Miniature and Pompon Dahlias 
Small Dahlias, Miniatures and Pompons, are 
coming more and more in favor. Their dainti¬ 
ness of size, delightfully charming colors and long, 
strong stems make them a choice selection for table 
decoration, the sick room and wherever beauty and 
attractiveness is desired. They are perfect in form, 
bloom profusely on low bushes, and flowers range 
from one to two inches across. Some ball type 
while others are of the decorative description. 
Your garden should have a few of these Dahlias. 
Select three tubers of different shades and you 
will have miniatures wherever needed to fill in 
with your color scheme. We therefore offer a col¬ 
lection of the finest named varieties and of all the 
charming colors. Select yours. 
Pompons (Ball) 15c. each. 
Bobby. Beautiful deep plum color; dwarf growth; exceedingly free-blooming. 
Brunette. Attractive crimson flowers with beautifully contrasting white markings. 
Candy Kid. A charming little flower of coral pink suffused lavender. Most beautiful. 
Cora May. A beauty of salmon-pink lightening to primrose-yellow with rose eye. 
Dimples. Golden apricot with dark brown eye, excellent stems, fine for cutting. 
Fairy Queen. Sulphur-yellow blooms edged with coral, exceedingly attractive. 
Ideal. Lovely blooms of clear yellow on long stems. Always much admired. 
Joe Felte. Graceful, lovely, well-shaped pure white blooms in great profusion. 
Johnny Peppin. An exhibition variety of fine dark crimson. Afavorite with everyone. 
Little David. Small deep orange of perfect form. Fine for garden display and cutting. 
Mary Munns. Long stems, lovely rich Fuchsia-red flowers with a dark orchid sheen. 
Peggy Ann. Lovely yellow shaded amber. Always admired for its symmetry and color. 
The Flapper. A beautiful bicolor of maroon, cream and pink. Demands attention. 
Tom Thumb. Graceful small garnet-red blooms carried abundantly on compact plants. 
Miniatures 20c. each, 6 for $1.00 
Gaiety. A showy miniature of brilliant red edged white. Very bright and cheerful. 
Good Luck. Fine golden-orange flowers; very free-blooming; decorative type. 
Irene. Wonderful cut-flower. Exquisite coral-pink flowers upon long stems. 
Little Jewel. Very small decorative, of real apple blossom pink. Charming. 
Mt. Whitney Sunset. A Roll of Honor miniature, of amber and jasper red. Attractive. 
Rhoda. Floriferous; glowing rosy-tangerine flowers upon fine, strong stems. 
Sanhican’s Sweetheart (Special). We offer you this charming Dahlia of clear 
pale pink. One of the most beautiful, useful and delightful of the miniatures. 
DAHLIA CULTURE 
Dahlias issue their sprouts around the stem to which the tubers are attached, and the 
clumps should be separated, leaving one eye to a tuber. 
In planting lay the tubers flat, 3ft. apart and cover about Gin. deep in sandy soil, 4in. 
deep in heavy soil. The bed should be previously spaded to the depth of 1ft., working some 
good stable litter into the soil, and if clay, add a liberal amount of sand, thoroughly incor¬ 
porating the compost and sand. When a few inches above the soil, nip off the top to induce 
low branching and to avoid staking. When buds appear apply a pint of potato fertilizer, hav¬ 
ing the formula 4-8-10, to each plant, and two weeks later repeat the fertilization, stirring 
the soil after each application, to incorporate the fertilizer and destroy grass and weeds. Now 
apply a rather liberal mulch of pine straw, lawn-clippings or compost to keep the soil cool, 
retain moisture and overcome drought. Drainage should be good, otherwise the plants will 
die during a long, wet spell. It is not best to attempt artificial watering, 
i To grow large flowers practice disbudding. Buds usually come in triplets, all the side 
buds should be removed, leaving only the central bud. Also the side branches should be cut 
out, throwing the strength of the plant into only one or more flowers, which, in large Dah¬ 
lias, will develope to a foot or more in diameter. A little liquid fertilizer, made by soaking 
stable litter in a barrel of water, will promote development. 
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