tions, but we assure you that each of our new 
imports has something special to offer. 
We wish to thank the many dahlia growers 
who visited our gardens during the past growing 
season. We are sure that you noted many inter- 
esting varieties that you will wish to order for 
your 1954 garden. 
We very carefully rogued all during the sea- 
son and will propagate only those varieties that 
did especially well for us. We assure you that 
we dug clumps of only those we know will do 
well for you in your garden. 
Our stock is all clean and varieties are guar- 
anteed to be true to name. We will cheerfully 
replace any that are not. 
For the first time, we have listed rooted cut- 
tings only. We have found that they perform 
as well as plants. Our cuttings are all excep- 
tionally well rooted. If received early, they 
should be potted up in light soil and carried 
through until planting time. If received after 
May 15th and your garden soil is ready, they 
may be planted directly in the ground; but be 
sure that a covering is placed over them to pro- 
tect them from the sun for a few days. 
We will send orders for rooted cuttings by par- 
cel post, provided you enclose with your order 
55c to cover the cost of special handling and/or 
special delivery. 
In the event you really desire plants, these are 
available on all varieties where the cuttings are 
listed, at half again the price of the cuttings. In 
other words, where a rooted cutting is listed for 
$1.00, the cost of the plant will be $1.50. 
Clumps are available on all varieties marked 
with an asterisk (*) at double the root price. 
However, CLUMPS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL 
MARCH Ist, 1954! We regret that we cannot fill 
any orders for clumps after that date. 
While we believe we will have sufficient stock 
of all varieties listed herein, there is always the 
possibility that we may be oversold on some 
special varieties. Please, therefore, place your 
order early. A small deposit will reserve your 
order and if you will specify a preferred ship- 
ping date, we will follow your instructions. 
Rooted cuttings are ready about April Ist. 
Plants after May Ist. All orders for plants, roots 
and clumps will be shipped express at pur- 
chaser’s expense, unless postage is forwarded 
with order. 
