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Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



TENDER BULBS— Continued 



OUR GRAND GARDEN DAHLIAS 



No garden 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 whese Noted 24 Cents Each; 3 for 67 Cents; 12 for $2.50. 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



These come next to the Cactus 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. 



AIDA — 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. 



75 cents each. 

 CUBAN GIANT — Flowers of great size, measuring six 



inches across. Color dark, glowing crimson, shaded 



maroon. Magnificent. 

 DARLENE — This vaiiety possesses qualities that we 



have not found in any other Dahlia and we have grown 



several hundred varieties. It will produce perfectly 



formed .flowers through the hot, dry season. It will 



begin blooming earlier than any other variety that we 



-have known of and continues to give good flowers until 



cut "down by frost. "Darlene" is a good keeper when; 



cut and a most desirable color, making it one of the 



most useful to grow for florists' work and a most de- 

 I lightful plant for the home garden. You can depend 



upon getting abundance of flowers off of this variety. 



Habit of growth is desirable, good stem and the keeping 

 , quality of the flower" is equal to Delice. In color it is 



an exquisite shade of live shell pink with a dainty 



blending of white at center. Its delicate coloring 



makes it a useful flower. Medium to large size. 50 



cents each. 

 FRANK L. BASSETT — Color bright royal purple, shad- 

 ing 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 counterpart among roses, the famous "General 



Jack." 

 JEANNE CHARMET — A most pleasing cut-flower type. 



of formal construction and refreshing color arrange- 

 .♦ment; violet rose overspreading lighter shades. 34 



cents each; 3 for 97 cents; 12 for $3.70. 

 LAVENDER QUEEN — New. large, fine shaped dahlia of 



deep lavender. The nearest to blue of any dahlia we 



ever have seen. Tall and imposing. Very free bloom- 

 ing. 60 cents each. 

 MADAME A. LUMIERE — Ground color white, suffused to- 

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



bright violet-red. 35 cents each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.85. 

 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 (New.) — Best scarlet-red decorative Dahlia 



ever introduced. This wonderful Dahlia is a California intro- 

 duction and is the best of its color. The form is perfect deco- 

 rative 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 Pan- 

 ama-Pacific International Exposition where it was grown in 



masses around the Horticultural building. It shows finely 



under artificial light and for cutting purposes is unsurpassed. 



We were fortunate in securing a stock of this variety, and can 



highly recommend it to our customers. 40 cents each; 3 for 



$1.15; 12 for $4.45. 

 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. 60 



cents each. a 

 OBAN — Old rose and yellow 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 very desirable variety for any 



garden. Has been rightly characterized as a brilliant, gorgeous 



flower. Make? any garden look conspicuous. 50 cents each. 



PATRICK O'MARA (Decorative.) — This new variety comes 

 into general distribution tagged by the blue ribbons of many an 

 exhibition, and holding the American Dahlia Society's gold 

 medal. The numerous flowers are of generous size, perfect in 

 form, well supported on long stiff stems. Rich chrome yellow 

 with salmon red suffusion. Plants, $1 .00 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. 50 cents each, 3 for $1.40. 



SOUV. DE GUSTAVE DOAZAN— Mammoth flowers with long, 

 even petals 1 to 1 l /i inches wide; center 'ounded-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. In freedom of bloom next to the 

 Countess of Lonsdale. A magnificent Dahlia. 



THE PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA— Called the American Beauty 

 Dahlia. This Gold and Silver Medal Dahlia is crimson red, 

 with dark full center. Huge flowers on long straight stems. 

 Excellent for exhibition, and a cut-flower with fine keeping qual- 

 ities. This Dahlia not only is an excellent exhibition and cut- 

 flower with fine keeping qualities, but greatly beautifies the 

 garden with its bright attractive blossoms. 75 cents each, 3 

 for $2.15. 



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 oents eaoh, 3 for $1.00,.12 for $3.85. 



