W. D. Hathaway's Catalogue and Price List 
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GIGANTIC TYPE OF DAHLIAS, DECORATIVE PEONY 
FLOWERED 
NOVELTIES— Continued. 
CITY OF PORTLAND. One of the best Novelties ever introduced. Color 
a clear, deep rich yellow. It has every good quality. Immense flowers 
that are graceful and artistic, held upright on long, strong stems that 
show them to full view; also an ideal cut flower. $2.00. 
EDITH CAVELL. An enormous flower of old gold shaded to reddish bronze. 
Very long, stiff stems. $1.50. 
ELIZABETH BOSTON. The best and largest peony of its coloring. Enor- 
mous blooms of deep crimson, shading to old gold at the tips. The center 
is surrounded with tiny, curling petals. Stems are exceedingly long and 
cane-like. Tall growing and very floriferous. Tubers $5.00, plants $2.50. 
FANTASTIQUE. New "Orchid Type" Peony. Deep wine crimson, tipped 
and bordered white. Large flower, curled and twisted petals having the 
appearance of a variety of orchid. Long, strong stems. Recommended 
A. D. S. Certificate of Merit. $1.00. 
GOLIATH. English Novelty. Bright scarlet blooms on long, strong, erect 
stems. Very large flowers the shape of Cream King. $1.00. 
GOLDEN SUNSHINE. A duplex variety, color golden yellow overlaid 
salmon. Received first certificte ever issued by the American Dahlia 
Society. Has won eight silver cups at various Dahlia Shows and a 
multiple of first prizes and certificates. This is Mrs. Stout's greatest 
prize winner. $1.50. 
GORGEOUS. This is the most wonderful peony we have ever seen, because 
it has tremendous size, great depth, stiff, long stems, and will bloom 
freely throughout the season. Late blossoms will be as large and good 
as the early ones. The color is yellow, shading to bright scarlet. With 
scarce!}^ any disbudding it will produce ten-inch flowers on stems five 
feet long. Plant grows very tall. $3.00. 
HAIDA. An enormous bloom of an exquisite, soft creamy pink. As an 
exhibition flower it is unequaled, but the stem is too pendant for a 
cut flower. $1.50. 
JAMES ■ C. GILL. Giant new peony dahlia carried on extra strong, erect 
stems. Color is a striking, rich golden orange, variously marked with 
scarlet; very free bloomer and is highly recommended to all. $3.00. 
LA GLORIETTA. Yellow at the base shading to a beautiful rosy pink shade; 
the flowers are enormous in size; the habit is pendant; nevertheless I 
consider this it'he most beautiful Peony Dahlia I have seen; it will be sure 
to attract attenton in any collection. $3.00. 
MEXICO. An attractive red and vellow peony, large flower held on good 
stems, good for any purpose. $2.00. 
MEYERBEER. A French peony of great merit, a combination of purple and 
crimson. Large flower with long stem. 75c. 
MRS. FLOSSIE M. TRAFTON. A gigantic Peony Flowered Dahlia. The 
largest I ever saw grown. I have cut flowers from some of these plants 
which measured eleven and twelve inches in diameter. The plants are 
full of blooms the whole season. Color a coral red suffused with white 
and yellow. Field grown tubers. $3.00. 
MRS. T. H. HUGHES. This is a 1917 seedling which has received prizes 
and awards whenever exhibited and being sold this year for the first 
.time. It is a strong grower and a good multiplyer and free bloomer 
It has long, clean stems, holding the large blooms out boldly. Color is 
a rich, velvety American Beauty shade of red. $1.00. 
