1939-1940 CATALOG OF RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, oxnard. calif., u. s. a. 
THE FANTASY DAHLIAS 
This new type Dahlia is one of our own creations, 
Mr. Diener having worked on this new type Dahlia 
for 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 run¬ 
ning full length of the petal with the sides of the 
petals being colored. Seedlings flower from ZVz to 3 
months after sowing. If you are a fancier of Dahlias, 
you will agree with us that they are something out¬ 
standing and beautiful. 
Trade packet 25c 6 packets $1.00 
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. 
NEW CYNOGLOSSUM 
AMABILIS, IMPROVED 
"Chinese Forget-me-not" 
Trade pkg. 25c 6 pkgs. $1.00 
Fort Worth, Tex., May 17, 1939. 
Richard Diener Nursery, Oxnard, California. 
Dear Sirs: I am enclosing a money order for the following 
seed. I would like to mention that I have received 100 per 
cent germination on my Double Everflowering Shasta Daisy 
seed purchased from you recently. 
Yours truly, 
S. P. KELLY. 
POMPON DAHLIA 
WATSONIA SEED. MIXED 
Watsonias are related to the Gladiolus, only much 
taller and more profuse in flower. They flower in 
February and March and cannot be raised outdoors 
where it snows or freezes hard, only in the semi- 
tropical zone or in greenhouses. They are excellent 
as cut flowers. Ours are the most up-to-date hybrids 
and come in all shades such as Gladiolus, except 
blue and yellow. The flowers are about three inches 
in diameter. Sow out like Gladiolus seeds. 
Sample pkg. 50c Trade pkg. $1.00 
(Larger amounts on request) 
WATSONIA BULBS 
Fancy mixed varieties. 
1 dozen 75c $5.00 per 100 
Bulbs for delivery during August and September. 
LEPTOSYNE MARITIMA 
(Sea Dahlia) 
A Dahlia species growing wild along the ocean of 
Southern California, with yellow flowers like Mar¬ 
guerites. Flowers are single and three to four inches 
in diameter with eighteen-inch long stems. These 
seedlings flower when two months old, bringing an 
abundance of blooms. They should make fine cut 
flowers when under glass. 
Package 15c 4 packages 50c 
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