DAHLIAS — Favorites for Garden and Cutting 
Giant-Flowered Decorative 
F.D. — Formal Decorative; I.D.— Informal Decorative. 
All have enormous flowers of perfect form, carried on fine, 
strong stems. For garden display and exhibition. 
D-DAY. F.D. Bright rose blooms, 7x4 in., on bushy 
plants 4 ft. tall. Very profuse with cane-like stems. 75c. 
GAY. F.D. Primrose yellow with cleft petals, measur- 
ing 6x3 in. Grows 4 ft. tall. Fine cutflower. 75c. 
GYPSY GIRL. F.D, Amaranth rose flecked with stripes 
of purple. 44%4x2% in. blooms. 5 ft. tall. $1.00. 
JEANETTE. F.D. Giant 10 in. blooms, 5 in. deep. Pansy 
purple with white tips. Very showy. $1.00. 
JOAN FERENZ, I.D. Canary-yellow lightly suffused 
rose-red. 11x7 blooms. 5 ft. tall. $1.00. 
OGDEN REID. I.D. Bright rose with gold shadings. 
Large flowers measure 12x5 in. Height 5 ft. $1.00. 
WHITE WINNER. I.D. Early and profuse. Snow white 
blooms measuring 8x4 in.. Excellent for cutting. 75c. 
Dahlias are universal favorites for the 
reason that they are colorful; easy to grow, 
free flowering, and good for cutting. While 
the Giant varieties enjoy special favor 
gardeners gradually are paying more and 
more attention to the Miniature and Pompom 
sorts because they fit so well into even 
small gardens and produce a wealth of love- 
ly cutflowers. 
Miniature Dahlias 
While miniature in comparison with the 
Giant Varieties they are by no means tiny. 
The bushy plants grow 2% to 4% ft. tall 
and the blooms measure 8 to 4 in. across— 
the ideal size for home displays. 
BO BO. Primrose-yellow, suffused rose-red, 
50c. 
FAIRY. Soft violet-rose shaded mauve at 
tip. 50c. 
LITTLE LEMON DROP. Intense bright 
lemon yellow. Very attractive. 75c. 
NELLIE SHEE. A Clear light lavender of 
exceptional charm and beauty. 75c. 
SYLVIA. Uniform deep carmine blooms on 
slender but wiry stems. 50c. 
WHITE FAWN. You will. need this pure 
white one for special arrangements. 60c. 
Dahlia Culture 
Dahlias grow best in a well- 
prepared light or sandy loam 
enriched with old manure, 
bone meal, and a little lime. 
When soil is warm plant 
tubers with eye 8 in. below 
surface but cover only 1 in. 
deep. As plants grow, fill in 
the rest. Keep well cultivated 
and water if rains should fail 
to keep soil moist. When 
plants are 6 to 8 in. tall, cut 
off tip to induce branching. 
Take up after frost has 
blackened foliage and store 
cool and dry in Vermiculite 
until the following spring. 
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Pompon or Baby Dahlias 
Dainty little ball-shaped blooms, 2 in. 
or less in diameter on bushy plants 
2% to 3% ft. tall. Very free flowering. 
BETTY ANNE. The loveliest soft rose- 
pink imaginable. 50c. 
EDITH MUELLER. A charming blend 
of apricot and peach red. 50c. 
LITTLE BUDDY. Adorable sparkling 
clear soft lemon yellow. 50c. 
MARY MUNNS. Everybody is thrilled 
by this fine clear lavender. 50c. 
MORNING MIST. White with the 
center shading to rosy lavender. 50c. 
SUNNY DAYBREAK. Lemon-yellow, 
heavily tipped cardinal. 50c. 
YELLOW GEM. Cheerful little bright 
canary yellow flowers. 50c. 
