SELECT SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS 
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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 
The Best Single 
a.nd Double 
Dahlias 
PARTIAL VIEW OF OUR STORE DURING OUR ANNUAL DAHLIA SHOW, SEPT. 14, 15 and 16, 1905, 
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF SAME AS GIVEN IN " THE AMERICAN FLORIST," OCT. 7. 
"In the dahlia show held at the Holmes' Seed Company's store were, flowers of 
over 150 different varieties. They were all staged as at a regular horticultural exhibi- 
tion with the name of each variety attached. The Holmes- Seed Company for a 
number of years has held an exhibition of this kind at the seed store for the benefit 
of its patrons near Harrisburg who are becoming greatly enthusiastic in the culture 
of this favorite flower. At the opening of the show there was an attendance of at 
least 1,500 people. Great were the exclamations of admiration of many when they 
saw the many new creations of this beautiful flower. In all there were from 5,000 
to 6,000 blooms on exhibition. They were replaced daily with fresh flowers for 3 
days." 
Selected as the most desirable few of one hundred 
and fifty varieties staged at Our Last Year's Dahlia 
Show. We issue a special Dahlia Catalogue which we 
will mail you if you desire. Prices : (Any varieties ex- 
cept where noted.) Strong Rooters, 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. Postpaid, 75 cts. for 6. 
Decorative Dahlias 
Mrs. Roosevelt, New Shell-pink. Mammoth in 
size, 6 to 8 inches across, perfectly double, a magnificent 
flower. Price, 30 cts. each, postpaid. 
Clifford W. Bruton. Immense size, perfect form 
and of the finest canary-yellow. 
Perle d Or. The grandest double white, of beau- 
tiful chrysanthemum shape. 
Zulu. "The Black Dahlia," very black velvety 
maroon. 
Grand Duke Alexis. Griant flowers, petals rolled, 
white tinged pink. 
Faincy Dahlias 
Decorato, or White, suffused pink, spotted and 
penciled with ci'imson. 
Fern-leaved Beauty. Beautiful fern -leaved sort; 
white, striped deep crimson. 
American Flag. Pure white, striped crimson. 
Penelope. White, flaked lavender. Most beautiful 
and chaste ; of perfect form, always full to the center. 
Our Special Dahlia Catalogue rule describes 
and illustrates hundreds of grand varieties not 
mentioned here. 
Show Dahliais 
Sir Charles Mills. Large, pure golden yel- 
low, one of the best. 
Mrs. Gladstone. Exquisite, delicate shell 
pink, very fine. 
Storm King, or Blizzard. New snow-white, 
produces twice as many flowers as any other. 20 
cts. each. 
Verdiflora. Absolutely green flowers, a 
great curiosity. ' 
Cactus DahliaLS 
Aegir. Best bright red yet introduced, 
petals twisted and incurved most peculiarly. 
20 cts. each. 
Kriemhilde. The most charming, fresh, 
delicate pink shading to pure white in centre. 
25 cts. each. 
Volker. Very fine yellow. 
Winsome. Undoubtedly the finest, pure 
white Cactus to date. 
Single Flowering Dahlias 
Twentieth Century, Giant flowers, distinctly marked 20 
cts. each. 
Collarette. Joseph Goujon and President Viger, red with 
]||| white and yellow collars, very odd, 20 cts. each. 
This pure white, perfectly double, delightfully fragrant 
j flower, invaluable for bouquets, is too well known to need any 
I description. 5 cts. each, 25 cts. for 6, 50 cts. per dozen, 
MRS. ROOSEVELT DAHLIA postpaid. 
LILIES 
Tiger Lily (Tigrinum splendens), Hardy. 
Very large spotted flowers. Blooms July and 
August. 10 cts. each, $1 per dozen, postpaid. 
Gold-banded Lily (Lilium auratum). The 
summer favorite. Hardy. Large, graceful 
flowers, composed of six petals of a delicate 
ivory-white, thickly studded with chocolate-crim- 
son spots, and striped through the center a golden 
yellow. Large bulbs, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz., postpaid. 
Speciosum album. Hardy. Large white 
flowers of great substance, with a greenish band 
running through the centre of each petal. Large 
bulbs, 20 cts. each, $2.25 per doz., post- 
paid. 
Speciosum rubrum, or roseum. Hardy. 
White, heavily spotted with rich rosy crimson 
spots. Large bulbs, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz., postpaid. 
RUMMER. OXALIS 
Valuable for edging walks, flower-beds, etc. 
Bulbs planted 3 inches apart form rounded rows 
of delicate foliage, about 1 foot high, which pro- 
duces flowers in endless succession. Mixed 
colors, 8 cts. per % doz., 15 cts. per doz., 
75 cts. per 100, postpaid. 
^^^PE(>NIES 
The Best Red, Pink, White and PurpSe 
Magnificent hardy plants, rich in perfume 
and brilliant in their glorious coloring, desirable 
on account of their large size, fine colors, profuse 
blooming and great value for bouquet purposes. 
May be planted either in the axitumn or spring. 
Large roots, any color, 20 cts. each $2.25 
per doz., postpaid. 
See PAGE ONE before ordering for special discounts, premiums, etc. 
