Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. • SELECT BULBS 



NEW AND RARE DAHLIAS 



Mrs. Warnaar Dahlia 



ATTRACTION. (Hybrid Cactus Dahlia.) Large, elegant, full flower, 



of a clear, lilac-rose. The habit is perfect, with long strong stems 

 holding the bloom stiff and upright. A very attractive variety. 

 $1 each. 



BIANCA. A new Cactus Dahlia of large size and splendid form. 

 Coloring is beautiful rose-lilac with white shadings and bloom is 

 held perfectly erect on strong, stiff stems. Free-flowering. $1 each. 



CALIFORNIA. Introduced from Holland as a Peony - flowered 

 Dahlia, but with us it has characteristics of both the Decorative 

 and Peony-flowered types. The early flowers are full to the center, 

 with broad petals that are somewhat pointed and long, like the 

 true Decorative. As the season advances, the flowers show that 

 beautiful golden yellow center, so characteristic of the Peony- 

 flowered type. In color it is a beautiful clear rich deep yellow 

 which makes it, without exception, one of the very finest yellow 

 Dahlias to date. The blossoms are large and are produced upon 

 good, long, stiff stems. Very free-flowering. $1 each. 



CREATION. (Holland Peony-flowered Dahlia.) This new variety 

 has a very pleasing and unique shade, one not common in Dahlias — 

 a beautiful rose-red that wins instant favor. Flowers of medium 

 size and produced freely upon long stems. Good cut-flower variety. 

 75 cts. each. 



FIREBURST. This gigantic Dahlia is a seedling from the well- 

 known French variety, Le Colosse. The flower is more flatly built, 

 has broader and longer petals, and is a far more intense scarlet, 

 slightly shaded orange-red. This is a variety of great value, pro- 

 ducing specimens which measure 8 inches and over in diameter. 

 The finest scarlet colossal Dahlia. 50 cts. each. 



FRANK A. WALKER. (Decorative Dahlia.) A charming shade of 

 deep lavender pink. For garden decoration or for cut flowers this 

 variety is exceptionally good, having long stems and producing 

 flowers in great abundance. This Dahlia should be in every garden. 

 50 cts. each. 



ROSE GEM. A new Peony-flowered variety imported this last sea- 

 son from Holland, and one that proves to be one of the finest of its 

 color to date. The habit of the plant is perfect, it being a good 

 strong growing variety producing its blooms upon strong, stiff 

 stems well above the foliage. The coloring is very beautiful and 

 something entirely new — a pleasing shade of salmon pink with a 

 silvery sheen. We think Rose Gem properly named as it is surely 

 a gem among Dahlias. $1 each. 



REV. DR. BAKER. (Cactus Dahlia.) One of the most satisfactory 

 Dahlias we have ever grown, always being covered with large and 

 perfect flowers. The coloring is very odd, being a novel shade of 

 plum. Excellent for exhibition or garden purposes. 50 cts. each. 



STAR. (Cactus Dahlia.) Yellow and orange. A fine variety for all 

 purposes — cutting, exhibition, and garden. 50 cts. each. 



TUSTU. (Cactus Dahlia.) The color is perfectly gorgeous — a beau- 

 tiful velvety maroon. The petals are very long, tightly quilled 

 and arranged in exact regularity, completing an acquisition which 

 we can highly recommend. 50 cts. each. 



J. K. ALEXANDER. The color of this beautiful flower is a royal 

 shade of clear, rich violet purple, which deepens to an exquisite 

 deep purple. The gigantic flowers are borne on long, wiry stems, 

 well above the foliage. This acquisition produces its mammoth 

 flowers freely. 75 cts. each. 



KALIF. A truly majestic flower, frequently measuring over 9 inches 

 in diameter. The flower is a perfect hybrid Cactus form, and in 

 color a beautiful pure glowing scarlet. The habit of the plant is all 

 that can be desired, growing, with us, about 4J/2 feet in height. 

 The gigantic flowers, which are produced freely, are held erect on 

 strong stems of wiry stiffness, making it a most effective and useful 

 variety for cutting, as well as for garden decoration. Kalif is the 

 first variety that has had the distinction of receiving the National 

 German Dahlia Society's highest award. This variety bears our 

 highest recommendation. 75 cts. each. 



LATONA. New Holland Peony- flowered Dahlia. An unusual blend- 

 ing of orange, buff and yellow. Flowers are nearly full to the center, 

 and produced freely, upon good stems. $1 each. 



MRS. WARNAAR. New Holland Cactus Dahlia. A "Garden 

 Cactus" of superior quality. Heralded from Holland, and recom- 

 mended as one of the finest cut-flower varieties in existence, this 

 most fascinating Dahlia appeals to every flower-lover as a true 

 sensation. The coloring is exquisite, being a delightful creamy white, 

 overlaid and blending to a charming shade of pink. The flowers are 

 produced upon long, stiff stems, well above the foliage; the habit 

 of the plant being most pleasing. A blossom of gigantic size, and 

 great merit. Mrs. Warnaar was first exhibited in Holland where 

 it received an Award of Merit at Haarlem, given by the Dutch 

 Bulb Growers' Society, and an Award of Merit at Amsterdam, given 

 by the Netherland Society of Horticulture. $1 each. 



Special Novelty Collection 

 Six Superb Dahlias in Six Distinct Classes and Colors 

 for $3, Postpaid 



Rose Gem Dahlia 



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