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149 



SELECT 



DAHLIAS 



DECORATIVE 



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Princess Pat. Flowers of immense size and of splendid deco- 

 rative form, always coming with a full centre, in color a most 

 pleasing shade of old rose tnat lights up wonderfully under 

 artificial light. $1.00 each. 



Rayonanthe. A pretty, loosely arranged large flower that 

 always has a good centre to the end of the season of a good 

 sulphur yellow, a desirable, distinct variety. $1.50 each. 



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Red Flamingo. Very large with broad wavy or curled petals, 

 forming unique rich luminous crimson-red flowers of unusual 

 attractiveness. A splendid free flowering garden variety. 75 

 cts. each. 



Reve d'Amour. A splendid decorative garden variety, pro- 

 ducing a mass of attractive flowers throughout the season. 

 In color a pleasing old-rose pink with strong salmon suffusion. 

 50 cts. each. 



Rookwood. A remarkably distinct Dahlia in every way, habit 

 of growth, heavy, vigorous and spreading but dwarf, unusually 

 free-flowering, coming into bloom early and producing 100 per 

 cent, perfect flowers to the end of the season. The form is 

 absolutely perfect and entirely distinct, composed of peculiarly 

 curled or twisted petals, in color a pleasing shade of cerise-rose 

 which does not vary during the entire season. $1.50 each. 



Rosa Nell. It is not possible to find a better Dahlia of its color. 

 The flowers are large, of best decorative formation, they are 

 borne on long stiff stems; in good shape to the end of the season. 

 It is the brightest rose. $1.00 each. 



Royal Gold. A wonderful free bloomer, flowers of good size of a 

 striking luminous tone of golden amber. 75 cts. each. 



Savoy. A fine exhibition and garden decorative variety of a 

 bright tyrian-pink with brilliant, aniline-red shadings which 

 become most intense late in the season. $1.00 each. 



September Glow. Flowers of good size of a bright amber- 

 yellow illuminated with a golden-salmon suffusion; a free flower- 

 ing garden variety that is always a mass of bloom. $1.00 each. 



Shelikoff . A rich glowing deep garnet, good sized, deep flowers of 

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

 the very good dark varieties. 75 cts. each. 



Snowdrift. For garden decoration nothing compares with this 

 splendid giant variety with its broad waxy white petals which 

 form a most perfectly shaped flower on comparatively dwarf 

 plants, on stiff stems, always. $1.00 each. 



St. Francis. Soft cream color brightened with a pinkish glow 

 on the outer petals creating a delightful blossom, which can be 

 used for all purposes. Valuable as a cut flower on account of its 

 keeping qualities and rigid stem. Admirable for exhibition for 

 its large size. And its freedom of bloom and beautiful color make 

 it a fine subject for the garden. $2.50 each. 



Susan Magill. A deep shade of lilac is not an attractive de- 

 scription for a Dahlia, nevertheless this variety is admired by 

 everyone, a large, well shaped flower with the bushes loaded with 

 bloom throughout the season, an attractive garden variety. 

 $2.50 each. 



Susan G. TeviS. A Bessie Boston variety, described by the 

 introducer as follows: "This beautiful variety should fill a long 

 felt want, for a lilac-blue flower. This has a distinctive new color 

 tone, best described as a deep shade of lilac with a bluish sheen. 

 The blossoms are regularly formed of narrow, fiat, pointed petals. 

 It is a very large graceful bloom of fine depth. $3.00 each. 



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Decorative Dahlia, 

 Royal Gold 



T. A. Leonard. A distinct glistening brilliant and luminous 

 cerise or crimson-carmine of large size, producing its flowers 

 earlier in the season and more freely than any other of the large 

 flowering sorts. A good Dahlia for all purposes. $1.50 each 



Tanforan. Very large brilliant scarlet with garnet shadings 

 arranged in fine form with more or less curled and twisted petals. 

 A robust grower of free-flowering habit. $1.50 each. 



Tommy Atkins. Remarkable for its wonderful coloring. 

 Brilliant flaming scarlet with golden metallic lustre, the brightest 

 and richest red yet produced. The flowers are very large, but 

 not at aD stiff or formal and are well placed on good long stems; 

 early flowering and continues good to the end of the season; 

 splendid for exhibition, the garden, or for cutting. $2.00 each. 



U. S. A. Probably no other Dahlia has met with such favor as 

 this, which is entirely distinct in color from all others, a pure deep 

 orange, sparkling and glistening, an unusual color in Dahlias. 

 These flowers are of large size, of good formation, on excellent 

 stems, held so as to display their full beauty and not least of all, 

 it is remarkably free-flowering, being early and continuing in 

 good condition to the end of the season. $1.00 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. 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. $2.00 each. 



Wizard of Oz. A great Dahlia from all points of view, size, for- 

 mation, color, habit of growth and freedom of bloom. Really 

 a wonderful all around Dahlia, be it for the garden, exhibition, or 

 cut flower. Begins to flower early and holds its blooms perfect to 

 the end of the season; these are produced on long stiff stems held 

 so as to show them off to the very best advantage. In color it 

 is a rare shade of amber-pink with soft salmon shading or 

 suffusion. Always attracts great attention. $2.50 each. 



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