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W. W. WILMORE. DAHLIA SPECIALIST 
SABST FOMPOIT CHBVSANTHESITrMS. The hardy 
Chrysanthemums are becoming more and more the 
queen of autumn. They continue to bloom long after 
all other flowers have died away, and even "the last 
rose of summer" has faded and gone. The following 
are anion.? the best colors: 
Bed, Wliite, Yellow, Fink, Purple. 
HIBISCUS. (Crimson Eye.) An ininien.se white flow- 
er with a crimson eye. Perfectly hardy. Blooms freely 
from mid-summer until killed by frost. 
IBIS. (Germancia.) Large flowering varieties. Ex- 
cellent for either borders or mas.sing. I carry the fol- 
lowing colors: 
Blue, Creamy White, Purple and White, Bronze, 
Iiavender, Orange Yellow, Bronze Purple. 
I.YSIMACHIA. (Loose-strife.) A fine hardy plant, 
about two feet high, with long, dense re-curved spikes 
of pure white flowers, from July to September. 
I^IIiIE TIQBIBTTIVI. (Tiger Lily.) Orange red spot- 
ted dark purple. 
MONABSIA. Showy plants. Aromatic foliage, pro- 
ducing spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Blooms In 
July and August. Two feet liigh. 
OBIENTAIi POPPY. This poppy is perfectly hardy. 
Its large orange scarlet flowers malse it one of the most 
show.v of all plants. 
PYBETHBUM. A very pretty and useful class of 
plants giving a profusion of blooms in June. Its range 
of color is wide, but is especially rich in reds, purples 
and scarlets. Thrives well in any soil and lasts a long 
time after being cut. Mixed colors. 
PIiATYCODOir GBANI>IFi:.OBA. (Chinese Bell Flow- 
er.) JMnoms freely I'roui July to September. Flowers 
are hell-shaped and dark blue iu Color. Quite hardy. 
PABSANTHUS. • Rlackborry Lily.) Lily-like flow- 
ers of a bright orange <-oli)r, followed iu September 
with seeds which resemble blackberries. 
FENTSTBMOIT. (Harbatus.) A hardy native pent- 
stenion, producing liiilliant scarlet llowcvs mi spikes :f 
feet lon.g. Fine loi any location. 
FKYSOSTEGIA. (False Dragon Hood.) Soft pink, 
forming dense bushes :i to 4 feet high, bearing spikes 
of delicate pink flowers. 
SWEET WII.I.IAM. Too well known to re.iuire 
description. A .scncriil favorite with all. iMixed 
colors: (»nl\- strong plants. 
SFIBBA FIIiIPENBUIiA. (Double Drop Wert.) 
,\ very liard\' phtiil, with fern-like foliage, tlirowing 
up numerous flower steins, literally covered with 
miniature doiilUo white llowers. Very graceful. 
SHASTA DAISIES. ( liurbauks.) Alaska. Im- 
mense snow white llowers 4 inches in diameter. 
Blooms through the season. The best daisy in the 
list. (See cut.) 
I'lice of tlie above, 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 
SHASTA. The original Shasta Daisy. Pure white 
flowers, 3 inclies in diameter. Second only in qual- 
ity to Alaska. 
ST. BBXriTO'S I.II.Y. A beautiful plant, with nar- 
row, grass-like foliage and long spikes of white, 
fragrant, lil,\'-lilve flowers in May and June. 
VAI^EBIANA OFFICINAI.IS. (Hardy Heliotrope.) 
A tall variety, producing line lieads of pale pink 
flowers in June and Julj', with a strong heliotrope 
odor. A fine plant. 
Tuberoses 
EXCELSIOR DOUBLE PEARL 
One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful 
of the summer-flowering bulbs. By skillful manage- 
ment a succession of flower.s may be obtained all the year 
round. For early flowers they can be started in Febru- 
ary or March in the greenhouse or hotbed; and for a 
succession they can be planted at intervals as late as 
July. For flowering in the open border, plant about 
the middle of May, or as soon as the ground becomes 
warm. Price 5c each; 40c per doz. 
Sage 
A HARDY GARDEN HERB 
Used chiefly for dressings and sauces, but produces 
long sprays of blue flowers in August and September. 
Perfectly hardy. lOc each; $1.00 per doz. 
TESTIMONIALS 
Amana, Iowa, March 3, 1908. 
•The Dahlias I had from you last spring were the 
finest and best tubers I ever had, and flowers were 
admired by every one who saw them. H. S. 
March lOth, 1910. 
"Those Dahlias you sent me last year have given 
great satisfaction. Charles Clayton was liked so well 
that I will plant a whole bed of them this year." 
PAUL UHLMAN. 
"1 have read your Dahlia Manual and cannot praise it 
too highly, for It certainly is what all lovers of the 
dahlia should read and follow." 
I. N. TIOLriROOK. 
Washburn College. 
"My ordering another Manual will convince you that 
I think highly of it. It is the best book on the-sub.iect 
I have read. Those having no knowledge of dahlias 
would understand growing them by reading the book." 
FRANK E. DUFFY. 
"Your Dahlia Manual received. It is brim full of 
practical instruction to both amateur and professional, 
and shows the results of years of study and experience." 
NATHAN A. MILLER. 
"The Dahlia Manual reached me several days ago, 
and I find it a wonderful help in dahlia growing." 
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