New! Better! More! HOLMES 
Best of 300 found on 
Here’s the secret of where these 
amazingly better Holmes Hibiscus 
come from! And also the secret of why 
ONLY HOLMES is first to offer so 
many Hibiscus that are better than you 
expect! 
We “‘go and get them’’—spend 3 weeks every year on a 
‘discovery expedition’’—searching great gardens, estates 
and other nurseries. When careful checking proves that a 
new beauty has blossomed unknown to the world, we 
‘bring ’em back alive!’’ It took over 4,000 miles of hunt- 
ing, criticizing, checking, verifying, to produce just 8 new 
additions this year! 
ANN BALDWIN. (Hawaiian.) Single, large, light claret with 
gold edges and tips on the petals. An unusual color that 
makes it doubly desirable. 
BLAZE. (Big New Spanish Red.) Large and double with 
some petaloids. Orange-red with yellow glow. 
BRIDE. A huge, single flower of pale blush-pink fading to 
white, with overlapping crepe-like petals. Well named, 
for its beauty is indeed reminiscent of a bride. 
BURGUNDY. Large, double, beautiful dubonnet to maroon, 
with a velvety texture. A really high-class flower. 
BUTTERCUP SINGLE. (Y-11 Holmes type.) A _ large 
flower of lemon-yellow. Overlapping petals with faint bright 
reddish markings in the throat along the edge of petals; 
heavily veined. Our big bush is usually loaded with flowers. 
CARMEN. Single, 5 to 6-in., brilliant-colored flowers of rich 
glowing golden orange with pink center. Striking and more 
beautiful than Glorious B, which it resembles. 
CHARLES JAMES, JR. (James.) Large and double; 
especially fine in Miami, although with us it does not attain 
such large flowers. Reddish golden orange outside petals, 
tipped golden yellow. 
COOPER’S RANCH. (Hawaiian.) A _ strikingly lovely 
bloom. Large, single, flat, pinkish gold with a grained effect. 
DELIGHT. Single, 4-in., bright, dainty, well-formed flowers 
ranging from lemon to butter-yellow. Free bloomer. 
DOUBLE BRIDE. Semi-double, white into blush-pink, 
deeper pink markings. The center is twisted petaloids in 
rosettes. 
DOUBLE RED POINSETTIA. (James.) A dark, velvety 
bloom in two or three shades of deepest crimson with huge, 
twisted petaloids. A beautiful cut flower; popular for 
wearing in the hair. 
EDNA LINDSLEY. Single, 4 to 6 in. Delicate lavender, 
somewhat similar in shape to Bride. Foliage odd and crinkly. 
FIERY FURNACE. Single, 4 to 6 in. Ruffled, bright glow- 
ing orange reflecting yellow with glowing fireside colors. 
Colors change during the day. 
FIRESIDE. Single, 4 to 5 in., heavily veined and ruffled, 
flat, crepy petals. Deep golden yellow fading into burnt- 
orange. Strong glowing fireside colors. Maroon throat. 
FLEDA V. HUGHES. Very large and double. Light mahog- 
any with five-pointed center; gold reverse on primary petals 
GLORIANA. Single, 6 to 7 in. Pink with light center, outer 
edges shading yellow. 
HAWAIIAN GOLDEN. Large, double, bronze flower with 
light center. A slow grower with very fine flowers. 
HURRICANIA. 6 to 7 in., semi-double, shape similar to 
Flamingo. Rich glowing pink, lighter toward center. Some- 
times streaked with white spots. 
MANDALAY. Huge, single, ruffled, lemon-yellow flowers 
with a very large white center and a deep purplish pink eye. 
Truly outstanding, although not always of top size. 
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