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

PLEASE NOTE—When ordering please write NAME and ADDRESS plain- 
ly, 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. Where air-mail delivery is requested, 
unless remittance includes the extra charge for this service, request will 
not be complied with. 

TERMS — CASH WITH ORDER or before date of shipment. On retail 
orders for California delivery 3% Sales Tax should be added to the 
amount to comply 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 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, in- 
curved, 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. 
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