Darling Dahlias—Cute Little 
Pompon, “Bob White” 
Pompons are the show or quilled type. Some 
blossoms are almost as round as a ball. The 
charm of these Pompon, Lilliput, Pewee or 
Midget Dahlias is due to their being small, 
prim and precise, instead of big, careless and 
informal. 
Pompons measure only 2 inches or less in 
diameter. Don’t enrich the soil for pompons. 
Work for size of bloom on your mammoth va¬ 
rieties, but keep the Pompons small and “just 
as sweet as they are.” 
Pompons “bloom and bloom and bloom.” 
Keep the faded blossoms cut off and watch 
the new buds form and unfold. Any good 
healthy plant is good for hundreds of blooms. 
Pompons supply a wealth of color in the 
garden, and are exceedingly useful and pleas¬ 
ing as cut flowers. They are the answer to 
the question, “Why don’t Dahlias last longer 
in bouquets?” Well, Pompons DO last longer. 
And such charming bouquets as they make! 
I like the Pompons so well that am growing 
more and more of them, largely to brighten 
up my gardens, and of course to raise the 
roots or tubers to supply you who appreciate 
these cute, colorful elves. Thus I’ve added to 
my list of the loveliest of Pompons. “Here 
they are.” 
Amber Queen. Rich old gold. 
Atom. Fiery red. Very small. Perfect form. 
Early. 
Bob White. Milk white ideal blooms on long 
stems. 
Bronze Papoose. Rich bronze shaded with am¬ 
ber. 
Pompons 
Prices: Any of these POMPON dahlias, lab¬ 
eled, at 30c each; 2 for 55c; 6 or more, alike or 
assorted, your choice, at 25c each. 
Darkness. Rich dark red or maroon. 
Dee Dee. Pure lavender of perfect form. 
Dainty. 
Geo. Ireland. Lovely lavender. Fine for cut¬ 
ting. 
Jessica. Yellow, tipped red. Good stems. 
Little Beeswing. Cherry red, shaded amber. 
Cunning. 
Little David. A perfectly formed burnt orange 
Pom. 
Little Dorrit. Maroon-purple. 
Little Bdith. This is the Pom that attracted 
so much attention in my gardens last sum¬ 
mer. Perfect form. Primrose-yellow, tipped 
bright carmine. 
Pale Pace Papoose. Light straw or sulphur 
yellow. 
Pee Wee. Soft yellow to brown. 
Bose Wilmoth. Rose pink. Fine form. 
Tom Thumb. Garnet red. Very tiny. 
White Papoose. Pure white. Good stems. 
Yellow Gem. Pure yellow. Best of the yellow 
Poms. 
Mixed Poms 
Mixed Poms 
Leave it to me to send you a dandy mixture of these best of the Pom¬ 
pons (none labeled) at 5 for $1.10; 10 for $2.00, prepaid. 
Prom New Jersey: “I must thank you for 
the generous way in which you filled my recent 
Iris order. I was pleased with the quality and 
size of the rhizomes.”—N. R. Van L. 
Prom New York: “Talking about reds. Red 
Phipps is one good red. Good size, good spike, 
fine color, with beautifully faced blooms. What 
more could one want? When it comes to the 
blues I vote for Ave Maria. For a white, Maid 
of Orleans is in a class by herself. For real 
beauty I have never seen her equal. I have 
several kinds of white including Mammoth and 
Van Tets, but the Maid is best.”—A. L. 
Prom Pennsylvania: “I wanted to tell you 
what a ‘hit’ Betty Coed made with all who saw 
this wonderful variety. We were all in love 
with it.”—R. G. H. 
Prom Canada: “I wish to thank you for the 
nice clean bulbs that I received, no sign of dis¬ 
ease of any kind, and all nice and plump, also 
for the extras.”—A. J. D. L. 
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