BESSIE BOSTON DAHLIA FARM, SAN MATEO, CAL. 5 
PEONY DAHLIAS — General Collection (Continued) 
i*rIi}UITH WOOSTER (Bcsiile Boston)— There is something- most appealing to 
the eye in this beautiful, large dahlia. The coloring is unique and 
descriued by one artist as having the tea rose blend of red and yel- 
low. The yellow is so suffused and overlaid with sunset red that it 
would take an artist to write an adequate description of its beauty, 
so we are merely going to say, it is a remarkable free bloomer with 
excellent habit. $2.50. 
★ELSA <L.olirniann) — The best white peony in existence. A Calif ornian which 
every grower admires as it is good for all purposes. No exhibition 
table is seen without it. The large well-formed blossom blooms freely 
on fine stem. 50c. 
FRAULEIN BUDDE — The upright stem of this peony combined with its pur- 
ple color make it good for cutting and exhibition. .15c. 
<;EISMA (HornsvcUl) — The most popular of all dahlias. This is the dahlia 
which made the peony famous, a stunning mixture of .scaviet and 
gold. Good for any purposes and always in demand as a cut flower. 
Blooms freely the entire length of the season. 35c. 
ril..ORV OF NYKIRK, — Nothing better in its color, a soft mulberry purple. The 
stem is always long and upright. 35c. 
(iOLtlATU — The best scarlet peony , as it does not burn in the hot sunshine. 
Is a mass of blooms the entire season. The formation and stem are 
exceptional. Excellent for cutting. 75c. 
-ArllALi CURTIS (Besssle BoMton)^ — A favorite with us because of its splendio 
stem, and its lovely shading of old rose and salmon. It is the be.st 
type of peony with a center nearly hidden with clusters of tiny petals. 
Flowers are large, and it is one of the freest bloomers we grow. $1.00. 
HA»n»TOi\ COURT — A delightful pink, fine stems, with flowers borne well 
above the foliage. 25c. 
•A-HOWITZER (Bessie Boston) — The largest fancy peony dahlia produced. No 
dahlia of any type has more brilliant coloring than this enormous yel- 
low and red peony. The gorgeous yellow blooms are striped and 
splashed scarlet. It is one of the brightest spots in the garden as it 
grows tall and is laden all season with enormous blossoms which 
attract the eye instantly. It has all the good qualities, immense size, 
gorgeous coloring, free flowering habit, and long stems which make 
it an excellent cut flower. $1.50. 
II. .1. IjOVINK (Hornsvehl) — Lovely blooms of mauve shading to white. A 
most dependable dahlia, as the stem is long and straight. .35c. 
.lULIET (Burrell) — A lovely old rose peony with good stem, but a very late 
bloomer. 50c. 
IjEO A'III (Hornsveld) — An enormous yellow of beautiful, distinctive form. 
No better yellow in any type of dahlia. One of the best Holland in- 
troductions. Excellent stem and free flowering habit. Good for any 
purpose. 50c. 
I.IIII';:rtv (West) — The red of grandma's coral necklace. Not new but noth- 
ing better. Stems are exceptionally long and rigid. The fo^rmation 
is of the highest type. Blossoms abundantly; charming for 'cutting 
or exhibiting. 35c. 
MKVERBEER (Nonin) — A dahlia where the demand is always greater than 
the supply. Everybody who sees it wants it. It i.s an immen.-;e 
bloom of a fascinating purple and grows on rigid stems. No garden 
or exhibition table is a success without it. The formation is unex- 
celled, and it blooms freely all season. The best of the famous 
['■■rench peonies. 75c. 
♦ MKiiVON (Uolirniiinii) — Narrow pointed petals of delicate lilac, or mauve, 
shading to a light center. The flower is large size and a pleasure to 
grow because of its stem and the masses of blooms produced. 75c. 
MME. C01SS.%HI> (Vor.-Cliarniet) — A pure cerise shading to white at the cen- 
ter. Late in the season -it is shaded white and cerise, but is always 
a beautiful blossom. As it is a dwarf grower, and a profuse bloomer; 
it makes a chai-ming bedding variety. 35e. 
!»1IHR. VARD (Cliarniet) — A brilliant currant color shading to yellow at the 
center. One of the most stunning peonies and always in demand be- 
cau.=e of it.s unique coloring and good stems. A French novelty of 
good type. Forms low compact bushes, which make it good for 
massing. 50e. 
.MME. VAIV BIJSTEIN — This is a most lovely lilac or mauve dahlia with plenty 
of curlj- petals, fine stem and free-flowering. .35c. 
MOIVDSCHIEBE (Goos Koeneniann) — Invaluable cut flower, as the stems are 
over two feet long and stiff and straight as a cane. Blooms inces- 
santly. The blossom is a soft yellow of good size and formation. .35c. 
MRS. A. COBB — A lovely peony of a delightful pink. Stem.s are thin ani 
wiry and sometimes the blossom is too heavy for them If the plant 
has been too much disbudded. 75c. 
★ MRS. .IF.SSIK I.. SEAI, (<ne>i<leli) — The largest flower of its coloring, which 
is a magnificent old rose with golden shadings. The stem is partic- 
ularly long and the blossom is boine well above the foliage. .-\u all 
round good dahlia. $1.00. 
