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



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Show and Fancy Dahlias 



Thsse are the old-fashioned Dahlias of our mother's gardens. 

 Perfect in shape and outline. Except where noted, 25 cents 

 each, three for «0 cents. The entire set of ten Show or Fancy 

 Dahlias, costing $3.00, for $2.50. 



ARABELLA — Primrose-yellow, tipped and shaded old rose and 

 lavender; very fine. 



CUBAN GIANT — Flowers of great size, measuring- six inches 

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

 nificent. 



DELICE — Its beautiful soft yet lively color a glowing rose- 

 pink, together with its shape, makes it one of the prettiest 

 and most valuable of all Dahlias. 



GRAND DUKE ALEXIS— This is one of the most delicately 

 beautiful of all Dahlias. Very large, perfect form, with long 

 thick quilled petals overlapping at the ends. White, slightly 

 tinged and suffused delicate lavender. Ethereally beautiful 

 50 cents. 



LUCY FAWCETT— Sulphur-yellow, striped and spotted car- 

 mine-rose. 



One of the freest 



QUEEN VICTORIA — Pure canary-yellow, 

 bloomers. Good for cutting. 



RED HUSSAR— Pure cardinal-red; fine. 



ROBERT BROOMFIEL.D— Pure snow-white. Of large size A 

 very free bloomer. Grand for cut flowers. We recommend 

 this variety. 



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. In freedom of bloom next to the 

 Countess of Lonsdale. A magnificent Dahlia. 



W. W. RAWSON — Very large with semi-quilled petals long up- 

 right stems, color white, delicately flushed and suffused lilac 

 50 cents. 



Dahlia Geisha. 



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 blendings of colors, shades and tints, 

 they entirely outclass all other Dahlias for cut flowers. Keep 

 each variety when cut in a separate vase. Price, 25 cents each; 

 three Century Dahlias, costing 75 cents, for 60 cents. 



CRIMSON CENTURY — Deep, rich velvety crimson, shaded ma- 

 roon, with rose halo around yellow disc. 



FRINGED CENTURY — Intense rosy-carmine with lighter edges, 

 fringed or cleft petals; blooms all summer; fine for cutting. 



VARIEGATED CENTURY — This, next to Geisha, is the gayest 

 of all Dahlias. Dark oriental red with yellow tips and mark- 

 ings. A superior variety. Very showy. 



Century Dahlias. 



SPECIAL DAHLIA OFFER No. 65 



The entire thirty-nine distinct varieties of Dahlias as cat- 

 alogued, costing, if ordered singly, $11.35, sent for a remit- 

 tance of $9.35 net. 



VELVET SOD LAWN GRASS 



Composed of a variety of fine, dwarf, close-growing grasses, which, on properly prepared, finely 

 pulverized ground, will produce very quickly a neat velvety lawn and permanent sod. Has given uni- 

 versal satisfaction for the past twenty-five years. 40 cents per quart. 



Do not forget to send for our book 



"PEONIES FOR PLEASURE" 



It tells all about a great collection of these won- 

 derful flowers. Write for it today. 



Our Fall Catalog of Dutch Bulbs 



and Everything for Fall Planting will be mailed 

 all our customers about September 1st. If you do 

 not get a copy drop us a card. 



GARDEN IMPLEMENTS 



Rubber Plant Sprinkler — Indispensable for floral 

 work and window gardening. Used to apply 

 Thompson's Rose Nicotine. Invaluable when 

 once tried. Used for dampening clothes or 

 sprinkling in any way. $1.50. 



Trowel, Solid Steel — Absolutely the best Trowel in 

 the world. One solid piece of steel, and will out- 

 wear several of the ordinary sort. 75c, prepaid. 



Excelsior Weeder — A very useful little tool for 

 weeding seed beds, stirring the ground, etc. 25 

 cents, postpaid. 



