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KUNZMAN, NEW ALBANY, INDIANA 
Our roots are especially hardy and rugged, because 
they are grown in poor soil without fertilizer or stimu¬ 
lant of any kind. For this reason, they will grow well 
and produce abundantly wherever planted, in any soil 
or climatic condition. Ordinary roots sent out are 
grown in rich soil, well-fertilized (to produce more and 
large clumps) and these produce weak growth and 
little or no bloom; and, poor roots that are hard to 
keep over winter. Our prices are even lower than tho 
rest; why not be sure and get the best?? 
Don’t plant your dahlias too early. Find out when 
corn planting time is in your locality, and plant then or 
later. And—Don’t have your roots forwarded to you 
until planting time. 
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In addition to our very low prices, you may also en¬ 
joy many really valuable free gifts by observing certain 
dates and conditions. For details, see pages 19 and 20. 
Have you ever heard this remark—“My dahlias bloom 
fine the first season I grow them, but they never pro¬ 
duce as well the second season”-” Usually the same 
person will tell you he has trouble wintering his roots. 
Obviously, the trouble is caused by something he does 
to his dahlias during their growing period—too much 
(or too strong) fertilizer, together with watering too 
frequently, cause roots to lose their vitality. Soil should 
not be very rich, and unless your soil is extremely poor 
no fertilizer of any kind should be used. It is most im¬ 
portant that you keep the soil loose around the plants 
all season. Water only in case of continued drought, 
and then soak the soil as deeply as possible once a 
week. Loosen with a rake or hoe as soon as dry enough. 
Don’t hurry to cut down or dig your dahlias as soon 
as frost kills the stalks. Roots mature very rapidly after 
frost, and there is no immediate danger of freezing the 
roots. A week or ten days after frost, dig your dahlias 
and cut the stalks off within an inch of the clump. 
Store in sand, soil or peat moss, and do not divide un¬ 
til planting time the following Spring. An occasional 
examination during the winter is needed, cutting out 
any rot that should develop, and dampening the sand 
or soil if roots appear too dry. 
Clumps should be kept as cold as possible without 
freezing, and in a dark place to prevent sprouting too 
early. Our cellars are damp, dark and very cool, con¬ 
sequently no sprouts will appear until planting time. 
Should you receive a root without a visible sprout, wait 
several days or a week before writing us and the sprout 
will probably develop. Occasionally a customer returns 
a root to us as soon as received, writing us that it had 
no ‘eye’ or sprout, and by the time the root reaches us 
it has several sprouts already developed. So—give 
your roots a chance to prove themselves, and then if 
you are not more than satisfied a prompt and cheerful 
replacement will be made. 
