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DAHLIA SEED 
Annual-perennials 
Dahlia seed is not sold in smaller quantities than indicated below. 
It costs 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. 
_ 1944 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. 
SELECTED DAHLIA SEED 
Large Flowering 
Gathered from the finest varieties and the 
best known seed parents. 
DOISCEOSa sss sets cea ose 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. 
TOD pee NS =< k's vs os ellos Pkt. $1.00 
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. 
BOOISCEDS oieroxe creed pero a6 +, Pkt. 50c 

FROM SPECIAL XXXX DAHLIA SEED 
The seed we offer this year is as fine as can be had 
at any price. 
Many dahlias that are now in commerce have been 
produced by our customers 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 
to set out—after all danger from frost is over. 
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. 
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. 
100 seeds... e0csie wee saws’ Pkt. 50c 
Choice Selection 
100 seeds7a.cnc5 ecloe  fae Pkt. 25c 
The Newsom Dahlia Manual 
Complete, year-around directions for the care of dahlias. Practical instruc- 
tion on preparing, planting, fertilizing and storing of dahlias. 
Price 50 cents, postpaid 

*CARL SALBACH*? 
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