DAHLIA SEED 
Annual-Perennials 
i 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 ta 
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 off- 
spring are planted in our home garden where all of our seed is produced. 
Many dahlias that are now in commerce have been produced by our cus- 
tomers 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, regis- 
tered 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. February 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. : 
Dahlia seed is not sold in smaller quantities than indicated. 
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. 
100 seeds............. 0000. Pkt. 50c 
Available in December. 
POMPON DAHLIA SEED 
Pompon dahlias are the small “button” 
dahlias. While the seeds of these do not 
give 100% pompons, they give a large per- 
centage of attractive “button” dahlias. Be- 
sides pompons, these seeds usually produce 
a number of duplex dahlias (small flowers 

FROM SPECIAL XXXX DAHLIA SEED 
with two or three rows of petals), and some DWARF BEDDING TYPE | 
HE OR Te eee ane SALBACH RE-SELECTIONS. One of the 
SOSCCOS Sa Notes in at eos Pkt. 50c most outstanding of all recent seed offer- 
Available in December ings, being ideal for bedding, fine for cut- 
ting, and having a long blooming period. 
Single and semi-double flowers on plants 
; 12 to 20 inches high. Especially desirable for 
SELECTED DAHLIA SEED massing. Can be planted a foot apart. Seed 
Large Flowering germinates easily. Plants bloom the first 
year from seed, and produce tubers that can | 
Gathered from the finest varieties and the ¢ Planted the next season. 100 (or more) 
best known seed parents. | seeds to packet. 
Special XXXX Mixture. Selected from the 
5" Seeds? bis. cs eee: Pkt. $1.50 finest and most floriferous plants. 
100seeds oes ele ote Pkt. $2.50 100 seeds... 2572-3 Pkt. 50c 
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