FORBES SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS 
__ From the viewpoint of cut-flowers alone, every gardener is justified in growing a variety of these flowers. 
They may also be used to great advantage for group plantings in the perennial border. Enjoy some this year. 
Dahlias 
With such great variety in size, form, color and height, 
these are effective in the border and excellent for cutting. 
Decoratives 
These double flowers have broad petals, spaced regularly 
in the Formal Decoratives (F.D.) or irregularly in the In- 
formal Decoratives (I.D.). Space plants 3 to 4 feet apart. 
Commando. (F.D.) Very large, clean dark lavender 
flowers held erect on strong stems. Healthy plants. 
D-Day. (F.D.) Soft clear pink flowers of outstanding 
beauty on long strong stems. Fine for cutting. 
Jersey’s Beauty. (F.D.) Large flowers of great depth on 
wiry stems. A lovely pink with light chamois shading. 
Mrs. Geo. Le Boutillier. (I.D.) Very large, deep flowers 
of carmine-red, shading to cardinal-red at the center. 
Red Jersey. (F.D.) A brilliant deep red version of the 
f mous Jersey’s Beauty, having all of its fine points. 
Sherwood’s Peach. (I.D.) A real beauty with very large 
blooms of rich apricot on long, strong stems. 
Watchung Giant. (I.D.) Very large blooms of deep amber- 
yellow suffused with cadmium-orange. 
White King. (F.D.) A lovely snow-white flower of good 
size produced in abundance on strong plants. 
Any of the above 8, 65c each; $6.50 per doz. 
Outstanding Decoratives 
Dixie Wine Dot. (I.D.) A beautiful flower with white 
waxy petals suffused, flecked and dotted with wine-red. 
Kirsten Flagstad. (I.D.) Blooms early and continuously 
with huge, chrome-yellow flowers slightly suffused with rose. 
Each of the above 2, $1.25 each; $12.50 per doz. 
Maffie. (I.D.) The intense carmine blooms, often with gold 
tips on the center petals, are extra huge on vigorous plants. 
Ogden Reid. (I.D.) Huge deep flowers of beautiful soft 
rose with a golden sheen and deeper rose center. 
Each of the above 2, 95c each; $9.50 per doz. 
Miniatures 
These, unexcelled for the border, produce dwarf, 3-foot 
plants, free-blooming and long-keeping cut-flowers. Plant 
2 feet apart. They require no disbudding or staking. 
Coralette. (Min. F.D.) Charming double flowers of glow- 
ing coral-pink in profusion on dwarf bushy plants. 
Corinna. (Min. F.D.) These give a very bright sunny 
effect with their cheerful deep yellow flowers. 
Ike. (Min. F.D.) A profusion of delightful deep red flowers 
which are excellent for cutting. 
White Fawn. (Min. F.D.) Splendid pure white, double 
flowers with fine stems for cutting. 
Any of the above 4, 50c each; $5 per doz. 
Pompons 
These delightful small, ball-shaped cut-flowers through 
late summer and fall, require very little care. They grow 
21% feet high and the more you cut the more they bloom. 
Betty Anne. Exceptionally fine, with small uniform blooms 
of soft rose-pink on healthy, vigorous plants. 
Johnny Peppin. Very small flowers, 114 inches across, of 
almost perfect ball-shape. The color is dark red. 
Little Snow White. A perfect pure white pompon with 
flowers held up well above the foliage. 
Yellow Gem. Fine deep yellow blooms, 11% inches across, 
of perfect form, on nice long stems. 
Any of the above 4, 50c each; $5 per doz. 
DAHLIA CULTURE. Dablias like a good soil but not too 
rich, in sun. Dig a hole 16 inches deep, firmly backfill 10 
inches with half sand, half loam, well mixed for good drain- 
age. Set stake, lay tuber flat and cover with 3 inches of 
soil. As growth appears, gradually fill hole to surface and 
then mound up. When plant is a foot high, tie to stake 
and feed with 2 or 3 ounces of fertilizer stirred into surface. 
Shallow cultivate and mulch during hot months. Disbud 
side shoots. For cut flowers tmmerse stems in water hot to 
the touch. After cooling shift to cold water overnight. 
Galtonia 
Cape Hyacinth or Silver Candles (Hyacinthus candicans) 
makes a fine background border plant. Treat like Gladiolus. 
Candicans. Long slender leaves and 4-foot stems bearing 
20 to 30 fragrant, white, drooping bell-flowers in July- 
August. Plant 6 in. deep in rich light soil in sun or half 
shade. 3 for 55c; $1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. 
Ismene 
These delightful Peruvian Daffodils will bloom in late 
July if the bulbs are planted in late May or June after the 
ground is dry and warm. To bloom earlier, start the bulbs 
indoors in April and shift to the garden in late May. Lift 
the bulbs before frost and store dry over winter at 60° F, 
Calathina. Long-lasting umbels of three or four, pearl- 
white, lily-like flowers on long-leaved plants 2 feet high. 
Large bulbs, 50c each; $5 per doz. 
Hardy Lilies 
These,with their beauty and fragrance, appear best in groups 
against a background of shrubbery in well-drained soil. 
Regale. White funnel blooms, shaded pink and streaked 
brown, inside flushed yellow in July. Ht. 5 ft. Plant 8 im. 
deep in sun. 10-11 in. bulbs. 60c each; $6 per doz. 
Speciosum rubrum. Graceful, ruby-carmine, white edged 
flowers with reflexed red-spotted petals, in August and 
September. Ht. 4 ft. Plant 6 in. deep in sun. 10-11 in. 
bulbs. 80c each; $8 per doz. 
Tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Thread-like leaves and clusters 
of recurved, coral-red bell flowers in June. Ht. 2 ft. Plant 
6 in. deep in partial shade. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
Thunbergianum, Mahogany. Attractive, upright, red- 
dish brown flowers on dwarf, disease-free plants in June— 
July. For border foregrounds, masses and rock gardens. 
Ht. 1 ft. Plant 5 in. deep in sun. 50c each; $5 per doz. 
We also offer pot-grown plants of Hardy Lilies 
from bulbs started last fall. See pages 46 and 53. 
Ranunculus 
Fine 15-inch border plants for cutting. In May plant the 
bulbs with claws downward, 3 inches deep and 6 inches apart. 
Giant Claremont Hybrids. Double and semi-double, 
peony-like flowers, 2 inches or more across in every shade 
of yellow, orange, pink and red. $1 per doz.; $7 per 100. 
Tuberoses 
Select a sunny, well-drained, rich soil and in May, plant 
2 inches deep. The flowers, in Aug.—Sept., are very fragrant. 
Excelsior, Double Pearl. Spikes of waxy, white. Ht. 2 ft. 
Jumbo Bulbs 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
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Dahlia 
Jersey's Beauty 
Begonia, Double Camellia- 
flowered 
Ismene calathina 
Lily, Speciosum rubrum 
Ranunculus, Giant 
Claremont Hybrids 
