/. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens 
SET OF 12 SUPERB DECORATIVE DAHLIAS FOR 
$2.00 PREPAID. 
No. 1 Progress 
No. 2 Beauty of Brentwood 
No. 3 Souv. de G. Doazon 
No. 4 Oban 
No. 5 Dolly 
No. 6 Wilhelm Miller 
No. 7 Miinos 
No. 8 Freedom 
No. 9 Mrs. Hartong 
No. 10 Maid of Kent 
No. 11 Prince of Orange 
No. 12 Mme. Victor Vassier 
SHOW DAHLIAS—Continued. 
STRADELLA. Alexander’s Seedling. Beautiful 
deep purple-crimscn. Exceptionally free flower¬ 
ing. Stems long and wiry. One of the finest 
to date. 20 cents each. 
THELMA. Purplish maroon. Large, full flowers. 
Plants dwarf. 20 cents each. 
THOMAS AUST.ISS. Deep lilac. Good form. 20 
cents each. 
VIVIAN. A great favorite which received the ad¬ 
miration of everyone who saw its wonderful 
flowers, the color being white, effectively edged 
rose-violet. An extremely wonderful blending of 
color possessed only by the rare novelties. One 
of our champions of this season’s introductions 
and a variety worthy of the highest words of 
praise. 50 cents each. 
WHITE BEDDER. Pure white. Very dwarf. Fine 
for bedding. “White Bedder” seldom grows over 
2 feet in height. 15 cents each. 
WHITE QUEEN. Pure white with an occasional 
soft lilac flower on the same plant. 20 cents 
each. 
WHITE SWAN. Pearly white. 15 cents each. 
WILLIE AUSTIN. Fawn. 15 cents each. 
Fancy Dahlias 
I will ship my entire collection of 
Select Standard Fancy Dahlias, 24 dif¬ 
ferent varieties, for $8.00, prepaid. 
ARTHUR LEFAVOUR. Gigantic New 
Fancy Dahlia. Color, a beautiful 
sulphur-yellow, lined, striped and 
speckled deep, gorgeous crimson. 35 
cents each. 
CHAS. TURNER. Very showy and 
novel in appearance; perfection in 
form; peculiar though most pleas¬ 
ing combination of colors—delicate 
orange with chocolate. One of the 
most satisfactory varieties to date. 
35 cents each. 
DAZZLE R. Deep yellow, striped scar¬ 
let. 25 cents each. 
ERIC FISHER. Buff, veined and 
striped scarlet. 15 cents each. 
FRANK SMITH. Dark maroon, tip¬ 
ped pinkish white. 20 cents each. 
GAIETY. A remarkably brilliant 
Fancy Dahlia. Vivid scarlet, heav¬ 
ily marked with pure white. Long 
stems and free bloomer. 25 cents 
each. 
GEN. GRANT. Deep orange, striped 
chocolate. Sometimes the flowers 
will come a solid chocolate shade 
and even then the flowers are extra 
fine shape. 20 cents each. 
GEO. BARNES. A Fancy Dahlia of 
refined form. Lilac, striped crim¬ 
son. 15 cents each. 
GLOIRE DE GUSCARD. In color it 
is an almost indescribable combina¬ 
tion of orange, red yellow, pink, 
and white. The appearance of this 
combination at a little distance is a 
yellow base, overlaid pinkish red 
with white tips. 15 cents each. 
HENRY GLASSCOCK. Deep lilac, 
striped purple. 20 cents each. 
JOHAN DOEHLER. New Fancy Dahlia. A mag¬ 
nificent new variety; buff, striped and speckled 
crimson. Very large and fine. 35 cents each. 
LES AMOURS DE MADAME. New Giant Fancy 
Dahlia. Delicate pale rose, striped scarlet. A 
beautiful combination of color and universally 
admired. 75 cents each. 
LUCY FAUCETT. Pale yellow, striped deep pink 
or light magenta. One of the best of this set. 
Very large and free flowering. 20 cents each. 
MARMORATA. The flowers are very large and 
freely produced. White, finely sltriped and 
dotted purple. One of the very best. 35 cents 
each. 
904 Sherbern Ave., St. Paul, Minn., 
May 2, 1917. 
Mr. J. K. Alexander, “The Dahlia King,” 
East Bridgewater, Mess. 
Dear Friend:—I have received my two small 
orders for Dahlias and I thank you for the two 
extra tubers. Everything is perfection from labels 
on each variety to string on the neat and care¬ 
fully packed boxes. 
Sincerely, JOHN KONGSOIK. 
WM. DODDS. Very large, clear yel¬ 
low. Flowers produced upon long, 
stiff, wiry stems, well above the 
foliage. 35 cents each. 
WM. NEATS. Soft reddish fawn. 15 
cents each. 
ZEPHORIS. A grand yellow variety. 
50 cents each. 
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