Bolgiano's Selected Dahlias 



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TEN CHOICEST DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



One Each of Eleven Decorative Dahlias Listed for $3.00 



L. Kramer Peacock 



Decorative Dahlias are an intermediate form between the show 

 and cactus types. Most beautiful varieties have been introduced, 

 some wide, flat petals, others reflexed, incurved or curiously 

 twisted. 



BREAK 0' DAY. A delicate clear sulphur yellow, tinting 

 to sulphur white at tips. The petals are of great substance 

 illuminated by a satiny sheen, giving the flowers a waxy ap- 

 pearance. A strong, vigorous grower and free bloomer with 

 long, erect stems. 50 cts. each; 6 for $2.50. 



BREEZE LAWN. Dazzling Vermillion, a decorative dahlia 

 ' of immense size, full center and perfect form. It blooms 

 early and profusely. 50 cts. each; 6 for $2.50. 



CUBAN GIANT. An immense, full-double, quilled Dahlia, 

 6 to 7 inches in diameter. Color dark, glowing crimson, 30 

 cts. each; 6 for $1.65. 



GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. Very large flower with quilled 

 petals. Color white, lightly edged lavender pink. Strong 

 grower and free bloomer. 30 cts, each; 6 for $1.50. 



HORTULANUS FIET. One of the loveliest Dahlias that 

 ever came from Holland. The color is a creamy-salmon, 

 shading to soft yellow. The flowers are large, and the for- 

 mation and stems are both excellent. Free flowering. 75 

 cts. each; 6 for $4.00. 



L. KRAMER PEACOCK. The ideal white decorative, for 

 garden or cutting. The flowers are large, of perfect form, pure 

 white and of great substance, keeping a long time after being 

 cut. The plant is a strong, vigorous grower, of dwarf branch- 

 ing habit, and a profuse bloomer. 30 cts. each; 6 for $1.50. 



MINA BURGLE. Flowers of gigantic size and remark- 

 able beauty. Color a glowing and most brilliant scarlet. 

 Flowers are borne on long, wiry stems well above the foliage. 

 35 cts. each; 6 for $1.75. 



YELLOW COLOSSE. Long stems supporting blooms of 

 clear canary yellow above lace-like foliage. 30 cts. each; 6 

 for $1.50. 



PINK JACK ROSE. A pink sport of Jack Rose; a very 

 free bloomer and fine for bedding. 20 cts. each; 6 for $1.00. 



SYLVIA. Deep pink, tinting to light pink at the center; 

 large perfectly formed flowers produced perfectly on long 

 stiff stems. It is a strong, vigorous producer of selected 

 stock. Indispensable where a quantity of flowers are wanted. 

 20 cts. each; 6 for $1.00, 



QUEEN MARY. Color clear silvery cerise pink. The 

 plant is a strong, healthy, vigorous, upright, branching 

 grower, producing the giant flowers freely on long, stiff 

 stems. .30 cts. each; 6 for $1.50. 



MIXED DAHLIAS 



A splendid mixture of many fine varieties. 15 cts. each; 

 2 for 25 cts.; 12 for $1.25. 



Cannas 



These wonderful bedding plants give uniformly good results in oil 

 sections of the country. They succeed in any sunny position, in 

 any kind of soil, but will repay liberal treatment. For best results 

 spade the beds 2 feet deep, and incorporate in the soil a liberal 

 amount of well-decayed manure of any kind. Water well at all 

 times. The best effect is given by planting large masses of one 

 color, setting the plants 18 inches apart. 



CITY OF PORTLAND. This splendid new canna deserves 

 a trial in your flower bed. The large trusses of glowing pink 

 in contrast with the rich green foliage produces a wonder- 

 fully pleasing effect. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



THE PRESIDENT. This is described best when said to 

 combine all the good qualities of Fire Bird with none of its 

 faults. Blooms are pure crimson and foliage deep green. 

 Height, 4 to 5 feet. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz., postpaid. 



KING HUMBERT. The most popular of cannas. Gigantic 

 orange scarlet trusses with red markings. Foliage deep 

 coppery bronze. 5 feet tall. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz., 

 postpaid, 



YELLOW KING HUMBERT, or QUEEN HELEN, A yel- 

 low counterpart of the popular King Humbert. Flowers bril- 

 liant yellow dotted with red. Foliage green. 5 to 6 feet 

 tall. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 



EUREKA. Largest of pure white cannas. A free bloomer 

 4 to 5 feet tall. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 



LOUISIANA. Strong, vigorous, vivid scarlet flowers, the 

 largest and finest of their color; 7 feet tall. 10 cts. each; 

 $1.00 per doz., postpaid, 



ALLEMANIA, Enormous flowers; broad golden border, 

 scarlet and dark red; 5 to 6 feet tall. 10 cts, each; 2 for 

 15 cts,; $1,00 per doz,, postpaid. 



WYOMING, Orange flowers with lighter colored border. 

 Foliage purplish bronze. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz., post- 

 paid. 



SOUV. CROZY. Three feet. Beautiful red enlivened with 

 a broad border of golden yellow. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per 

 doz., postpaid. 



