SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 



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New and Extra Choice 



Decorative Dahlias 



Continued 



fvupferberg Gold, a beautiful Dairfia of a 

 sparkling color difficult to describe, a 

 pretty shade of shrimp pink with old 

 rose and gold suffusions. Plants, 75 cts 

 each. 



Le Grand Manitou. The best variegated 

 Dahlia of the decorative type. The flow- 

 ers are from 5 to 6 inches across, ground 

 color white, prettily spotted, striped and 

 blotched with deep reddish-violet; occa- 

 sionally self-colored; these are borne on 

 stout, stiff stems, held well above the 

 foliage. Plants 35 cts. each; $3.50 per 

 doz. 



Maman Rozain. Flowers very large size 

 but graceful, of a pearly-white suffused 

 with rose, reverse of petals velvety- 

 purple edged with white; a most distinct 

 ajid novel variety. Plants, 75 cts. each. 



Mammouth. A very large flower, fre- 

 quently 7 inches in diameter on good 

 long stems of a bright scarlet. Plants, 

 50 cts. each. 



Manzanola. Brilliant oriental-red with 

 deeper shadings, a fine shaped flower 

 with good stem, very free and ideal for 

 cutting. Plants, 50c each. 



Manzanita. Entirely distinct in coloring from all 

 others, described by the introducer as a rich 

 lavender, with us it has been the nearest ap- 

 proach to a pure mauve. Plants. 50c each. 



Meadow Gold. A fine large flower supported on long 

 stiff stems, color primrose-yellow faintly tinged 

 with pink on the outer petals. Plants, 50 cts. each. 



Mont Blanc. Very large creamy-white, with unusu- 

 ally broad petals, flowers very freely on good long 

 stems. Illustrated on back cover of this catalogue. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Mme. A. Lumiere. A very distinct and attractive vari- 

 ety; ground color white, suffused towards the ends 

 of the petals with red, the tips pointed with bright 

 violet red. Illustrated on back cover of this cata- 

 logue. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Miss Minnie McCullough. One of the most popular cut 

 flower varieties now grown, particularly valuable 

 for use under artificial light. Color soft yellow, over- 

 laid with bronze; a beautiful autumnal tint. Illus- 



DECORATIVE DAHLIA. PERLE DE L.TON 



For Wholesale Prices see pages 1 to 4 



DECORATIVE 

 DAHLJA. 

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trated on back cover of this catalogue. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. 



Mrs. C. W. Bassett. A splendid Dahlia, of a pleasing, 

 delicate mauve-pink, perfect in form, exceptionally 

 free-flowering on good stiff stems; fine for cutting. 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold. Ground color crimson- 

 carmine, each petal tipped and more or less 

 marked with white; a striking and beautiful 

 flower, produced very freely. See illustration 

 on page opposite. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt. A large flowered vari- 

 ety of elegant shape, mauve-pink of a shade 

 that is very pleasing in a Dahlia; a fine cut 

 flower. Plants, 50 cts. each. 



Omega. Flower of perfect form with large pet- 

 als, base lemon-yellow shading to cream, suf- 

 fused with solferino striated with carmine- 

 purple. Plants, 50 cts. each. 



Papa Charmet. A large flower of rich, deep mo- 

 rocco-red with bright garnet shadings; the 

 finest dark decorative Dahlia yet offered. 

 Plants, 35 cts. each. 



Perlede Lyon. Not only the most valuable white 

 Decorative Dahlia, but the best white of any 

 class for cut-flower purposes; its flowers are 

 of good size, and held erect on long, stiff, wiry 

 stems. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Pierre Dupont. A free-flowering creamy-white, 

 on good stems. Plants, 35 cts. each. 



Princess Juliana. This comes to us from Holland 

 and the introducer describes it as the best 

 white variety for cutting in cultivation, plac- 

 ing it in this respect alongside of such varie- 

 ties as Delice; in our own Trials it was un- 

 fortunately planted in an unfavorable position 

 and we were unable therefore to properly test 

 it. Plants, $1.00 each. 



bappho. A pretty fancy variety, ground color 

 rosy white striped and spotted with crimson 

 red. Plants, 50 cts. each. 



LTlysse. A very fine, rich, velvety maroon with 

 nearly black shadings. Plants, 75 cts. each. 



Collection of one each of the 35 sorts offered on 

 this and opposite page, $14.00. 



