E. Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens J. K. Alexander , E. Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
Up-to-date Decorative Dahlias 
w I will ship this collection of 29 Superb Decorative Dahlias, prepaid to any part of the world for $28.00 
Nancy Rankin Decorative^Dahlia. 75 cents each. (For description see p. 28) 
ALBERT MANDA. (Manda.) This is one of my 
largest Decorative varieties, and one of the best 
varieties of American origin for exhibition purposes. 
| The ground color is white with shadings of lemon and 
pink, which varies according to season, situation and 
exposure. 75 cents each. 
BLUSH QUEEN. (Ela.) Beautiful flesh-pink; a 
magnificent bloomer and one of the best garden 
varieties of its color. Always a mass of bloom. 
$1.00 each. 
CHESTER S. WOODMAN. (Alexander.) New 
Decorative Seedling. A gigantic flower of rich 
reddish purple. The plants are tall and sturdy, pro¬ 
ducing their blossoms on strong stiff stems, well 
above the foliage. Without doubt, the largest and 
best of its color. $2.00 each. 
COPPERFIELD. New Holland Importation. 
Cinnamon colored with dark center. Well formed 
flowers on long stiff stems. $1.00 each. 
DARLENE. (Alexander.) Delicate New De¬ 
corative Seedling. An exquisite shade of live 
shell-pink with a dainty blending of white at center. 
The plants make ideal specimens, averaging about 3 
feet in height; a single plant making a very effective 
showing.^ For massing or hedging, “Darlene” is 
ideal. The foliage is a heavy, deep green, a perfect 
contrast with the pink-and-white blossoms. This 
variety is one of the most satisfactory garden va¬ 
rieties we are offering, the plants being literally 
covered with blossoms from early July until frost. 
The uniformity and perfection of the flowers show 
unusual qualities. Unquestionably the finest pink- 
and-white Decorative Dahlia to date. $1.00 each. 
DOROTHY FLINT. (Flint.) 
This is one of the most beau¬ 
tiful varieties in cultivation. 
The color combinations are 
exquisite, being a blending 
of salmon and pink with a 
yellow stripe running through 
the center of the petals. The 
flowers are from 5 to 6 inches 
in diameter and are borne on 
long stems in great abund¬ 
ance, making it valuable for 
cutting. It is worthy of a 
place in the most exclusive 
gardens. Plants dwarf and 
bushy. $1.00 each. 
DR. TEVIS. (Pelicano.) A 
new California creation, that 
has a long record as a prize 
winner, commencing with a 
bronze medal at the Panama- 
Pacific Exposition, and win¬ 
ning gold medals and first 
premiums ever since. It is 
one of the largest and most 
beautiful Decorative Dahlias; 
blossoms measuring from 
eight to eleven inches in dia¬ 
meter. The coloring is a 
beautiful shade of salmon- 
rose, suffused with old gold 
shading to a golden apricot; 
an unusual blending of colors. 
The flowers have exceptionally 
perfect centers, and are pro¬ 
duced well above the foliage 
upon strong stems, making 
it one of the most desirable. 
$1.00 each. 
DR. THURMAN. An exquis¬ 
ite combination of coloring, 
the clear yellow of each petal 
being very delicately suffused 
with copper tints. The 
plants are tall and sturdy 
with perfect habit, holding 
the large flowers to the best possible advantage. An 
extra fine Dahlia. 50 cents each. 
EDWARD PARROTT. (Ela.) This variety is dif¬ 
ferent in color from anything else in my entire list, 
being a beautiful shade of violet-purple. The flowers 
are very large and are carried well above the foliage 
on very long, stiff stems. It is a profuse bloomer 
and ideal for cutting. $1.00 each. 
FRANCIS MARTIN. (Ela.) One of the most 
charming new Decoratives and one that will be sure 
to give perfect satisfaction. A white ground, over¬ 
laid lavender, the coloring is somewhat similar to the 
well-known W. W. Rawson, but the shade of laven¬ 
der is darker. The stems are long and very stiff 
holding the large flower erect with ease. $1.00 each. 
FRAU GEHEIMRAT SCHEIFF. New German 
Decorative Dahlia. An exquisite blending of 
apricot orange and yellow, with reverse of petals 
coral red, the unopened central and twisted petals 
showing the coral red prominently making a very 
unusual and attractive flower. It is an early 
bloomer, with large flowers of perfect Decorative 
type. Late in the season the flowers are inclined to 
show the golden-yellow center. The plants are of 
good habit, producing their blossoms on exceptionally 
long stems, well above the foliage. Highly recom¬ 
mended. $2.00 each. (See Illustration page 5.) 
GENERAL CUSTER. An unusually free-flowering 
new variety often over 8 inches in diameter. A 
combination of yellow, white and coral red; no 
two flowers exactly alike in color. As the season 
advances, this variety, like many Decoratives, shows 
the beautiful golden-yellow center, so characteristic 
of the Peony-flowered type. $1.00 each. 
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