DAHLIA 
It costs no more to grow plants from the best seed 
than from the poor seed. 
The dahlia seed we offer comes from the finest dah¬ 
lias. The list of dahlias that we grow is the best evi¬ 
dence of the quality of the seed you may expect. 
All dahlias do not produce seed and some that seed 
freely do not give good offspring. We gather seed only 
from those that hove given satisfactory results. 
We also test our own seeds for germination. The 
tests are always made from pockets of seeds taken 
out of seed racks. Last year we planted at least three 
plants that are candidates for future introduction. These 
will have to be grown for two seasons more for further 
observation, as it takes three seasons to determine 
whether a seedling remains constant. 
The plants from these two packets of seed produced 
a great many other fine dahlias that gave a world of 
blooms that would be a credit to anyone's garden. 
But that isn't sufficient for a commercial grower, whose 
only purpose in planting seed is to produce new varie¬ 
ties better than those we already hove. Dahlias grown 
from seed produce full size bushes and flower freely 
the first year. These plants make clumps of tubers that 
con be divided the following season. 
Dahlia seed is easily grown, full cultural directions 
ore on each packet. The following named dahlias 
now in commerce were grown by amateurs from our 
seed: Elizabeth Mills Calkins, beautiful white; Grace 
Houston, pure light rose pink;Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt, rich 
rose pink. Lavender Lass, a very large lavender; Mrs. 
Carl Salbach, lavender pink; Valencia, orange scarlet 
cactus type, and Gertrude, a carmine pompon were 
produced by us from our own seed. We have now 
over fifyt that we are growing for further observation. 
Among these are some that are quite outstanding and 
will be named and introduced. 
Dahlia seed of all types is best started in flats. 
February is good planting time in California, March or 
April where the frosts last longer. Some of the seeds 
will sprout in a week or ten days, others take five or 
six weeks. Six weeks will be required to grow the 
plants big enough to set out — after all danger from 
frost is over. 
SELECTED DAHLIA SEED 
Large Flowering 
Gathered from the finest varieties and the best known 
seed parents. 
50 seeds .Pkt. $1.50 
100 seeds ...Pkt. 2.50 
CHOICE DAHLIA SEED 
Large Flowering 
Gathered late from good seed parents. These will give 
a large percentage of fully double blooms. 
100 seeds .Pkt. $1.00 
The live dahlias pictured on this page are first 
year seedlings shown as they actually 
bloomed the first season. 
"I have a large red one and 
was offered any price for it. I 
sure could sell them all. I also 
have a big yellow one which 
measured 13" across. 
— Maryland. 
Our up-to-date listing of the finest 
Dahlias assures us a seeding 
"stud" that is unexcelled. 
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"I didn't dream such gorgeous 
blooms could be grown from 
seed." — South Carolina. 
You can't lose! Each packet 
gives you a whole garden of 
flowers and besides you have an 
excellent chance of getting a new 
variety worth real money. 
"Any dahlia grower that grows 
dahlias from Salbach seeds will 
get the surprise of their life and 
thrills galore." -— New York. 
Customers report growing many 
Dahlias ovem ten inches in dia¬ 
meter. Some over thirteen inches. 
"Have fifty standard varieties 
and ten that I grew from your 
seeds two years ago; eight of the 
ten are just as pretty as any I 
have, and I have some mighty 
fine ones." — Alabama. 
MISS GLORY, MARGRACE, SAT¬ 
AN, MRS. GEO. LE BOUTILLIER, 
MALIBU SUNSET, ANGELO ROS¬ 
SI, and LORD OF AUTUMN are 
just a few of the champions that 
help to make our Dahlia seed the 
finest obtainable. 
Our customers have won an 
Achievement Medal, several 
Storrs A. D. S. Trial Grounds 
Awards, and other prizes from 
our seed. 
"From your '100 seed collection,' 
I raised 89 beautiful dahlias, of 
which no two were alike." 
— California. 
Late in the season, even the best 
varieties come with open centers. 
Only the mild warmth of our 
late September and early October 
Indian summer will permit such 
varieties to pollenize. Hence 
many of our seeds come from 
parents which do not set seed 
elsewhere. 
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"I not only won first, but second 
and third from seedlings of your 
seed." — Virginia. 
Each Dahlia grown from seed is 
different from every other Dah¬ 
lia — a new variety. 
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