THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CATALOGUE 
BALLAY DAHLIA GARDENS 
4309 El Camino Real 
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 
PLEASE NOTE—When ordering please write NAME and ADDRESS 
plainly, also state date delivery is desired. It is better not to have roots 
delivered until you are ready to use them. As the stock of some varieties 
is limited and the demand this year is heavy, it is well to name some 
second choices. We do not substitute without permission. All shipments 
prior to April lst, except on the Pacific Coast, are sent by Express Collect to 
insure against freezing. We do not sell green plants. Prices listed are for 
strong field-grown root divisions. Where air mail delivery is requested, 
unless remittance includes the extra charge for this service, request will 
not be complied with. 
TERMS—CASH WITH ORDER or before date of shipment. On retail orders 
for California delivery 3% Sales Tax should be added to the amount to 
comply with the Sales Tax Law. We guarantee that all roots sent are true 
to name and in good growing condition, but beyond this assume no 
responsibility. All orders are accepted with this provision. 
EXPLANATION OF TYPES— 
Informal Decorative (I.D.). Double flowers, full to the center, usually long irregular petals. 
Formal Decorative (F.D.). Double flowers, full to the center, usually with broad flat petals. 
Cactus (C.). Double flowers, full to the center, with long, narrow, pointed petals, incurved, 
recurved or straight, and rolled at least half their length. 
Semi-Cactus (S.C.). Double flowers, full to the center, with eactees twisted petals, usually 
somewhat incurved, and rolled ordinarily less than half their length. 
