General Information 
(Please Read Carefully Before Placing Order) 
PLEASE ORDER EARLY—Be sure to state in your order approximate date you wish 
shipment to be made. We do not advise shipment of Dahlia roots east of the 
Pacific slope before proper planting time in your area because of the possi- 
bility of damage from freezing in transit. However, should you desire shipment 
prior to April 1 we will pack as frost proof as possible and ship Express at 
purchaser's risk and expense. 
SUBSTITUTIONS—May we suggest that you allow us to substitute varieties of the 
same general color and of greater value in the event that shortages exist in 
some varieties. Please indicate YES or NO in your order. 
TERMS—Due to increased transportation costs we would rather not accept orders 
for prepaid postage for less than $3.00. Less than this amount please add 10% 
to your remittance. Terms: Cash is required with order. Please, no C.O.D. orders 
accepted. They are most costly for both of us. Please remit by check, money 
order, or cash by registered mail only. Washington residents—be sure to in- 
clude sales tax with your remittance. 
DISCOUNTS—Due to the high cost of transportation and possibility of going 
even higher, we have discontinued giving discounts, allowing us to maintain 
our reasonable prices on stock and lowering them on a number of varieties, and 
still prepay shipments at retail. 
GUARANTEE—AII stock shipped by us is guaranteed to be true to name, healthy 
and in good growing condition upon arrival at destination. Stock not meeting 
these conditions will be replaced if returned to us within three weeks after 
arrival. Since we cannot control conditions under which stock, once sold, is 
planted and grown, our responsibility is limited to replacement or refunding 
of purcHase price of merchandise returned. 
Dahlia roots only are listed for sale in this catalog. This underground repro- 
ductive growth of the Dahlia is quite often referred to by the public as bulbs, 
or tubers; however, they are actually roots, the term used almost universally 
in the trade. Any reference made to salable Dahlia stock in this catalog means 
a division of the root system of the Dahlia plant. 
LOCATION—Our Nurseries are located in the heart of the productive Kent 
Valley. Follow the West Valley Highway, also known as Old Tacoma Highway, 
through Renton Junction and Orilla to O’Brien Corner, turn west three-quarters 
of a mile then south one mile, on east side of Green River. 
ATTENTION, RESIDENTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 
We are also growers of perennial plants, growing many species and 
varieties of this type of nursery stock. If interested in enhancing the appear- 
ance of your rockery and landscaping, we are the folks who can help you. 
Here is a partial list of the perennials which we grow extensively, plus num- 
erous varieties of each specie: Alyssum, Aquilegia, Hardy Aster, Astilbe, 
Campanula, Daisy, Delphinium, Dianthus, Bleeding Heart, Gaillardia, Geum, 
Gypsophila, Helianthemum, Coral Bell, Iberis, Iris, Lupine, Penstemon, Phlox, 
numerous types of Primroses, Pyrethrum, Saxifraga, Scabiosa, Trollius, 
Veronica, and Viola.We welcome visitors. Pay us a visit during the spring 
and select from blooming plants. 

