East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens J. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
General List of Straight Petaled Cactus Dahlias 
The standard and most reliable varieties. I will ship this wonderful collection of 129 distinct named 
varieties, prepaid, to any part of the United States for $20.00. 
A. D. Goodrich. A beautiful plum colored Cactus 
Dahlia. Very free flowering. 25 cents each. 
Advance. Brightest fiery scarlet, base tinged yel¬ 
low. An immense flower. 25 cents each. 
Ajax. Orange, suffused salmon and buff. Flowers 
of gigantic size, and produced upon long, wiry 
stems. 20 cents each. 
Alexander. Very deep crimson, shaded maroon. 
A variety of extra fine form. Good habits of 
growth, and very productive. 25 cents each. 
Alpha. White, effectively striped and splashed 
purple-crimson. Petals broad. Very attractive. 
20 cents each. 
Ambassador. Pure white. A flower of the finest 
quality. Long, stiff stems. 20 cents each. 
Amos Perry. Brilliant fiery scarlet. Exceptionally 
free-flowering. 20 cents each. 
Antelope. Deep, rich yellow, suffused with bronzy 
rose. 15 cents each. 
Ansted Gunther. Large, brilliant scarlet. 26 cents 
each. 
Arab. Rich, velvety maroon. 10 cents each. 
Bornemann’s Liebling. Very delicate, soft rose- 
pink. Extra fine. 20 cents each. 
Brightness. Bright fiery scarlet, with a blending 
of golden yellow at the center. A 
variety of extra fine shape, petals 
being very long, and perfectly star¬ 
shaped. 25 cents each. 
C. E. Wilkins. A clear salmon-pink, 
overlaying yellow. 25 cents each. 
Charles Clayton. Dazzling red. Good 
shaped flower. 25 cents each. 
Clara G. Stedwick. Clear, bright 
salmon, shaded yellow at base of 
petals. Large flowers, with long, 
slim, twisted petals. Free-flowering. 
20 cents each. 
Columbia. Vermilion, tipped and 
striped with white. Long, narrow, 
star-like petals. The plants make 
very little foliage, and the flowers 
are carried well above it. “Colum¬ 
bia” blossoms profusely, and the ex¬ 
quisite combination of red and white 
makes a most striking appearance. 
25 cents each. 
Cocatoo. Clear, canary yellow, whilst 
the tips of the florets are pure white. 
The under surface is a pale, brown 
tint. 25 cents each. 
Countess of Malmesbury. Delicate 
peach-color pink, daintily blending 
to white at the center. Petals 
straight, very narrow, and tightly 
quilled, completing a perfect star¬ 
shaped flower. Plants are of perfect 
habit, producing blossoms upon 
long, graceful stems of wiry stiff¬ 
ness. Very tall growing. 26 cents 
each. 
Crepuscule. A gigantic flower, pale 
orange-yellow at center, exquisitely 
deepening to beautiful deep amber 
buff, at outer petals. . This variety 
has won many first prizes as an ex¬ 
hibition flower. A beautifully 
formed, refined flower, which blos¬ 
soms early, and produces its flowers 
in remarkable quantities. 25 cents 
each. 
Dainty. A very appropriate name for 
this exquisite variety. The plants 
are of strong, robust, upright habit, 
producing their flowers upon excep¬ 
tionally long, stiff stems, well above 
the foliage. The flower itself is 
most effective, and graceful, and 
crowns the long stems in a pleasing 
and most satisfactory manner. The 
blending of colors is superb, lemon- 
yellow at center daintily tipped 
sweetest rose-pink. The shape of 
the flower is all that can be desired, 
petals being very long, and beauti¬ 
fully quilled, completing a perfect 
star-shaped flower. 25 cents each. 
SET OF EIGHTEEN CACTUS DAHLIAS, $3.00. 
This Grand Superb Set of 18 Cactus Dahlias, 
prepaid, 
for $3.00. 
No. 1 Mary Service 
No. 10 Stella 
No. 2 Effective 
No. 11 Lord of the Manor 
No. 3 Clara G. Stedwick 
No. 12 Thomas Challis 
No. 4 H. F. Robinson 
No. 13 Iceberg 
No. 5 Alight 
No. 14 Crepuscule 
No. 6 W. B. Childs 
No. 15 General Buller 
No. 7 Bornemann’s Liebling 
No. 16 Dainty 
No. 8 Floradora 
No. 17 Genista 
No. 9 J. H. Jackson 
No. 18 Wm. Marshall 
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