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GIANT DAHLIAS 
JANE COWL — This Dahlia shares honors with 
Jersey’s Beauty for being the most popular Dahlia 
today. Immense glistening bronzy buff blooms with 
shades of salmon and old gold, held high on long stems. 
Makes best cut flowers. 
BONNIE BRAE—Another of the largest Dahlias; flow¬ 
ers 8 or 9 inches across of true Decorative type. Soft 
rose-pink blending to cream and pale yellow at the cen¬ 
ter. 
BASHFUL GIANT. One of the largest Blooms in ex¬ 
istence. Growing under ordinary conditions 6 to 9 
inches in diameter and 3 to 5 inches thick. An exquisite 
apricot with buff or gold tint. 
JERSEY’S BEACON. A huge round bloom of Chinese 
scarlet and a paler reverse side giving it a two-tone 
effect. Plant is very vigorous. Makes a fine flower to 
cut. 
★ SHOW DAHLIA 
BONNIE BLUE—Deep bright lavender-blue. They are 
beautiful and produce freely on healthy plants. 
GURNEYS HAR 
DAHLIAS 
YOUR CHOICE-ALL VARIETIES 
20c EA, 
Except Satan 
3 FOR 50c, 
8 FOR $1.15 
★ DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY. Undoubtedly the finest pink 
Dahlia in existence. Hubbard wrote: “When a man 
builds a better house or makes a better mouse trap than 
his neighbor the World will make a beaten path to his 
door.” Jersey's Beauty has a beaten path to its door. 
It needs no further introduction. 
ORIENTAL SPLENDOR. Short well branched plant, 
bearing in greatest profusion large deep blooms, with 
long broad wavy petals. Strong stems hold the deep 
red flowers well above the bush. 
PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA—Large, bright, vivid red 
flowers, borne freely, making it an excellent Dahlia for 
cutting. A vigorous grower. 
PRINCE OF PERSIA—A very striking bright red 
Dahlia of the richest glowing cardinal. The petals are 
of great depth and substance, making an unusually deep, 
attractive flower. Bush is vigorous and robust. 
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SHASTA—An excellent white. The early blooms come 
with a dark tinge at the center, but the later ones are 
practically pure white, large deep flowers, with long, 
quite broad petals that are notched at the ends, giving 
them a very shaggy appearance. Long stems hold the 
blooms high, on the robust branching plant. An early 
continuous bloomer. 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
GOLDEN QUEEN—An excellent, pure golden yel¬ 
low pom. Extra fine for cutting. Large spreading 
bush. Long stems. 
SNOWCLAD—A fine all around pure white Dahlia. An 
early bloomer. Good plant. 
VIVID — A bright orange scarlet. Tall bush, long 
stems. Good exhibition variety. 
★ CHOICE MIXED DAHLIAS 
A “Trial Ground” Mixture of many different 
colors, types, and varieties. These are ideal for 
the general garden and a bargain. Mixed Dahlias 
— 5 for 60c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00. 
★ SHOW-CACTUS DAHLIAS 
SUNSET GLOW—Medium to large blooms of an in¬ 
tense glistening scarlet-orange. Bush is rather short 
and thick, stems of medium length and strong. 
BONNIE BLUE 
SATAN—An immense deep bloom of scarlet, with 
yellow on reverse of petals showing from face as 
petals unfold. The stems are cane-like and very 
long, holding the huge flowers perfectly upright. 
A good bloomer. PRICE: 30c each; 4 for $1.00. 
★ HYBRID TEAS 
ROSE PRICES 
★ CLIMBING ROSES 
JOANNA HILL—A rose that looks like a sunburst. 
The flowers are bright yellow and cream colored on long, 
stiff stems. The blossoms are excellent for cutting, 
moderately fragrant. Blooms continuously. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER—This vigorous plant com¬ 
bines many colors in one flower making an exceptionally 
beautiful combination. They are large cerise-pink, flame, 
scarlet, and yellow with large, thick, broad, fragrant 
petals. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE—The bud is very large, and very 
long-pointed. Flowers large, very' lasting, fragrant, and 
a deep coppery yellow, with golden-orange in deeper 
shades. Foliage large, dark green, leathery. Growth 
very vigorous, upright; profuse bloomer. 
★ POLYANTHA OR BABY RAMBLERS 
These are dwarf or semi-dwarf Rose bushes producing 
immense quantities of flowers from June until frost. 
F. J. GROOTENDORST—This hybrid has the beauty 
and freedom of bloom of the Baby Ramblers, plus the 
rugged foliage and hardiness of the Rugosa. The grand¬ 
est of the red flowered Baby Ramblers, and blooms con¬ 
tinuously all summer. Splendid for low hedges or edg¬ 
ings. v 
IDEAL—Dark velvety crimson bloom. Compact, 
shapely, and bushy with glossy leathery leaves. 
GOLDEN SALMON—Bright orange-salmon flowers in 
huge clusters. Growth is vigorous and bushy. First 
really orange Polyantha. 
WHITE BABY RAMBLER—Pure snow-white double 
blooms in profuse clusters, making a sheet of white 
color, with a fragrance similar to Hyacinths. A com¬ 
pact, bushy grower of dwarf habit; foliage dark, glossy 
and finely cut; everblooming and hardy. 
All VARIETIES SAME PRICE 
EXTRA CHOICE ROSE PLANTS 35c Each. 3 for 
$1.00. 5 for $1.60. 10 for $2.90. 
STANDARD SIZE ROSES 25c Each. 5 for $1.00. 
★ ★ ★ 
?Qo1q± In ULoom 
IT’S NEW ★ ★ ★ IT’S SURE 
PLANT THE BOX WITH THE ROSE 
Any time after the first of May You CAN 
HAVE ROSES IN BLOOM. They have been grown 
in Patented Mulch Paper Boxes that open on the 
sides and gradually become a part of the soil. 
You CAN’T MISS. BUY GURNEY’S BLOOM¬ 
ING ROSES. Any Variety Listed in This Catalog ... 
Hybrid Teas ... Perpetuals . . . Climbers, or Baby's. 
Each, $1.00. Per Three, $2.50. Per Five, $3.75. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER—The flowers, a vivid 
scarlet, are of good size semi-double, very freely pro¬ 
duced in clusters of from 3 to 20 flowers each on heavy 
branched canes. The plants are literally covered from 
top to bottom with bloom. 
GRUSS AN TEPLITZ — This is an exact duplicate of 
the bush rose Gruss an Teplitz, but is a vigorous 
climber of the pillar type. In the spring it is a dazzling 
sheet of velvety crimson. Each bloom is produced 
singly on long stems. One of the world's greatest ever- 
blooming pillar type climbing roses. 
PINK DOROTHY PERKINS—Clear shell pink with 
flowers borne in clusters; full and double. This is without 
question one of the very finest of all climbing roses. 
★ BUSH ROSES 
R. HUGONIS — This Rose gives us a very dependable 
yellow shrub rose. The long arching branches are closely 
set with lovely single flowers very early in the season. 
The blooms are approximately 1 !4 inches across and of 
clear bright yellow which does not fade to white. The 
foliage is finely divided, and on curiously thorned red 
stems. The plant is dependably hardy 
HANSA RUGOSA — Early flowering hybrid combining* 
the ornamental qualities of its Rugosa foliage with the 
blossoms, beauty and perfume of the Hybrid Per¬ 
petuals. Flowers large, cup-shaped, double crimson. 
Blooms throughout season, followed by red fruits. 
★ PERSIAN YELLOW 
Deep, golden-yellow, semi-double; very 
fine, hardy. This is one of the most striking 
shrubs you ever saw. Literally Ropes of big 
golden yellow flowers. And they ARE per¬ 
fectly hardy. 
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PLANT A HYBRID TEA ROSE BED BORDERED WITH POLYANTHAS 
R R. DONNELLEY & SONS CO.. CHICAGO 
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