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DAHLIAS 
EASTER GREETING in— 
Pure White, Rich Yellow, Lavender, Red, Orange and Pink. 
A fine pot plant for Easter and Mother’s Day. Something dif- 
ferent. Ideal for the retail florist for cut flowers. Keeps un- 
usually well and is very prolific from June until frost. A 
beautiful Cactus Dahlia that grows about 18 inches high. 
Delivery from May lst, out of 214 inch pots. 
$20.00 per 100 (for 25 or more) 
DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS (Bleeding Heart) 
Can be held in cold storage until Spring. Blooms in 3 weeks. 
$3.00 per doz. $20.00 per 100 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS 
Summer flowering Hyacinth, blooming summer and early 
fall. Height 3-5 feet with spikes 2 feet in length, bearing 20-30 
thimble shaped white flowers. 
Per 100 Per 1000 
11n"-134" ...... 6.00 50.00 
Per 100 Per 1000 
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ISMENE CALATHINA 
Per 100 Per 1000 
15.00 120.00 
Per 100 Per 1000 
Jumbo No. 1 12.00 90.00 
TIGRIDIAS (Shell Flower) 
Pavonia Hybrids Mixed 
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Per 100 Per 1000 
4.50 40.00 
6.00 55.00 
TUBEROSES 
DOUBLE DWARF PEARL. 
Per 100 Per 1000 
SINGLE TYPE 
Per 100 Per 1000 
Top Size — Albino 31/- 
6/ Sates 5.25 47.50 6) eee ee 3.00 25.00 
No. 1—4/6".. 3.00 25.00 Mexican Sin- 
No. 2—3/4".. 2.00 10.00 gle, large 
owas 4.00 30.00 
Varieg'd 31/,- 
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CARNATIONS 
Certified > Rooted Cuttings 
Better Varieties ° 
Better SALES ° 
BETTER PRICES 
It costs less to grow better carnations. Newer varieties produce larger flowers, more flowers and healthier plants. It 
COSTS less to grow them because they SELL first in a poor market and bring PREMIUM prices in a good market. 
Keep up with the more profitable kinds and know what they can do for YOU. 
Our prices are fair and as low as is consistent with careful selection, skillful propagation and efficient service. 
NEW INTRODUCTIONS 
Beuerlein’s Crimson—Color rich crimson, medium sized flowers 
3 to 3! inches, one of the finest of the newer seedlings. 
Calyx that never bursts. Prolific grower, very early and 
steady producer. Will take the place of all commercial 
crimson carnations. 
$20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
Giant Peter Fisher (Cummings)—A larger flower on a stiffer 
stem. Other than that identical to its parent in color, pro- 
duction, growth, and marketability. 
$15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000 
Venus (Cummings)—An excellent dark pink of medium size 
that produces a steady crop on healthy plants. Splits or 
second quality flowers are rare. Has gained much prom- 
inence in the Boston area and is proving popular with 
growers in New England. 
$12.50 per 100, $100.00 per 1000 
John Briry (Wm. Sim)—Dark pink seedling, with excellent keep- 
ing and shipping qualities. Blooms are of good size, full 
and well formed. Stems are unusually long and retain 
their stiffness through the entire season. 
$20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
Seashell—A large, well formed, full petaled seedling having 
a lovely delicate shell pink color. Plants are especially 
fine, vigorous and absolutely clean. Stems are long and 
stiff, but not brittle. The calyx does not split at any time. 
Production is good and the flowers keep and ship well. It 
is an easy variety to grow and the only one in its color 
class, which is lighter and softer than either Virginia or 
Maytime. (Sim Carnation Co.) 
$15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000 
Pharoah (Sim Carnation Co.)—A most beautiful novelty. The 
petals are a delicate shade of orange tipped with bright 
red. The full centered four inch flowers keep exceptionally 
well. $8.50 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 
Lochinvar (Wm. Sim)—Garnet with an orchid edge of the 
Pelargonium type. Exceedingly prolific. Flowers are 2!/, 
to 3 inches and are semi-double. The stems are quite stiff 
and very wiry. Grows to a medium height with narrow, 
healthy foliage. Plants of Lochinvar should be doubled 
when benched regardless of size, producing twice as many 
blooms in half the normal space. Lochinvar flowers early, 
is unusually productive, and an easy variety to grow. 
$15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000 
Dark Pink Maytime (Sim Carnation Co.)—A lovely cerise sport 
of Maytime. Practically the same color as Boston Ward 
with the same characteristics as Maytime. A heavy pro- 
ducer of fine blooms. An unsurpassed keeper and shipper 
with long straight stems on fine rapid growing plants. 
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000 
White Maytime (Sim Carnation Co.)—A pure white sport of 
Maytime. Flowers of the same form as its parent but a 
trifle larger. 
$10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000 
Charm (pat.) (Rasmussen)—Slightly darker than Laddie, al- 
most as large, and production of flowers is almost double. 
Free and vigorous grower and especially good keeper. 
$20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
(To those who purchased last year and do so again this year 
price is $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000.) 
Coronet (Wm. Sim)—A clear light yellow with red stripes and 
white flakings, average in size, double and well formed. 
The calyx is strong and rarely splits. Coronet flowers early, 
produces well, and is a strong grower. 
$15.00 per 100, $125.00 per 1000 
*Seth Parker (pat.) (B. S. & Co.)—Free blooming, fast growing, 
with large, bright crimson flowers. The color is enhanced 
under artificial light. 
$20.00 per 100, $150.00 per 1000 
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