Madam Clementine Payen, Lynn Fontanne, Prairie Sun, 
Sunrays. 
The Little Four (the four formations in B size) 
with Anode, Hylas, Red and White, Voorzitter Oud. 
MIDWEST SHOW AT KANSAS CITY, MO. 
Most Perfect Bloom in Show — Betta Bracht 
Sweepstaks in Open Class and entire show. (Only 
blue ribbons counted.) 
So much for the brighter side of the season. There 
was the other side that was most dismal, for when 
the premature freeze-up hit the midwest the first week 
in November I was, to parody a vulger expression, 
“caught with my, plants down’ -— under three inches 
of frost, that is. Half of my stock had been dug prior 
to the blitz, but the other half had to be “mined” with 
pick, grub-hoe, and snow shovel. The end result is that 
1 lost a considerable amount of stock in spite of vali- 
ant efforts to retrieve it. Thus my listing this year 
‘cannot be as comprehensive as I had planned, nor will 
I have a normal quantity of the varieties I do list. 
This is indeed bad, for I have added many more 
names to my mailing list. It is obvious that a good 
many folks will be disappointed. I probably shouldn’t 
make such an open confession, but I feel it only fair to 
warn my customers of what has hapened so that you 
will understand my position if it turns out that I cannot 
fill your orders 100%, particularly those that are sent 
in late. In this connection I would urge you to indicate 
alternate choices should I be out of some of the items 
you order. In any event I shall supply sound, healthy 
stock that I am sure will perform to your satisfaction, 
‘which, I assure you, is my chief concern. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
FD — Formal Decorative 
ID — Informal Decorative 
SC — Semi Cactus 
C — Cactus 
A — Large varieties over 8 inches. 
B — Medium varieties between 4 and 8 inches. 
TERMS 
Cash with order. No orders for less than $3.00, 
please. Roots will be shipped prepaid after danger of 
freezing. If you live in a section of the country where 
you need your roots for planting earlier than we do 
here in the midwest, or if you require an earlier delivery 
of roots for propagation add 35c to your remittance for 
Special Delivery. If your post office does not have 
special delivery service add 25¢c for Special Handling 
charges. Either of these services affords quicker de- 
livery and reduces the possibility of damage from 
freezing. 
I do not ship plants, but will have a large selection 
to sell to folks in the Chicago area who might care to 
call at my place for them. The price of plants is one- 
third less than the root price. 
“We had such wonderful success with your dahlias last 
year that I am going to repeat my order.’’—J.E.F., Calif. 
“Received dahlia tubers today, and they were very nice. 
Thank you so much for the gratis root of Gigantic. I hope 
I will be able to show you a nice bloom of it at the show.”’— 
E.B.F., Wisc. 
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