Margaret Woodrow Wilson 
An exhibition dahlia of immense size and 
wondrous beauty. Color, an opalescent pink. 
Good grower. Profuse bloomer. Each 30c. 
Monarch of the East ‘2°, 7.2.8 
“surprise” 
new Dahlia. I hesitate to tell you how large 
this has actually beén grown for shows, so 
will say it’s a whale of a dahlia, and let it 
go at that. 
Beautiful coppery gold, with red suffusion on 
lower half of many petals. Sturdy plant, 
strong stems. Each 75c. 
( Dec.) 
Mrs. Ida De Ver Warner 
Exqui- 
site soft orchid Very large. Splendid for 
cutting. Each 30c. 
Rosa Nell] (Ue: Pure. bright rose. Im- 
mense flowers. Each 30c. 
Roycroft 
Finest bright cinnamon Cactus, with long 
stiff stems. A giant. 40c. ; 
Ruth Vaughan (Dec.) Similar to Jer- 
sey’s Beauty. Clear La 
France pink, shading to yellow at base of 
petals. Heavy bloomer. 50c. 
Satan (tiybrid Cactus.) A giant red that 
is sometimes tipped with gold. Un- 
usually strong plant growth with fine stems. 
Each 75c. : 
(Dec.) Very large 
lemon yellow, overlaid with golden sheen. 
Each 30c. . 
White Wonder (iytid Cactus) 
Flowers very large 
on fine stems, pure white and of good sub- 
stance. Each 30c. 
7 Decorative, reverse 
Yankee King Carnelian red. Informal. 
shaded mallow purple. 30c. 
Lost Label Dahlias 41} §204, Kings, 
in handling or storing. Or same may be 
from stocks we have in large supply and 
labeled. Special price, NONE labeled, our 
selection of kinds: 5 for $1.00; 10 for $2.00. 
Dahlia Don’ts 
Don’t plant the whole clump that you dug 
up last fall. Divide it so as to leave an eye or 
two on each tuber. The eyes are located near 
where the tubers join the base of stalk, and 
nowhere else. Not like potatoes, that have 
eyes other places than the one end. 
Don’t plant tuber in upright position. 
it flat instead. Cover about 4 inches. 
_ Don’t plant before ground warms up. Glad- 
iolus bulbs may be planted very early, but 
dahlias are much more tender. In our section 
we plant from about April 20th to middle of 
June. May best month in most places. 
Don’t break your back storing all the dirt 
that comes up with clump of dahlia tubers or 
burying them in sand or soil, unless you crave 
exercise. 
Don’t handle clumps roughly when digging 
and storing the roots, lest you break the necks 
of tubers. A tuber with a broken neck is about 
as useful as you would be in same fix. 
Don’t cut Dahlia blossoms during heat of the 
day. Early morning or evening better. 
Don’t set Dahlia bouquets in a warm room 
or in a draft. First, stand the stems in a 
pail or jar of water so deep as to emerge all 
but the blooms. Give the cut stems and blos- 
soms a good drink (several hours or longer) 
before putting them into vases. Dash the 
backs of the blossoms in vase with cool water 
every few hours. This can be done with your 
hand, or a small sprayer. Will help lots to 
prevent blooms from wilting. 
A lot more “DAHLIA DON’TS” will be sent 
free with each Dahlia order. 



Lay 
Darling Pompons 
CUTE LITTLE DAHLIAS 

Pompons are the show or quilled type. Some 
blossoms are almost as round as a ball. The 
charm of these Pompon, Lilliput, Pewee or 
Midget Dahlias is due to their being small, 
prim and precise. instead of big, careless and 
informal. 
Pompons measure only 2 inches or less in 
diameter. Don’t enrich the soil for pompons. 
Work for size of bloom on your mammoth va- 
rieties, but keep the Pompons small and “just 
as sweet as they are.” 
Pompons “bloom and bloom and bloom.” 
They are the answer to the question, “Why 
don’t Dahlias last longer in bouquets?” Well, 
Pompons DO last longer. And such charming 
bouquets as they make! 
CARDINAL. Fine bright cardinal red. 
DARENESS. Rich dark red or maroon. 
DEW DROP. Light pink, edged darker. 
GIRLIE. Lovely pinkish mauve color. 
GOLDILOCKS. Gold, deepening at center. 
HONEY. Fine light yellow, tipped red. 
JESSICA. Yellow, tipped red. 
JOE FETTIE. Pure white. Excellent. 
LITTLE EDITH. Primrose, tipped carmine. 
LITTLE HERMAN. Dark red, tipped white. 
ROSE WILMOTH. Rose pink. Fine form. 
YELLOW GEM. Best pure yellow Pom. 
LITTLE WHITE FEATHER. A W. W. Wil- 
more novelty. Pure white. The petals are so 
arranged as to suggest a fluffy arrangement 
of white feathers. Stems extra long and 
straight. This novelty is a perfect miniature 
both as to form and size. 
NE 
POMPON PRICES: Any of these POMPON 
dahlias, labeled, at 30c each; 2 for 55c; 4 or 
more, alike or assorted, at 25c each. 

Mixed Pompons 
Leave it to me to send you a dandy mixture 
of these cute little Pompons (none labeled) at 
5 for $1.10; 10 for $2.00, prepaid. 

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