MIDWEST SHOW SEPT. 21st 
and 22nd 
Louisville, Ky. 
Plan to attend this great show spon¬ 
sored, this year, by the Kentucky Dahlia 
Society, No show In the midwest attracts 
so many well known dahlia personages. All 
sections of the country will be represented. 
The best new seedlings from a wide area will 
be on display, as well as the best of previous 
Introductions. Also, there will be that special 
brand of Kentucky hospitality. 
Look for our commercial display there. 
Cultural Hints 
Although dahlias may be grown In al¬ 
most any ordinary garden soil, to produce a 
beautiful effect in massed color, with but 
little attention, they respond very readily to 
a little extra care. 
Fine dahlias are the result of a number 
of factors, most important of which are: LORD OF AUTUMN IN OUR GARDEN 
(I) good vigorous disease-free stock; (2) choice of varieties which naturally produce 
high quality blooms; (3) location of the garden; (4) proper planting; (5) cultivation; 
(6) Intelligent fertilization and spraying. (7) pruning and dis-budding; and (8) the 
successful winter storage of the clumps. 
Factors (I) and (2) need no comment other than the varieties which we offer In this 
catalogue are the result of several years of careful selection from the finest novelties 
placed on the market from all parts of the world. Each year we try many new sorts, therr 
discard those which have no definite place in the better class gardens, and offer only the 
best to our customers. Our fields are carefully and frequently Inspected. All Inferior 
plants and those showing any symptoms of disease are destroyed. Our cultural methods 
are productive of the very finest quality roots and plants obtainable. 
Selection of the location for the garden Is usually quite restricted, but fortunately 
dahlias will do well In any type of soil and In a wide variety of climate. A good site Is 
one that receives several hours of sunlight each day and has good drainage, so that water 
does not stand on the ground very long after rains. More Important than the type of soil 
or the location of the garden Is the condition of the soil at planting time, and during the 
growing season. We believe that more failures with dahlias are due to the lack of proper 
conditioning of the soil than to any other single factor. This Is especially regrettable 
since It is a factor which may be easily controlled. 
The soil of the garden should be kep'*’ loose while the plants are growing, especially 
in the early part of the season. Light, sandy soils need the least preparation, providing 
they contain enough humus to hold a sufficient amount of moisture. Humus may be sup¬ 
plied by planting a cover crop of rye In the fall to spade under in the spring, peat moss 
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