BESSIE BOSTON DAHLIA FARM, SAN MATEO, CAL. 19 
COLLARETTE DAHLIAS — General Collection (Continued) 
COUNTESS HARDEGG — Carmine, edged white, white collar. 
COUNTESS TORBY — An exceptionally fine bright scarlet. The many petals are 
cleft at the tips, and the collar is yellow; 50c. 
CREAM CUP — White collarettes are uncommon, and in this we have a big, 
creamy white, slightly cup-shaped, white collar; 50c. 
CROWN PRINCESS CHARLOTTE — Large, bright chestnut-red; collar yel- 
low; 35e. 
CUMBRE — Rosy-heliotrope, with white collar; .35c. 
DIADEM — Cerise, white collar; very free bloomer, good. 
DIAMONT — Rosy-cerise, white collar; very good form and habit. 
DIOMEDE — Deep carmine, purple-suffused, and edged white, lighter collar; 
large. 
DORAH FISHER — A great favorite because of its beautiful pink coloring. 
Sometimes blooms with a double row of petals; very beautiful; 50c. 
ESMERALDA — A yellow shading to soft cream, with faint shading of rose, 
cream collar. Very regularly formed, and fine for cutting; 50c. 
ETOILE DE LUGANO — Large, pointed and curled petals of purplish-crimson. 
collar white, suffused purple; sturdy grower; S5c. 
E. W. L — Very large flower of scarlet and gold; in some localities it is nearly 
yellow; collar is the same color; 75c. 
FLORENCE BRAY — Terra cotta shading to yellow. The collar is of a lighter 
color, attractive variety; 35c. 
FROGMORE — Vermilion, suffused; edged and distinctly tipped with golden 
yellow; very free-flowering, yellow collar. 
GEANT DE LYON — An enormous flower of velvety maroon, with a long, white 
collar. Everybody exclaims upon seeing it: "How like velvet!" This 
is the dahlia which has made the collarettes famous in California. 
To most people it seems absolutely irresistible. Fortunately it blooms 
very freely, or we could not have filled the demands for it as a cut 
flower; 75e. 
GEN. DE SONIS — Bright orange-scarlet, collar gold, long stems; 35e. 
GOLDSTERN — Sulphur-yellow, collar of the same color. 
GRANDPA CHARMET — Crimson, cream collar. 
HOOT MON — Delightful cerise or rosy-carmine is the lovely color of this big 
bloom; the pure white collar makes a fine contrast; 50c. 
IDEAL — A peculiar shade of oriental-red, with yellow collar, a dA\^arf 
grower; 50c. 
JUPITER — Yellow-streaked carmine, citron-yellow collar. 
KIMMERLING — Pinkish-red, yellow collar, distinct and large, long stems; .35c. 
LEITSTERN — Crimson-maroon, with distinct white collar; star-shaped. 
LOTUS — White tinged with rose, collar white; .35e. 
3IARJORIE — Yellow softening to creamy- white, same collar; 50c. 
MERVEILLB DE LYON — Red blended yellow, yellow collar. 
MLLE. EMPAIN — Tomato-red tipped with yellow, yellow collar, very attrac- 
tive variety; 35e. 
MLLE. MARTINET^ — A wonderful blending of colors: golden yellow streaked 
and suffused crimson, collar of the same shade; 50c. 
MME. J. BUYSSENS — Garnet-red, white collar; an improved "Maurice. 
Rivoire " ; 35c. 
MME. CAPRON — Large purple, collar white tinted with purple. 
MME. PILE — Yellow suffused with scarlet, yellow collar. 
MME. POIRER — The nearest to blue in any variety of dahlia. A soft violet- 
blue with white collar, very free bloomer. 
MONS. DELHAYE — A large flower of purplish-cerise, with white collar; .50c,. 
MONS. H. PAYNE — Brownish-red or mahogany, bordered yellow, Avhite co]lar„ 
extra; 50c. 
MON.S. Jj. FEHARD — Soft purple suffLised with yelloAV, long white and purple 
collar. 
MONS. PESIL — Wine-suffused white, collar of same color, long stiff stems; 35c. 
M. POUCHAIN — White and lilac blended, white collar, very distinct; .35c. 
MK.S. MATILDA BROWN — Brilliant red with citron-yellow collar. The 
contrast in the two colors makes an unusual stunning bloom; 50c. 
MT. L.\SSEiV — Fiery red with yellow collar. This is a very sturdy grower and 
was a mass of blooms all season. Its stems are wonderful even for 
a collarette, and its lasting qiialities were unsurpassed. It was 
particularly beautiful under artificial light; 75c. 
