Dahlia Catalogue for 1913. 
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Tritoma* 
(Red-hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily). 
THE EVERBLOOMKNG TRITOMA PFITZERI. 
The greatest bedding plant ever introduced, surpassing the finest Cannas 
for attractiveness and brilliancy, equal to Gladiolus as a cut flower and 
blooms incessantly from June until December, regardless of frost. Plants 
are perfectly hardy in the open ground all winter south of Philadelphia; 
further north they must be protected or wintered in a cellar like the or¬ 
dinary Tritoma. Just bury the roots in sand; nothing more is required. 
Should be planted out early in spring, and will commence growth and bloom 
at once, growing larger and finer every day. Plants show from 6 to 20 
grand flower stalks all the.time, each holding at a height of 3 to 4 feet a 
great cluster of flame-colored flowers of indescribable beauty and brilliancy. 
Fall frosts do not kill or stop its blooming, and it is as brilliant as ever 
long after all other garden flowers have been killed. For cutting it is 
unsurpassed, and the beautiful long spikes keep several weeks in water. 
Without a single exception, it is the most desirable garden flower. Strong 
plants. 
Pfitzerii. (The Everblooming Flame Flower). In bloom from August to No¬ 
vember, with spikes from 3 to 4 feet high and heads of bloom of a rich 
orange-scarlet, producing a grand effect either planted singly in the 
border or in masses. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Hardy Plants. 
We are sure that nothing gives our customers greater satisfaction about 
their grounds than a well-arranged flower garden of Hardy Plants, as, with 
a proper selection of varieties, flowers may be had in bloom from early 
spring until severe frost, and many of them, succeed where less hardy va¬ 
rieties would prove a total failure, and, once planted, they make a perma¬ 
nent bed, and, therefore, less trouble and expense than where tender plants 
are used, and, while they are of the easiest culture and do better with less 
care than most other varieties, yet they well repay any extra attention that 
may be given them. A properly prepared bed to receive them, should be 
deeply forked or spaded with a liberal supply of well-rotted manure, thor¬ 
oughly worked in. Bone-dust and some commercial fertilizers also produce 
excellent results, and may be applied several times during the season in 
small quantities and lightly raked into the soil. 
Although not absolutely necessary, a winter covering of long straw, 
coarse litter or similar material, will afford such protection as to guard 
against sudden changes of freezing and thawing and the plants will toe in 
enough stronger condition to make an early start in the spring to pay for 
the little trouble incurred. Manure can also be used, but a heavy covering 
on evergreen varieties would be likely to rot and kill them. 
ACHILLEA, “The Pearl.” 
A The Pearl. 18 inches. A summer-blooming variety, worthy of a place in 
every garden. The flowers are pure white, very double, produced in 
large sprays on long stems, and are much used by florists for cut-flow¬ 
er work. As they are perfectly hardy, they are particularly desirable 
for cemetery planting. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
BALTONI A. 
Baltonia. Asteroides (False Chamomile). This is an excellent decorative flow¬ 
er. The bushy plants grow 5 feet high, covered with small, white flow¬ 
ers of the Aster-type. Very effective for vases. Strong plants, 20 cents 
each, $2.00 per dozen. 
GOLDEN GLOW. 
One of the greatest novelties in years. A hardy perennial plant growing 
from six to eight feet high, very vigorous and will grow in most any soil. 
It resembles the Chrysanthemum. A bright, golden color. Very free, 
blooms in August. Strong plants 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen, prepaid. 
