OLDS’ EXQUISITE DAHLIAS * 
Mrs. I. De Ver Warner. 
MRS. I. DE VER WARNER. (Decorative.) Prob¬ 
ably the most popular varietj' grown today. A solid 
deep mauve pink or orchid. Long stiff stems and 
excellent for cut flowers. Flowers often measure 10 
inches across. Each, 20c; 3 for 46c, postpaid. 
SPECIAL FREE OFFER 
Last year the beautiful carmine crim¬ 
son Dahlia, His Eminence, sold for $1.50 
a bulb. As we have a good stock of these, 
we are making a special free gift offer to 
all our Dahlia customers of one bulb with 
every order for Dahlias amounting to 
$1.00. Note the description in next 
column. 
Popular Miniatures and Pompons 
BABY ROYAL. (Miniature Informal Dec¬ 
orative.) Salmon and apricot. Fine stems, 
free blooming, ideal in every way. Each, 25c. 
BO-PEEP. (Pompon.) Best of all the 
pompons. Bright rose mauve in color. Un¬ 
excelled for stems and growing habits, and 
perfection of blooms. Very new. Each, 35c. 
BRUNETTE. (PomponJ Deei) maroon 
color. Each, 20c. 
CUTIE. (Miniature Decorative.) Shell 
pink to white center. Dainty and new. Each, 
35c. 
FUTURITY. (Miniature Decorative.) Old 
rose shaded carmine. Tall growing, fine 
stems. Each, 25c. 
ORCHID LADY. (Miniature Formal Dec¬ 
orative.) Soft orchid. Excellent stems and 
growing habits. Very popular. Each, 26c. 
Miniature & Pompon Collection 
We offer one each of these six dainty 
Miniature and Pompon Dahlias listed above 
for $1.00 postpaid. This is a real bargain 
and should not be overlooked. 
AVALON. (Informal Decorative.) Very 
fine pure clear yellow. The large flowers are 
very distinct and produce in great abundance. 
Each, 20c; 3 for 45c; 6 for 75c, postpaid. 
CAVALCADE. (Formal Decorative.) A 
grand new shade of Mulberry i)ink. Large 
flowers 7 to 9 inches across on long, stiff 
stems. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
ELINOR VANDERVEER. (Decorative.) 
An incomparable dahlia of exquisite beauty 
and of great size and depth, having every 
desirable quality. Color, a rich, glowing, 
satiny pink. One of the earliest to flower. 
Each, 15c; 3 for 35c, postpaid. 
HARRY MAYER. (Formal Decorative.) 
Giant silvery pink shading to soft creamy 
center. Good for cut flower purposes, ideal 
habits. Each, 20c; 3 for 45c, postpaid, 
HIS EMINENCE. (Informal Decorative.) A 
large carmine crimson measuring 9x4. Very 
free blooming, strong grower. Excellent for 
the garden or as a cut flower. Last year this 
variety sold at $1.50 each and as we have a 
good stock we are making a very low price 
this season. Each, 50c; 3 for $1.25, postpaid. 
JANE COWL. A massive decorative; color 
glistening bronze-buff and old gold. Flowers 
measure 10 inches across. A stem of unusual 
strength holds the giant flower erect over a 
plant of ideal growth. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c, 
postpaid. 
Olds’ Finest Mixed Dahlias. 
JEAN KERR. (Decorative.) A good com- « 
mercial white dahlia much used by florists 
and in gardens where cut flowers are desired. 
Good grower, dependable and popular. Each, \ 
20c; 3 for 45c, postpaid. ^ 
JERSEY BEAUTY. (Decorative.) One of , 
the finest of all dahlias. A beautiful shade ^ 
of pink that can hardly be described in ( 
words. The flowers are large and carried 
high above the foliage on long, wiry stems. A I 
wonderful keeper and excellent for exhibition 
or commercial purposes. This variety has 
been awarded manv prizes and medals. Each, 
25c; 3 for 60c; 6 for $1.10, postpaid. 
KATHLEEN NORRIS. (Decorative.) 
Awarded First Prize for best flower at four 
greatest Eastern shows fall of 1928. Color, 
true rose pink, later deepening to. mallow 
pink. Gigantic bloom, broad petals overlap¬ 
ping, with twisted ends. Ftill center, very 
long stem, foliage dark green and insect 
jjroof; a great bloomer and an excellent 
keeper. Each, 40c; 3 for 95c, postpaid. 
KENTUCKY. (Decorative). A brilliant 
light salmon orange shading to orange yellow 
at the base and deepening to grenadine pink 
on outer petals. It is a sport of Jersey 
Beauty credited ■with all its habits and prac¬ 
tically blight and stunt proof. Flower is 
larger than Jersey Beauty and a real delight 
in every respect. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
KING OF THE BLACKS. (Formal Decor¬ 
ative.) Darkest rich velvet red almost black 
Dahlia. Compact, vigorous grower. Bush is 
low and spreading with blooms high above 
the foliage. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 6 for $1.10, 
postpaid. 
OMAR KHAYYAM. (Formal Decorative.) 
Large flowers of Chinese red shading to 
bright orange with paler tips giving a soft 
effect. Ten-inch flowers are easily grown. 
Each, 36c; 3 for 90c, postpaid. 
SANHICAN’S BLUEBIRD. (Decorative.) 
A near blue bloom of gigantic proijortions and 
perfect form, whose outer petals at maturity 
are bright violet blue, while the center re¬ 
tains the violet tint. Each, 20c; 3 for 45c, 
postpaid. 
MRS. CARL SALBACH. (Decorative.) A 
well-known California variety with long 
stems, known everywhere. It is largely used 
in decorative work; a large flower of a bright 
lilac pink shading lighter at base of petals, 
sometimes described as mauve pink. We rec¬ 
ommend it for any garden. Each 16c; 3 for 
35c, postpaid. 
THOMAS A. EDISON. (Decorative.) Royal 
Purple named for the famous Electrical Wiz¬ 
ard with his approval. Staghorn petal forma¬ 
tion, insect resistant foliage, cane stiff stems, 
thriUy growing habits, is the report on this 
new Dahlia from high sources. Each, 40c; 
3 for 95c, postpaid. 
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Dwarf Pearl Tuberose. 
TUBEROSE BULBS 
The sweetest scented flower 
that grows and one of the most 
charming. 
DWARF PEARL. barge, 
double wax-like flowers of 
purest white: orange-blossom 
fragrance. Large Bulbs. Each, 
10c; 3 for 25c; 6 for 45c; 12 
for 80c, postpaid. 
OLDS* FINEST MIXED DfiHLIFIS 
A mixture of choice, named varieties showing every shape, size and color 
to be found in dahlias. 3 for 30c; 6 for 55c; 12 for $1.00; 50 for $4.00, 
postpaid. 
OLDS‘ CflNNRS 
THE PRESIDENT. 4 feet tall. The President leads the red varieties in 
■the quality and also the quantity of its bloom. Flowers are 7 inches across; 
individual petals firm and long-standing; trusses standing up stiff on strong 
stems. The foliage is rich green and burnproof in the hottest weather. Bulbs, 
15c each; 3 for 35c; 12 for $1.25, postpaid. 
KING HUMBERT. Red. 4 feet. This remarkable Gold Medal Canna has been 
the sensation of the past ten years and is a great favorite today. It is a cross 
between the orchid-flowering and the French, or Crozy type, combining the 
large flowers of the one with the free-blooming character of the other, with 
handsome, broad, tropical foliage. Scarlet flowers; bronze leaves. Each, 16c; 
3 for 36c; 12 for $1.25, postpaid. 
YELLOW KING HUMBERT. 4 feet. An orchid-flowering sort of the 
well-known King Humbert. Foliage a very dark green, ■with flowers measuring 
5 to 7 inches across; individual petals measuring 3 to 3% inches in diameter. 
Flower a deep rich yellow, softly spotted and blotched with bright red. Some 
plants occasionally give a scarlet or scarlet striped flower, which we consider 
an improvement rather than an objection. Each, 15c; 3 for 36c; 12 for $1.25, 
postpaid. 
MRS. ALFRED CONRAD. 4 feet. One of the very best cannas in com¬ 
merce today. The large, exquisitely shaded salmon-pink flowers are produced 
in great abundance on robust, upright stalks. We consider this superior to all 
other pink cannas. Each, 20c; 3 for 46c; 12 for $1.60, postpaid. 
MRS. HERBERT HOOVER. 5 feet. A rich deep pink flo^wering variety of 
immense size. Foliage green. Each, 20c; 3 for 45c; 12 for $1.60, postpaid. 
EUREKA. 31/2 feet. The best white canna. Foliage light green; strong 
growth with large blooms. Color creamy white with faint lavender stripling 
in the throat. Each, 15c; 3 for 35c; 12 for $1.25, postpaid. 
I One bulb each of the above six Cannas for 70c, postpaid. ^ 
PLEASE NOTE—Order canna bulbs early and pot the bulbs in April. You 
will gain three to four weeks in the blooming season. Orders for canna bulbs 
will be mailed as soon as weather permits. 
The President, Canna. 
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