MISS ELLA V. BAINES, The Woman Florist, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



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Our Grand Garden Dahlias 



NOGARDEN is complete without a show of these brilliant and stately autumn flowers, and nothing 

 gives return for so little money and care. We offer dry bulbs and tubers, but if stock of these become 

 exhausted, will send started plants. We grow and sell fifteen acres of Dahlias each year. 



Except Where Noted, 20 Cents Each; 3 for 55 Cents; 12 for $1.98. 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



These 

 bloomers, 

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come next to the Cactus as a cut flower. Are also very showy in the garden, being unusually free 

 Are more formal in make-up than the Cactus Dahlias, but not so formal as the show varieties — a 

 ium between the two. 



OBAN — Old rose and blue suffusion. 



ORA DOW — A beautiful velvety maroon, effectively tipped 



white. Very strong, tall growing plants. 

 OREGON BEAUTY — Intense Oriental red. Large flowers on 



long stems and plenty of them. A brilliant, gorgeous flower. 



35 cents each. 

 PATRICK O'MARA (Peony) — The numerous flowers are of 



generous size, perfect in form, well supported on long stiff stems. 



Rich chrome yellow with salmon red suffusion. 40 cents each. 

 QUEEN MARY — This is a stronger grower than Delice. A large 



flower with full, rounded center. The color is a soft shade of 



pink. 35 cents each. 

 SOUV. DE GUSTAVE DOAZAN— Mammoth flowers with long, 



even petals 1 to 1J< inches wide; center rounded up and much 



darker than balance; brilliant orange-red. A free bloomer and 



very showy. 

 SYLVIA, (or Dolly) — Flowers four to six inches in diameter; of 



fine form and full to the center, which is white, shaded to soft 



pink on the outer petals. 

 THE PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA— Crimson red, with dark full 



center. Huge flowers on long straight stems. Excellent for 



exhibition, and a cut-flower with fine keeping qualities. 35 



cents each. 

 WILLIAM AGNEW — Intense glistening crimson-scarlet, of large 



size, and gracefully recurving form. Most popular standard red. 

 YELLOW COLOSSE — Very large, pure yellow. One of the best 



of its color. 35 cents each. 



Dahlia, Queen Mary. 



A I DA — ^Decorative. The color is a rich dark maroon with a 



beautiful luster. It has good stems and is free blooming. One 



of the best dark colored decoratives. 50 cents each. 

 CUBAN GIANT — Flowers of great size, measuring six inches 



across. Color dark, glowing crimson, shaded maroon. Mag- 

 • nificent. 

 DARLENE — It will produce perfectly formed flowers through 



the hot, dry season. It is an exquisite shade of live shell pink 



with a dainty ble nding of white at center. 35 cents each. 

 FRANK L. BASSETT — Color bright royal purple, shading to 



lavender-blue, an extremely early and profuse bloomer. 

 JACK ROSE — Magnificent flower with perfect form. Color 



rich crimson-red with maroon shadings. Named for its coun- 

 terpart among roses, the famous "General Jack." 

 JEANNE CHARMET — A most pleasing cut-flower type, of for- 

 mal construction and refreshing color arrangement; violet 



rose overspreading lighter shades. 30 cents each. 

 LAVENDER QU EEN — Large, fine shaped dahlia of deep lavender. 



The nearest to blue of any dahlia we ever have seen. Tall and 



imposing. Very free blooming. 30 cents each. 

 MADAME A. LUM I ERE— Ground color white, suffused to- 

 wards the ends of the petals with red, the tips ponted with 



bright violet red. 30 cents each. 

 MATCHLESS — Deep crimson, of large size; an early and late 



bloomer. This we consider of the best ten Dahlias. Very 



showy in the garden. 

 MINA BURGLE — A scarlet-red decorative Dahlia, petals being 



broad and flat ; has a perfectly full center and is a DahUa that can 



be grown to an immense size with ordinary treatment; for cutting 



purposes is unsurpassed. 30 cents each. 

 MRS. HARTONG — Deep orange, tipped pinkish white; real 



autumn tints. 

 MRS. J. GARDNER CASSATT— A new rose-pink Dahlia that 



has, attracted great attention. The flowers are of immense size. 



Said by many to be the finest of all deep pink Dahlias. 30 



cents each. 

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THE DECORATIVE COLLECTION OF DAHLIAS 



Dahlia, Mrs. Hartong. 



= DARLENE — Shell pink and white 35c 



I FRANK L. BASSETT— Royal purple..20c 



= LAVENDER QU EEN— A blue shade....30c 



= MINA BURGLE— Ox blood-red 30c 



MRS. J. G. CASSATT— Finest deep pink.. ..30c 

 YELLOW COLOSSE— Very large, pure 



yellow. 35c 



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