
A. T. LIVINGSTON 
TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS: 
We do know our customers are our friends. We have enjoyed doing 
business with you the past years, and hope there will be a continuance 
of friendly business during the coming years. 
With the constantly increasing number of new Dahlias being 
placed on the market each season, it is becoming difficult for the 
amateur to realy know what to buy. Each season we try out quite a 
number of new introductions, also have them grown by good growers 
in several parts of the country only to discover during the blooming 
season the majority of them were not what they were cracked up to 
be, nothing in the way of improvement over varieties already on the 
market. 
Sometimes this is true due to soil or climate conditions, a Dahlia 
that will do well here in the South may not do as well in other sections, 
while it may do even better. 
The Dahlia is fast becoming the number one flower in popularity 
and is being grown by more people each season. With millions of seeds 
planted each season, the better selection of pod parents, the more 
careful scrutinization being given the new varieties by the various 
Dahlia societies and Dahlia fans, it is only reasonable to assume that 
we are going to see better color, better growth and bigger Dahlias for 
those who like the big fellows, and smaller and more refined Dahlias 
for the lovers of the little fellows. 
Wishing you all the best dahlia year you have ever had. 
A. T. Livingston. 
