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20TH CENTURY" DAHLIAS. 



Distinguished for their large Clematis-like flowers, 6 to 8 



inches across. The coloring is very intense and showy; They 



make noble plants, about 5 feet high and branched. 



20th Century. The color is intense rosy-crimson, with white 

 tips and white disc around the yellow center. A superbly 

 beautiful and striking flower. (See cut.) Price, field-grown 

 roots, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



White " Century." Beautiful snow-white. Plant is a very 

 strong, (divided roots) vigorous grower; an extremely profuse 

 bloomer. Price, divided roots, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 



Crimson " Century." Deep glowing crimson with maroon 

 shadings, tipped rose, rosy center; a beautiful combination 

 of shades. A unique and beautiful sort. Price, field-grown 

 roots, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 



Scarlet " Century." The brightest dazzling scarlet, without 

 shade or blemish. The flowers are of fine, round form and 

 finish. A profuse bloomer. Price, field grown roots, 50c. each. 



Lavender " Century." Delicate lavender, with a deeper shaded 

 band around the center. Flowers are of perfect form; early 

 and extremely profuse bloomer. Price, field-grown roots, 50c. 

 each. 

 Set of 5 " Century " Dahlias for $2.25. 



"QUILLED" DAHLIAS. 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful, soft, lustrous pink. Grand for cut flowers. 

 Grand Duke Alexis. Color, pure, soft white, the tips of the petals 



edged and suffused with delicate pink. The finest of the type. 

 M. D. Hallock. Deep yellow, finely quilled. A grand globular flower. 

 Price, field-grown roots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz.; set of 3 for 50c. 



SINGLE DAHLIAS. 



Ami Barillet. Scarlet-crimson flowers, dark bronze foliage. 

 Beauty of Sevenoaks. Old gold, striped and blotched with blood red. 

 Fashion. Crimson maroon, flamed purple. Exceedingly showy. 

 Gold Standard. Golden-yellow. Fitting companion to the above. 

 John Downie. Intense, glowing crimson-scarlet. A very large flower. 

 Juno. White, tipped lavender; yellow disc. A very pleasing s:>rt- 

 Snow Queen. Pure white, large, handsome flowers; a grand variety. 

 Wildfire. Intensely brilliant scarlet; a very floriferous variety. 



Price, field grown roots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz.; set of 8 for $1.50. 



NEW 8EMI-DOUBLE "COLLARETTE" DAHLIA. 



FLOWER ABOUT i ACTUAL SIZE. 



DWARF DOUBLE 

 P0MP0NE DAHLIAS. 



Catherine. Pure yellow, compact, perfectly 



formed flowers. A beautiful variety. 

 Crimson Queen. Deep, rich crimson. 

 Eleganta. Soft pink, edged with deeper pink. 

 Allie Mourey. Pinkish-white, tipped deep pink. 

 Kleine Domitea. Yellow, variegated with white, very 



unique. One of the best in this interesting type. 

 Little Herman. Deep red, tipped white. 

 Leila. Flesh color, mottled and suffused rich crimson; 



sometimes a solid light or dark color. 

 Little Helen. White, suffused with blush. 

 Little Beauty. Delicate shrimp-pink, quilled. A gem. 

 Rosalie. Yellow edged with crimson. Very attractive. 

 Snowclad. Pure white, profuse bloomer. The best of 



white Pompones. Fairly covered with flowers. 

 Sunshine. Scarlet, perfect form. Fairly covers itself 



with flowers. One of the very best in its class. 



Price, field-grown roots, 20c. each; set of 12 for $2.00. 



NEW "COLLARETTE" DAHLIAS 



This ^are and striking type is distinguished by the 

 peculiar development of the stamens at the base of the 

 main petals, becoming in fact secondary petals in ap- 

 pearance. They are entirely distinct from the rest of 

 the flower in form and color and form a frill or collar 

 around the center. These new varieties are semi- 

 double and are even more unique than the original. 

 Exposition de Lyon. Rich crimson with creamy yellow 

 "collarette," the latter showing under the upper 

 petals, thus forming a double row. Many flowers 

 show 18 petals. (See cut.) 

 La Fusee. Deep claret -crimson with white " collarette," 

 large yellow center; semi-double, foliage finely cut. 

 Orphee. Deep, rich cerise with yellow at the base of 

 the petals. Creamy white collarette with large yel- 

 low center. Flowers well formed and freely produced. 

 Price for the above, 50c. each; set of 3 for $1.25. 

 (Field-grown roots.) 

 President Viger. The first of the " collarette " class, 

 a single-flowered variety. Rich, deep blood-red, 

 shading darker towards the base of the petals, with 

 "pure white collar, occasionally suffused wlih rosy- 

 carmine. Markedly distinct and blooms abundantly- 

 Price, field-grown roots, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



