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1994 
Phone: IDlewood 5617 
BRAZIL DAHLIA FARM, Wholesale 
INDIANAPOLIS DAHLIA GARDENS, 
Retail 
DAHLIAS FROM OUR GARDENS ARE OF 
VERY GOOD QUALITY AND NOT EXPEN- 
SIVE, THEREFORE BUY YOUR DAHLIAS 
FROM A SPECIALIST! 
This catalogue includes a fine collection of 
commercial cutfiower varieties in several 
sizes, as well as large flowering dahlias for the 
garden. 
OUR BULBS ARE GOVERNMENT INSPECTED 
Stock offered are strong divisions of field clumps. 
We guarantee all shipments to be sent out in good 
growing condition, plump, true to name and of stand- 
ard size. 
All complaints must be made within ten (10) days 
after receipt of shipment. (Except being true to 
name, and that as soon as possible.) 
TERMS—Are cash or part cash, with C. O. D. ship- 
ments. No packing charges. 
Telegraph orders receive our special attention. 
If no postage is included with parcel post order we 
will send via express or C. O. D. for postage. 
If mailing size tubers are wanted, please advise at 
time of placing order. Otherwise strong divisions 
will be sent. 
We are prepared to ship 75 per cent of all orders 
THE DAY RECEIVED. 
SUPPLY—We grow for the wholesale trade, mak- 
ing a specialty of supplying florists, seedmen and 
dahlia growers who require dahlias true to name and 
Quick Service. 
Give us a trial order and investigate our quality 
and prompt shipments, so you can have a dependable 
place in view for that rush order. 
On small orders parcel post is sometimes 
cheaper than express but your order will 
freeze in cold weather. If you are in no hurry 
for your bulbs, just tell us in your order to 
send as soon as weather permits. Be sure to 
include your postage and “special handling” 
can be had for a very small fee. Any extra 
postage will be returned promptly. 
Thanking you for all orders and extending 
you a hearty welcome to visit us at any time, 
during flower season, bulb season or growing 
season. 
REMEMBER, WE GROW ONLY DAHLIAS 
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Culture and Care of 
DAHLIAS 
Plant dahlias in spring after the ground is 
warm and danger of frost is past. From May 
10th to June 10th in the central states. Lay 
tubers flat and cover four to six inches deep. 
Plant two feet apart in the rows and rows 
three to four feet apart. 
Don’t plant close to trees or large shrub- 
bery on account of the tree roots using all 
the moisture. It is not advisable to plant on ~ 
the south or west side of a building on ac- 
count of the sun reflecting too hot on the 
plants. Always plant where the ground is 
well drained. Dahlias will grow in any good 
soil from pure sand to stiff clay, if water 
and fertilizer are added when needed. They 
usually bloom nicely without any water or 
additional fertilizer in the average garden 
where it will grow good potatoes and vege- 
tables, if cultivated properly. 
Cultivate dahlias each week and water 
occasionally. When dahlias begin to bud and 
bloom, stop cultivating but keep the weeds 
out; give the plants a good liberal dressing 
of bone meal, cow manure, sheep manure, or 
any fertilizer that is not too strong or has 
a tendency to burn the plant, keeping manure 
six inches away from the plant, and water | 
thoroughly once each week, or mulch over 
manure with straw or lawn clippings. Drive 
a strong stake about ten inches from plant 
and tie the plant to prevent it blowing over. 
Early in the season insects eat on the buds 
and flowers. When flowers open only on one 
side this is because the bud was stung when 
smaller. Examine your buds and you can 
detect this by a small black speck on the side 
of the bud where it has healed over. 
Where large blooms are wanted, take all 
but three of the largest buds off, leaving all 
the strength to the three buds and they will 
be of enormous size. 
When frost kills the plants in the fall, lift 
tubers carefully and cut off the stalks; then 
pack carefully in boxes with dirt or wrap 
with paper and put in paper cartons. Store 
in basement where they will not freeze or 
dry out. Leave in storage until planting time 
the next spring. 
We do not advise using sand, peat moss, 
sawdust or shavings for storing dahlia bulbs. 
If they become too dry they will dry out bulbs. 
If they become too wet they will rot bulbs. 
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