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The Dahlia Blue Book for 1958
This is a 1958 dahlia nursery catalog from Rocky River Dahlia Gardens of Columbia Station, Ohio. The catalog contains no pulp fiction content. Rather, it is a horticultural trade publication consisting of detailed ordering information, terms of sale, growing instructions, and plant classifications. Substantive sections include explanations of dahlia plant types (green plants, rooted cuttings, pot roots, clumps, and roots), wholesale purchasing guidelines, and a summary of pest-control experiments conducted at the Ohio Experiment Station in 1957 testing various systemic and foliar treatments including Thimet, Malathion, DDT combinations, and Trithion. The catalog concludes with new variety introductions, including Alice O'Neal (miniature pink cactus) and Ambrosia (large light autumn semi-cactus).