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



OUR GRAND GARDEN DAHLIAS 



No garden is complete without a show of these brilliant and stately autumn flowers, and nothing 

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

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



CACTUS 

 DAHLIAS 



So-called from their resem- 

 blance to Cactus flowers. They 

 are characterized by long, nar- 

 row, pointed, tubular and twist- 

 ed petals of graded lengths, giv- 

 ing the flowers a striking and 

 attractive appearance. Grand 

 for cut flowers. 



Except 'where noted, 25c each, 3 



for 60c. The entire set of 12 



Cactus Dahlias, costing 



$3.50, for $3.00. 



AMOS PERRY — The best bright 



scarlet Cactus to date. Color 



purest flaming scarlet, with 



long, narrow, twisted petals 



of irregular formation. The 



blooms are borne well above 



the foliage in the utmost pro- 

 fusion. Certainly a beauty. 

 AURORA — Very free flowering; 



reddish-apricot, suffused with 



flesh-pink, shading lighter at 



the tips. 50 cents. 

 CHARLES C L A Y T O N — The 



strongest words of praise are 



not extravagant when applied 



to this wonderful new Cactus. 



It is the ideal in color, form, 



length of stem and general 



good habits, beyond which it 



would seem little could be 



hoped for. The • color is a 



most intense crimson, so vivid 



as to dazzle the eye; superb. 

 COUNTESS OF LONSDALE — For 



perfection of bloom, erectness 



of stem, abundance of flower, 



this variety has never yet 



been equaled. On several of 



the plants we have counted 



over 150 perfect blooms on 



one plant. Is there any other 



garden flower that can equal 



it? The color is a rich salmon- 

 pink, tinted apricot. 

 FLORADORA — Deep dark, rich 



wine-crimson, splendid shaped 



flowers on long, upright "wiry 



stems. 

 J. H. JACKSON— This is with- 

 out doubt the finest dark Cac- 

 tus Dahlia. Its velvety black 



crimson-maroon shade is very 



striking. Large and perfect. 

 KALIF — (New.) The best red 



Cactus to date. O. K. in every 



way. A wonder. 50 cents. 

 KRIEMHILDE — A most popular 



cut flower variety. Color a 



brilliant pink, shading to 



white in the center. 

 PRINCE OF YELLOWS — One of 



the best canary-yellows for 



cutting. 

 QUEEN OF HEARTS — (New.) The best white 



Cactus ever introduced. Pure white shading to 



lemon-yellow at base of the petals; very free 



bloomer. 



REINE CAYEAUX — Brilliant Geranium-red; early 

 and free; a great favorite. 



SPRINGFIELD — A new Dahlia of our own introduc- 

 tion. It is identical with Countess of Lonsdale 

 except in two essentials. It has a darker stem 

 and the flowers, instead of being a salmon-pink 

 as in Lonsdale, in Springfield are a rich amaran- 

 thine-red. Its beauty cannot be described. No 

 Dahlia blooms freer, no Dahlia is as pretty as 

 Springfield. It lasts longer cut than any Dahlia 

 we know. 



DECORATIVE 

 DAHLIAS 



Dahlia Countess of Lonsdale. 



Dahlia Mrs. Charles Seyhold 



These come next to the Cac- 

 tus as a cut flower. Are also 

 very showy in the garden, being 

 unusually free bloomers. Are 

 more formal in make-up than 

 the Cactus Dahlias, but not so 

 formal as the show varieties — a 

 happy medium between the two. 

 Except where noted, 25c each, 3 

 for 60c. The entire set of 14 

 Decorative Dahlias, cost- 

 ing $4.10 for $3.60. 

 BLACK BEAUTY — Deep velvety 

 maroon. The blackest of all 

 Dahlias. 

 FRANK L. BASSETT — C olor 

 bright royal purple, shading 

 to lavender-blue, an extremely 

 early and profuse bloomer. 

 HORTULANUS FIET — (New.) 

 Salmon-pink, yellowish cen- 

 ter; as large as Souv. de G. 

 Doazon. Has taken many first 

 prizes. 60 cents. 

 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 charm- 

 ing cut flower variety of a 

 pleasing shade of delicate 

 violet-rose on a lighter 

 ground. A glorious flower. 

 MADAME A. LUMIERE — Ground 

 color white, suffused towards 

 ends of petals with red, tips 

 pointed with bright violet-red. 

 MATCHLESS — Deep crimson, of 

 large size; an early and late 

 bloomer. This we consider one 

 of the best ten Dahlias. Very 

 showy in the_garden. 

 MELODY — One of the finest, be- 

 ing of splendid regular form 

 with full high center and re- 

 flexed outer petals. Color clear 

 canary-yellow, tinting to 

 creamy-white at the tips; an 

 effect so delicate and pleasing 

 as to suggest the name. 50c. 

 BUNA BURGLE — (New.) Best 

 scarlet-red Decorative Dahlia 

 ever introduced. This wonder- 

 ful Dahlia is a California in- 

 troduction and is the best of 

 its color. The form is perfect 

 decorative type, petals being 

 broad and flat; has a perfectly 

 full center and is a Dahlia that 

 can be grown to an immense 

 size with ordinary treatment. 

 It was very prominent at the 

 Panama-Pacific International 

 Exposition where it was grown 

 in masses around the Horti- 

 cultural building. It shows 

 finely under artificial light 

 and for cutting purposes is 

 unsurpassed. We were for- 

 tunate in securing a stock of this variety, and can 

 highly recommend it to our customers. 

 3IRS. J. GARDNER CASSATT — A new rose-pink 

 Dahlia that has attracted a great attention. The 

 flowers are of immense size. Said by many to be 

 the finest of all deep pink Dahlias. 

 MRS. CHARLES SEYBOLD — One of the freest flow- 

 ering of all Dahlias. A Cadmium-red, an inter- 

 mingling of red and orange. Very showy. 

 SOUVENIR DE GUSTAVE DOAZON — This is the 

 largest of all Dahlias. A lovely shade of orange- 

 red. A veritable giant among flowers. 

 WILLIAM AGNEW — Intense glistening crimson- 

 scarlet, of large size, and gracefully recurving 

 form. The most popular standard red. 

 ZULU — The blackest of all Dahlias. 



