Grove, Pa. 





POUNDED £ffi 

 1850 

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Dingee Dahlias 



The splendid qualities and gorgeous beauty of the present-day 

 Dahlia have" won for it a place at the head of the most impo 

 tant garden plants. None are easier to grow, respond more 

 readily to care and attention, or flower more freely. Few culti- 

 vated plants have a wider range of color. The brilliant shades 

 and the free, fluffy, Chrysanthemum-like form of its flowers make 

 an enchanting spectacle which never fails to attract attention. 

 Plant soon as ground is warm in a moderately rich soil, cover- 

 ing the tubers six inches deep. Thin to one or two shoots. Give 

 it plenty of sunshine and water, and cultivate well until it begins 

 to bloom; after that stir only the surface soil, just enough to 

 prevent a crust forming. 



Cactus Dahlias 



The Cactus Dahlias have large, loosely formed. Chrysan- 

 themum-like flowers. The long, narrow petals are variously 

 rolled or twisted. The flowers, many of which nod on long, 

 slender stems, are the most graceful and artistic of all 

 the Dahlias. 

 ALIGHT (Incurved) — Gigantic flowers of a beautiful orange- 



<scarlet color. Petals very long and exceedingly narrow. 



25c each. 

 COUNTESS OF MALMESBUBY (New) — Delicate peach-color 



pink, daintily blending to white at the center. 35c each. 

 ELLA KRAMER — Rose-pink with brighter center; fine form. 



25c each. 

 EUREKA — Color very deep purple. Petals are long, straight and 



tightly quilled. 25c each. 

 HENRI CAYEUX — A variety of immense size and perfect form. 



Color, an old gold, shading to golden-yellow; plants very vigor- 

 ous. 25c each. 

 J. H. JACKSON — Color a perfectly gorgeous, deep, velvety 



blackish-maroon. Gigantic in size'. 25c each. 

 MRS. DE LUCA — Golden-yellow, tipped with orange. A most 



effective blending of colors, seen only in the very rare types. 



25c each. 

 STERN — Bright primrose-yellow. The flowers are large, petals 



long and roointed. 15c each. 



Giant-Flowering or Colossal Dahlias 



Colossal fully portrays the idea — gigantic flowers of great 

 depth, massive in proportions and globular in shape; petals 

 are cup-shaped and placed in exact regularity. Plants are 

 strong, sturdy and robust. 

 CUBAN GIANT, or DR. J. P. KIRKLAND— Dark velvety 



crimson; large. Stems long and wiry. Plants are very tall 



and sturdy. 25c each. 

 REGGIE — Beautiful cherry-red color 25c each. 

 GIANT PURPLE, or ROYAL PURPLE— The color is a lively 



shade of royal purple. The flowers are a perfect formation, 



very double, and borne on long, wiry stems. 50c each. 

 W. W. RAWSON — The petals toward the center are 



quilled similar to the "Grand Duke Alexis"; toward the 

 outer part they are more open and flat. The color is pure 



white overlaid with amethyst-blue. 35c each. 



Peony-Flowered Dahlias 



A new type of Dahlia; flowers are semi-double, having two, 

 three or more rows of broad, flat, loosely arranged petals, 

 surrounding a rich golden-yellow center. Petals are often 

 pointed, and sometimes twisted, and in some varieties the 

 inner row of petals twists and curls over the center, giving 

 the appearance of a Peony, hence its name. 



BARON G. De GRANCY — The color is a waxy, almost glisten- 

 ing, pure white. 25c each. 

 CAECILIA. New Gigantic Holland Peony-flowered Dahlia — A 



wonderfully large creamy-white flower. 50c each. 

 HORTULANUS BUDDE — A bright deep red; of splendid habit. 



35c each. 

 JOHN GREEN — Golden-yellow, which quickly changes to 

 fiery scarlet. The shape of the flower is perfectly original, 

 the petals being beautifully pointed, giving it a star-like 

 appearance. 50c each. 

 LA RIANTE — The color, a charming lavender-pink, with an 

 exquisite golden-yellow center, combines to make the 

 flowers most beautiful 25c each. 

 QUEEN WILHELMINA. Giant Holland Peony-flowered 

 Dahlia. (See illustration.) Largest and finest of the pure 

 white sorts. Blossoms produced upon long, graceful stems, 

 well above the foliage. 25c each. 



Decorative Dahlias 



The blossoms of the Decorative Dahlias are large, flat, but 



beautiful in shape, and full to the center; the petals are 



somewhat irregularly situated, long, broad, flat and nearly 



straight. 



CLIFFORD W. BRUTON — A large canary-yellow. 15c each. 



HORTULANUS FIET— A beautiful shade of salmon, exquisite- 

 ly blending to yellow at the center. 75c each. 



JACK ROSE — Bright, shining crimson. 20c each. 



JEANNE CHARMET— The flowers measure from 7 to 10 

 inches in diameter. The color is a most exquisite shade of 



Queen Wilhelmina — Peony-flowered Dahlia 



lilac-pink, daintily shading to pure white toward the center, 

 with a tinge of light yellow at the margins. 25c each. 



LE GRAND MANITOU — The color of this superb variety is 

 pure white, artistically striped, splashed and blotched deep 

 violet-purple. 35c each. 



MINA BURGLE — A champion variety, producing flowers of 

 Color a glowing and most brilliant scarlet. Attracts univer- 

 sal attention. 25c each. 



PRINCESS JULIANA — Holland Dahlia specialists claim this 

 the finest white Decorative Dahlia for cut-flower purposes, 

 and also the best flowering. 50c each. 



SOUVENIR DE GUSTAVE DOAZON— It is the largest Dahlia 

 in existence. Color pleasing shade orange-red. 25c each. 



W1LHELM MILLER: — Very brilliant purple. 25 c each. 



Miniature Pompon Dahlias 



AMBER QUEEN — Rich, clear amber, shaded apricot. 15c 



each. 

 DARKNESS — Dark maroon. 15c each. 



LITTLE DOROTHY — White, occasionally striped and blotched 

 reddish orange. Exceptionally free flowering. 25c each. 



Show Dahlias 



The old-fashioned double Dahlia. Ball-shaped flowers; the 



petals quilled or tubular. 



GOLDEN AGE — Sulphur-yellow. Free-flowering. 15c each. 



MAUDE ADAMS — The color is a pure snowy white, very ef- 

 fectively overlaid clear delicate pink. 50c each. 



PERFECTION — Orange-buff shades. This variety is prop- 

 erly named; a true model in every respect. 20c each. 



MERLIN — A beautiful scarlet. Free flowering and good for 

 cut-flower purposes. 25c each. 



ROBERT BLOOMFIELD — Pure white. Tall grower. 15c each. 



ROSE — Color an exceptionally deep rose shade. Flowers car- 

 ried erect upon extra long stems. 25c each. 



STRADELLA — Beautiful deep purple-crimson. Exceptionally 

 free flowering. Stems long and wiry. 20c each. 



VIVIAN — Color white, effectively edged rose-violet. 25c each. 



Single, Century and Collarette Dahlias 



ACHIEVEMENT — The flower is a clear, rich velvety maroon ; 



collarette, a beautiful snowy white, very daintily overlaid 



with a delicate shade of pinkish crimson. 35c each. 

 DIRECTEUR REINE GERARD — Beautiful violet-purple, 



shaded and tipped white; white collarette. 25c each. 

 •JENNIE WREN — White, effectively striped and splashed deep 



purple. 20c each. 

 JOHN COWAN — Soft crimson, shaded maroon. 25c each. 

 ROSE PINK CENTURY. A rose-pink shade. 15c each. 

 TWENTIETH CENTURY — Purest white at both base and 



tips, and the center of petals is a delicate blush rose. Very 



large — 5 to 7 inches in diameter. 15c each. 



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