East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens ]. K. Alexander, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts 
Peony-Flowered Dahlias r 
Up-to-Date Varieties 
for 1919 
I will ship this collection of 11 Up-to-date ! 
Peony-flowered Dahlias for $6.00, prepaid. 
ATLANTA. (Alexander). Remarkable 
Peony-flowered Seedling:. An ideal flower 
of remarkable qualities ; flowers beautifully j 
formed and of excellent type. Unques- i 
tionably the most valuable white Peony- 
flowered variety. $1.00 each. 
JOHN WANAMAKER. A fine free bloomer | 
with strong stems of good length. Color, 
a pleasing shade of violet-mauve. This va- ! 
riety should be in every garden. 50 cents I 
each. 
MARY LINDER. Alexander’s Peony-flower¬ 
ed Introduction. “Mary Linder” is a seed- i 
ling from the popular Hybrid Cactus Dah- j 
ha, “Master Carl,” possessing the charm¬ 
ing golden orange color of that variety, 
but being true Peony in type. The flow¬ 
ers are not large, but good medium size, 
and are produced with freedom on good 
stems. This variety was originated by one 
of my customers, Mr. John Linder of Can- • 
ton. Mass., and through his courtesy I have j 
the pleasure of introducing it. 75 cents 
each. 
MISS CABOT. Alexander’s Peony-flowered 
Seedling. Named expressly for and by 1 
special permission of Miss Eleanor Cabot, , 
of Beverly Farms and Cambridge, Mass., 
in recognition of her great love for the j 
flower. The flowers are of a very dainty i 
shell-pink, of large size and nearly full to j 
the center, each petal being semi-cupped 
and pointed. 75 cents each. fe 
MISS VIOLA CHURCHILL. Alexander’s 
Peony-flowered Seedling. Expressly named 
for Miss Churchill in compliment to her intense 
love for beautiful flowers. The plants are tall, 
sturdy, vigorous growers, with heavy, dark, glos¬ 
sy green foliage and a remarkable constitution, 
rhe flowers are large size, with a beautiful 
blending of colors—beautiful primrose yellow, 
daintily overlaid salmon-pink. $1.00 each. 
MRS. BOWEN TUFTS. Alexander’s Gigantic 
Peony-flowered Seedling. Named expressly for 
and by permission of Mrs. Bowen Tufts of Bos¬ 
ton and Allerton. Mass., in recognition of her 
admiration for the beautiful. This creation is 
the finest of my new Peony-flowered Dahlias, hav¬ 
ing gigantic, deep rosy purple blossoms, which are 
produced well above the foliage upon long, grace¬ 
ful stems. The habit of the plant is excellent, 
flower stems being long and the bushes tall and 
exceptionally sturdy. $1.00 each. 
MRS. G. DRUMMOND. This is a great acquisi¬ 
tion. The color is a beautiful apricot, suffused 
with salmon—a distinct and lovely shade. A 
perfect cut flower and a free bloomer. 25 cents. 
Geisha—Peony-flowered Dahlia (See page 22). 
MRS. GEORGE GORDON. A delicate creamy 
white flower of large size. The plant has a 
good upright habit of growth and is a free 
bloomer. One of the best whites to date. 50 
cents each. 
MRS. GRACE BOLLES. Alexander’s Beautiful 
Peony-flowered Seedling. A variety that is very 
appropriately named one of the most graceful 
to date. The plants are of perfect form—a pleas¬ 
ing upright style of growth and produce flowers 
in great abundance. The flowers are of large 
size. The coloring is most exquisite, sweetest 
rose-salmon, with a blending of golden yellow at 
center. This variety bears my highest recom¬ 
mendation. $1.00 each. 
PRINCE CAMILLE. One of the finest Peony- 
flowered Dahlias we have seen. Color, velvety 
crimson, shaded rose. 50 cents each. 
MRS. M. W. CROWELL. A remarkably sturdy 
variety of perfect habit. Color, a beautiful 
orange-yellow. 50 cents each. 
General List of Select Standard Peony-Flowered Dahlias 
collection of the choicest Standard Peony-flowered Dahlias in existence; the finest collection ever 
offered country; introductions from all over the world, together with some of the choicest seedlings 
prepaid 1 for° $2ofoo. " nd ** Ph ™ nal Co “" * 51 Fashionable 
ADMIRATION. Pale orange ground, heavily flak¬ 
ed and overlaid rosy crimson, yellow at base 
of petals, the whole flower appearing to be 
crimson at first sight. The flowers are very 
large and full to the center, each petals being 
semi-cupped and pointed. Very novel in shape 
and color. 25 cents each. 
BARON G. de GRANCY. Fragrant Peony-flow¬ 
ered Dahlia. A perfect wonder. Its remarkable 
qualities being excellent type, perfect form and 
purity of color. The flowers are borne in a 
miraculous profusion upon long, graceful stems. 
The color is a waxy, almost glistening, pure 
white. A beauty in every sense of the word. 
25 cents each. 
BERTHA VON SUTTNER. Giant Holland Peony- 
flowered Dahlia. A very beautiful shade of sal- 
mon-pink, delicately overlaid yellow. It is very 
similar to “H. Hornsveld,” having elegant twist¬ 
ed petals. 50 cents each. 
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