DAHLIAS 
Exhibition, Garden and Cut Flower Varieties 
Dahlias do well in almost any kind of soil, but thrive best 
in a medium loam. The tubers should be planted in a hori- 
zontal position, with the sprout up and about four inches 
below the surface; they should be set three or four feet 
apart each way, in deeply spaded soil. Mulch with peat moss 
and allow only one shoot to stand. A good plant food ap- 
plied just as the buds start to form will increase the size 
and improve the color of the blooms. If large exhibition 
blossoms are desired, it is absolutely necessary to disbud. 
After the frost has killed the flowers, the roots should be 
removed from the ground, allowed to dry for two or three 
days, and then stored away in peat moss in a cool, dry, dark 
place, where frost will not reach them. 
KEY. C—Cactus. IC—Informal Cactus. SC—Semi Cactus. 
1ID—Informal Decorative. FD—Formal Decorative. 
BALLEGO SURPRISE—(SC). White. Plants 50c. 
CALIFORNIA IDOL—(ID). Large yellow. Plants 50c. 
DISCOVERY—(ID). Purple, good bloomer. Roots 75c. 
DULCINEA—(C). Bright red. Roots 75c. 
EDNA FERBA—(SC). Coral to old gold. Roots 35c. 
ELEANOR WISE—(FD). Deep red. Plants 50c. 
FRECKLES—(FD). 
$2.00. 
JANE COWL—(ID). Bronzy buff and brilliant gold. Roots 25c. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY—(FD). 
JERSEY’S DAINTY—(C). White tinged lavender. 
KATHLEEN NORRIS*—(ID). 
KENTUCKY SUN—(FD). Clear yellow. 
LORD OF AUTUMN—(ID). 
MILTON J. CROSS—(ID). 
75c. 
Variegated yellow splashed red. Roots 
Eosine pink. Roots 25c. 
Roots 35c. 
True rose pink. Roots 35c. 
Plants 50c. 
Roots $1.00. 
Lemon yellow and rose. 
Lemon yellow. 
Roots 
MONMOUTH CHAMPION—(FD). 
Roots 75c. 
MRS. BRUCE COLLINS—(C). Light lemon yellow. Roots 50c. 
MRS. GEORGE LE BOUTILLIER—(ID). Carmine red. Roots 
50c. 
MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE—(ID). Crimson red. Roots 50c. 
OAKLEIGH MONARCH—(FD). Red. Plants 50c. 
PRIDE OF AUSTINBURG—(ID). 
75c. 
ROBERT RIPLEY—(ID). Lavender. Plants 75c. 
ROYAL PURCHASE—(IC). Yellow. Plants 50c. 
SON OF SATAN—(C). Bright scarlet. Roots $1.00. 
VOLCANO—(FD). Orange. Roots $1.00. 
WHITE WONDER—(ID). White. Roots 25c. 
Brilliant orange flame. 
Pink and orange. Roots 
MINIATURES 
NAMED VARIETIES 
Plants 25¢ each. 
DAD’S FAVORITE—A winner at the Baltimore Dahlia 
Show. Bright scarlet and gold. Roots $1.50; plants 50c. 
POMPONS 
Plants Assorted $1.50 per dozen. 
PLEASE NOTE 
Special unnamed large varieties worth from 50c to $2.50 each. 
Roots 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. 
EVERGREENS 
These Evergreens have been grown at our proving grounds and are priced low for such high quality material. All are 
burlaped and balled for safe transplanting. 
ARBORVITAE (Thuja) 
AMERICAN. A quick compact, pyramidal, grower for house 
foundation groups. 3 to 4 ft. $2.00. 
PYRAMIDAL. A perfect pyramid, densely branched, very 
pew grower that needs no shearing. 2 to 3 ft. $2.50; 3 to 
4 ft. $3.50. 
GLOBE. A charming little evergreen that is an almost per- 
fect ball, it seldom reaches over 3% ft. 2% to 3 ft. $3.00. 
GOLDEN GEO. PEABODY. A clear yellow color in the 
springtime, very compact habit of growth. The flattened leaf 
clusters face outward edgewise, presenting a beautiful sur- 
face of vertical fluted lines. 2% to 3 ft. $2.50. 
JUNIPERS 
IRISH—(Communis Hibernica). Symmetrical spiral grower, 
silvery green foliage. Makes perfect specimen without prun- 
ing. 2 to 2% ft. $1.50; 2% to 3 ft. $2.00. 
GREEK—(Excelsa Stricta). It assumes a broad compact pyr- 
amid, of a delightful bluish green silver tipped foliage, very 
slow growing. 2 to 2% ft. $2.50. 
PFITZERS. A _ graceful broad evergreen with sweeping 
fronds of greenish-blue foliage. It thrives under almost any 
condition. 1% to 2 ft. spread $3.00; 2 to 2% ft. spread $4.00; 
2% to 3 ft. spread $5.00. 
ANDORA—(Communis Depressa). A low spreading Juniper. 
It seldom raises its branches over 18 inches off the ground, 
the extremities curve upward. Ideal for hillside planting. 
Spread 2 to 2% ft. $2.00; 2% to 3 ft. $2.50. 
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J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 
RETINOSPORAS (Chamaecyparis) 
These belong to the Japanese Cypress family and embrace 
some of the most beautiful evergreens in cultivation. 
OBTUSA. A neat pyramidal tree which develops quite rap- 
idly into a symmetrical pyramid. The foliage is of dark 
green color above and silvery beneath. 2 to 3 ft. $2.50; 3 to 
4 ft. $3.50. 
PLUMOSA. Useful for hedges and formal work. Is of a 
tall pyramidal shape with firm green foliage. 4 to 5 ft. $4.50. 
SQUARROSA—(Veitch’s Moss Cypress). The distinctive sil- 
very-blue foliage makes it very desirable as a lawn specimen 
or for color contrast in groups. Pyramidal in habit very 
dense in branch structure. 2% to 3 ft. $2.00; 3 to 4 ft. $3.00. 
SPRUCE—PICEA 
COLORADO BLUE—(Picea Pungens Glanca). It has steel 
blue foliage glistening throughout the summer and winter. 
Seeds sown from the very best strain produces but a very 
small percentage of blue specimens. which accounts for the 
high price. 3 to 4 ft. $4.00; 4 to 5 ft. $5.00. 
KOSTER BLUE SPRUCE. This is a grafted variety and 
undoubtedly is the bluest of all evergreens. Rather high in 
price but very valuable as a specimen on the lawn. 24 to 30 
inches $4.00; 2% to 3 ft. $5.00. 
NORWAY—(Picea Excelsa). A tall picturesque, hardy, rapid 
growing tree, graceful in all its lines. Used extensively as 
specimens. 2 to 3 ft. $1.50; 3 to 4 ft. $2.50. 
Superior Seeds 
