Gladiolus and Dahlia Bulbs 
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New Large Flowering 
DAHLIAS 
AVALON. One of the best yellows. Large 
size and a good bloomer. 25c each. 
BARBARA REDFERN. Giant size; a 
delightful blend of old rose and old gold. 
Good companion for Jane Cowl. 
30c each; 2 lor 50c. 
CHARM. Grand bloomer on good stems. 
Orange shaded to red. Each 25c. 
JANE COWL. Massive blossoms a foot 
across. Bronzy buff and old gold, blending 
darker. 30c each. 
JEAN KERR. A fine white decorative 
dahlia of medium size. Useful free bloomer. 
25c each; 3 lor 60c. 
JERSEY BEAUTY. One of the most ad¬ 
mired and useful dahlias grown. Very tall, 
large blossoms of a glowing pink on long 
stems. 25c; 3 lor 60c. 
SEQUOIS GIGANTEA. A gigantic rich 
buttercup yellow. Decorative dahlia; pro¬ 
ducing freely flowers 10 inches across on long 
stems. Vigorous continuous bloomer. 25c 
each. 
MARGARET WOODROW WILSON. 
A magnificent large creamy white shaded 
with pink. Deep pink reverse. 25c each; 
S for 60c. 
MONMOUTH CHAMPION (Decora¬ 
tive). Flame scarlet flowers 12 inches or 
more across. Full center. Good stems. Strong 
grower. 30c each. 
PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA. Brilliant 
glowing cardinal red. Large size, strong 
stems. 25c each. 
POLAR STAR. One of the best all pur¬ 
pose whites. Strong grower sending up many 
branches loaded with pure white flowers. 
20c each. 
CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE. Large 
semi-cactus type. Magenta with white tips. 
25c each. 
KATHERINE WILCOX. Large ball 
shaped show dahlia. White tipped with 
crimson. 25c each. 
MALLORY. Large rose-red formal deco¬ 
rative type dahlia. Price 25c each. 
CIGARETTE. Large red cactus dahlia 
with creamy tips. Price 25c each. 
JERSEY SOVEREIGN. Salmon pink of 
: the same formation as Jersey Beauty. 
Price 20c each. 
HANCOCK YELLOW. Large yellow cac¬ 
tus dahlia. Very showy. Price 25c each. 
COUNTESS OF LONSDALE (cactus). 
! A delicate apricot shading toward the edges 
of the petals to carmine pink. Early. 
Price 25c; 3 lor 65c. 
KENTUCKY. A sport of Jersey Beauty 
and of the same splendid habit. The large 
blooms are light salmon-orange shading to 
grenadinoorange. Price 20c each; 3 for 55c. 
GLADIOLUS 
ALBANIA. Popular pure white. Fine for 
cut flowers. Good spikes of well placed 
bloom. 2 for 12c; 5 for 25c; 12 for 50c. 
APRICOT GLOW. Large, long, graceful 
spike of warm pure apricot color. Very pop¬ 
ular. 3 for 15c; 12 for 45c; 40 for $1.00. 
BETTY NUTHALL. A magnificent large 
coral pink flower with a light orange throat. 
3 for 15c; 6 for 25c. 
BERTY SNOW. Very large flower of a 
beautiful soft lavender. Long spikes. A Prize 
Winner. 2 for 12c; 5 for 25c; 12 for 50c. 
CRIMSON GLOW. The largest and 
finest deep red or velvety crimson. Strong 
grower with long spikes of well placed bloom. 
2 for 12c; 5 for 25c; 12 for 50c. 
GOLD EAGLE. Very desirable extra early 
yollow. Fine spikes. 3 for 15c; 12 for 48c; 
40 for $1.00. 
LOS ANGELES. Beautiful shrimp pink 
with glowing orange-carmine blotch in 
throat, tall and graceful stems. One of the 
best forcing varieties for florists. Most bulbs 
blooming with two spikes. 10c each; 3 for 
15c; 12 for 50c. 
E. J. SHAYLOR. Ruffled, deep rose. 
3 for 15c; doz. 50c. 
GOLDEN SWALLOW. Delightful new 
ruffled yellow. 3 for 15c; 45c a dozen. 
PRIDE OF WANAKAH. Exquisite Lav¬ 
ender rose, deeper in the throat. Fine heavy 
spikes with large blooms. 3 for 15c; 50c a 
doz. 
PICARDY. The most popular Gladiolus 
grown. Immense spikes of delicate apricot 
pink. Many flowers open at a time. Won 
more prizes than any other. 2 for 15c; 
6 for 35c; 12 for 60c. 
XXX GLADIOLUS MIXTURE. Our 
special mixture of gladiolus bulbs is made up 
of the best varieties and will give a wide 
range of beautiful colors at a low price. We 
offer this special mixture at 7 bulbs for 25c; 
12 for 38c; 30 for 75c; 100 for $2.00 by mail. 
New Large Flowering 
DAHLIAS 
MRS. IDE VER WARNER. A refined 
mauve pink beautifully formed. Large blooms 
on long strong stems. Formal Decorative 
type. Price 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
JERSEY’S BEACON. Of enormous size 
and carried on elegant long and strong stems. 
Chinese-scarlet with lighter reverse. Price 
20c each; 3 for 50c. 
SAGAMORE. An exceptionally fine ex¬ 
hibition or cut flower of a golden color, 
shaded toward the center with warm salmon 
rose or orange buff. Stems straight and stiff. 
Price 20c each; 3 lor 50c. 
OMAR KHAYYAM. A Chinese red at 
the base of the petals, shading to a bright 
orange with paler 1 tips, giving a soft effect. 
The flowers can easily be grown over 10 
inches. Price 25c; 3 for 65c. 
ROSALIA STYLES. Very showy art or 
peony flowered dahlia of a rich rose pink. 
40c each; 2 for 75c. 
CYCLE. Rich true red, self-colored. 
Large flowers. A perfect cactus variety. 
20c each; 3 for 50c. 
FLORAL PARK JEWEL. Popular old 
variety. Crimson and white blotched. 
25c each; 3 lor 60c. 
HOGAN. Best large red and white bi-color 
decorative dahlia, wide range of markings 
on a single plant. 25c. 
XXX MIXED DAHLIAS. This mixture 
is made up entirely of choice, expensive 
varieties. We have secured samples of new 
giant flowering sorts from many growers and 
have fine large collection. 2 bulbs for 40c; 
6 for $1.00. 
MORNING GLORY-BALSAM. Be¬ 
cause of the great popularity of the 
flowers shown on the cover of our 1940 
catalog, we are continuing the special 
offers. 
MORNING GLORY 
CLARK’S EARLY HEAVENLY BLUE. 
We have chosen this Morning Glory for our 
cover because we believe it to be the most 
beautiful annual vine available. The beauti¬ 
ful sky blue of the Heavenly Blue Morning 
Glory is unquestionably on'e of the loveliest 
shades in any flower, a beautiful sky blue 
color which shades at the center to a golden 
throat. These flowers are very large of the 
characteristic Morning Glory form, and 
flowers are open and in the fullness of their 
glory of color ten to twelve hours every day, 
closing very late in the afternoon. Pkt. 10c. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. Deep crimson 
morning glory. Free flowering, rapid grower, 
similar to Scarlett O'Hara but climbs more 
readily. Pkt. 10c. 
GIANT FRINGED JAPANESE. Large 
blossoms, 6 inenes across, zoned, striped and 
spotted in the most artistic manner. Petals 
often cut frilled and fringed. Colors very 
brilliant, varieties almost endless. All colors 
mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION. One packet of 
each of the above three Morning Glories for 
25c. v 
NEW BUSH BALSAM ‘‘GARDENIA 
FLOWERED”. A free flowering double 
Balsam of bushy growth. Instead of hid¬ 
ing on the sides of the stems, the flowers 
grow in clusters on the tops of the stems, 
appearing like waxy Gardenias. A fine bed- 
ding annual producing flowers of white, 
rose and pink shades. Mixed colors, 
pkt. 10 c. 
One packet of each of the three Morning 
Glories and one packet of Balsam for 30c. 
