Greeting for 1939 to our Dahlia Friends 
It is our pleasure to offer to you, in this list, some of the finest 
European and American dahlias. We grow a majority of cactus varieties, 
because of their beauty and usefulness as a cutflower, and because of 
their freeflowering habits and long wiry stems. They have excellent 
keeping qualities, lasting a long time in water, when cut. 
Our roots are field grown and only those varieties which proved 
satisfactory in our garden, are listed. All roots used for propagating, 
have been selected and marked, in the field, before digging time, assuring 
you and ourselves the best in plants. 
Our plants are grown in our own greenhouse, from base cuttings. 
Only a reasonable number of cuttings taken from each root, and all 
plants well hardened off in our modern coldframes and shipped from 
three inch pots, ready to be set out in the garden. 
Priced as low as possible, our cuttings are well rooted and indi¬ 
vidually wrapped, making it convenient for you to pot them, that they 
will continue there proper growth without any delay. 
We have good success in growing dahlias and perhaps some of our 
methods will be helpful to you. 
Plow or spade the soil not less than 12” deep, and see that you have 
good drainage. 
When planting our dahlias we fertilize with bone meal and muriate 
of potash, a little of each in every hill, and mixed well into the soil. 
Never allow the ground to bake and crack. Cultivate often, quite 
deep up to about July 15, than more shallow to August 15. A top dressing 
of 2-8-10 should be applied at this time, not any closer than 6 inches to 
the stalk. Scatter lightly over the ground. 
If possible, mulch your dahlias after cultivation has stopped. Grass 
cuttings, straw, leaves or peat are all good. 
Spray your plants at least once every two weeks. We use Red Arrow 
and find it very effective for the control of red spider, thrip and leaf- 
hopper. 
Pull up any stunted or diseased plants. 
If your plants are in need of water, give the ground a good soaking, 
as watering just the top of ground, brings the fibrus roots to the surface, 
where the heat may damage them. 
Manure or compost plowed into the ground in the fall is very good 
for soil lacking humus. 
We grow our dahlias naturally, without any forcing, but only grow 
as many as we are able to give proper care. We always have plenty of 
blooms which we are proud to exhibit at as many of the shows as we can 
attend, that you and your friends may see and grow them as we do. 
