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SELECT DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



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Pride of California. A brilliant, glowing cardinal-red, 

 o{ very large size held on extra good stems, very free and a 

 wonderful keeper as a cut flower, the best of its color. 50 

 cts. each. 



Princess Pat. Flowers of immense size and of splendid 

 decorative form, always coming with a full centre, in color 

 a most pleasing shade of old rose that lights up wonder- 

 fully under artificial light. It is free-flowering, and 

 the flowers are carried on excellent stems. We have 

 distributed a large number of this and have received 

 most favorable reports from all parts of the country. 

 $1.00 -each. 



Red Flamingo. Very large with broad wavy or curled 

 petals, forming unique rich luminous crimson-red 

 flowcr.i of unu.sual attractiveness. A splendid free 

 flowering garden variety. 75 cts. each. 



Rhododendron. Originated as a sport from Azalea, 

 from which it differs in its deeper coloring, a tender 

 salmon rose-pink with golden suffusion, passing to a 

 soft glistening amber-yellow at the centre. $1.00 each. 



Roem van Aalsmeer. An exceptionally early and free 

 flowering pure white variety of medium size on good long 

 stems lasting particularly well as a cut flower. 75 cts. each. 



Romance. The color effect of this at a short distance is vivid 

 orange, but is really a fancy or variegated DaUia, orange at 

 the base and heavily speckled, striped and splashed with 

 carmine, a fascinating and artistic blend of Oriental colors. 

 The large flowers are carried upright on long stiff stems. 

 Entirely distinct in fancies and greatly admired. $2.50 each. 



Royal Gold. A wonderful free bloomer, with excellent stems, 

 flowers of good size of a striking luminous tone of golden amber. 

 $1.50 each. 



Salmonea. A medium sized flower of elegant form and ex- 

 quisite coloring, a soft but lively tint of salmon-pink with 

 golden suffusion, a splendid cut flower on excellent stems. 

 Everyone admires it. $2.00 each. 



Decorative D.xulia 

 Royal Gold 



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Decorative Dahlia 

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Shasta. A very fine large white with serrated petals on long 

 stiff stems, a splendid cut flower; very free flowering. $1.00 

 each. 



Shelikofi. A rich glowing deep garnet, large sized, deep flowers 

 of great substance and good form, always full to the centre, one 

 of the very good dark colored varieties. 75 cts. each. 



Shower of Gold. One of the very pretty autumn tints that is 

 always in great demand. It is a large decorative flower with 

 fluted petals, a brifliant yellow deepening to a soft apricot 

 towards the centre, strong stems, flowers very freely; a splendid 

 cut flower. $1.00 each. 



Sunshine. A most brifliant scarlet faintly tipped golden yellow. 

 Exquisite formation, flowers carried erect on good stems; a 

 splendid large exhibition variety and fine for the garden. 

 $1.50 each. 



Sylvia. Soft, pleasing, mauve-pink, changing to white in the 

 centre; a fine cut flower. 35 cts. each. 



Takeo Sakata. Good sized flowers with quilled petals very 

 regular in form and on stiff long stems, color light flesh-tinted 

 white, free and early and continues perfect to the end of the 

 season. 50 cts. each. 



Tom Lundy. An exhibition flower of immense size; a grace- 

 fully loosely arranged flower of a brilliant carmine-red with 

 deeper suffusion. 75 cts. each. 



W. D'Arcy Ryan. An attractive and striking fancy variety, 

 which is a rich violet-purple, with a heavy white tip, unlike other 

 fancy varieties, rarely produces self-colored flowers. 75 cts. each. 



Whopper. A giant decorative with extremely large, well-built 

 deep flowers of a most pleasing shade of yellow-buff, suffused 

 with orange. In form it is all that can be desired and its flowers 

 are carried on strong stiff stems. 75 cts. each. 



William Slocombe. A beautiful clean-cut, pure canary- 

 yellow of splendid form, with very large flowers; it is early 

 flowering and continues good to the end of the season. $1.00 each. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



One dormant root of proper planting size each of the 71 

 Select Decorative Dahlias as offered on pages 146 to 149, a grand 

 collection of this desirable type, for $60.00. 



