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BUIST’S SELECTED DAHLIAS 
CHOICE CACTUS 
DAHLIAS 
Jane Cowl Decorative Dahlia 
BUIST’S COLOSSAL DAHLIAS 
Barbara Redfern. (Decorative.) Color is a delightful 
blend of old rose and old gold. The blending of the 
colors is harmonious and well balanced. Blooms are of 
immense size and great depth, carried on long, stiff 
stems. 50c each. 
City of Trenton. (Decorative.) A pleasing combina* 
tion of Autumn shades. The face of petals is a rich 
glowing tangerine with flame'colored reverse. The 
petals curl gracefully, giving a two'toned effect. Excel' 
lent stems. A Certificate of Merit Dahlia. 50c each. 
Elite Glory. (Decorative.) A sensational new 
Dahlia of gigantic size and remarkable beauty. Color a 
brilliant rich red and it is of perfect type and stem. The 
flowers remain in good condition a long time after being 
cut. 50c each. 
Giant Beauty. (Decorative.) One of the largest 
Dahlias in cultivation, measuring over 10 inches in 
diameter. Color primrose-yellow. Very vigorous 
grower with fine stems. An excellent Dahlia for ex' 
hibition. 50c each. 
Jane Cowl. (Decorative.) Massive blooms of a 
bronzy buff and old gold, blending darker towards the 
center. Stems of unusual strength. A superb Dahlia 
in every way. 50c each. 
King Midas. (Decorative.) Color a clear golden 
yellow. An outstanding prize winner and rated as the 
greatest of all golden yellows. A stem of unusual 
strength holds up the giant flower. The plant is a 
strong, sturdy grower, absolutely healthy. An early, 
free, and continuous bloomer. 75c each. 
Marie. (Decorative.) The beautiful, large, pink 
flowers are of perfect form and are supported on long, 
stiff stems, held well above the foliage. 50c each. 
The World. (Decorative.) Color rich, deep, rosy 
magenta overlaid with scarlet and shaded with silver 
tinting on edges of petals. Blooms are large, well 
formed and long'keeping. 50c each. 
Collection Offer—One each of the above Colossal 
Dahlias. Value $4.25 foe £3.50. 
Audrey Davenport. A clear milk' 
white that should be in every collection. 
Blooms are large and of good substance; 
strong stems. An early and continuous 
bloomer. 50c each. 
A. Lincoln. Bright spectrum red, 
reflex rose'red. Flowers eight inches 
across. A strong vigorous grower of 
branching habit, producing the flowers 
on long, perfectly straight, stiff stems. 
An ideal red for all purposes. Blooms 
early and freely. 50c each. 
Cigarette. In color it is creamy 
white, heavily edged with pomegranate' 
red, but it varies greatly, no two flowers 
being exactly alike. The petals are long 
and inclined to roll, forming a large, 
deep, welhshaped flower of great sub' 
stance on very long stems of best qual' 
ity. 50c each. 
Emma Marie. A beautiful clear 
violet'rose, tinting to cream at center. 
Deep, fulhcentered blooms measuring 
from 6 to 8 inches- across. An early and 
fine bloomer. Has good keeping quali' 
ties. 50c each. 
Jean Hare. Color a buff apricot, 
blending to golden bronze on the outer 
petals. A magnificent flower of enor' 
mous size, held upright on straight, stiff 
stems. 50c each. 
J« H. Jackson. Massive blooms of a 
deep, velvety, blackish maroon. The 
best of the so'called black Dahlias. 
25c each. 
Kalif. Rich carmine or strawberry red. An old favor' 
ite and a good cut flower. 25c each. 
Mrs. Edna Spencer. One of the best of the narrow 
petaled Cactus varieties, the large flowers are produced 
on strong stems and are of a most delicate lavender' 
pink color with white suffusion. One of the best for 
cutting. 25c each. 
Mrs. Leo Niesson. Color a beautiful shade of scarlet 
red blending to peach'red at center of flower, with 
bright yellow at base of petal and at tip. A splendid 
Autumn combination. 25c each. 
Mrs. Robert H. Groff. Pure white blooms, deep and 
full, held erect on long, stiff stems. The petals are 
long, narrow and beautifully curled. The best white in 
its class. 75c each. 
Pierrot. A unique and striking color, and of unusual 
grace, being composed of very long, narrow tubular 
petals, which are of a deep amber color, usually show- 
ing white tips, but even when it comes a self color 
without these tips it possesses an individual refinement 
different from all other sorts. 25c each. 
Prima Donna. Pink with light center. A free 
bloomer on long, stiff stems. 25c each. 
Reine Cayeux. Brilliant, glowing red. Flowers of a 
good size. An exceptionally free-flowering variety. 
35c each. 
Sunset Glow. An attractive and beautiful Dahlia, 
color orange-red over chrome-yellow, the tips soft 
chrome'yellow. Its unique and pleasing color appeals 
to all. 25c each. 
Sunkiss. The large well'formed flowers are of a 
canary'yellow, shaded rosy'salmon. Always much ad' 
mired. 35c each. 
Thomas Oberlin. Color intense scarlet. A profuse 
bloomer. 25c each. 
