Mahcii 5, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



59 



THE SENSATIONAL NEW YELLOW CACTUS DAHLIA 



GOLDEN GATE 



Bl 



NE of Burbank's creations ob- 

 tained eiglit years ago from a 

 seed in a packet of Burbank's 

 collection of Dahlia seeds. Re- 

 ceived certificate of merit at Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society's Dahlia 

 Show, 1909, and at the exhibition of the 

 American Institute, 1912. The best all- 

 around Dahlia in existence, a sure, free, 

 medium-early bloomer, large double 

 flowers, never shows open center ; a true 

 Cactus type, color yellow, shading to old 

 gold ; sturdy, upright growth, not to be 

 compared with the sprawling-growing 

 yellow Cactus now in cultivation. As a 

 garden variety it is not surpassed by 

 any other Dahlia, as the plants become 

 one mass of golden blooms which can 

 be seen a great distance, surpassing in 

 color effect all other Dahlias. This 

 Dahlia caused a sensation at the exhibi- 

 tion of the American Institute. We 

 included three blooms of Golden Gate 

 in a collection of 25 varieties of Dahlias 

 at the annual fair, 1911, of the Queens 

 and Nassau County Agricultural Society, 

 winning first prize for collection, compet- 

 ing against one of the largest bulb 

 growers of the country. The Dahlia 

 blooms at this fair were exposed to a 

 strong draft, which spoiled all the other 

 blooms in a few days, but the Golden 

 Gate blooms remained in good condition 

 all the week, on this account receiving 

 much attention and admiration from 

 thousands of visitors the closing days of 

 the fair. As a cut flower it ranks 



Disseminated by : 



Vase of Qolden Gate and Souv. de Qustav 

 Doazon. Compare the size. 



supreme, selling even though the market 

 Is glutted with Golden Glow 'Mums. 

 When disbudded the blooms grow to a 

 gigantic size, with stems any desired 

 length ; a splendid keeper, remaining in 

 good condition for 15 days. We have 

 grown and shipped cut blooms of same 

 to New York market for five years, 

 receiving higher prices per 100 blooms 

 of Golden Gate than for any other kind ; 

 In fact, we could not fill all orders. 



These Dahlias have been propagated 

 eight years from tubers, consequently 

 they are of a strong and vigorous con- 

 stitution. Unlike any other Cactus 

 Dahlia, the necks are very strong, never 

 breaking in handling. This Dahlia is 

 insect and blight proof. 



Now is the time to start bulbs of the 

 Golden Gate Dahlia for cuttings to work 

 up stock for the coming season. Bulbs 

 started now are a big advantage over 

 plants bought in spring. Don't fail to 

 take advantage of this opportunity to 

 procure tubers of this grand Dahlia at 

 half that other disseminators charge for 

 plants delivered in May. A little money 

 Invested now will bring you big returns 

 in fall. You can name your own price 

 to your customers for the bulbs or 

 blooms of this grand Dahlia, and by 

 placing your order at once you can have 

 them in quantity in season. 



Price to the trade for field-grown 

 tubers, $1.00 each ; $10.00 per doz. ; 

 $75.00 per 100. 25 at 100 rate. Packed 

 frost-proof. No tubers sent out that 

 do not show sprouts. 



Write for general wholesale list of 

 other varieties. Order early. 



WM. A. FINGER, JR., oiifHttkl^^if^s. HICKSVILLE, L I., N. Y. 



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the locality where the seed was grown, 

 if known. 



Only Agricultural Seeds. 



What constitute "agricultural seeds" 

 are defined in this Iowa act, leaving 

 garden, flower and other seeds beyond 

 the scope of the law. Sale of seed 

 containing specified noxious weed seeds 

 is made unlawful. Another section 

 atates what kinds of other weed seed 

 shall be deemed impurities, and a still 

 further provision defines "impurities" 

 as including foreign substances, broken 

 seeds, etc. Another clause provides 

 when seed shall be deemed to be adul- 

 terated or misbranded. 



The act expressly exempts from its 

 terms, however, sales for food pur- 

 poses; sales to dealers for cleaning and 

 grading before resal^^ excepting seeds 

 sale of which is prohibited when they 

 contain noxious weed seed; sales of 

 seeds marked "Not Absolutely Clean," 

 and held for exportation from the 

 state; sales by farmers on their own 

 premises for use by the buyer; and 

 sales for lawn and pasture purposes. 

 Another section contains a table fixing 

 the standard of purity and viability of 

 agricultural seeds. It is further to be 

 noted that these laws apply only to 

 intrastate business, having no appli- 

 cation to sales made in one state for 

 use in another. 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



Kenilworth Mixtnra 

 Kenilworth Show 

 Bronze Shades 

 BIa8teri>iece, cnrled, wavy 

 Orchid-flowered, mixed 

 iOOOteeds. 26c: 6000. $1.00; >4 0z., $126; 1 6z.. $6.00. 

 Olant Red Olant Royal Purple 



Giant Llirht Bine Olant Emperor William 



Giant Dark Blue Giant King n( the Blacks 



Giant Zebra Giant Lord Beacongfleld 



Giant McKlnley Giant Yellow, dark eye 



Giant Adonis Giant Yellow 



Giant Psyche Giant White, dark eye 



Giant Ume. Perret Giant White 



lOOOseeda, 2Sc; 6800, tl.OO; I40Z.. $1.26; 

 oz..$6.00, or the 16 preceding sorts 

 mixed In equal proportion 



Princess (new uprli^ht), 

 3C0 seeds, 26c; MIOQ 

 seeds. 76c. 



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Tuberoses, Caladiums, Gladioli, Bego- 

 nias, Cannas and all seasonable Spring 

 Bulbs. Azaleas, Rhododendrons and 

 Maernolias. Garden and Flower Seeds. 

 Florists' Supplies. Write for Prices. 



DDIICrAIH 1«6-1«8W. 6th Ave„ 

 . nUJVUnl, CINCINNATI, OHIO 



CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 



Vaurhan'a Seed Store, Chicago, III. — "Vaugban's 

 Book for Florists," an Illustrated catalogue that 

 Is noticeable for Its conciseness and complete- 

 ness, since Its seventy-four pages contain lists of 



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^HHB^^ Best that srow. We sell dl- 

 ^^ L L 11^^ rect to gardeners and florists Rt 

 ^%F F II^V wholesale. Big beautiful "ata- 

 VIbUb W loguefree. Write today. 



ARCHIA8 NEED STORE. Box 34, 8EI>ALIA. HO. 



almost everything needed In the trade, including 

 araucarlas, palms and other decorative stock; 

 roses, chrysanthemums and a general line of 

 greenhouse and hardy plants; trees, shrubs, fruits, 

 bulbs, seeds, tools, baskets, wire work, ribbons 

 and almost everything else In the line of florists' 

 supplies. 



Peacock Dahlia Farmg, Berlin, N. J.— "Tho 

 World's Best Dahlias: New Creations and Old 



XXX SEEDS 



ALYSSmc SNOWBALL, the only tnie dwarf. 



very compact, flne for pot«, pkt.. 20c. 

 ASTEB, finest giants grown, white, purple, pink 



and lavender, separate or mis., pkt., 20c. 

 CYCLAUES OIOAMTEXm, flnest gianU mixed, 



260 seeds, $1.00; % pkt., 60c. 

 CHUTESE FBIMROSE, finest grown, single and 



double, mixed, 600 seeds, $1.00; 1000 aeeds. 



$1.60; % pkt., 60c. 

 COLEUS, New Hybrids, Best Kew Oiants, fine 



colors, grand, pkt., 20c. 

 CANBYTTIFT, New Giant, flne, pkt., 20c. 

 OOBAEA Boande ns, e xtra bine, pkt.. 20c. 

 rEKVSAI^JS. CHERKT, new conical fruited, 



flnest berry plant grown, 20c. 

 LOBELIA, Blue Ball, Kew Dwarf, dark bine, 



flnest of all Lobelias, pkt., 20c. 

 PANSY, OIANT, flnest grown, critically selected, 



6000 seeds, $1.00; % pkt., 60c. 

 FETtrNIA. New Star, finest marked, pkt., aOc. 

 PHLOX DBUXMONDI, PUMILA, New Dw»rf, 



grand for pots, flnest colors, pkt., 20e. 

 FBnriTLA OBCONIOA, New Oiants, pkt., 60c. 

 8NAFDBAO0N, Olant White, Pink or Yellow, 



separate or mixed, pkt., 20c. 

 THXrNBERGIA, Mixed (Black-Eyed Susan), 20c. 

 VERBENA, New Oiants, flnest grown, mixed, or 



separate colors, In purple, white, scarlet, pink 



and white eyed, each, per pkt., 20c. 

 CASH. Liberal pkta. 6 20c pkU., |1. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



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LILIUN GIGANTEUN 



100 bulbs. 7 to 9 $ 7.50 



1 case, 300 bulbs 20.00 



Rubrum, 8 to 9. per 100 6.50 



100 Auratum, 9 to 11 10.50 



M. M. CARROLL, Norwood, Ohio 



Friends," a carefully classified list, with many 

 illustrations. 



Oeo. H, Walker, North Dighton, Mass. — Tenth 

 .annual "Dahlia Catalogue, Pocket Guide and 



