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DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



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Dakota. One of Judge Marean's introductions producing very large exhi- 

 bition flowers of good form, color a deep tone of rich coral-red with 

 coppery suffusion; a good decorative garden variety. 75 cts. each. ^* 



Del Monte Sunshine. A gorgeous flower of very large size, , .-•: 



with long flat petals very regularly arranged into a most perfect y 

 bloom. Early and free-flowering; of a brilliant flaming scarlet {. 

 with just the smallest tip of golden-yellow to the petals. $1.00 \ I 

 each. 



Dixie. A fine large, bold flower; always in bloom and per- f 

 feet to the end of the season. Color salmon-buff with a rich ! 

 bronzy hue. $1.00 each. ,"' . 



Dolly Varden. One of the earliest and freest flowering fvr* 

 varieties with wonderfully beautiful good sized flowers. The /. .'" 

 petals curling and twisting delightfully develop a most L..-<^% f -j||j 

 graceful and attractive bloom of irregular formation. Its 

 color is also most pleasing, a pretty shade of cameo-pink shading 

 to a creamy-pink centre; a splendid cut flower and valuable for 

 garden decoration. $1.00 each. 



Dolores. A splendid free-flowering perfect decorative of large size 



of a glistening apricot-buff with golden suffusion and glow. 75 cts. each. 



Don Williams. A seedling from the well known fancy variety Earl 

 Williams but entirely distinct in color. A soft shade of lavender-pink, 

 tipped with white. $1.50 each. 



Dora Clay. An artistic and uncommon shape which makes the very large flowers very 

 attractive. Color, white with just the faintest touch of cream, 75 cts. each. 



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Decorative Dahlia, 

 Don Williams 



Dr. Marshall A. Howe. A beauty both in form and color, a 

 magnificent large, light pink, edge of petals shading darker, 

 good for exhibition and garden. $1.00 each. 



Duchesse de Vendome. A French introduction that we can 

 recommend highly both as a garden variety as well as for cut 

 flowers on account of its free-flowering habit, and medium sized 

 pure white flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Eldorado. Picture a comparatively low growing bush with 

 immense golden-yellow blooms which stand up and look you in 

 the face, and you have Eldorado. A strong feature of this beauty 

 is the depth of the flower which corresponds with the size a 

 splendid Dahlia in every way. $2.50 each 



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Decorative Dahlia. Eliza Clarke Bull 



Eliza Clarke Bull. A wonderfully good pure white, one of the 

 largest and deepest of its class, of perfect form with petals just 

 sufficiently irregular to prevent any stiffness in formation of the 

 flowers. $3.50 each. 



Ellinor Vanderveer. An incomparable Dahlia of exquisite 

 beauty and of great size and depth having every desirable 

 quality. Color a rich, glowing, satiny pink. One of the 

 earliest to come into flower. $3.50 each. 



Epoque. One of the very free-flowering effective garden varieties 

 of medium size, of a pretty and lively shade of rich purplish- 

 carmine. 50 cts. each. 



Espoir. Only about 4| inches in diameter but a perfect gem. Its form is per- 

 fect, early and free blooming and its color is of that soft rose-pink that every- 

 body likes. With this there is just sufficient salmon suffusion to give 

 .---', it lustre and glow. 75 cts. each. 



! \^ Faith Garibaldi. A California Gold Medal Dahlia with flowers 



of immense size and great depth, held up straight on strong stiff 

 stems. Color a superb rose-pink. $3.00 each. 



.Js Faith Slocombe. One of the best of the autumn tints; a pure 

 ^^ apricot with a touch of salmon-rose; large size, early and 



vJ^^Bfe free. $1.00 each. 



Futurity. One of the most beautiful of its color, a deep old 

 rose. The flowers are large and well formed, fine for exhi- 

 bition, the garden, or as a cut flower. 50 cts. each. 



Frau G. Scheiff . One of the most admired of the decorative 



type, color bright lively chamois, with just a faint suggestion 



pIL of orange suffusion. The arrangement of its petals is quite 



yS? distinct, these often showing the coppery-orange reverse 



by their peculiar twisting. 50 cts. each. 



■^P*^ Gladys Meyers. A most perfectly formed flower of very large 

 \ size, of a soft lemon-yellow; a splendid Dahlia. 75 cts. each. 



/' Gloire de Verdun. A most perfect flower of giant size; in 



color a most intense and brilliant shade of cardinal red; 

 one of the best and most effective high-colored varieties. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Golden Oriole. Fair-sized flowers with rolled petals and cleft tips; 

 chrome-yellow passing to lemon. $1.00 each. 



Grenadier. The very large flowers are supported on good stems. The 

 coloring is unique, the face of the flower is a purplish- maroon; the 

 reverse of the petals silvery-white. These are quilled and formed in 

 such a manner as to show both colors; giving the effect of being vari- 

 egated or edged with silvery-white. $2.50 each. 



