Select. Decorative and Show Dahlias. 



GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. 



Black Prince. Large, perfect form 

 and full to the center; intense vel- 

 vety maroon, almost black. 



Clifford W. Burton.* Canary-yel- 

 low, suffused and penciled on re- 

 verse of petals with lavender. 

 Large, bold flowers on long stems. 

 Tall grower and free bloomer. 



Grand Duke Alexis. A quilled va- 

 riety of large size and imique form, 

 the petals being rolled into blunt 

 tubes. Color, pure pearly white ; 

 sometimes daintly tipped with 

 brisfht lavender. (See cut). 



Henry F. Mitchell. Sometimes 

 classed with the cactus varieties. Of 

 immense size, with large broad pet- 



als of deep orange and soft yellow 

 prettily blended. 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria.* Pure 

 white; good size and perfect form. 

 An early bloomer and covered with 

 flowers until frost. Of dwarf com- 

 pact habit. 



Maid of Kent. Cherry-red, with 

 end of petals tipped white. Unique 

 and pretty. 



Nymphaea. Clear shell pink, 

 shading to blush towards center. 

 Flowers of good size. 



Mrs. Winters.* Large, perfectly 

 formed snow-white flowers. A su- 

 perb variety for cutting. 



Oban. Enormous flat rosy-laven- 

 der flowers overlaid with silvery 

 fawn ; very distinct. 



Old Port. Deep, pure wine. Very 

 large, flat flowers with flat petals on 

 long stems. 



Wiltshire Lass. Shell pink, 

 shading to silvery-white at center. 

 Large, flat flowers. Dwarf habit and 

 a free bloomer. 



Wm. Agnew.* An old variety and 

 as good as it is old. Of large size, 

 perfect form, 'intense, glistening 

 crimson — always true in form and 

 color. A strong grower and free 

 bloomer. Regarded by many as the 

 finest of all red Dahlias. 



Price, each, 15c.; doz., $1.50; 100, 

 $10.00. 



Single Dahlias. 



Cosmor or Orchid-Flowered Dahlias. 



These new and improved Single 

 Dahlias are so graceful an^d airy 

 and with all so decorative upon the 

 plant or when arranged in vases, so 

 exquisite in form and so pure in col- 

 or, that too much can scarcely be 

 said in their favor : for massing, for 

 bedding or for cut flowers. All those 

 offered have long, strong stems and 

 are early and free bloomers. 



Crimson Century. Of large size 

 and deep, glowing crimson, shaded 

 with rich wine, tipped with rose and 

 Avhite; forming a rich and striking 

 combination. 



Lavender Century. Same habit 

 as 20th Century, but with star-like 

 flowers of deep, lively lavender or 

 rich wine color. Unique and decora- 

 tive. (See cut). 



Pink Century. The largest and 

 finest of all single Dahlias, the flow- 

 ers being six to eight inches in 

 diameter and of a delicate shell pink 

 color, sulfused with clear, soft pink. 

 A strong grower and a constant, 

 free bloomer. (See cut). E^ach, 

 25c.; doz., $2.50. ; 



