STATION ANNOUNCEMENT 
(Read carefully) 
The season of 1952 has been most gratify- 
‘“w ing with an abundance of fine blooms over 
a very long period. Visitors from many 
states paid us glowing compliments on our 
stock. Now the season of 1953 holds great 
promise, as all signs point to a good growing 
season all over the country. Our stock has 
been grown and shown in nearly every state 
of the Union with good results, proven at 
the shows the past season. : 
Again the Post Office and Shipping Companies have 
legally put their hands in our pockets to remove more 
of our profit, so we are again asking you to help share 
the shipping charges as you so willingly did last season. 
On orders for less than $3.00 please add 30¢; On orders 
from $3.00 to $5.00 please add 50¢; All orders over $5.00 
will go fully prepaid. 
GUARANTEE—All our stock is Government in- 
spected and fully guaranteed in every respect and to be 
in good growing condition when you receive it. If any 
variety should fail to grow we will willingly replace or 
refund the purchase price. All orders accepted subject 
to being unsold and any other conditions over which 
we have no control. 
TERMS—We require cash with order or a reason- 
able deposit to hold early orders till shipping time. 
We DO NOT ship C.O.D. This is an added expense to 
you and extra work for us. We will accept mint stamps 
in small denominations up to $3.00. Make all checks 
and Money orders payable to J. E. HULIN. 
SHIPPING starts early in April, but if you desire 
earlier shipments we will pack against freezing and 
ship after Feb. Ist. If we ship by Express 
it will go at customer’s expense. » @ 
REMEMBER to always sign your name 7 
and full address, even if you order several 
times. It is sure to be plain if printed. Sales 
tax required on all Washington orders—and 
—Our prices are not “Subject to change 
without notice.” 
CLASSIFICATION OF DAHLIAS 
F.D.— Formal Decorative, fully double flowers with 
uniform broad petals either pointed or rounded 
at tips. 
I.D.— Informal Decoratives, fully double flowers with 
the margins of the floral rays slightly or not 
at all revolute, generally long, twisted or point- 
ed, irregular in arrangement. 
S.C.— Semi-Cactus, fully double flowers with margins 
of floral rays revolute for half their length. 
I.C.— Incurved cactus, fully double flowers with the 
margins of the floral rays revolute for one-half 
or more of their length with tips curving toward 
center of flower. 
St.C.— Straight cactus, same as above but with the 
j floral rays straight, slightly incurved or re- 
curved. 
Ball — Fully double, ball shaped or slightly flattened 
rays either quilled, round or blunt at tips. 
Single—One row of ray florets with a pronounced disc 
at center. 
J. E. HULIN 
Cottage Grove Dahlia Gardens 
Rt. 3 Box 225 Port Orchard, Wash. 
