Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
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The New and Better DAHLIAS 
The World's Best 
at Bargain Prices 
Jean Trimbee $1.00 
VIOLET PURPLE—Semi-Cactus. Rich 
violet purple. Large. In a class by 
itself for beauty of form. Bloom 
has a high full center. Not unusual 
to see five fine flowers on one bush 
at a time. 
Gladys Sherwood 64c 
3 for $1.68 
GIANT WHITE—(Colossal Cactus) — 
Marvelous blooms over 10 inches in 
diameter. Snow white. Profuse 
blooming. 
Amun Ra 60c 
3 for $1.74 
BRONZE—Decorative. A gigantic 
flower of unusual beauty. Color a 
blending of copper and bronze with 
orange and gold tinge. Holds the 
record for winning first prize. 
Mrs. I. de Warner 35c 
(Decorative)—Massive flowers of a 
beautiful shade of Orchid-lavender. 
Early and very free flowering. 
Amy Martin Gardin 
$1.00 
TYRIAN ROSE—Informal Decorative. 
An unusual and beautiful striking 
color. Brilliant tyrian rose to rose 
red, with light reverse. Stems long. 
A fine vigorous variety. 
Buckeye Bride $1.00 
SOFT SALMON—Formal Decorative. A 
lovely, geranium pink shading to soft 
salmon. Very free flowering held 
correctly on the stem of unusual 
length. The blooms keep well when 
cut. 
Black Beauty 58c 
PURPLE—Decorative. Deep violet, car¬ 
mine. A profuse bloomer. Univer¬ 
sally grown by amateur gardeners. 
Jersey’s Beauty 40c 
DEEP PINK—Decorative. Deep pink. 
This famous old cut-flower variety 
has been and still will be universally 
grown for many years. Very free 
flowering. 
Prince of Persia $1.00 
SCARLET RED—Informal Decorative. 
Glowing scarlet red. Many prize this 
variety highly not only for the showy 
color but for the immense size of the 
flower. 
Jersey’s Masterpiece 40c 
BRILLIANT ORANGE—Formal Deco¬ 
rative. Brilliant Orange. One of the 
most reliable of the decorative type. 
Flowers held proudly erect. A gen¬ 
eral favorite. Long good stems. 
Dwight W. Morrow 95c 
RICH RED—Formal Decbrative. Deep 
rich red. Considered the most de¬ 
sirable of all red Dahlias. A vigor¬ 
ous grower greatly admired either in 
the garden or show room. Massive 
blooms. 
Franklin D. Roosevelt 
85c 
SPECTRUM RED—-Informal Decorative. 
A new spectrum red. Bright and 
glowing. One of the most perfect in 
habit of growth. Very showy in the 
garden. 
Jane Cowl 35c 
OLD GOLD—Decorative. Massive deep 
golden petals. Reverse of petals pale 
flesh color. 
Kathleen Norris 40c 
LIGHT PINK—Decorative. Immense 
yet graceful flower. Delicate rose- 
pink color. 
Yellow Beauty 30c 
CANARY YELLOW—Formal Deco- 
ative. Light yellow, tall strong 
bushes. Blooms of good size and one 
of the best in the light shades. At¬ 
tractive used in mixed bunches. 
Margaret Wilson 35c 
WHITE-LAVENDER — Formal Deco¬ 
rative. Huge white center shaded 
lavender. A large deep flower. This 
variety is one of the greatest pro¬ 
ducers. 
Pride of California 40c 
CARDINAL—Decorative. Brilliant, 
glowing cardinal red, of very large 
size, held on extra good stems. 
Thomas Edison 75c 
DEEP PURPLE—Decorative. Large 
deep royal purple; a cutflower variety 
of high quality. 
World’s Best White 50c 
IVORY WHITE—Formal Decorative. 
White with creamy center. The soft 
ivory tint is most pleasing, is well 
stemmed and lasting when cut. 
Jean Trimbee 
ALL TYPE 
Dahlia Collection 92c 
These unnamed varieties are for those who want Dahlia blooms 
in quantity and who care nothing for name. They take in all 
of the different classes, types and colors: 
RED—Shades of scarlet, maroon, etc. 20c each. 
YELLOW—Shades of yellow ranging from dark to light. 20c 
each. 
PINK—Light pink, cerise pink, dark, etc. 20c each. 
WHITE—Pure white flowers. 20c each. 
PURPLE—Various shades of lavender to purple. 20c each. 
VARIEGATED—Fancy varieties from the various types. 20c 
each. 
SPECIAL 
All-type Dahlia Collection—One each of the 
six differently colored Dahlias above....92c 
LARGE FLOWERING 
C A N N A S 
New Canna—President 
New Canna—President 
Rich, Dazzling Red, Which Does Not 
Burn, But Lasts the Entire Summer 
This is entirely new; a splendid plant, 
blooming throughout the summer and fall. 
Flowers are bright, rich, dazzling ox- 
blood red. A color which contrasts nice¬ 
ly with the dark green of the leaves. 
Height is about 4 feet. The entire plant 
and flower is very beautiful._ Price each, 
20c; $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 
ROSEMONT COLE. (Height two and one- 
half feet). Flowers bright orange- 
scarlet, deeply edged with bright 
canary-yellow. Price, 20 cents each; 
$1.75 per doz., postpaid. 
MADAME CROZY. (3 to 4 ft.). Bril¬ 
liant vermilion-scarlet, bordered with 
deep golden-yellow. Price, 15 cents; 
$1.50 per doz., postpaid. 
GOLD BIRD. Green leaves; golden 
yellow flowers; 4 feet high. 15c each; 
$1.49 per doz., postpaid. 
EUREKA. Green leaves; pure white 
flowers; 4 feet high. 15c each; $1.49 
per doz., postpaid. 
ANTONE CROZY. Green leaves. Flowers 
yellow spotted crimson; 4 Vi feet high. 
15c each; $1.49 per doz., postpaid. 
GOLDEN EAGLE. Green leaves; golden 
yellow flowers; 4 feet high. 20c each; 
$1.60 per doz., postpaid. 
KING HUMBERT. Bronze leaves; or¬ 
ange scarlet flowers; 4 feet high. 15c 
each; $1.49 per doz., postpaid. 
MRS. ALFRED CONARD. Green leaves; 
salmon pink flowers ; 4 feet high. 20c 
each; $1.75 per doz., postpaid. 
APRICOT. Bronze leaves—buff-apricot 
flowers—4 feet high. 15c each; $1.49 
per doz., postpaid. 
YELLOW KING HUMBERT. A clear 
golden yellow with the finest green 
foliage. Plants are free growers, usu¬ 
ally about 4% to 5 feet high. 20c each; 
$1.50 per doz., postpaid. 
Mixed Large Flowering 
Cannas 
Every season we mix a splendid as¬ 
sortment of new and standard Cannas 
for those of our customers who wish 
several varieties, without the expense 
of ordering named sorts, which we 
offer (our selection) at the C 
very low postpaid price of J 
15c each; per dozen. ■§ 
Important—If you wish your order held for later delivery be sure and so indicate plainly on order. 
