E. Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens J . K. Alexander , E. Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
General List of Decorative Dahlias 
I will ship this collection of 39 Decorative Dahlias, prepaid, for $15.00. 
AYESHA. A beautiful clear, light yellow of immense 
size. A profuse bloomer with long, stiff stems, and 
a vigorous grower. 50 cents each. 
BENEDICTUS XV. A very highly recommended 
variety imported from Holland. The color is a splen¬ 
did deep yellow, with stiff stems holding the bloom 
upright and well above the foliage. $1.00 each. 
CLARABEL. Color, rich, rosy purple. 25 cents 
each. 
CLIFFORD W. BRUTON. A large canary-yellow. 
25 cents each. 
DELICE. The finest and brightest pink Decorative 
Dahlia in existence. Flowers are of good size, 
standing well above the foliage. A charming bright 
pink, suffused with lavender-pink. One of the 
best known cut-flower varieties in the Dahlia world. 
35 cents each. 
DOLLY or SYLVIA. White edged pink. 25 cents 
each. 
EASTON. Not extra large, but a variety of brilliant 
color, good form and remarkable free-flowering 
habit. In color, a brilliant Turkish red. 35 cents 
each. 
ELSIE DAVIDSON. A beautiful deep, golden-yellow, 
very large, and fine for cutting. 25 cents each. 
FRANK A. WALKER. (See illustration this page.) 
Alexander’s Decorative Seedling. Expressly 
named for Mr. Frank A. Walker, of Stoneham, Mass., 
in compliment to his intense love of Dahlias. A 
charming shade of deep lavender-pink. For garden 
decoration or for cut flowers this variety is excep¬ 
tionally good, having long stems and producing 
flowers in great abundance. This Dahlia should 
be in every garden. 35 cents each. 
Decorative Dahlia —Frank A. Walker. 35 cents each. 
One-half actual size. One of the earliest and most satisfactory dahlias grown 
(See this page for description.) 
FREDERICK SPITTEL. Color, vermilion-scarlet 
often tipped white. 25 cents each. 
FREEDOM. (Alexander.) One of my 1913 Seed 
ling Decorative Dahlias and a variety which will 
give perfect satisfaction. The flowers are a beauti¬ 
ful deep crimson color and are produced with such 
ease and freedom that we chose “Freedom” as the 
most appropriate name. One of the earliest flower¬ 
ing. 50 cents. 
HORTULANUS FIET. (Hornsveld.) Wonderful 
Holland Decorative Dahlia. The coloring of this 
variety is exceedingly wonderful—a beautiful shade 
of salmon exquisitely blending to yellow at the 
center. 75 cents each. 
HORTULANUS WITTE. (Hornsveld.) Remark¬ 
able Holland Decorative Dahlia. A waxy, 
almost glistening pure white; a beauty in every 
sense of the word. 50 cents each. 
JACK ROSE. (Peacock.) The identical shade 
of the rose with the same name. This variety is 
exceedingly free, carrying fairly large flowers on very 
erect stems in great abundance; flowers early, and 
during the hot weather the color is likely to burn 
somewhat. 25 cents each. 
JEANNE CHARMET. (Charmet.) The flowers mea¬ 
sure from 7 to 10 inches in diameter and are borne 
on stiff wiry stems frequently 18 to 24 inches long. 
The color is a most exquisite shade of lilac pink] 
daintily shading to pure white towards the center] 
with a tinge of light yellow at the margins. 35 
cents each. 
JOHN R. BALDWIN. A splendid variety. Color 
a beautiful salmon-red. 25 cents each. 
LE GRAND MANITOU. (Rivoire.) 
The color of this superb variety is 
pure white artistically striped, splashed 
and blotches deep violet purple. The 
plants occasionally bear a solid purple- 
colored flower. The effect of these 
phenomenal flowers is most pleasing, 
giving this variety a supreme place 
in this class. 50 cents each. 
LEO XIII. (Hornsveld.) The habit 
of this plant is all that can be desired, 
producing large flowers upon splendid 
stems, well above the foliage. “Leo 
XIII” is a beautiful deep yellow. One 
of the best cut-flowers Dahlias. $1.00 
each. 
MADEMOISELLE MARIE HOSTE. 
A fascinating shade of heliotrope, 
shaded white. 25 cents each. 
MANITOU. (Wilmore.) Immense 
flowers of an exquisite amber bronze. 
35 cents each. 
MADONNA. (See illustration, page 
30.) A perfect wonder; its remark¬ 
able qualities being beautiful shape, 
excellent cut-flower variety, and one 
of the most satisfactory in the gar¬ 
den. The flowers are borne in a 
miraculous profusion, upon long grace 
ful stems of wiry stiffness, making it 
one of the most desirable. In color 
a very beautiful white, very slightly 
tinted with a most delicate shade of 
lavender-pink. The form is perfectly 
original, each petal curling and twist¬ 
ing in a very pleasing manner. 50 
cents each. 
MELODY. (Peacock) A clear canary- 
yellow, tipped white. High center 
with reflexed outer petals. A re¬ 
markably free bloomer. 25 cents 
each. 
MINA BURGLE. (Burgle.) (See 
illustration on page 31.) A seedling 
named and originated by Mr. Burgle, 
a California Dahlia lover. This new 
introduction is one of the finest vari¬ 
eties to date—a champion variety. 
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