These are grown in 
cool conditions making them stocky, vigorous, sure to 
grow and produce. If we produced them like some 
growers, under forcing conditions, we could produce 
three or four times the number of plants from the same 
stock; consequently could make more money at half the 
price. But, the customer would suffer. 
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Don’t plant your tubers too early. Find out when 
corn-planting time is in your locality and plant then or 
later. Do not have your dahlia rots forwarded to you 
until planting time. We have never made it a practice 
to exhibit our dahlias in any competition. To do so, 
we would be compelled to practice high fertilizing, etc., 
in methods which we do not want to do. As we do not 
exhibit, we cannot claim prize-winning of any kind. We 
leave that to our customers, and the 20 odd years of 
successful business we have experienced proves that our 
customers are well satisfied. We have hundreds of 
personal letters telling of their successes in competition. 
Our vigorous roots pave the way to successful competi¬ 
tion. 
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Our catalog contains the result of 25 years testing of 
the 10,000 or more different varieties of dahlias origi¬ 
nated. We have, during that time, bought thousands of 
different varieties, which after testing were found want¬ 
ing and discarded. We follow the same practice to¬ 
day; if a variety is found undesirable, no matter how 
famous or how many Honor Rolls, etc., it has taken 
(such, for instance, as American Legion) we discard it. 
We do not want to fool our customers, no matter how 
much profit there may be in it. We keep our cellars 
at a very cool temperature. This prevents the loss of 
vitality in roots; keeps them firm and full-stengthened. 
Consequently, no sprouts will appear until after April 
1st to 15th; we cannot supply sprouted dahlias before 
then. However, each tuber will have one or more good 
eyes. If dahlias are sent out after May 1st, some 
may have fairly long sprouts on them. As it is not 
good to plant these sprouts, we generally cut them 
back. Don’t think, if you receive a root with sprout cut 
off, that it is one we have taken ‘slips’ from; we never 
send out any roots which have been on the propagating 
bench. 
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When ordering, be sure to tell us when planting time 
(same as corn planting time) occurs in your locality. 
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