ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



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Century Dahlias 



This is an entirely new race of Single Dahlias. We consider today that the new Century Dahlias 

 occupy first place where beauty of coloring and artistic effect is desired. Owing to their immense 

 size, long stems, graceful carriage, combined with their purity of color, or the Mendings of colors, 

 shades and tints, they entirely outclass all other Dahlias for cut flowers. Keep each variety when cut 

 in a separate vase. Price, except where noted, 25 cents each; four Century Dahlias, costing $1.00, for 

 85 cents. 



CRIMSON CENTURY — Deep, rich velvety crimson, 



shaded maroon, with rose halo around yellow 



disc. 

 FRINGED CENTURY — Intense rosy-crimson with 



lighter edges, fringed or cleft petals; blooms all 



summer; fine for cutting. 



PINK CENTURY — Of a clear rose-pink color with 



long stems; a beauty. 

 VARIEGATED CENTURY — This, next to Geisha, is 



the gayest of all Dahlias. Dark oriental red with 



yellow tips and markings. A superior variety. 



Very showy. 



Cnorial riof-tlto Clffeir XTrw fiD T,,e entire 59 distinct varieties of Dahlias as catalogued, costing, 

 opctldi L'ttlllicl WIIC1 1">U. \}A i( ordered singly, $16.65, sent for n remittance of $13.50 net. 



New French Hydrangeas 



Let us tell our friends that tfiese new French Hydrangeas are the most meritorious plants brought 

 out in years. They have enormous trusses of bloom that completely hide the plant. They are half hardy 

 and may be planted in the latitude of Philadelphia and in the Gulf and Pacific States. They are also fine 

 as house plants, blooming in the spring time about Easter. "When kept at a temperature of seventy 

 degrees out of doors they bloom about June. Fine young plants, 20 cents each; strong plants. 40 cents. 



AVALANCHE — A splendid large white, which has 

 made a reputation for itself during the past two 

 seasons. An easy variety to force. 



BOUQUET ROSE — Large trusses of well-formed 

 flowers, rosy-amber, turning to bright pink; has 

 proven a special favorite in the New York mar- 

 ket this season. 



E. G. HILL, — This is the newest one and the very 

 best, and is by far the very best pink that we 

 have yet tried; trusses of immense size. Color a 

 most pleasing shade of baby pink that does not 

 fade. Growth vigorous, foliage large and at- 

 tractive. It is one of the easiest to force into 

 bloom during the spring, coming into flower early. 



GENERAL DE VIBRAY — A favorite wherever seen. 

 Very large heads of bright rose-colored flowers. 

 A splendid early forcing variety. 



MLLE. RENEE GAILLARD — Very large panicles of 

 milky-white, irregularly dentated flowers, which 

 is certain to become popular; it is entirely dis- 

 tinct. One of the best growers of Hydrangeas 

 says that this variety should really have been 

 awarded the silver medal given to Mme. Emile 

 Mouillere last year as the best white. 



MME. MAURICE HAMAR — A delicate flesh-rose 

 color; a vigorous grower, the individual flowers 

 as well as the trusses being very large; one of 

 the easiest to force. Early. 



MME. E. MOUILLERE — This has been the favorite 

 white variety in the New York market this year; 

 very free flowering, of good size and form. 

 Awarded silver medal at the National Flower 

 Show at Boston last year. A great favorite with 

 English growers, one London grower known to 

 us handling over thirty thousand of this vari- 

 ety alone. 



MOUSSELINE, The Famous Blue Flowered Hy- 

 drangea — -With us a beautiful plumbago-blue. 

 The introducer describes it as a beautiful mauve- . 

 rose with cream-colored center; the flower heads 

 are large and held erect; a decided acquisition. 

 If you desire a beautiful deep blue Hydrangea 

 flower get this one. 



OTAKSA — The well-known forcing Hydrangea; 

 flowers large, of a beautiful unique pink. 



C n< ^p|o1 Cifffxf IV f\ 51 The e n * ir e set of Nine New French Hydrangeas in young plants, costing $1.80, 

 op«^iai v^ll^l no.OI f or C nly $1.50 net. The 9 Hydrangeas in strong plants, costing $3.60, for $3.00. 



