How to Order 
Early orders avoid disappointment. Kindly state in 
your order whether plants will be accepted if roots are 
sold out, if not money will be cheerfully and promptly 
returned. 
With each order we are including full and complete 
cultural directions for growing dahlias. 
REFERENCE: The Citizens National Bank, Mari¬ 
etta, Ohio. 
GUARANTEE: All stock sold by us is fully guar¬ 
anteed. 
All orders will be prepaid and shipments will be made 
April 1st unless otherwise ordered. All shipments 
made before April 1st, 1938, will not be guaranteed 
against freezing, but the utmost care will be exercised 
to ship during mild weather. 
TERMS: Cash with order, your personal check, 
money order or bank draft. Send no currency unless 
by registered mail. 
On retail orders for Ohio delivery, 3% should be 
added to comply with the Sales Tax Law. 
On all plant orders add 25 cents for special delivery. 
DISCOUNT: Will allow usual discount to com¬ 
mercial growers where stock is sufficient. No discount 
on any marked net. 
CANADIAN CUSTOMERS: Arrange for the im¬ 
portation of Nursery Stock from the United States with 
the Secretary of the Destructive Insect and Pest Act 
Advisory Board, Dept, of Agriculture, Ottawa, and file 
the permit with the Collector of Customs so shipments 
may be cleared, sending the number of the permit to 
us that we may place it on the shipment. Owing to 
the extra hazards caused by inspections, repacking and 
delays, we cannot guarantee safe delivery of plants. 
The delivery of roots proving far more satisfactory. 
Our Own Introductions 
PIONEER CITY BONFIRE, Formal Decorative, 85+ 
7 to 9 x 5 inches. 
A seedling from “Girl of Hillcrest,” one you will wish 
to grow. The color is given by Maerz & Paul as a bon¬ 
fire red. Photo elsewhere in this list. Strong growing 
bush 4Vz to 5 feet high with healthly leathery foliage, 
excellent stems, good centers and faces just right, good 
keeper when off the bush. It has been greatly admired 
in our garden. Only time shown in competition was 
at the recent Akron, Ohio, show where it captured the 
blue ribbon in the undisseminated class. A limited 
number of roots. 
Root $3.00 Net. Plants $1.00. 
O. S. U., Informal Decorative 
6 to 9 x 4 inches. 
A novel bloom showing two colors caused by the 
artistic curl and twisting of petals. Has the appear¬ 
ance of scarlet and gray, colors of Ohio State Univer¬ 
sity. A student from O. S. U. visiting our garden, 
upon seeing this seedling at once suggested that it be 
named “O. S. U.” It is very attractive and one I think 
you will like. Bush 4 V 2 to 5 feet, strong insect resist¬ 
ing foliage, excellent stems and faces good. 
Root $2.00. Plants $1.00. 
