/. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens 
The Most Popular Colossal Dahlias 
I will ship this wonderful collection of 15 Colossal Dahliks, prepaid, for $7.00, or this collection, 
with the “Colossal Seven” included, for $10.00, prepaid. 
A. E. JOHNSON. A perfect example of the Giant¬ 
flowering type. The plants are strong and 
sturdy, with good habit of growth. The ground 
color of the bloom is white or light blush, over¬ 
laid with a clear rose-pink. A very large and 
fine flower. 50 cents each. 
CHAS. R. EVERSON. Alexander’s New Decora¬ 
tive Seedling. Named expressly for Mr. Chas. 
R. Everson of Whitman, Mass, a great admirer 
of beautiful flowers. One of the most exquisite 
new creations. Color, a clear light lavender- 
pink, shading to white. Flowers produced upon 
long stems, well above the foliage. 75 cents each. 
CUBAN GIANT, or DR. J. P. KIRKLAND. Dark 
velvety crimson; large. Stems long and wiry. 
Plants are very tall and sturdy. 25 cents each. 
DREER’S WHITE. An excellent Dahlia for gar¬ 
den effect and hedges; plants are very strong 
and vigorous, making ideal bushy specimens, av¬ 
eraging 3 feet in height. Color, a pure, glisten¬ 
ing white; in form it resembles the popular 
“Grand Duke Alexis,” while in freedom of flow¬ 
ering it is not surpassed by any. Unquestion¬ 
ably the most valuable snow-white variety in 
existence. 25 cents each. 
DREER’S YELLOW. A beautiful new Colossal 
Show Dahlia of perfect form; stems long and 
straight, carrying the blooms well above the 
foliage. The flowers form a perfect ball, often 
measuring 7 to 8 inches in diameter. Color, a 
rich, sulphur-yellow. $1.00 each. 
REGGIE. A Colossal Dahlia of beautiful cherry- 
red color. A variety that will give the best of 
satisfaction, producing flowers upon long stems, 
well above the foliage. Very free. 25 cents each. 
SANTA CRUZ. A remarkably handsome variety 
of perfect form. The coloring of this variety 
is exceedingly wonderful—an exquisite deep 
lemon-yellow, artistically overlaid and blending 
a novel shade of salmon-pink. Exceptionally 
large and free flowering. The plants are strong 
and robust, producing their gigantic flowers 
upon long stems. 75 cents each. 
SURPASSE COLOSSE. Another Colossal vari¬ 
ety ; a seedling from “Le Colosse,” the form of 
the flower being very similar, the petals being 
more flat and pointed. The color is a much 
deeper and a more dazzling shade—a deep scar¬ 
let-crimson. 25 cents each. 
W. W. RAWSON. (See illustration on page 34). 
The popularity which this novelty has acquired 
in the short time it has been on the market, 
speaks for itself for the superior feature of this 
flower. The petals toward the center are quilled 
similar to the “Grand Duke Alexistoward 
the outer part they are more open and flat. The 
color is pure white overlaid with amethyst-blue. 
This wonderful combination gives it the appear¬ 
ance of delicate lavender. The flowers measure 
from 7 to 9 inches in diameter. 35 cents each. 
YELLOW DUKE. A splendid primrose-yellow of 
good form. 50 cents each. 
MOORE. In this offering we have one of 
the best ‘ nearly black” varieties to 
date. ^ It is a rich, deep, velvety 
Victoria-lake, which is a shade deeper 
than deep maroon, the nearest ap¬ 
proach to black to my knowledge. A 
mammoth flower produced in profu¬ 
sion on long, stiff stems. 50 cents 
each. 
MADAME DEVINAT. In form 
and arrangement it id very 
similar to the well-known 
French Decorative “Grand 
Duke Alexis,” but it is 
a great deal larger and 
deeper. The petals are 
cupHshaped and quilled 
in the center. The 
color is pure white, 
daintily overlaid lav¬ 
ender-pink. A very 
effective variety. $1.00 
each. 
MADEMOISELLE MAR¬ 
GUERITE des BLANC. 
An enormous white 
Colossal Dahlia of per¬ 
fect form. 35 cents 
each. 
MRS. ROOSEVELT. A 
most beautiful flower. 
It is of immense size, fine 
color, graceful form, and 
has excellent stems for 
cutting. Flowers are 6 to 
8 inches in diameter. Deli¬ 
cate pink, shading to soft pink. 
50 cents each. 
PURPLE DUKE. This is a new 
Colossal seedling from that famous 
French variety, “Grand Duke 
Alexis.” The petals are cup¬ 
shaped and evenly quilled to the 
center, similar to the parent vari¬ 
ety. Color, a rich, deep purple— 
a royal color that attracts every¬ 
one’s attention. 50 cents each. Santa Cruz Colossal Dahlia. 
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