DAHLIA SEED 
Annual-perennials 
It cosis no more to grow plants from the best seed than 
the poorest. 
We have grown dahlia seed for over twenty years 
and it has been our ambition to offer our customers the 
very best seed that can be produced. 
Each year we test the seed from new named varieties 
and also seedlings of our own. Those that prove to be 
good seed parents and produce good offspring are 
planted in our exhibition garden, where all of our seed 
is produced. 
1942 tests gave us our usual good germination and 
many beautiful blooms among them being one espe- 
cially fine, large deep red that will later be named and 
offered as a new variety. 
Our mild fall has been most favorable for ripening of 
seed, and enables us to again offer seed of the highest 
quality. 
The seed we offer this year is as fine as can be had 
Many dahlias that are now in commerce have been 
produced by our customers from seed purchased from 
us. One of the finest new dahlias being offered this year, 
named “James Ross” and produced by Mr. Roscoe H. 
Dortff of East Liverpool, Ohio, is from seed purchased 
from us. 
A packet of our Selected Dahlia seed costs $2.50 and 
will produce from 60 to 75 plants that will grow into full 
size bushes and give abundance of blooms the first year. 
No two of these will be alike and there is always the 
chance of producing a new variety that is outstanding 
enough to be named, registered and sold commercially. 
Each plant will produce a clump of tubers that can be 
divided and planted the following season. 
Dahlia seed of all types is best started in flats. Febru- 
ary is good planting time in California, March or April 
where 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 
at any price. 
SELECTED DAHLIA SEED 
Large Flowering 
Gathered from the finest varieties and the 
best known seed parents. 
DORSCOOS cr ryatces cuties cara: Pkt. $1.50 
MOO"SCEDS) Ho ov5 erie le lcs cre 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. S€OGS Eas ccthie coed cae Pkt. $1.00 
DWARF BEDDING TYPE 
SALBACH RE-SELECTIONS. One of the 
most outstanding of all recent seed offer- 
ings, being ideal for bedding, fine for cut- 
‘ting, and having a long blooming period. 
to set out—atfter all danger from frost is over. 
Unusually effective in the garden, as is evi- 
denced by the colorful display at Treasure 
Island in both 1939 and 1940. Single and 
semi-double flowers on plants 12 to 20 inches 
high. Good keepers, invaluable in small 
bouquets, and striking in the garden. Espe- 
cially desirable for massing. Can be planted 
a foot apart. Seed germinates easily. Plants 
bloom the first year from seed, and produce 
tubers—that can be planted the next season. 
100 (or more) seeds to packet. 
Special XXXX Mixture. Selected from the 
finest and most floriferous plants. 
LOO SeCOS:. 0.55 Sethe ainfe ose Pkt. 50c 
Choice Selection 
100'seeds.2 ic3 5 hire ose Pkt. 25c 
POMPON DAHLIA SEED 
Pompon dahlias are the small “button” 
dahlias. While the seeds of these do not give 
100% pompons, they give a large percentage 
of attractive “button” dahlias. Besides pom- 
pons, these seeds usually produce a number 
of duplex dahlias (small flowers with two or 
three rows of petals), and some attractive 
miniature dahlias. 
50 séeds, wo dc anvennneeee Pkt. 50c 
MINIATURE DAHLIA SEED 
Miniature dahlias are from 2% to 3% inches 
in diameter and are cactus, semi-cactus and 
decorative in form, They are very popular 
as cut flowers for home and for florists. We 
have a very fine strain of seeds. 
100tseeds i.4 J. ee Pkt. 50c 
COLLARETTE DAHLIA SEED 
Collarette dahlias are single 2% to 4 inches 
with a small inner collar of narrow fluted 
petals often a different color around the 
seed disk. They are very unusual and inter- 
esting for cutting. 
100 seeds a7 ee = eon Pkt. 50c 
DAHLIA SEED TESTIMONIALS 
A customer from Michigan says: “I wish 
to tell you how much I enjoyed the dahlias, 
salpiglossis and sweet corn, raised from 
seed purchased from you this spring. I can- 
not speak too highly of them and have told 
many of my friends about them.” 
A customer from Canada says: “Regard- 
ing your dahlia seed, I have had two out- 
standing varieties, one a lovely daffodil 
yellow cactus, with twisted petals and the 
other a formal decorative, a lovely deep 
rose pink with silver edge to petals. I 
showed it at the fair, and received many 
compliments on it. Without extra effort it 
measured 10 inches and is an excellent va- 
riety for cutting.” 
A customer from New Jersey says: “I must 
tell you about the dwarf bedding dahlia 
seed I got from you. ! planted four flats, 60 
seeds in each flat. The germination was 57, 
58, 60 and 60.” 
A customer from Ohio says: “I am writing 
you in regard to the dahlia I grew from your 
seed. It certainly grew fine here, blooms 13 
by 8 inches. Everyone that saw it said it 
was the greatest red dahlia out. A party in 
Virginia grew three plants for me, and he 
said it was the most outstanding dahlia of 
all dahlias, and everyone that saw it said 
the same.” We also grew this dahlia and 
confirm everything mentioned in the above 
testimonial—also we believe this dahlia is 
headed for the honor roll. 
From Palisade, Colorado: “Selected dah- 
lia seed simply was the talk of the town. I 
never dreamed one could grow such choice 
dahlias from seed.” 
From Murfreesboro, Tenn.: “On my birth- 
day my father presented me with 40 slips 
which were the products of one of your 50- 
seed packages. I grew at least ten dahlias 
which were comparable to the average 
commercial varieties and two which I con- 
sidered the best in their field. One was a 
cactus much like Golden Standard except 
on the buff side, a little larger and with the 
best keeping qualities I have ever seen in 
a dahlia. The other was a huge decorative 
much like Margaret Woodrow Wilson but 
definitely larger, on a longer stem and with 
less tendency to a center. Needless to say 
I kept the stock of these two and am anx- 
iously looking forward to their performance 
this year. I might add that at the Tennessee 
State Fair Dahlia Show last year I took first 
ribbon in all entries for seedlings from this 
group (3 entries).” 

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