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DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



BASHFUL GIANT (Dec.)— This is one of the largest Dahlias ever 

 produced. It is also of great merit for its beautiful color, being 

 an apricot with golden shadings. Flowers are produced on stout 

 stems Each 35c 



CARDINAL — Dark velvety cardinal red. Medium sized blooms. 



plant four feet, nice branching habits. Good stems Each 50c 



DWIGHT MORROW— A giant red flower, 10 by 6 inches. Rugged 

 plant, heavy leathery foliage. Should be disbudded for best re- 

 sults Bach 75c 



HAWAIIAN NIGHT— This is a most unusual dahlia, both bloom 

 and plant. Plant is medium size and very bushy, foliage has ex- 

 tremely deep indentures and leaves are long and narrow. Flower 

 is an intense scarlet, spotted and suffused orange yellow, reverse 

 has golden stripes. Immense blooms on long stiff stems. Stock very 

 limited Each $1.50 



KING MIDAS — A beautiful clear golden yellow dahlia, extra large 

 deep flowers on long rigid stems Each 50c 



OMAR KHAYYAM — ^A sensational variety, unusual color, Chinese 

 red at the base of petals shading to bright orange and tipped 

 lighter, making a wonderful soft color effect 50c 



PRINCE OF PERSIA— An exceptionally deep cardinal colored 

 flower. A fine vigorous bush Each 75c 



ROXY — ^An exceptionally fine Dahlia which is very popular wher- 

 ever it is known. The plant is medium size, very healthy and 

 insect and disease resistant. The bloom is about 8 inches across 

 without disbudding and grows upright. Color: blends of yellowish 

 pink, gold and old rose, with a tint of lavender and salmon. The 

 stems are very stiff and long, making it one of the best for 

 bouquets Each $1.00 



SULTAN OP HILLCREST — A very bushy plant of medium height, 

 always covered with immense blooms of an orange-amber color 

 during the entire flowering season. Blooms averaged here without 

 disbudding, nine to ten inches across and from three to six or 

 more on all plants all the time. The stems hold the flowers up 

 above the foliage. Very vigorous bushes, an exceptionally remark- 

 able Dahlia ....„ Each $1.50 



WORLD'S BEST WHITE — ^A large pure white on stiff stems. 

 Vigorous plant _._ _ Each 75c 



PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA— Called the "American 

 Beauty" Dahlia. Winner of gold and silver medals. 

 Huge crimson red flowers produced on long, straight 



stems Each 35c 



THOMAS A. EDISON— Royal purple exhibition vari- 

 ety, named by permission of the Famous Electrical 

 Wizard. Roots Each 75c 



CURRIE'S CACTUS DAHLIAS 



BRIDE'S BOUQUET— (Hybrid)— An ideal white cac- 

 tus and profuse bloomer; extra long stems, and a 



Dahlia that stands up well when cut Each 25c 



CIGARETTE — Creamy white, heavily edged with 

 pomegranate red, but it varies greatly, no two flowers 

 being exactly alike. 



Each 50c 



JERSEY'S MAMMOTH (H. C.)— Truly a monster; 

 the color is a rich golden-mahogany. This variety 

 has won first prizes at many of the shows for the 

 largest flower. Try it if you want to grow a big one. 

 Each 50c 



JERSEY RADIANCE— Appropriately named, the 

 color being a radiant bittersweet orange, borne on 

 long, stiff stems Each 35c 



PAPILLON— A beautiful shade of old rose with 

 gold lights; flowers very large; fine exhibition vari- 

 ety Each 35c 



MINIATURE AND POMPOM DAHLIAS-Small flowering dahlias 

 continue to delight and charm all true flower lovers. These email 

 type flowers lend themselves to border an<^ massed arrangements 

 and require little disbudding or disbranching. Because they are 

 mostly of the profuse flowering type they add color and beauty 

 to the garden without requiring the meticulous care demanded by 

 the bis fellows. 



MINIATURES 

 BABY ROYAL— S.C— Salmon pink shaded apricot. 

 BISHOP OF LANDAFF— P.— Bright scarlet. 

 CORAL GEM— I.D.— Gold overlaid geranium pink. 

 CORONNE—F.D.— White gardenia like blossom. 

 DAHLIADEL JOY— C— Canary Yellow. 

 DENNY— P — Orange scarlet. 

 FREDA— F.D.— Deep Maroon. 



GARDEN LOVE— I.D.— Blending of rose and yellow. 

 IRENE — F.D.— Old rose. 

 LITTLE DREAM— C— Pink and white. 

 LITTLE SNOW QUEEN— C— Pure white. 

 PINK PEARL— P.— Rose pink. 

 RED HEAD— F.D.— Scarlet orange. 



TINY— P. — Apricot tinted with gold at center. 



Plants are 50c each or $2.50 for six. 



CURRIE'S SUPERIOR DAHUA 

 COLLECTIONS 



No Collections Were Ever Offered at Such Low Prices 



Try some of them and have a beautiful garden, the 

 envy of your neighbor, for 1938. These collections 

 cannot be changed as to varieties— this is one of the 

 reasons they are offered at such unusually low prices. 

 These flowers are all large flowering and highly rec- 

 ommended. 



COLLECTION No. 1—$1.75 Value for $1.00 



Amun-Ra Herbert Hoover 



Elinor Vendei;veer Spirit of St. Louis 



Yankee King 



COLLECTION No. 2— $3.00 Value for $2.00 



Eight excellent Cactus Dahlias, easily worth $3.00. 

 Chemar's Masterpiece J. M. Goodrich 

 Paradise 

 Rene Cayeaux 

 Washington City 



City of Lavreence 

 Elsa Bonnell 

 Ethel F. T. Smith 



COLLECTION No. 3—^2.00 Value for $1.25 



Eight dandy Ball or Show Dahlias. 



A. D. Livoni 

 Bonnie Blue 

 Caleb Powers 

 Frank Goodman 



Globe de Nantes 

 Mrs. C. D. Anderson 

 Prospero 

 Vivian 



