SPECIAL 
New and Extra Choice 
Decorative Dahlias 
Continued 
Kupferberg Gold. A beautiful Dahlia of a 
sparkling color difficult to describe, a 
pretty shade of shrimp pink with old 
rose and gold suffusions. Plants, 75 cts 
each. 
y LeGrand 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 
and 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, 50¢c 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 ets. 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 LYON 
DAHLIA CATALOGUE 
We 
DAHLIA, 
p .. ULYSSE 
trated on back cover of this catalogue. 25 
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 ets. 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- 
ets. 
rocco-red with bright garnet shadings; the 
finest dark decorative Dahlia yet offered. 
Plants, 35 cts. each. 
Perle de 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 ects. 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. 
Sappho. A pretty fancy variety, ground color 
rosy white striped and spotted with crimson 
red. Plants, 50 cts. each. 
Olysse. 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. 
DECORATIVE 
\ 
