2 LOMBARD’S DAHLIA GARDENS 

Adolf Mayer, I. D.—Although listed as a Semi-Cac- 
tus abroad, it is more to qualify as an Informal 
Decorative. Purple garnet, nearly black, the dark- 
est Dahlia we are offering and we can recommend 
it to those desiring a black red Dahlia. Keeps well 
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Autumn Sunset, F. D.—Is an Honor Roll Merit 
Dahlia. We are confident that this Dahlia will 
really go places. Many well known Dahlia authori- 
ties have acclaimed this as the finest Autumn col- 
ored introduction. Don’t fail to grow it. Color: 
Lemon yellow center, spreading to lightly tinted 
Spinal red toward outside of flower ......................000 
Anna Benedict, I. D.—A deep, rich garnet with black 
shading's at center. A clean, upright grower, and 
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Amun Ra, F. D.—This is an immense Decorative of a 
gorgeous shade of copper and orange, shading to 
an entirely new formation. The outer petals are of 
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Buckeye King, F. D.—A large, golden yellow shaded 
bronze. Though an old Dahlia, if planted and given 
the attention accorded a new variety, it has con- 
sistently beaten all recent large gold or bronze in- 
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Blue River, F. D.—Blue French violet, the nearest to 
a blue Dahlia that we have ever seen. Formal dec- 
orative and one of the big fellows. Bush grows 
about four feet high and blooms very early; long, 
Straight sStems oo iic teeter tees sie cs rere da ee eens tenses 
Bagdad, I. D.—An immense flower of flaming ‘scarlet- 
red borne on long stems high above the plant. An 
ideal grower and a prolific bloomer ........................ 
Ballegos Glory, F. D.—Rich mahogany red, edged 
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Clara Carder, I. D.—One of the prettiest of the pinks. 
Produced in great profusion on perfect stems all 
through the season. Color is a delicate cyclamen 
pink in a class by itself. Blooms are monstrous, 
frequently reaching 14 inches without disbudding, 
if properly fertilized. A marvelous cut flower and 
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Chemar’s Masterpiece, S. C.—The immense flowers 
are glistening orchid, with long, narrow, pointed 
petals. Strong, healthy plant of medium height. 
Stems are long and wiry. <A profuse blooming 
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Calvin Coolidge, Jr., F. D.—Very large, bright rose 
pink. Plants are vigorous and have splendid grow- 
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City of Cleveland, I. D.—Bright scarlet splashed with 
orange. Late in the season the flowers were an 
intense orange with a slight blush of gold ............ 
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