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W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST 
SEIiFRimUM. (Perennial Larkspur.) The old- 
fashioned very dark blue variety. Three to four feet. 
POX G-I-OTE. (Digitalis.) A stately old-fashioned 
garden plant producing immense spikes of richly col- 
ored bell-shaped flowers. Mixed colors only. 
aOU>EN' Qi;OW. (Rudbeckla.) The plant is com- 
pact, growing 6 to 8 feet high, producing numerous 
stems which are laden with double golden-yellow 
flowers. 
Q'S-FSOPBIIiA PANICUI.ATA. (Baby's Breath.) A 
beautiful perennial. When in bloom it forms a sym- 
metrical mass 2 to 3 feet in height, of minute, pure 
white flowers, forming a beautiful gauze-like appear- 
ance. For cutting purposes it is exquisite, especially 
in combination with high-colored flowers. 
OTPSOPHIA PIi. PIi. A double form of the above. 
Blooms two weeks later. Each floret is densely double. 
The most valuable introduction in recent years. Price, 
35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
G-AIIi^AKDIA. (Grandiflora.) Beginning to flower 
in June, they continue one mass of bloom the entire 
summer. Flowers three inches in diameter. Center 
dark reddish-brown. Petals vary from scarlet-orange 
to crimson. 
OOIiSEIT BOD. A strong growing plant, producing 
rich golden yellow bloom in July and August. 
HABDT ASTEBS. (Michaelmas Daisies, or Star- 
worts.) These are among the showiest of our late- 
flowering hardy plants, giving a wealth of bloom at a 
season when most other hardy flowers are past. I offer 
three colors only — blue, white and light lavender. 
HABD'S' UABOTTEBITE. A well-known hardy daisy, 
growing about three feet high. Flowers pure white, 
with bright yellow center. 
HOIiI^TSOCXS. (Double Strong Field Roots.) As 
a background in large borders or beds of the lower her- 
baceous plants, there is nothing better. For planting 
in rows or groups on the lawn, or intersper-ing among 
the shrubbery, they are invaluable. The flowers, which 
are as elegant in shape as a Camelia, form perfect ros- 
ettes of the most lovelv shades. Separate colors. 
Buff, White, Tellow, Maroon, Bed, Fink, Blush. 
HOIiIiTHOCKS. (Allegheny or Everblooming. ) The 
mammoth flowers are wonderfully formed of loosely 
arranged, fringed petals, which look as if made from 
the finest China silk. A wide range of colors in mixture 
only. 
HABST FINKS. (Dianthus Chinensis.) This old- 
time favorite is well deserving of a place in every gar- 
den. They occupy but little space, and yet produce a 
profusion of richly hued flowers of delightful frag- 
rance. Mixed colors. 
HABD'S' FINKS. (Grass or Clover Pink.) The old- 
fashioned border pink. Delightfully fragrant. Popu- 
lar in all border work. Many colors mixed. 
HEMEBOCAIiIiIS. (Lemon Lily.) A most useful 
variety, growing about two feet high, with clusters of 
lily-like flowers of a rich yellow; very sweet. 
THUNBBIQU. Similar to the above, only It blooms 
a full month later and is more sturdy In growth. Stems 
from 3 to 4 feet long. 
EElLENIxrai. (Sneeze-wort.) A fine laie blooming 
plant, producing flowers of various colors of yellow 
and bronze, with brown center. Continues in bloom 
after severe frost. 
HABD-S- FOSIFOir CHB-^SANTBEMUMS. 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 among the best colors: 
Bed, 'White, TleHovr, Pink, Porple. 
HIBISCUS. (Crimson Eye.) An Immense white 
flower 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 massing. I carry the fol- 
lowing colors: 
Bine, Creamy White, Pnrple and White, Bronze, 
Iiavender, Orangre Tellow, Bronze purple. 
Bed of Alaska Daisies. 
IBIS PAImImISA DAIilVrATICA. The finest of the 
German Iris, growing in good soil to a height of 4 feet. 
Massive flowers nf clear rich lavender, delightfully 
fragrant. 25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
IBIS SIBEBICA, xjeep blue, slender, graceful stems. 
A fine cutting variety. 
IBIS MISSO'DBIENSIS. A native Iris with delicate 
sky blue flowers, excellent for cutting or border work, 
grows to a height of 15 inches. 
IiYSIMACHIA. (Loose-strife.) A flne hardy plant, 
about two feet high, with long, dense re-curved spikes 
of pure white flowers, from July to September. 
MONABDIA. Showy plants. Aromatic foliage, pro- 
ducing spikes of bright scarlet flowers. Blooms In July 
and August. Two feet high. 
OBIENTAI^ POPPY. This poppy is perfectly hardy. 
Its large orange scarlet flowers make it one of the 
most -howy of all plants. 
P'S'BETHBITM. 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. Mixed colors. 
FIiAT-SrCOSON OBAin>IPi;OBA. (Chinese Bell 
Flower.) Blooms freely from July to September. 
Flowers are bell-shaped and dark blue in color, (^ulte 
hardy. 
FABDANTHDS. (Blackberry Lily.) Lily-like flowers 
of a bright orange color, followed in September with 
seeds which resemble blackberries. 
PHYSOSTEGIA. (False Dragon Hood.) Soft pink, 
forming dense bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing spikes 
of delicate pink flowers. 
S'WEET wm^IAM. Too well known to require de- 
scription. A general favorite with all. Mixed colors 
only. 
SPIBEA PIIiIPENDXTI^A. (Double Drop "Wert.) A 
very hardy plant, with fern-like foliage, throwing up 
numerous flower stems, literally covered with minia- 
ture double white flowers. 'Very graceful. 
SHASTA DAISIES. (Burbanks.) Alaska. Immense 
snow white flowers 4 inches in diameter. Blooms 
through the season. The best daisy in the list. (See 
cut.) 
Price 15* each; $1.50 per doz. 
SHASTA. The original Shasta Daisy. Pure white 
flowers, 3 inches in diameter. Second only in quality 
to Alaska. 
ST. BBXTNO'S IiIIiV. A beautiful plant, with nar- 
row, grass-like foliage and long spikes of white, frag- 
rant, Illy-like flowers in May and June. 
SAOE. Used chiefly for dressing and .sauces, but pro- 
duces long sprays of blue flowers in August and Sep- 
tember. 
TIG-BIinTM Pt. Pi. (Double Tiger Lily.) A double- 
flowering form. 
VAIiEBIANA OPPICINAHiIS. (Hardy Heliotrope.) 
A tall variety, producing fine heads of pale pink 
flowers in June and July, with a strong heliotrope odor. 
A flne plant. 
