130 East Wisconsin Avenue f^^gl Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



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Decorative Dahlia Darlene 



' UP-TO-DATE DECORATIVE — Dahlias Each 



Alex. Waldie — A lovely cream and salmon pink combination. Large flowers 



and good stem ^1.50 



Bashful Giant — One of the largest grown; good stems; blending of apricot and 



yellow colors 1.50 



Bertha Storey — Deep rose^pink, very free and large 1.00 



Bonnie Brae — Cream shaded to blush-pink. The flowers are of a true decorative 



form of immense size 1.00 



Catherine Wilcox — White with points of petals tipped, cerise. Free bloomer.... 1.00 



Dr. Tevis — Beautiful shade of salmonTose, suffused with old gold 1.00 



Eleanor Grant — Outer petals of a light cameo pink while the center is sea foam 



green. Extra long stem 1.50 



Elizabeth Slocombe — Rich purple garnet in opening out, fades to an exquisite 



garnet when mature. Large, well formed blooms on good stems .50 



Gloriana — A huge bloom, much in demand for decoration. A pure gold with 



a shght reddish glow 1.00 



G. H. Carr — A peculiar shade of magenta shading lighter at tips. Free bloomer 1.00 

 Jane Selby — Immense pink, true decorative. Fine for cutting and exhibiting. 



Delicate mauve pink; wonderful stems, long and stifi^ 1.00 



Judge Alton Parker- — A wonderful shade of golden-buff. A wonderful exhibition 



variety, grown freely on long erect stems 1.00 



Junior— A pure lavender, an immense flower 1.50 



Judge Marean — A blending of salmon-pink, red, orange, yellow and pure gold. 



Very large flowers borne on strong stiff stems 1.50 



Leo XIII — The habit of the plant is all that can be desired, producing large 



flowers upon splendid stems, well above the foliage. A beautiful deep yellow 1.00 



Each 



Maid of the Mist — A deep 

 cream shading to a beauti' 

 ful salmon-pink on the outer 

 petals which roll back to a 

 depth of four inches, pretti- 

 ly pointed and twisted. One 

 of the best flowers grown, 

 eight inches in diameter.... 2.00 

 Mrs. Carl Selbach. — A mauve 

 pink, with occasional blend- 

 ings of white, the general 



impression being pink ^1.00 



Mrs. Edith W. Hayward — 

 Light yellow, good stem, 

 very free bloomer. Large.... 3.00 

 Mrs. I. De Ver Warner — 

 Deep mauve-pink. One of 

 the very best Dahlias grown. 

 Long stiflf stems and excel- 

 lent for cut-flowers 1.50 



Rosa Nell — Clear bright rose, 



one of the best good stems.. 1.00 

 Snowdrift — Large white, extra 



fine 1.00 



Swift — Lemon yellow tipped 



white 1.00 



The Grizzly — A dark maroon-red with 

 stems three feet long. The flowers 

 are large with reflexed petals and 



stand well above the foliage 1.00 



Wm. H. Slocombe — The largest and 

 best pale yellow Decorative Dahlia. 

 A clear sulphur yellow passing to 

 martinus yellow at tips. Flowers of 

 gigantic size from six to eight inch- 

 es in diameter under ordinary con- 

 ditions 1.00 



General List of 

 Decorative Each 



Clarabel — Color, rich, rosy purple....^ .25 



Darlcne — An e.xquisite shade of live 

 shell-pink with a dainty blending 

 of white at center. The foliage is 

 a heavy, deep green, a perfect con- 

 trast with the pink-and-white blos- 

 soms 50 



Frank A. Walker — A charming shade 

 of deep lavender-pink. For garden 

 decoration or for cut flowers this 

 variety is exceptionally good, hav- 

 ing long stems and producing flow- 

 ers in great abundance 35 



H. Maier — A very large California 

 production of the greatest merit. Of 

 a shade a little darker than prim- 

 rose-yellow, each petal is slightly 

 flecked carmine. A very fine yel- 

 low Decorative 50 



Jack Rose — The identical shade of the 

 rose with the same name 25 



Le Grand Manitou — Pure white artis- 

 tically striped, splashed and blotched 

 deep violet-purple. The plants or- 

 casionally bear a solid purple col- 

 ored flower 50 



N. C. 4 — A very beautiful flower. 

 The color is about equally divided 

 with scarlet and white, the florets 

 are more or less striped the whole 

 length with yellow and white, re- 

 verse side of petals are white with 

 yellow shadings 50 



Pride of California — Called the 

 "American Beauty" Dahlia. Huge 

 crimson-flowers produced on long 

 straight stems .50 



Souvenir de Gustave Doazon — A 

 pleasing shade of orange-red. The 

 plant is a very tall, vigorous grow- 

 er, glossy green foliage. Very long 

 stems 35 



Wilhelm Miller — Very brilliant pur- 

 ple. This is a fine variety 25 



