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Collerette Dahlias. 



French specialists have given us many beauti 

 ful improved forms of this type, some with very 

 1 irge flowers and delightful color combinations, 

 from which we have selected the varieties offered 

 These have been shown extensively the last two 

 years at the European Dahlia Shows, where they met 

 with great favor, and we feel confident that they will 

 meet with the same approval here. The flowers are 

 single, with an additional row of short pe'als around the 

 disc, which forms a frill or collar, usually of a different 

 color from the rest of the flower. 



Comte Nodler. Most perfect shaped flowers, of a deep 

 satiny purple-garnet and sulphur yellow centre and 

 collar petals, the latter shading to white at the tips; 

 flowers 4 inches in diameter. 

 Duchess /Vlelzi d'Eril, Orange-scarlet, suffused with 

 bright vermilion, collar petals a mottling of blu-h white, 

 violet and red. 

 Expositl3n de Lyon. A very gay flower of a bright 



garnet with clear yellow collar petals. 

 Goldstern. Both ray and collar petals a pretty 



canary-yellow. 

 Henri Farman, Brilliant cardinal- red, frequently edged with creamy-yellow and 

 large halo of same color surrounding the golden disc; collar petals creamy-yellow. 

 Maurice Rivoire. Ox-blojd-red with deeper shadings in the centre of petals and a 



pure white fringed collar. 

 Mme. Qygax. Bright cochineal-red, passing to yellow tips, and exceptionally long 



primrose-yellow collar petils. 

 Mme. E. Poirier. Deep purple, suffused lighter, which gives it a violet-blue effect; col- 

 lar petals white. The nearest approach to a blue. 

 Mme. Capron. Brilliant reddish-purple, collar petals unusually large, of same color, but 



striped and m irked with white. 

 Sirius. Brilliant rich garnet, with pure white collar petals. 



Group of Collerhtte Dahlias 



Souvenir de Rene Bernardeau. Bright carmine with yel- 

 low centre, collar petals of same color, suffused with carmine. 



Price. A.ny of the above, 2"> cts. eich. 



Souvenir de Chabanne. Groundcolor lemon yellow with 

 coral-red markings; collar petals very abundant and long, 

 lemon-yellow tipped white. 



A collection of one each of the above 12 interesting varieties for J2.50. 



NEW CENTURY SINGLE DAHLIAS. 



These magnificent single varieties are all of free-branching h ibit, flowering early, profusely and continuously throughout the 

 season; flowers 4i to 6 inches across on ste ns 3 feet long, and wIim cut keep in good condition for many days. 

 Crimson Century. Rich, deep velvet crirasm, shaded ma- 

 roon, with rose halo around a yellow disc. 



Fringed Century. Intense rosy-crimson with lighter mark- 

 ings, fringed or cleft petals. 



Gladys. A greatly improve! form of Tw-ntieth Centurv, of 

 large size and retaining it? color throa^'nut the season; centre 

 of petals brilliant rosy-crimson, with rose-pink bind on either 

 side and a snow-white halo surrounding the yellow disc. 25 

 cts. each. 



Jack. Brilliant fiery scarlet, the base of the petals overlaid 

 with golden-yellow; the freest-flowering Dahlia grown. 



| Maroon Century. Rich maroon, with yellow disc. 

 ! Rose=Pink Century. Flowers 6 inches and over in diame- 

 ter, of a clear rose-pink color, a strong grower with long, stiff" 

 stems; fine as a cut flower, particularly under artificial light. 



Scarlet Century. Brilliant scarlet, golden disc. 



White Century. Pure white, with large, heavy, overlapping 

 petals of good texture. 35 cts. each. 



Twentieth Century. Early in the season an intense rosy- 

 crimson, shading gradually to almost white on the edges and 

 a light halo around the disc. As the season advances the 

 flowers become lighter, changing to almost pure white, suffused 

 with soft pink. 



Price, except where noted, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.j $1.5.00 per 100. ^Set of 9 varieties for $2.00. 



STANDARD SINGLE DAHLIAS. 



Mrs. Bowman. Solferino, a large showy flower 



Alba Superba. Fine large white, with a dash of canarv- 



yellow at base of petals. 

 Ami Barrilet. Rich pure garnet with dark foliage. 

 Blackbird. Black velvety -maroon, with a bright red spot at 



the base of each petal. 

 Qaillardia. Golden yellow, with a broad red band around 



the golden disc, resembling Gaillnrdia Grandiflnra. 



Record. Ground color pure yellow, the centre of each petal 



Aimed and marked with pure scarlet. 

 St. George. A prettv primrose-yellow. 

 Wildfire. Brilliant poppy- scarlet of large size. 



Price, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per mo. One each of the 8 varieties for $1.00. 



SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE, listing about 500 varieties. Copy sent on application. 



