iTse the lace-like foliage of Ciiuicifnga vSimplex with the tiuest 

 cactus dahlias and it is really a charming "filling" green. The 

 ostrich-feather blooms of Cimicifuga Simplex I place with gold 

 colored gladioli to lend grace to those stiff-stalked flowers, for the 

 white and gold are so harmonious together. The decorative peony 

 and cactus forms of the dahlia are my favorites. I would grow 

 no others, except a few varieties of the pompons . 



The salmon, copper, amber, gold, delicate pink, rose, flame 

 and cerise shades are the colors we all admire, therefore discre- 

 tion must be used in the selection, for there are many extremely 

 ugly lemon shades, crude reds, greeny whites and unworthy pinks 

 that should not be grown, but the varieties are too numerous for 

 me to even attempt to give their names. But I do wish to speak 

 of the remarkable dahlias originated by an Amateur that have 

 created a sensation wherever they have been shown, as well as 

 carrying off medals, certificates and honors extraordinary. The 

 Amateur who has achieved these distinctions is Mrs. Charles H. 

 Stout, of f?hort Hills, N. J., and her success should be an inspira- 

 tion to other Amateurs. 



Alma Mater, Bonnie, Cameo, Emily D. Kenwick, Gertrude 

 Dahl, Golden Sunshine, J. Harrison Dick, Humoresque, Lucy 

 Langdon, Nine of Spades, Shantung, Penelope Van Princes West- 

 hope and White Sunshine are but a few dahlias of Mrs Stout's 

 creation. They were created by Mrs. Stout purely for the love 

 of them, and they are purchasable only on condition that all 

 money accruing from their sale will be given to charity. 



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