Terms Relative to 
Dahlia Orders 
Cash must accompany orders. Minimum order in 
Rocky Mountain States and west is $4.00; all other 
states $3.00. Roots will be shipped prepaid after dan- 
ger of freezing. 
If you live in a part of the country where you need 
your roots for planting prior to March 15, or if you re- 
quire an early delivery for propagation add 35c to your 
remittance for Special Delivery on from 1 to 5 roots, 
and 45c for more than 5 roots. If your post office does 
not have special delivery service add 25c for Special 
Handling. Either Special Delivery or Special Handling 
affords quicker delivery and reduces the possibility of 
damage from freezing. 
Discount to Trade: Since my dahlia plantings are not 
extensive and since I deal primarly in newer varieties 
I cater to retail outlets. The usual one-third discount to 
the trade will be allowed only to those whose letter- 
heads prove the legitimacy of their claim to a discount 
and only when the net order (after deducting the 33%) 
amounts to not less than $10. All wholesale orders will 
be shipped at the buyer’s expense. 
Varieties marked with an asterisk (*) are net. Usual- 
ly these are new and rare imports not available in suf- 
ficient quantity to permit discount to the trade. 
I do not ship plants, but will have a large selection 
, to sell to folks in the Chicago area who might care to 
eall for them. The price of plants is one-third less 
than the root price. 
Our dahlia friends are cordially invited to visit us 
during the blooming season in ’54 at our new farm 1o- 
cation. We are on Bloomingdale Road 1% miles north 
of North Avenue (Ill. Rt. 64). Bloomingdale Road is 
1 mile west of Main Street, Glen Ellyn. 
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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. 
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