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EXTRA SPECIAL DAHLIA ROOTS 
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BLENDETTE. Inc. C. (Rosemary) A light blend—prim- 
rose yellow with blush tips of rose madder. 7x32 
in. 5 ft. bush and a profuse bloomer. 
LILLIAS THOMPSON. FD. 8x5 in. Signal red. An 
unusual shade of bright red. Bushes are 3 ft., 
early and free and the stems are excellent. 
LIMELIGHT OF DIXIE. FD. 10 in. An unusual color of 
cream tinted green. Certified at Cincinnati. 
MOEDER TOEABAERT. SC. Lavender pink. A good 
bloomer on fine stems. One of the good ones out 
of Europe. 
PURPLE MAGIC. 10 in. Fine magnolia purple. 
RUDOLPH MOTZNIK. ID. 9-11 in. Rhodamine pink. 
Do you remember the dahlia Kathleen Norris? This 
one is the same type and color but much bigger. 
Strong branching 4 ft. bushes and fine long stems. 
Midseason bloom. Shows some single flowers. 
SAINT NICK. FD. 6-7 in. Scarlet tipped white. 5 ft. a 
sure fire bloomer. 
ZERO. FD. White with faint touch of lavender in center 
8x4 in. Bush 6 ft. Strong growing. Flowers of 
excellent substance. (Rocky River). 
ROOTED CUTTINGS are well rooted dahlia sprouts, 
before putting in pots to grow plants. You should 
have experience in growing them. Transplant to a 
pot and grow 2 weeks before setting out. Price is 1/3 
less than plant price. IMPORTANT: Not less than 
two (2) rooted cuttings may be ordered of varieties 
with plant price of less than $1.00. With plant price 
of $1.00 or more one rooted cutting of a variety may 
be ordered. No rooted cuttings will be sold of varieties 
marked ‘‘Net’’. 
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GOLDEN RULE DAHLiAS 
CONSIST OF dahlia roots, plants and rooted cuttings. 
A ROOT will be a division from a dahlia field clump, 
guaranteed true to name with one or more eyes. 
A PLANT has been grown from a dahlia rooted cutting 
into a large husky plant that is ready for immediate 
planting upon arrival. Plants will grow and bloom 
as quickly as roots. Also will form nice clumps when 
properly grown. Plants are considerably cheaper than 
roots. A large percentage of our customers prefer 
plants to roots. They are guaranteed healthy ond true 
to name. 
ROOTS OF SOME VARIETIES are not listed. 
However, should you need these roots, we may 
be able to spare a few at twice the plant price. 
THE DAHLIA FOR CUTTING 
For many years we have grown Dahlia blooms for 
cutting. These are disbudded two nodes (or branches) 
down from the terminal bud which forms a more perfect 
and larger flower. 
Varieties we have used successfully for many years 
are: Aphrodite, Ardens, Begonia Rose, Braith Davis, 
Brother Justinius, Carolina Moon, Cherokee Rose, Clara 
Hook, Finesse Anversois, Golden Treasure, Jersey's 
Beauty, Lakeside Beauty, Michigan White, Miss Myrtle 
Beach, Mile. Maurice, Mrs. Albin, Orange Flame, Robert 
Wehr, The Cardinal, The Real Glory and many others. 
We test new cut flower varieties each year. 
We cut in the very early morning during the long 
days and late in the evening from August on. Stems 
in deep water in a cool place until used. 
The most properly nourished and watered Dahlia 
bushes will produce the best keeping flowers. 
