Dahlia 
Green Plants 
Dahlia '‘green plants or simply “plants” 
as we refer to them in this book are little 
dahlia plants grown from cuttings. The cut- 
tings are taken from selected clumps which 
are started into growth in the greenhouses 
during the late winter months. As soon as 
the sprouts are long enough to handle, they 
are taken off and placed in a special root- 
ing medium. When the cuttings are rooted 
they are potted into three inch pots in a 
soil selected, or prepared to hold together 
in shipment. 
After potting, our plants are carefully 
grown and constantly watched to insure 
plants of highest quality. At just the right 
time they are moved from the greenhouses 
DAHLIA GREEN PLANT into cold frames for the extremely important 
and exacting "hardening" process. 
Our plants are shipped to all parts of the country in paper shipping pots, caretully 
packed to insure safe arrival. (See the paragraph on plants under "CULTURAL 
HINTS" in the back of this book.) 
Properly grown plants produce flowers as early as flowers are produced from roots. 
As a rule the flowers from plants are superior. Growth, and total productivity of bloom, 
are equal to bushes grown from roots. Good clumps are formed for carrying the variety 
over winter. Plants are sold cheaper, not because of any difference in their worth, but 
because by use of careful propagation methods we are able to produce several plants 
from one root. 
Rooted 
Cuttings 
Left, rooted cutting with 
roots wrapped in damp 
sphagnum moss as for ship- 
ping. Center, three inch 
pot. Right, rooted cutting 
ready for potting. 
Altho we do not recommend the purchase of rooted cuttings by any who have 
had no previous experience with them, except on a trial at purchaser's own risk, we 
will furnish high grade, well rooted cuttings of varieties which are listed in plants in 
this book. Prices are one third less than the price of a plant of that same variety. 
Rooted cuttings are guaranteed to reach the purchaser in growing condition if sent by 
“special delivery" or “special handling" parcel post, but we caa not assume respon- 
sibility for loss of the cuttings once they have been received in good condition. 
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