FOR BEST RESULTS SPRAY YOUR DAHLIAS 
PESTS 
SUCKING INSECTS 
THRIP, LEAFHOPPER, TARNISH BEETLE 
(Very severe through midwestern and south- 
ern states from July until October. Blast young 
buds and prevent bloom.) 
RED SPIDER 
(Only under hot, dry conditions in most sec- 
tions of the country.) 
GRASSHOPPER 
(Midwest, west and southern states.) 
JAPANESE BEETLE 
(Eastern states.) 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER 
(Eastern states.) 
SPOTTED CUCUMBER AND 
BLACK BEETLE 
(Prevelent in mid-summer.) 
To Our Dahlia Friends: 
CONTROL 
Wash plants with garden hose in even- 
ing to dislodge the insects. Spray with “Hitox”’ 
which contains rotenone and pyrethrum. For 
leafhopper, rotenone dust may be used, follow 
directions on can. Begin spraying when plants 
are one foot high, spray at least once a week 
until October. 
Spray with pyrethrum, soap and water, 
Red Arrow or Hitox. Spray plants frequently 
with cold water using a garden hose. 
Poison bran; (brown sugar, Paris green 
and bran mash). Cloth or screen wall around 
garden about 7 feet high. 
Any pyrethrum and_ rotenone 
fairly heavy concentration. 
spray, 
A bulletin, ““Protection of Dahlias from 
Corn Borers”, is issued on request by: U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology 
and Plant Quarantine, Washington, D. C. 
Brush insects from bloom into a shallow 
pan of kerosene. 
We on the American Continent are deeply thankful that war has not reached 
us, nor is likely to. We are much concerned for, and are busy helping those other 
Nations who are fighting for the freedom they and we believe in. In these times to 
help us maintain a sane viewpoint, we Americans still have our Gardens, our 
Music, our Drama and our Normal Social Contacts. Let us remain greatly ap- 
preciative of these blessings. 
CONTENTS 
Page 
oe ar ... Discounts 
5 .......... Golden Rule Introductions 
6-7 Other New Dahlias 
8-16 Golden Rule Aristocrats 
17-24, Select Standard Varieties 
25-28 Small Flowered Dahlias 
28-30 Bargains 
30 Meee ee: Exhibition Dahlias 
31 Cut Flower Dahlias 
32-33 _ Principles of Dahlia Culture 
34-35 Index 
