East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens J . K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
NEW VARIETIES FOR 1916— 
Continued. 
The Imp. Up-to-Date Incurved English 
Cactus Dahlia. This wonderful intro¬ 
duction is best described as “The Black 
Dahlia,” the color being as near black 
as we have ever seen in Cactus 
Dahlias; a beautifully formed flower 
with long, claw-like petals and excep¬ 
tionally good incurved form. The 
flowers are large, wonderfully gor¬ 
geous, and so dark that they have 
gained the name, “The Black Dahlia.” 
This variety is one of the best in every 
respect, the plants being splendid, ro¬ 
bust growers, and remarkably free- 
flowering. 75 cents each. 
Incurved 
Cactus Dahlias 
Up-to-date Varieties for 1916 
This superb collection of Incurved 
English Cactus Dahlias attracted great 
attention abroad, winning Gold and Sil¬ 
ver Medals, Silver Cups and many First- 
class Certificates and Awards of Merit. 
Not only are their flowers of largest 
size and exquisite color, but they are the 
most wonderful and latest type of Cactus 
Dahlia. 
This phenomenal collection of Three 
Up-to-Date Incurved English Cactus 
Dahlias, I will ship prepaid, to any part 
of North America, for $1.00. 
Onward—Incurved Caetus Dahlia. 
New Superb Incurved English Cactus Dahlias 
Golden Wave. A magnificent New Cactus Dahlia; 
the flowers being large, charmingly beautiful, 
and perfect for exhibition purposes. Flowers, the 
effectively incurved florets are narrow, and ex¬ 
traordinarily numerous; and the center remains 
perfect long after the blooms are in their prime. 
In color, a rich, deep, pure yellow, a most beauti¬ 
ful color. This variety is one of the best in 
every respect, the plants being splendid, robust 
growers, producing beautiful rich, yellow flowers, 
upon strong, wiry stems. 50 cents each. 
New York. The largest of our new varieties, and 
the term massive is not too strong to describe 
its general appearance. The flowers are beauti¬ 
fully incurved, the florets being very evenly dis¬ 
tributed ; standing out like a circular array of 
spears or, as one report describes it, as if worked 
up geometrically; while the center is a picture 
of perfection. The plants make splendid speci¬ 
mens, with deep green foliage, and carry their 
flowers on enormous stems, the habit being 
almost identical to that of “C. E. Wilkins,” from 
which it is a seedling. Color, sweetest orange 
yellow in the center, shading off to an exquisite 
deep, bronzy salmon. 50 cents each. 
Onward. A wonderful new variety of ^absolutely 
unique formation, the florets being vefy narrow 
and so gracefully and effectively incurved, twist¬ 
ed, and interlaced, that at first sight, one would 
think it a chrysanthemum ; the petals being so 
long and very tightly quilled, forming 'an almost 
globular flower. The color is pink throughout, 
delightfully and gradually deepening 'from tips 
to the center. Very few, if any, introductions 
have attracted so much attention, both from ex¬ 
perts and the general public, especially when ex¬ 
hibited at the National Dahlia Show. 50 cents 
each. 
General List of Superb Incurved Cactus Dahlias 
This collection includes all the Incurved Cactus Dahlias to date, commencing with the first of this type 
—those showing an inclination to incurve, and gradually showing the remarkable development, from 
slightly incurved, through the moderately incurved and claw-like, to the very highest type, with tightly 
incurved, twisted and interlacing petals. They not only possess the distinctive characteristic of being 
incurved, but possess beautiful colors and are of large size. 
I will ship this collection of 44 Superb Incurved Cactus Dahlias, prepaid, to any part of the United 
States for $12.00, or this collection, with the four preceding collections (61 distinct varieties), for $20.00, 
prepaid. t: 
Alight. Gigantic flowers of beautiful orange-scar¬ 
let color. A very free-flowering variety, of 
extra good form. Petals long and very narrow, 
moderately incurved. 25 cents each. 
Alfred Morgan. Rich, deep purple-crimson. Large 
and very fine. Moderately incurved. 25 cents 
each. 
Anemone. Flowers tightly incurved; color white, 
flushed with palest lilac. 35 cents each. 
Brigadier. Bright crimson, base and outer petals 
scarlet-crimson; petals long, numerous and 
beautifully incurved; large, full flowers of extra 
fine form, 50 cents each. 
Debutante. A most exquisite Dahlia, having nar¬ 
row and pointed petals, which are well incurved 
and somewhat claw-shaped. The coloring is 
most beautiful, being a very light tint of soft 
pink at the base, but the upper portion of floret 
is white. 25 cents each. 
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