Sunset Prize-Winning Dahlias 
We carry many other varieties. Write for prices. 
Pompon Dahlias 
This class produces small, double flowers in great 
profusion. Splendid for cutting owing to their keep¬ 
ing qualities. They grow about 2 y% feet high, and 
very bushy. 
Amber Queen. Deep amber. 
Bantam. Best red for cutting. 
Bebe. Pink and mauve on white ground. 
Dee Dee. Lavender. 
Frankie. Burnt-orange. 
Girlie. Pinkish mauve. 
Glow. Old rose. 
Joe Fette. Pure white. 
Little David. Bright orange. 
Mars. American-Beauty-rose shade. 
Tommy Keith. Red tipped white. 
Yellow Gem. Canary-yellow. 
Any of above, 25c each; $2.50 per doz., postpaid. 
SUNSET GIANT 
DAHLIA COLLECTION 
12 Assorted Giant Dahlias, our selection, 
all properly labeled. 
Postpaid (^0 (°r 6 for 
for Only $ 1 . 50 ) 
Special Offer— Pompon Dahlias 
One each of 12 different colors, our selec- $0 
ticn, properly labeled, postpaid for .... 
(or 6 for $1.10) 
House Plants, Ferns and Hanging Baskets 
ADIANTUM (Maiden Hair Fern) 35c, 50c, 75c each, 
according to size. 
A. pedatum (Five Fingered Fern). 50c, 75c each, ac¬ 
cording to size. 
AFRICAN VIOLET (Saintpaulia). 75c each, postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS plumosus. 20c, 50c each, according to 
size. 
A. Sprengeri. For hanging baskets. 20c, 50c, 75c each, 
according to size. 
ASPIDISTRA lurida. The hardy house plant. $1.50 
and $2.00 each according to size. 
ASSORTED FERNS. 2%-inch pots. 15c each; $1.50 
per doz., postpaid. 
BEGONIAS. Potted; in bloom. 50c, 75c, $1.00 each, 
according to size. 
BIRD’S NEST FERNS. $1.00 and $1.50 each, accord¬ 
ing to size. 
COLEUS. Beautiful colored foliage plants. 25c, 50c 
each, according to size. 
CYCLAMEN. Potted; in bloom. $1.00 and $1.50 each, 
according to size. 
HANGING BASKETS. $1.50 and $2.00 each, accord¬ 
ing to size. 
KENTIA PALMS. $1.00, $1.25. $2.50 each, according 
to size. 
NEPHROLEPIS (Boston Fern). This the most pop¬ 
ular Fern for indoor culture. 75c, $1.00, $1.50, 
and $2.00 each, according to size. 
N., Whitmani (Ostrich Plume or Lace Fern). $1.00 
to $1.50 each, according to size. 
PRIMROSES. Potted; in bloom. 50c, 75c, $1.00 each, 
according to size. 
RUBBER PLANT. $1.00 and $1.50 each, according 
to size 
SANSEVIERIA (Snake Plant). Long, slender foli¬ 
age, green, mottled yellow. Very hardy. 75c, $1.00, 
$1.50 each. 
WOODWARDIA FERNS. Very hardy for outdoors. 
Roots, 50c each, postpaid. 
Highest Quality Flower Seeds 
Space does not permit our listing all descriptions and varieties of the large assortment of seeds we carry. 
We can, however, supply practically any seed desired on request. We pack all our own seed and can assure 
our customers that they are absolutely fresh, as the tremendous demand for our seeds keeps our stock 
moving fast. 
How to Raise Flowers Successfully from Seed 
It is better in most instances except hardy annuals, 
to start the seed in shallow boxes about 4 inches deep, 
using very sandy soil with leaf-mould, so that it will 
not bake, and provide for drainage by boring some 
holes in the bottom of the box. Sat the boxes in a 
warm sheltered place, but protect from direct sun¬ 
light, as the seed is liable to be scorched. When the 
plants have made the fourth leaf, they should be 
pricked out, reset in another box or in pots, and when 
well started they should be transplanted into the 
garden. If the seed is to be sown directly in the 
garden, it should be done after the soil is well work¬ 
ed and fertilized. A slight depression should be made 
with a stick, the seed sown, and then covered with 
sharp sand about twice the depth of the diameter of 
the seed. The sand will prevent the crusting over of 
the soil after watering. 
A common mistake in sowing flower seed as well 
as other seed is covering too deep. As a general rule, 
cover only to the depth of the thickness of the seeds. 
Always press the earth down firmly after sowing all 
flower seeds, else there is a danger of their drying 
up before the roots can get firm hold of the soil. 
Seeds of the hardier annuals may be sown where 
they are to grow. 
The weeds should be kept down and the ground 
loosened often so that the plants will receive the full 
benefit of the rains and dews, which they will not 
do if the ground is allowed to become hard and bak¬ 
ed. Water often. 
It is very important to procure the best grade and 
quality of seed. One trial will prove to you we have 
the finest quality available. 
We have classified the flowers as to annuals, peren¬ 
nials, etc., also the average heights and the months 
they can be planted in this section. 
HA—Hardy Annual. 
HP—Hardy Perennial. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
HHA—Half-Hardy Annual. TA—Tender Annual. 
HHP—Half-Hardy Perennial. TP—Tender Perennial. 
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