Dahlias of Quality 
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KEMP’S GARDENS 
Pom Pom Dahlias (Continued) 
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 decoration 
purposes. 
Strong roots of above pompoms, 35c each, $3.00 per dozen. 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
BETTY LOU — Min. Dec. This new miniature decorative is bright pink with light center. 
Flower averages about 3 to 3)4 inches in size, with long stiff stem. Plant is a fine 
grower and attains to a height of three to 4 feet, wide spreading and exceedingly prolific 
of bright attractive bloom. One of the best for household and florists’ use. 
Roots, each $1.00, Plants, each 75c 
FAIRY—(Bond, 1934) Miniature Dec. This dainty little dahlia is best described as a miniature 
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)4 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 bcome as popular and be as extensively 
grown as the famous Jersey’s Beauty. 
Roots, each $1.00, Plants, each 60c 
TOOTSIE—(Wallace). Here is another miniature of beauty and promise for the future. In 
color it is a clear, soft pink, flowers three to 3)4 inches in diameter, full centered decora- 
tive type. Plant a good grower and prolific bloomer. Good stems. 
Roots, each $1.00, Plants, each 60c 
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 breeders 
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 cultivation. 
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 being 
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 perfect 
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 flower, 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 weks to dry and cure, when the old 
bottoms can be removed from the new bulb, 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. 
Full and comprehensive cultural directions sent with each order. This leaflet tells you 
when and how to plant, how to care for the growing plants, when and how to cut the blooms, 
when and how to harvest or dig the bulbs in the fall, in fact everything necessary to guide 
you to entire success. 
