EVERYONE CAN GROW OUTSTANDING BLOOMS With A 
COLORFUL...SHOWY... 
Admired Wherever Beautiful Flowers are ‘Want 
GLADIOLU 
Gladiolus make attractive displays 
in the garden—beautiful for bedding 
and borders—ideal for cut flowers. 
Easy to grow in any good, well-drained 
soil. Guaranteed to bloom gorgeously. 
Gladiolus should be planted in good 
garden soil. 6 inches apart, 3 inches 
deep. For best results the bulbs must 
be disinfected. This can be done by 
dipping bulbs in Calomel (mercurous 
GEN. EISENHOWER. Huge begonia pink with 
Bid n reflex. 
LEEUWENHORST. Tall light rose. One of the 
largest and finest varieties. 
BLUE BEAUTY. The very best medium blue, 
free bloomer. Considered by most, the best 
blue yet produced. 
WHITE PICARDY. A sport of the famous © 
Picardy. Creamy white of extremely large 
size. 
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JOHAN VAN KONIJNENBURG. nee 
ing orange red. Every spike a show in its 
Heavy upright spike, many othe pay 
LADY JANE. Large clear cream with a y 
low lip on each ‘petal. General effect is 
very light yellow. thx! 
SPOTLIGHT. Dark golden yellow with a flam 
ing scarlet blotch. 
ALLEN’S EXHIBITION MIXTURE. Our own 
prize mixture made from more than 25 fine 
chloride) 4 to 6 oz. per gallon of 
water. Allow bulbs to remain in this 
solution until completely coated. Spray 
growing plants with 5-5-50 Bordeaux 
Mixture to prevent leaf lesions. 
many shows. 
No. 1 Bulbs, 
10¢ each; 10 for 90¢; 100 for $8.00 
Mail Postpaid. 
line on all petals. 
MOHAWK. Dark Glistening Red. One of the 
darkest reds ever produced. Very beautiful. 
ABU HASSAN. 
ALLEN’S SELECT 
DAHLIA 
ROOTS 
Big, Sensational 
Blooms This Fall 
No. 1 Tubers, 65¢ each, 5 for $2.50; 10 for $5.00 
by Mail Postpaid. 
DOROTHY SPOR. Finest bronze 
stems well above the foliage. 
. Blooms freely with tall straight 
KING OF THE YELLOWS. Beautiful cee yellow. Many perfect 
flowers from summer till frost. 
SNOWDRIFT. A perfectly shaped, large, white, tall and fran blooming. 
FOREST FIRE. Finest reddish shading to a true autumn color. Con- 
sidered a bronze by many. 
MRS. McCULLOUGH. Large two-toned blossom. po cameeune yel- 
lowish with many red marks. 
ROSE GLORY. An all time great dahlia. It is a beautiful dark rose 
pink. It cannot be replaced by any other variety. 
MRS. GEO. BOUTELIER. Of all the dark red Sahhast we still con- 
sider this the very best. Huge crimson flowers. 
THOMAS EDISON. A real dark blue purple. Most geo nba in its 
color. Extra large flowers and very free blooming. 
RUBY TAYLOR. A velvety dark wine of extreme beauty. Very out- 
standing. 
SANHICAN’S MONARCH. Large dark lavender. The best of the com- 
mercial varieties. Very free blooming, well shaped flowers. 
BLUE RIVER. One of the best of the blues. Very large flowers of 
almost a true blue. 
JERSEY BEAUTY. Extremely tall growing, with long stems. Gor- 
geous clear pink. The best known variety for cut flowers. 
2 
18 ‘ { 
Has been a sweep stake winner at 
YELLOW EMPEROR. The very best clear yel- 
low. Tall straight spike with many well 
formed flowers open at one time. 
RED CHARM. Beautiful large red. Very con- 
sistent and good grower. Opens with many 
well placed flowers on a tall straight stem. 
KING LEAR. Dark reddish purple with a silver 
Clear very dark blue. Many 
large flowers on a tall straight stem. 
SANHICAN’S MONARCH. 
Neighbors Will Envy 
varieties. 10 for 60¢; 100 for $4.40 by mai 
postpaid. © 
~ALLEN’S ~ 
LILIES 
for. Distinctive 
Flowers All the 
All are priced by Mail Postpaid. 
All are flowering size bulbs. 
These bulbs should be planted in good eardee 
12 inches apart, 8 inches deep. f 
AURATUM (Gold Banded Be 
band on each petal. 50¢ each. 
PHILIPPINENSE FORMOSANUM. Pure white. Blooms August-Se 
tember. 50¢ each. 
REGALE (Royal Lily of China). Immense trumpet-shaped, flo 
inches across. White with canary center, suffuse with pin 
outside. Very fragrant. Blooms in July. 35¢ each, : 
SPECIOSUM Patan ihe MAGNIFICUM. Rich ruby—ear 
gined white. 50¢ each. | é 
TIGRINUM FLORE- PLENA (Double Tiger ek Orange: 
pur ple; Blooms in August. 35¢ each. ee 
Large flowering. White. wit 
