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The Greatest of AH Old-rose Dahlias. 
MRS. ALFRED B. SEAL 
A Dahlia specialist wrote me this Spring that Mrs. Al¬ 
fred B. Seal was admired and praised more by visitors than 
any other Dahlia in his collection of hundreds of varieties. 
It is a new variety, and in 1331 one-eye tubers were sold at 
$10.00 each, the wholesale price. By retail the price was 
still higher. 
In his handsome Dahlia Catalogue Mr. Chas. F. Baum¬ 
gardner, the proprietor of the Craig Dahlia Gardens of Port¬ 
land, Oregon, gives the following description of Mrs. Alfred 
B. Seal: 
'Mrs. Alfred B. Seal (D)—Undoubtedly this is the largest 
and finest pure, rich glowing old rose Dahlia ever pro¬ 
duced. Nothing we have ever seen can even remotely 
approach it. Such an unusual coloring—the sofest, 
richest shade of absolutely pure, glowing old rose imag¬ 
inable, without a trace of any other color. The flow¬ 
ers are huge, and of great depth and substance, and are 
held produly erect above a fine, strong, tall bush on 
long stiff stems. Awarded the Achievement Medal, of¬ 
fered by the publishers of The American Home for the 
best new Dahlia. Was the shining star of the Port¬ 
land Dahlia Show, 1929, where quality reigned, winning 
two blue ribbons, one for best flower in the show and 
one for the largest. A magnificent flower.__— 
Tubers, $10.00, Plants $5.00.” 
Mr. Baumgardner knows a good thing in Dahlias when 
he sees it, and his opinion is not that of a novice among 
Dahlias. I believe this glorious Dahlia will be a revelation 
to those who have been growing the common garden Dah¬ 
lias and I heartily recommend it. I have a good stock of 
the sprouted tubers and offer them, as long as they last, at 
only 50 cents each, by mail, prepaid. If you want some¬ 
thing especially good, order Mrs. Alfred B. Seal. You will 
not be disappointed. 
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Value of Stems. —a Dahlia may be very beautiful, but if 
hidden down among the leaves it lacks a valuable merit. The best 
Dahlias are borne freely on long graceful stems that display the 
flowers beauty and makes them far more attractive. 
