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W. D. Hathaway's Catalogue and Price List 
PRIZE WINNING DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
GENERAL COLLECTION — Continued 
CHIEFTAIN. Clear, light red, long 
stiff stems, very large and attractive. 
Fine for exhibition. 50c. 
COMMANDANT RIVOIRE. Immense 
flower with spoon shape petals, car- 
mine red, purpled with reflex of a 
violet color; on the ends*. Petals 
often and ilargdy pointed white, 
producing a superb effect. 75c. 
C. W. HAYDEN. A very large mas<- 
sive built flower, with very long 
stems, color purplish magenta. $1.00. 
D. M. MOORE (Decorative). Rich 
dark velvety maroon, almost black. 
Very large, free and of good form. 
50c. 
DR. TEVIS, A beautiful shade of 
soft sialmon rose, suffused with old 
gold shading to a golden apricot 
center. One of the largest grown; 
the immense flowers being held 
erect on fine, long vigorous stems. 
$1.00. 
GIANT OF STUTTGART. One of 
the largest dahlias of (this type, fre- 
quently measuring 8 inches and 
over in diameter. A bright blood- 
red with purple 1 shadings. 50c. 
GLORY OF MEW HAVEN. A beau- 
tiful shade of pinkish mauve. Plants 
are tall, robust growers, and pro- 
duce large blooms with remarkable 
freedom, on long, strong stems. 
Will be indispensible for exhibition. 
$1.50. 
GOVERNOR FLOYD. A fine large 
flower, high center and long stout 
stem, color white, striped with red. 
Dish violet A grand flower for 
exhibition. 75c. 
HORTULANUS FIET. Beautiful sal- 
mon color with a yellow center. 
This variety is one of the largest 
grown; first class certificate. 75c. 
IDA LEWIS. A very large and extra 
deep flower; color a rich deep 
burnt orange, the blooms are car- 
ried well out from the foliage on 
long, stiff stems. $1.00. 
LE COLOS.3E. A gigantic flower of 
a reddish color. $1.00. 
LE GRAND MANITOU. Enormous 
flower and large white petals, more 
or less striped with a violet red 
color, and even sometimes made of 
a plain purple. Very rigid stems. 
The largest flower of this group t'haJt 
possesses very mountainous ones. 
50c. 
MA'NITOU. Immense size, full cen- 
ter, often 8 inches in .diameter. The 
color is pleasing, being an atailber 
bronze with a distinct shading of 
pink. Not suitable for cutting,' as 
the flower is too large and the 
stems short. $1.00. 
MARJOR1E FIELD. This is^ one of 
the best of this type Which has 
been introduced for years. Flowers 
grow as large as 7 inches in dia- 
meter with stems 2 fecit long, color 
a wonderful shade of pink. $1.00. 
MILLIONAIRE. A most delicate lav- 
ender with a faint -pink cast over- 
shading it. The immense flower, 
of unusual depth stands erect on its 
stems. $1.00. 
MISS EDNA L. HATHAWAY. Color 
a new shade, old- gold with the re- 
verse of the petals shaded with 
crimson- Stems very rigid, always 
with full 'center. 75c. 
MRS. ALICE LONG WORT H. One 
of the best decorative Dahlias that 
has been put on the market for 
some time. Color white with a 
delicate tinge of lavender. $1.00. 
MRS. E. C. BOSTON. Without doubt 
one^ of the best white decorativesi 
It is large, has good stems and 
perfect form for exhibitions. $1.00. 
MRS. ^ LILLIE P. HATHAWAY. 
In this variety we have the only one 
of its color in the Decorative type. 
Flowers often grow 7 inches across 
on long stems, the blossoms are off 
the finest 'form, with good high cen- 
ter. Color a bright orange. Cer- 
tificates at Newport and Providence. 
$1.00. 
SANTA CRUZ. Clear canary yellow, 
tipped carmine. 'Flowers often 
measure 7 inches in diameter. 50c. 
SULPHUREA. This/ resembles a 
large yellow 'dhrysanthemum ; it may 
almost be -classed as a hybrid cactus. 
It is one of the earliest to bloom, 
and flowers constantly throughout 
the season. Color is clear sulphur 
yellow. $1.00. 
