Dahlias of Quality 
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KEMP’S GARDENS 
Pom Pom Dahlias (Continued) 
JESSICA —Yellow, suffused rose red. Very free and early. Good stems. 
KATHLEEN —A well formed primrose yellow. Plant is a sturdy grower, and a free bloom¬ 
er. Very desirable for exhibition and table decoration. 
LITTLE BELLE —Extra fine mauve pink with long, erect stems. 
LITTLE DOROTHEA—Small orange and white flowers of great beauty. 
LITTLE EDITH —This free growing and free blooming little Pom is a most profuse pro¬ 
ducer of small yellow blooms, slightly tipped carmine. One of the best exhibition 
varieties. 
ROSALIA —Color old rose. Flowers are produced in the greatest profusion. Fine for ex¬ 
hibition and house decoration. 
ROSEA —Rosy lavender, of refined beauty. Fine exhibition variety. 
SAN TOY —Color pink, tinted white. Beautiful and desirable for exhibition and decora¬ 
tion purposes. 
Strong roots of above pompoms, 35c each, $3.00 per dozen 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
FAIRY —(Bond, 1934) Miniature Dec. This dainty little dahlia is best described as a minia¬ 
ture Jersey’s Beauty, it having the same lovely shade of pink with a slight suffusion of 
mauve towards the tips of the petals. Perfect decorative 2^ to 3 inches in diameter, 
with perfect stems, and are produced in great profusion on plants about 3 feet high. 
It is one of the very best keepers when cut, and we believe it is one of the best 
miniature for florists’ use, ever introduced. A dandy little dahlia that will become as 
popular and be as extensively grown as the famous Jersey’s Beauty. 
Roots, each $1.50. Plants, 75 cents each 
TOOTSIE —(Wallace). Here is another miniature of neauty and promise for the future. 
In color it is a clear, soft pink, flowers three to 3% inches in diameter, full centered 
decorative type. Plant a good grower and prolific bloomer. Good stems. 
Roots, each $1.50. Plants, each 75 cents 
THE GLADIOLUS 
The easiest to grow, the least expensive, the widest range of beautiful colors and color 
combinations of any of the summer flowering bulbs. 
The late and much lamented Dr. Van Fleet, who was one of the pioneer Gladiolus breed¬ 
ers in this Country, predicted to the writer more than 30 years ago, that the time would 
soon come when the Gladiolus would be one of the most popular garden flowers in cultiva¬ 
tion. 
This prediction has in a great measure come true. At that time they were but little 
known to the great majority of our people, and comparatively few were grown in American 
gardens, requiring only a few hundred thousand to meet the demand. Today they are be¬ 
ing grown by the millions, and there is room for many millions more, as thousands of Home 
Gardens are without this wonderful flower. This should not be as they can be had at so 
little cost, that any garden owner can afford to have them in abundance. If you have never 
grown the Gladiolus, do so this year by all means, and I venture to say you will be more 
than delighted with the glorious bloom they will give you. 
I know of no other summer flowering bulbs, procurable at so low a cost, that are as 
attractive and useful for Home and Garden decoration as the Gladiolus. Their large per¬ 
fect flowers are borne on tall graceful spikes, often having twenty or more buds, and if cut 
when the first flower opens, and placed in water, every bud will develop into a perfect flow¬ 
er, one or more opening each day, covering a period of twelve to fourteen days before the 
last flower is gone. 
No garden these days is considered complete without its one or more plantings of these 
queenly, summer flowering bulbs. They are not exacting as to soil and culture. They will 
grow and bloom under conditions that would discourage most bulbous plants to quit, yet 
like everything else grown in the garden, they do best in a friable, fertile soil, supplemented 
with good clean culture, and will respond wonderfully to good nourishment and loving care. 
Planting every ten or twelve days, in rows in the garden, or in groups in the border, 
(covering the bulbs four inches deep), from early April until latter part of June will give a 
succession of blooms from the middle of July to October. No other species of flowering 
bulbous plants will give you such great returns in flowers, and satisfaction for so little 
cost and care. 
In the fall, when the foliage turns brown, they should be lifted, the tops cut off close 
to the bulb, and laid in a dry, airy place two or three weeks to dry and cure, when the old 
bottoms can be removed from the new bu[b, and the bulbs be put into cloth bags or shallow 
boxes and stored in a dry, cool, but frostproof place for the winter. 
Our bulbs are grown under the skillful care of experts who have had years of training 
in the production of high quality stock, and no better bulbs can be procured than we supply 
our customers. Every precaution is taken to keep them free from disease, and true to 
name, and we stand ready to replace any that should prove otherwise. 
