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GROW DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
_ It is easy and fascinating to grow dahlias 
- from seed and enjoy the surprise of new 
_ colors and forms. Seeds of the tall dahlias 
__ should be started early indoors; the seed of 
the dwarf varieties may be sown in the open 
when the soil has become warm. Single and 
_ small-flowered varieties reproduce fairly 
_ true to color and type, but large flowering 
i kinds can be expected to produce some 
singles and semi-doubles as well as doubles. 
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_ Dwarf Growing Dahlias 
4393 Sunburst Semi-double flowers 
about 3 in. across in a glorious galaxy 
of colors including soft pinks, deep 
rose, salmon, buff, yellow, orange, 
Fes searlet and crimson. Early flowering, 
ie wt bushy plants 1 % to 2 ft. tall. Excellent 
_ for low borders; lovely for cutting. 
Pkt. 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 146 oz. $1.75 
4087 Coltnmess Single Hybrids 
Lovely single flowers, 3 in. across, with 
_ smooth or fluted petals in many colors. 
a Good for cutting; showy in beds or 
* borders. Dwarf, compact, profuse 
blooming plants, 1% to 2 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 25¢; tA. oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.85 
4097 Mignon Mixed Well rounded 
- single flowers in bronze, salmon, apri- 
cot, orange, scarlet, crimson, lavender, 
yellow, and purple shades, as well as 
some bicolor and striped. About all 
colors seen in dahlias. Ideal for bed- 
ding and cutting. Grows 2 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 35¢; "46 oz. $1.25; V% oz. $2.25 
4085 Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids 
3 in. semi-double dahlias in a varied 
assortment of colors. Early flowering. 
Bushy plants 1% to 2 ft. tall. Suitable 
for low borders; nice for cutting. 
Pkt. 25¢; Ac oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.85 
3142 Zulu Mostly shades of crimson 
and scarlet enlivened by a few orange, 
_ gold and lilac double blooms on long 
stems. Black-leaved foliage. Distinct; 
unusual. Strong plants, 2 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 25¢; 46 oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.85 
rth Tall Growing Dahlias 
3143 Exhibition Dahlias Seed has been saved from the largest blooms 
and best colors of choicest varieties. It is from seed that you get new 
dahlias, and you are just as likely to obtain them as anyone else, Each 
packet contains 25 selected seeds. The plants grow 3 to 5 ft. tall. 
Pkt. $1.00; 2 pkts. $1.85; “6 oz. $2.75 
3174 Decorative Double Mixed Large flowered; many choice dec- 
orative varieties in a wide range of the best colors. Free bloomer, 3 to 5 ft. 
Pkt. 35¢; We oz. $1.25; 1% oz. $2.25 
3115 Cactus Flowered Mixed A select strain of double and semi- 
double cactus-flowered bloomsin many self and two-toned colors. 3 to 4ft. 
Pkt. 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 146 oz. $1.75 
4098 Large Flowered Double Mixed Sced has been saved from 
the finest double flowers of the.formal and informal decorative, cactus 
and semi-cactus types in a select assortment of best colors and attractive 
markings. Plants are strong, 3 to 5 ft. tall. Profuse blooming. 
Pkt. 35¢; 6 oz. $1.25; 1% oz. $2.25 
3144 Pompon Mixed The smallest of all dahlias; flowers are ball- 
shaped in a wide color range on rather compact plants. Stems are of 
good length for cutting purposes. Prolific and continuous blooming. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 46 oz. $1.75 
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Oy 3143 
Exhibition Dahlia 
Pkt. $1.00 
THE GREAT LUTHER BURBANK WROTE 
MR. BURPEE (in a 1913 Christmas letter)‘ . . . 
Horticulture expresses my opinion of the Burpee establishment. Yours 
is not a mere mailing house. It isa national institution. Everybody who DAHLIA ROOTS, Pages 1 32 &133 
deals with you knows that no better seeds can be found on the earth. 
This is not guess work. I have fully tested and recommended them for 
ees. Luther Burbank Page 142 for Complete Index 29 
