MAPLETON 
FLOWER & BULB CO. 
MAPLETON, OREGON 
In preparing this folder on Pompon Dabhiias, 
I've kept especially in mind those gardners, 
who enjoy beautifying their homes with the 
flowers they have grown. 
For the past several years my hobby has been 
Poms—not only growing them, but arranging 
them for the house. To me there is no lovlier 
flower, either for the old-fashioned bouquet, or 
the more sophisticated arrangement of our 
modern day. Their keeping qualities, their 
small perfect blooms, and glowing colors, all 
combine to produce one of the best cut flow- 
ers grown. Although they combine well with 
other flowers, Pompons alone are always lovely, 
and arranging them can be an exciting ad- 
venture. However if you haven’t time for such 
an exacting hobby, you may simply place a 
sheaf of Poms in the proper container, usually 
with stunning effect. 
In pursuing my hobby of arranging Poms, 
I’ve especially enjoyed color blending. Some 
color combinations are ‘‘naturals’’; other blends 
take thought and experimentation. Over the 
years I’ve found certain color groupings that 
are especially pleasing to my family, and have 
described them accordingly. I hope you will try 
them, and that you enjoy them as much as 
we do. 
All dahlia tubers are guaranteed true to 
name, disease-free, and with a good growing 
eye. If not satisfied, return them to us and we 
will refund your money promptly. All orders 
are postpaid, and will be shipped at the correct 
planting time, unless otherwise instructed. 
No C. O. D. orders, please. 


POMPON DAHLIAS 
Although we plant our dahlias in the spring, we must remember that the 
height of their blooming season comes in the late summer and fall, when the 
leaves begin to turn and the air grows tangy. In planting for autumn bouquets 
to decorate at Hallowe’en parties and other fall occasions, nothing can surpass 
the following group of dahlias. which I call Autumn Blend. The brilliant 
orange and yellow shades that we always associate in our minds with the fall 
of the year put them at the head of the list for colorful autumn arrangements. 
They blend wel! in the border, too, ranging in height from the tall plant for 
backgrounds to the broad low bush suitable for the front of the border. 
ALLBRIGHT—(Listed last year as No. 12 Orange). The foundation of Autumn 
Blend, for the bush is a prolific bloomer, producing large long-stemmed flowers 
of a scintillating flame-orange and yellow. As the bloom opens, centers are a 
glowing orange shading to yellow in the outer petals. As it ages, yellow 
appears all through the petals, giving it a flame effect. Medium tall bush, 
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MIKE—A low bushy plant which literally covers itself with bloom. Flowers 
are small and perfect, a deep red-orange which always catches the eye. This 
flower. combined with Allbright alone, makes striking arrangements. How- 
ever, for old-fashioned opulent bouquets, the addition of the rest of this 
group, combined in mass effect in a copper bowl, will bring exclamations. .50c 
YELLOW GEM—One of the very best yellow Pompons, a clear lemon yellow 
self-tone, which sets off the orange and yellow shades of the rest of this blend 
to perfection. Only a very few tubers for sale this year.... ............ $1.00 
AIMEE—A tail slender bush, rather thinly clothed with leaves at the base, 
making it suitable for background work. Long-stemmed, very tiny blooms of 
soft amber. If you like the little flowers, you'll love Aimee, one of the tiniest 
of the Pompons. The extra long stems make it particularly pleasing for ar- 
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FASHION—Lovely old-gold medium sized flowers, with a touch of rose in the 
centers. Bush is rather low, and inclined to droop with its heavy load of bloom, 
so that staking is helpful. Supply of this dahlia 1s limited, so order early. We 
do not buy from outside sources to resell, but sell only what we grow, thus 
assuring our customers that every tuber meets our high standards... ....50c 
JHR. VAN CITTERS—A very old Pompoin, being one of the principal vari 
eties grown in England for florists’ use many years ago. A phenomenal keep 
er. Resembles Allbright but with stiffer stems, and lighter colored flower 
with more yellow in the petals. A very limited supply..... . 5c 
