LIBBIE ROHR—Nice cerise purple on extra long 
stems ..-.....25 
LITTLE DORRITT—Dark maroon on fine stems . 
Small and good ...35 
LITTLE SAGAMORE—Small bright red. One of 
the best reds .....—.35 
MIKE—Orange scarlet, good stems, good bloomer, 
good keeper .........25 
MARRS—Bright scarlet, rather low bush fine for 
border work ...... .25 
NELLIE FRASER—Light pink with deeper edgings 
and deeper eye .....-.... .25 
ORANGE—Medium large orange and red. Fine cut 
variety .—.-. .25 
PORTIA—Very pretty shade of lavender on long 
stems. Extra . 25 
PEGGY ANN—Yellow shaded brownish red, fine for 
florist work .. .25 
PIXY—Small deep yellow shaded Indian red. A 
great prize winner ....35 
TAKA’S PURPLE—Very small cerise purple on the 
finest clean stems . 25 
TOM THUMB—The smallest grown, often less than 
an inch. Orange red.... .25 
YELLOW GEM—The finest yellow pom in existence. 
Small and good .....25 
c-f-s 
A Fable for Price Cutters 
A certain prophet who had a journey to make, took 
occasion to consult a group of donkeys regarding terms 
for the service he wished performed. 
“What,” inquired the prophet, “should a donkey re¬ 
quire for a three days’ journey?” 
The donkeys counselled among themselves and made 
reply: “For a three days’ journey, O Prophet, any 
donkey should require six bundles of hay and three 
bags of dates.” 
“Very good,” quoth the prophet, “that soundeth like 
a fair and proper price.” The donkeys nodded their 
ears in owlish affirmation. 
“But wait: I will not give thee six bundles of hay 
and three bags of dates for making a three days’ jour¬ 
ney. Let him who will go for less stand forth.” 
And behold they all stood forth and began to talk 
at once. One would go for six bundles of hay and one 
bag of dates. Finally, one especially long-eared donkey 
agreed to go for one bundle of hay only. 
Then spoke the prophet: “Ass,” quoth he, “you 
cannot even live for three days on one bundle of hay, 
much less lay up store for another rainstorm.” 
“True,” replied the long-eared one, “but I want the 
order.” 
And from that far-off day to this. Asses have been 
known as fools, and price-cutters have been known as 
Asses.—Facts and Figures. 
No flower in all the Floral Kingdom is so well able to 
grow in popularity and appreciation from the standpoint 
of sheer merit as the Dahlia. It fills every purpose for 
which flowers can be used. 
Why don’t you join the American Dahlia Society? It 
will pay you many times over. The dues are only $2.00 
per year, and with it you get the Bulletin of the Society 
which alone is worth more than this amount. Write the 
Secretary, Mr. C. Louis Allen, 251 Court Street, West 
Haven, Conn. 
