East Bridgewater Dahlia Cardens ]. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
YELLOW COLOSSE. An ideal Dahlia that ap¬ 
peals to everyone on account of its distinct color, 
gigantic size and beautiful appearance. This 
magnificent variety is the best exhibition yellow 
in existence, being rich, refined and delicate. 
Large, showy flowers of pure primrose-yellow 
are produced very freely on long, graceful stems. 
Its golden cup-shaped petals are daintily ar¬ 
ranged, completing this beautiful, perfect flower. 
25 cents each. 
The Most Popular Colossal Dahlias 
I will ship this wonderful collection of 18 Colossal Dahlias, prepaid, to any part of the United States 
for $6.00, or this collection, with the “Colossal Seven” included, for $10.00, prepaid. 
Madame Devinat. In form and ar¬ 
rangement it is very similar to the 
well-known French Decorative “Grand 
Duke Alexis”; but is a great deal 
larger and deeper. The pet¬ 
als are cup-shaped and quill¬ 
ed in the center. The color 
is pure white, daintily over¬ 
laid lavender-pink. A 
very effective variety. 
$1.00 each. 
Madamoiselle Marguerite 
des Blanc. An enor¬ 
mous white Colossal 
Dahlia of perfect 
form. 35 cents each. 
Mme. Augusta Nonin. 
A perfect flower, with 
fluted petals. Large, 
clear lilac blossoms. 
35 cents each. 
Mrs. Roosevelt. A most 
beautiful flower. It is 
of immense size, fine 
color, graceful form and 
has excellent stems for 
cutting. Flowers 6 to 
8 inches in diameter. 
Delicate pink, shading 
to soft pink. 50 cents 
each. 
Chas. R. Everson. Alexander’s New Decorative 
Seedling. Named expressly for Mr. Chas. R. 
Everson, of Whitman, Mass., a great admirer 
of beautiful flowers. One of the most exquisite 
new creations. In color, a clear light lavender- 
pink, shading to white. Flowers produced upon 
long stems, well above the foliage. 75 cents each. 
CUBAN GIANT or DR. J. P. KIRKLAND. Dark 
velvety crimson. Large. Stems long and wiry. 
Plants very tall, and sturdy. 20 cents each. 
DREER’S WHITE. An excellent Dahlia for gar¬ 
den effect and hedges; plants are very strong 
and vigorous, making ideal bushy specimens, 
averaging 3 feet in height. In color, a pure, 
glistening white, and in form resembling the 
popular “Grand Duke Alexis,” while in freedom 
of flowering it is not surpassed by any. Un¬ 
questionably the most valuable snow white va¬ 
riety in existence. 25 cents each. 
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. A magnificent flower 
of large size and distinctly unique form, the 
petals being so tightly and exquisitely rolled 
and quilled that the edges overlap each other. 
The color is a pure white, distinctly tinged 
pinkish-lavender. 20 cents each. 
Jennie Johnson. White, very deeply suffused with 
lavender pink. “Jennie Johnson” is a 
seedling from the popular French variety, 
“Grand Duke Alexis,” possessing the beau¬ 
tifully cup-shaped petals characteristic of 
the parent variety. 35 cents each. 
Pythias. A seedling from the famous “Grand 
Duke Alexis.” The petals are cup-shaped and 
quilled in the center similar to the parent va¬ 
riety. The color is pure white, daintily over¬ 
laid rose-lilac, deepening to lavender-purple in 
the center. This beautiful combination gives 
it the appearance of a deep lavender with white 
tips. 50 cents each. 
REGGIE. A Colossal Dahlia, of beautiful cherry- 
red color. A variety that will give the very 
best of satisfaction, producing flowers upon long 
stems, well above the foliage. 25 cents each. 
SANTA CRUZ. A remarkably handsome variety, 
of perfect form; the coloring of this variety is 
exceedingly wonderful; an exquisite deep lemon 
yellow artistically overlaid and blending a novel 
shade of salmon pink. Exceptionally large 
and free flowering. The plants are strong and 
robust producing their gigantic flowers upon 
long stems, well above the foliage. See illus¬ 
tration below. 75 cents each. 
SURPASSE COLOSSE. Another Colossal variety; 
a seedling from “Le Colosse,” the form of the 
flower being very similar, the petals being more 
flat and pointed. The color is a much deeper, 
and a more dazzling shade, a deep scarlet crim¬ 
son. 25 cents each. 
Santa Cruz 
Colossal Dahlia. 
Purple Duke or W. D. Bell. This 
is a New Colossal seedling from 
that famous French variety, 
“Grand Duke Alexis.” The pet¬ 
als are cup-shaped and evenly 
quilled to the center, similar to 
the parent variety. The color is a rich, 
deep purple, a royal color that attracts 
everyone’s attention. 50 cents each. 
