Dingee Dahlias p- 



The splendid qualities and gorgeous beauty of the present-day Dahlia 

 have won for it a place at the head of the most important garden plants. 

 None are easier to grow, respond more readily to care and attention, or 

 flower more freely. Few cultivated plants have a wider range of color 

 The brilliant shades and the free, fluffy, Chrysanthemum-like form of its 

 flowers make an enclianting spectacle which never fails to attract attention. 

 Plant soon as ground is warm in a moderately rich soil, covering 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. Chrysanthemum-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 beautifully orange- 

 scarlet color. Petals very long and exceedingly narrow. 25c each 



COUNTESS OF 'MALMESBURY (New)— Delicate peach-color 

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



ELLA KRAMER — Rose-pink with brighter center; firm 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 vigorous. 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 

 pointed. 15c each. 



Queen Wilhclmina — Peony-flowered Dahlia 



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 glistening, 



pure white. 25c each. 

 CAECILLA. 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 beauti- 

 fully 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. Blos- 

 soms produced upon long, graceful stems, well above the foliage. 

 25c each. 



Decorative Dahlias 



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

 m 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, exquisitely 



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 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 universal 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. 

 WILHELM MILLER— Very brilliant purple. 25c 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 effectively 



overlaid clear, delicate pink. .50c each. 

 PERFECTION — Orange-buff shades. This variety is properly 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 carried 



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; col- 

 larette, 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. 2i>c 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— "^ to 7 inches 

 in diameter. 15c each. 



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