/. K. Alexander, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts East Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens 
Cactus Dahlias 
The greatest and most phenomenal type of all 
Dahlias, showing the most remarkable development 
and being far superior to the other classes. My 
collection of Cactus Dahlias is the finest and most 
up-to-date in existence; the result of a careful se¬ 
lection of the introductions of every Dahlia special¬ 
ist and hybridizer, in reality the very cream of 
the Cactus Dahlia world. We import Dahlias from 
all over the world, testing in our trial grounds 
several thousand. The following varieties have 
withstood our ordeals, as to quality, ability to 
flower and general perfection. 
Sincerely believing the time has come when 
there should be a distinction between the different 
types of Cactus Dahlia, I take this opportunity to 
divide the Cactus Dahlia into three classes: The 
Incurved Cactus, the Straight-petaled Cactus, and 
the Hybrid Cactus. The fact that the term Cactus 
Dahlia is deceiving, leads me to make this dis¬ 
tinction. It is so general, and the shape so differ¬ 
ent, that I think it best to make a more definite 
division. In the exhibition hall, the Cactus Dahlia 
is the cause of considerable discussion. We claim 
we should distinguish the modern incurved and 
tightly quilled Cactus, that is of higher quality 
and not in the same class, from the broad, flat- 
petaled Hybrid Cactus. In judging, the type 
should be considered, and .where they are all classed 
as Cactus Dahlias they are upon the same equality, 
while in reality they are far from It. With the 
following divisions there is sufficient distinction 
to warrant classification and exhibiting of each 
variety in its individual class. 
The Incurved Cactus Dahlia, with quilled and 
incurved petals or florets; the Straight-petaled 
Cactus Dahlia, with quilled, straight petals; the 
Hybrid Cactus Dahlia, with broad, straight, slight¬ 
ly quilled and pointed petals. 
Phenomenal New Cactus Dahlias for 1919 
divisions. 
BIANCA (Hybrid). (See illustration, page 12). A 
new Cactus Dahlia of large size and splendid 
form. Coloring is beautiful rose-lilac with white 
shadings and bloom is held perfectly erect on 
strong, stiff stems. Free-flowering. $1.00 each. 
BOWEN TUFTS. Alexander’s New 1918 Incurved 
Cactus Dahlia. The flowers are of gigantic 
size, being a bright capucine orange blending 
to a bright golden orange in the center with yel¬ 
low reflex. Very stately, ^nod stems. $5.00 each. 
Uranus—Incurved Cactus Dahlia (See page 11). 
CONSTANCE. A very attractive, rich, rosy pink. 
The flower is large, very full and deep, fine 
center, long petals, moderately and regularly 
incurved. The plants are strong and with erect 
habit. $2.00 each. 
FREDERICK F. G. HELLIER. New 1918 Straight- 
petaled Cactus Seedling (Alexander). One of 
the best introduced to date. The color is a won¬ 
derful shade of clear pierce yellow with very 
large flowers borne on very long stems well 
above the foliage. I recommend it 
very highly as being one of the 
best all-around Dahlias to date. 
$5.00 each. 
GEORGE WALTERS. This is the 
most wonderful Dahlia ever offer¬ 
ed. It is a Hybrid Cactus of ex¬ 
quisite coloring, being a bright 
salmon-pink, artistically suffused 
with old gold. It is the largest 
Hybrid Cactus ever intro¬ 
duced. The flowers are borne 
on long, stiff, wiry stems, 
well above the foliage. It 
won a gold medal for best 
single flower in one of the 
largest shows in 1917. $3.50 
each. 
GEORGE L. STILLMAN. A 
new Hybrid Cactus of excep¬ 
tional merit. A very tall, 
vigorous grower with stems 
of great length, and blooms 
often measuring 8 inches 
across. Color, rich velvety 
light maroon. A prize win¬ 
ner. Price, $5.00 each. 
J. HERBERT ALEXANDER. 
Wonderful New Incurved 
Cactus Seedling. We can 
rightly term this a model 
Dahlia. After thoroughly testing 
this new Dahlia, and finding it one 
of the most satisfactory varieties 
in existence, I deem it worthy of 
bearing the name of my son. 
The plants have an upright, pleas¬ 
ing style of growth, being very 
strong and sturdy, and producing 
their blossoms upon long, perfect 
stems, well above the foliage. The 
flowers are of gigantic size, the 
first flower this last season being 
almost eight inches in diameter, 
and continuing to produce good- 
sized flowers throughout the en¬ 
tire season. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced with exceptional freedom. 
The twelve new Cactus Dahlias listed below I offer as being absolutely unequaled in their respective 
For coloring, size, and general habit they cannot be duplicated. 
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