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TRY OUR DAHLIA COLLECTION 10 FOR $1.00 
BIG BARGAINS 
Ford’s Hardy Ornamental Collections 
Any one of the following" Hardy Collections for 
$1.00 postpaid. 
No. 1 
8 (Eight) Hybrid Tea Roses (1 year pot grown 
plants averaging 10-12 inches high. 
No. 6 
10 (Ten) Hardy Large Flowering Chrysanthe¬ 
mums (All new varieties, including Innocence, 
Cavalier, etc.). 
No. 10 
10 (Ten) Hardy Pompom Chrysanthemums (All 
new varieties, including Yellow Bird, Jewell, etc.). 
No. 13 
8 (Eight) Hardy Garden Carnations (All Differ¬ 
ent). 
No. 13 
8 (Eight) Hardy Phloxes (1 each 8 new vari¬ 
eties). 
No. 16 
8 (Eight) Delphiniums Blackmore & Langdon 
Eng. Hybrids (Field Clumps). 
No. 20 
8 (Eight) Hardy Rock Garden Plants (1 each 8 
A’arieties). 
STACHYS, 8 TO 10 IN. 
LANATA (Lamb’s Ear). Grown for its white 
wooly covered foliage, flower stalks should be 
removed as the foliage is its beauty, for rock 
gardens and borders. Each 20c, 3 for 40c, do7.. 
$1.50. 
STATICE, 15 TO 18 IN. 
LA'rirOLIA. Clumps of thick leathery foliage. 
Delicate blue flowers produced in panicles 12 
to 18 inches across, fine for bouquets and if 
carefully dried will last for months. Each 25c, 
3 for 55c, doz. $2.00. 
PERIZn MULTIFLORA. Beautiful bright blue. 
Eaoh 35c, 3 for 90c. 
No Better Seeds Than Ford’s 
SWEET WILLIAM, 1 TO 1 % FT. 
254 MIXED COLORS. Pine assortment. Choice 
plants. Each 20c, 3 for 40c, doz. $1.50. 
THALICTRUM 
DIPTEROCARPUM. 3 ft. Graceful plumes of rosy- 
purple flowers with yellow anthers. Each 30c, 
3 for 50c, doz. $1.50. 
VERONICA, 2 FT. 
LONGIFOLIA (Blue Bird Flower). Foliage bronze- 
green, flowers indigo-blue, borne on thick spikes 
from July to October. Each 20c, 3 for 60c, 
doz. $1.50. 
YUCCA, 5 FT. 
FILAMENTOSA (Adams Needle). Stalks much 
branched and densely packed with creamy white 
flowers in June and July. Each 20c, 3 for 65c, 
doz. $2.00. 
SPECIAL DAHLIA COLLECTIONS 
$1.25 worth, at the “Each” price for $1.00. 
$6.00 worth, at the “Each” price for $5.00. 
$12.50 worth, at the “Each” price for $10.00. 
Your selection of varieties. This is a grand 
opportunity to get a collection of Dahlias at very 
moderate cost. 
If over $12.00 worth are ordered deduct at the 
same rate (one-fifth off). 
10 FINE DAHLIAS $1.00 
UNNAMED COLEECTION of 10, tor n.00. This 
collection is made up of varieties named in our 
list, our selection but not labeled. It will con¬ 
tain a good assortment of colors and different 
classes and is a Big Bargain for $1.00. 
PRINCIPLES OF VEGETABLE GARDENING, by 
L. H. Bailey. Full information on growing 70 
vegetable crops makes this book worth several 
times its price to every grower. Includes prac¬ 
tical pointers on hotbeds, coldframes, weeds, 
insects and diseases, marketing, storing, and 
drying. 260 illustrations, 490 pages. Price $4.00. 
Postage 14c. 
GOOD BOOKS 
THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN, by E. M. 
Freeman. A book which shows how to grow 
fresh, crisp vegetables in your own garden and 
cut down on the grocer’s bills. Full of prac¬ 
tical details for laying out the garden, planting, 
and growing vegetables successfully. 8 illustra¬ 
tions, 214 pages. Price, $1.75, Postage 8c. 
LANDSCAPING THE HOME GROUNDS, by L. 
W. Ramsey. Step by step, with photographs 
and plans that make each point clear, this new 
book shows just how to develop your home 
grounds for greatest beauty. Each of the 176 
illustrations tells a story or teaches an Im¬ 
portant lesson at a glance. 175 illustrations. 
170 pages. Price $2.00. Postage 8c. 
LAWNS, by F. F. Rockwell. You will find use for 
this information year after year, for it shows 
both how to start a lawn right and how to keep 
it smooth and velvety thereafter. Full of sug¬ 
gestions on laying out the lawn, grading, fertiliz¬ 
ing, planting, care after planting, weed and pest 
control, and remaking and repairing old lawns. 
39 Illustrations, 87 pages. Price $1.25. Postage 
8c. 
THE GARDENER, by L. H. BAILEY. This book 
gives you the very essence of Dr. Bailey’s un¬ 
equalled knowledge of gardening. It tells how 
to grow flowers, vegetables and fruits from the 
time of planting through to maturity. Special 
articles on different types of gardening. Ar- 
'ranged alphabetically. 116 illustrations, 260 
pages. Price $2.50. Postage 10c. 
AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN, by F. F. 
Rockwell. This splendid book, written by one 
of America’s best-known practical gardeners, is 
unique in its usefulness. It starts with prepara¬ 
tions for the season’s work in January and out¬ 
lines a balanced program for the garden through 
every week in the year. Bound to bring you 
success. 88 Illustrations, 350 pages. Price $3.00. 
Postage 13c. 
“The Book of Bulbs” 
Tells how to grow all kinds of bulbs, indoors and 
outdoors. It is the “last word” about bulbs. 264 
pages. 187 illustrations. Price $2.50, Postage 10c. 
GLADIOLUS, by F. F. Rockwell. Every gladiolus 
lover should have this useful guide. It tells 
how to plant, fertilize and cultivate; how to 
grow from seed of bulblet; how to harvest and 
cure; how to handle for cut flowers; and every 
other detail needed for success with this popu¬ 
lar flower. 45 illustrations, 79 pages. Price 
$1.25. Postage 6c. 
IRISES, by F. F. Rockwell. A handy guide which 
will do much to bring success with irises as 
well as to show new uses and effects possible 
with them. Describes the dwarf, early, Ger¬ 
man, Japanese, Siberian, water, crested, Spanish, 
English, Dutch and other types; tells the best 
soils; what fertilizers to use; how to plant; 
and what care is necessary. Tells how to 
propagate stock for your own use. 64 illus¬ 
trations, 80 pages. Price $1.25. Postage 7c. 
BUSH FRUITS, by L. E. Card. Practical pointers 
on berry crops written by a grower. Tells about 
planting, cultivating, harvesting, pest control, 
and varieties of raspberries, blackberries, dew¬ 
berries, currants, gooseberries, blueberries, 
buffaloberries, and others. 85 illustrations, 411 
pages. Price $2.60. Postage 12c. 
Sizes for women: “ Small,” “Medium,” “Large” 
—for men: “Medium,” and “Large.” Price, 
75 cents a pair (2 pair, $1.40), postpaid. 
THE CARE OF ORNAMENTAL TREES, by C. H. 
Greeves-Carpenter. This book outlines all the 
operations in tree care; the precautions nec¬ 
essary in transplanting; the best time and 
methods for pruning; how the soil, age, and 
kind of tree affects the choice and applcation 
of plant food; types of cavity fillings; "wdth the 
best methods for cabling and bracing. 7 illus¬ 
trations, 70 pages. Price $1.25. Postage 6o. 
FORD SEED CO., RAVENNA, OHIO 
