TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE 
BALLAY DAHLIA GARDENS 
4309 El Camino Real 
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 

PLEASE NOTE — When ordering please write NAME and ADDRESS plainly, 
also state date delivery is desired. It is better not to have roots delivered until 
you are ready to use them. As the stock of some varieties is limited and the 
demand this year is heavy, it is well to name some second choices. We do not 
substitute without permission. All shipments prior to April lst, except on the 
Pacific Coast, are sent by Express Collect to insure against freezing. We do not 
sell green plants. Prices listed are for strong field-grown root divisions. 
TERMS — CASH WITH ORDER or before date of shipment. On retail orders 
for California delivery 21/,% Sales Tax should be added to the amount to com- 
ply with the Sales Tax Law. We guarantee that all roots sent are true to name 
and in good growing condition, but beyond this assume no responsibility. All 
orders are accepted with this provision. 
EXPLANATION OF TYPES — 
Informal Decorative (I. D.). Double flowers, full to the center, usually with long irregular 
petals. 
Formal Decorative (F. D.). Double flowers, full to the center, usually with broad flat petals. 
Cactus (C.). Double flowers, full to the center, with long, narrow, pointed petals, incurved, 
recurved or straight, and rolled at least half their length. 
Semi-Cactus (S. C.). Double flowers, full to the center, with coarse, twisted petals, usually 
somewhat incurved, and rolled ordinarily less than half their length. 

DAHLIA SEEDS — Hand pollenized dahlia seeds from the largest and best 
warieties®. 2 k2 05 bik. eA eee ee ie ot $10.00 per 100 Net 
MS rae “TLECTIONS of extra value, our selection, all different and 
: ee ee we $10.00 per Dozen Net 
