
Garden DAHLIAS 
For Show and Late Summer Color 
F Dahlia, Black 
Monarch 
BELGIUM'S FINEST 
DEEP-THROATED GLOXINIAS 
An Ideal Summer Pot-Plant 
Admirably suited for growing in a window or on the 
porch or patio sheltered from wind and hot sun. Bulbs 
started in late February will bloom freely all summer. 
In the fall, they may be dried off and started again the 
next winter. 
EMPEROR FREDERICK. Scarlet bordered white. 
EMPEROR WILLIAM. Deep blue bordered white. 
ETOILE DE FEU. Scarlet. 
MONT BLANC. Pure white. 
Large bulbs, 3 for $1.25, $4. 00 | per doz. 
FANCY-LEAF CALADIUMS 
The ideal pot-plant around pools, patios or.in the semi-shady border. 
May be started indoors for early plants or planted outside after all 
danger of cold weather is past. 
CANDIDUM. White with green vein and network. 
CRIMSON WAVE. 
Crimson spots toward edge of leaves. 
LORD DERBY. Transparent rose with green ribs and narrow green 
edge. 
MARIE MOIR. Large white leaf with bright red blotches. 
TRIOMPHE DE L’EXPOSITION. Roundish, bright red leaf with 
dark green edge 
40c each, 3 of one variety for $1.00, $3.50 per doz. 
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Large, crinkled deep green with scarlet center. 
Easily grown — Blooms in profusion — A type for every 
garden need 
CuuturE. As soon as the ground is warm, dig holes about 
6 inches deep and about 3 feet apart. Mix Dahlia Food with 
soil in each hole at the rate of 1 pound to eight plants. Place 
one Dahlia tuber, sprout end up, in each hole and cover with 
2 inches of soil. Set a stout stake or bamboo beside each tu- 
ber and fill in with additional soil as the sprout grows. Feed 
again with Dahlia Food about August 1. 
Cultivate frequently and spray with Protexall to keep plants 
free of any troublesome insects. Water freely during dry spells 
and especially when plants are blooming. 
.. Informal Decorative; FD., Formal Decorative; SC., 
Semi-Cactus. 
EXHIBITION VARIETIES 
Arelda Lloyd. ID. Exhibition-size flowers of clear canary- 
yellow. 75c each. 
Commando. I'D. True purple, formal flowers. $1.50 each. 
Dixie Winedot. ID. Huge white speckled maroon-red. $1.75. 
Joyce Louise. ID. A giant-flowered orchid-pink. $1.00 each. 
Leah Pearl. FD. Exquisite large, formal salmon-pink blending 
to yellow at the center. $1.00 each. 
Link’s White Majestic. ID. A giant crystal-white flower 
with lovely petal formation. $1.75 each. 
Maffie. SC. Intense carmine-red. One of the largest Semi- 
Cactus Dahlias. $1.75 each. 
Maryland’s Pioneer. ID. Very large, deep red. $1.00 each. 
Michigan White. SC. Large, graceful pure white. $1.00 each. 
Rudolph’s Giant. ID. Massive blooms of apricot-buff. $1.50. 
Son of Satan. SC. Large, bright scarlet-red. $1.00 each. 
Thomas J. Watson. ID. Soft buff and rose. $1.00 each. 
POPULAR FIVE DAHLIA COLLECTION 
5 different colors, separately labeled 
ARELDA LLOYD. Yellow. MAFFIE. Carmine-red. 
COMMANDO. Purple. LEAH PEARL. Salmon-pink. 
MICHIGAN WHITE. Shaggy white. 
A $6.00 value for $5.00 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
INDIAN CHIEF. Red tipped white. 
JOE FETTE. Pure white. 
LITTLE DAVID. Russet and orange. 
MORNING MIST. White tipped lavender. 
SHERRY. Violet-purple. 
Any of above Pompons, 40c each. One each 
of above 5 varieties, $1.85 
LARGE SHOW VARIETIES 
BLACK MONARCH. SC. Large, dark maroon. Beautifully 
twisted petals of finest texture. $5. 50 each. 
KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD. FD. An outstanding formal of 
pure gold color. $5.50 each. 
MICHIGAN ORCHID. FD. Giant, light rose-pink, 11 to 15 
inches across. A blue-ribbon winner, 1946. $10.00 each. 
SHERWOOD’S PEACH. ID. Very large, peach-buff. $3.75. 
WHITE CHRISTMAS. FD. Best white show Dahlia. $4.00. 
OFFER No. 46 
One each of 5 Show Dahlias, $26.00 

DAHLIA FOOD. Feed your Dablias a food designed to 
give the best growth, largest flowers and most intense 
Lue 5 Ibs. 75c, 10 Ibs. $1.25. Postpaid with any Dahlia 
order. 


