SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 



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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa, 



New Dahlias 



All Are 

 Very Attractive 



Our 



SPOTTED LEAS' CALLA 

 (See page 67) 



GLADIOLI 



Selected Strains. G!:3iit-{lowering. These Mixtures 

 Produce Flowers Unsurpassing in Size and Remark- 

 able Variation of Colors 



Groffs New Hybrids 



These magnificent new hybrid Gladioli are 

 claimed to surpass all other varieties in size 

 of flowers and exquisite coloring ; their many 

 new shades and countless combinations of 

 rare and beautiful colors are truly wonderful. 

 Bulbs. 4 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz., $2.75 

 per too, postpaid. 



Holmes' Popular Strain 



Very high grade mixture yet not equal to 

 the two strains described above. Bulbs, 2 

 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1,50 per 100, 

 postpaid. 



The Best 

 Varieties o£ 



Selected at ourAmmal Exhibit As the Best of Thefr Respective. Classes. 

 Special Dahlia Catalogue sent free upon application. 



PI?3CES-A11 Dahlias listed 15 cts. each $1.G0 per doz., except where noted. 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



Mrs. Roosevelt, New SheJI-pink. Mammoth in size, C to 8 inches Across, 

 perfectly double, a magniiicunt ilowcr. Price, strong root, 25 cts. each. 



Clifford W. Bruton. Immense size, perfect form finest canary yellow. 

 Perle d Or. The grandest double white, of beautiful chrysanthemum shape. 

 Zulu. " The BUick Dahlia," very black velvety maroon. 

 ^ Grand Duke Alexis. Giant flowers, petals rolled and white tinged pink. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



Aegir. Best bright red yet introduced, petals twisted and incurved most 

 peculiarly. 20 cts. each. 



KriemhIIde. Charming, delicate pink shading to white in centre. 25 cts. each. 

 Volker. Very fine yellow. 



Winsome. Undoubtedly the finest, pure white Cactus to date. 



See Our Special Dahlia Catalogue for Complete List of Cactus varieties. 



SHOW Dahlias 



Sir Charles Mills. Pure golden yellow. 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Exquisite, delicate shell pink^ 

 Storm King, or Blizzard. New snow-v.hite, pro- 

 duces twice as raany.flowers as any other. 20c each. 

 George Smith. Finest, large, crimson. 



FANCY DAHLIAS 



Prof. Mansfield. Flowers very large, golden yel- 

 low, tipped white, sometimes golden yellow, tipped red, 

 and other times yellow shading to red, tipped 

 white. Distinct and one of tne largest, often 

 measuring 6 inches in diameter. Roots, 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per doz. 



Decorate, or White, suffused pink, spotted and 

 penciled with crimson. 



Fern-leaved Beauty. Fern-leaved sort; white, 

 striped deep crimson. 



American Flag. Pure white, striped crimson. 

 Penelope. White, flaked lavender. Most beau- 

 tiful and chaste. 



Olympla. Flowers of immense size. Color is 

 deep rose-pink, striped, and penciled crimson. 

 Roots, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



AURATUM LILY (See page G7) 



GLADIOLI IN SEPARATE COLORS 



America. A new variety, which is conceded to be one of the very finest 

 varieties for cutting or bedding ever sent out ; color a beautiful soft flesh pink ; 

 growth perfect. 13 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. $10.00, per 100. 



Augusta. A lovely white variety. 5 cts. each; 45 cts. per doz., $3.00 

 per 100. 



Emma Thursby. Beautifully striped carmine on a white gfound. 6 cts. 

 each ; 60 cts. per doz., $4.00 per hundred. 



Eugene Scribe. Large, open flowers of a tender rose color, blazed with 

 ■carmine. 8 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $5.50 per 100. 



Gil Bias. Immense orchid-like flowers of a salmony-rose, with a fire-red 

 blotch on straw-colored ground. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



Geo. Paul. Enormous wide-open, amaryllis like flowers of a rich ruby -garnet 

 shade. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



LaTiarck. Ciierry tinted with orange and led, stained pure white. 5 cts. 

 each, 45 cts. per doz., $3.00 per 100. 



May. White ground, penciled with crimson. 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz,, 

 $2.50 per 100. 



Mrs. Bsecher. Brilliant crimson-scarlet with white throat. 8 cts. each, 



75 cts. per doz., $5.50 per 100. 



Octoroon. Salmon pink. 8 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $5.50 per 100, 

 Oddity. Deep amaranth, suffused with pui'plish-blne, marked and mottled 



red and white. 8 cts, each, 75 per doz., $5.50 per 100, 



OALADiuM OK " ELEPHANT'S EAR." (See page 67) , 



HOLMES' SEEDS ARE SEEDS OF KNOWN VITALITY AND PURITY. 



