East Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens J. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
GENERAL LIST OF DECORATIVE DAHLIAS—Continued. 
Minos. One of the finest Dahlias to date. The 
flowers are very large, and exceedingly beautiful, 
borne on long, graceful, wiry stems. The color 
is intense velvety maroon, almost black. An 
ideal cut-flower variety. Fine for all uses. 20 
cents each. 
Peerless. A very odd Fancy Decorative variety; 
golden yellow, striped, splashed and dotted bright 
crimson. 25 cents each. 
Prof. Mansfield. A very novel combination of 
colors ; rich shade of yellow, tipped and striped 
white, the whole overlaid rose-red. 15 cents each. 
10 cents each. 
20 cents 
Hartong 
cents 
Winters. 
Miss Barry. A deep magenta 
Monsieur Hoste. Bright carmine-rose, 
each. 
Monrovia. Rich fawn, shading to bronze; reverse 
of petals purple. The plant is a vigorous grower, 
with heavy, dark, glossy green foliage, and a re¬ 
markable constitution. 25 
cents each. 
Morocco. Rich, velvety pur¬ 
ple-maroon distinctly tipped 
white. 20 cents each. 
Mrs. Geo. Reed. White, deep¬ 
ly tipped laven¬ 
der-pink. Edge 
of petals evenly 
nitched. 10 cts. 
each. 
Mrs. 
Deep 
tipped 
white, 
each. 
Mrs. 
Pure 
white, 
shape, 
each. 
Oban. Mauve. Ex¬ 
tra fine form. 
10 cents each. 
Ora Dow. A beau- 
t i f u 1 velvety 
maroon, effect¬ 
ively tipped 
white. Very 
strong, tall 
growing plant. 25 cts. each. 
Papa Charmet. A very bril¬ 
liant deep coral-red. over¬ 
laid with a darker shade of 
velvety maroon. Very free- Minos, 
flowering. The plant is a 
vigorous grower, with 
heavy, dark, glossy green foliage, and a remark¬ 
able constitution. The general color effect being 
a rich crimson-maroon. 35 cents each. 
Papa Treyve. Deep orange-red, tinned scarlet. 
Flowers in abundance, on rather dwarf plants. 
20 cents each. 
Perle Du Parc de la tete D’or. One of the* best 
white Decorative Dahlias, resembling the Peony. 
Petals are evenly split or nitched at tips, giving 
the flower a unique appearance. Color, white, ef¬ 
fectively overlaid lavender. 20 cents each. 
Pearle de Ocean. One of the most charming Dec¬ 
orative Dahlias in existence. A clear waxy white, 
beautifully crested lemon-yellow; the whole being 
daintily overlaid clear pink. One of the finest 
varieties we ever imported from France, and one 
that will give perfect satisfaction. 35 cents each. 
Prince of Orange. A novel combination of orange 
and yellow shades. 20 cents each. 
Progress. A clear lavender, with stripes and 
blotches of soft crimson, through each petal. 20 
cents each. 
Purple Manitou. Enormous flowers of a rich clear 
deep purple. Identical in 
shape, form and size to “Le 
Grand Manitou.” The very 
finest purple Decorative 
Dahlia in existence. I cannot 
recommend this variety too 
highly. 35 cts. 
each. 
Red 
and 
Black. 
Crimson 
red, 
heavily 
striped 
dark 
very 
ma- 
cents 
each. 
Source de Feu. 
A very dazzling 
color; brilliant 
orange, splashed 
and overlaid ver¬ 
milion. 20 cents 
each. 
Souvenir de Gus- 
t a v e Doazon. 
This variety is a 
good comparison 
to the “Sunflow¬ 
er.” It is the 
largest Dahlia in 
existence. The 
color is a pleas¬ 
ing shade of 
orange-red. The 
flowers are full to the center, 
and often measure 9 inches 
and over in diameter, and 
they can be forced to measure 
over 12 inches. The plant is 
a very tall, vigorous grower, 
with heavy, dark, glossy 
green foliage, and a remarkable constitution. 
Very long stems, of pleasing, stiff, upright type. 
“Souv. de Guslave Doazon” should be in every 
garden. 20 cents each. 
Ville de Mantes. Brilliant ruby-crimson, dis¬ 
tinctly tipped white. A very attractive variety, 
and one that we can recommend to our friends 
as a most desirable type of the Decorative Dahlia. 
35 cents each. 
Wilhelm Miller. Very brilliant purple. This is 
a fine variety of the Decorative type. 10 cents 
each. 
Wm. Agnew. Intense glistening scarlet-crimson. 
This variety is a rapid grower and has a Sirong 
constitution, one that always gives good satis¬ 
faction. 15 cents each. 
Zulu. Dark maroon. 10 cents each. 
Giant-Flowering or Colossal Dahlias 
Sincerely believing the time has come when there should be a distinction between the “true” flat 
petaled Decorative Dahlia and the “hybrid” Decorative Dahlia, of which “Le Colosse” is one of the 
first and best known, 1 am creating this new classification. 
The Colossal type includes all the giant-flowering Dahlias, intermediate between the broad, flat 
petaled Decorative Dahlia, and the common, quilled Show Dahlia. 
Colossal fully portrays the idea—gigantic flowers of great depth, massive in proportions, and globular 
in shape; petals are cup-shaped, and placed in exact regularity. Plants are strong, sturdy and robust. 
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