Dahlia Catalogue for 1914 
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Night. Almost black. Very free. Much ad¬ 
mired. 
Octopus. Nearly white, veined lavender. 
Very large and free. 
Primrose Dame. Clear yellow. Fine. 
Prince of the Yellows. Soft shade of yellow; 
bold and free. 
Queen Alexandra. Deep orange, distinct. 
Much admired. 
Recam. From deep maroon In the center the 
color brightens to a rich, dark crimson. 
Ringdove. Pinkish-fawri or dove color, veined 
white, attractive. 
General List of 
10 cents each. $1.00 per dozen, prepaid, to any 
part of North America. This set of 16 for 
Aracline. Fancy Cactus. Bright crimson, 
striped white. 
Cycle. Deep mauve-red. very odd. 
Dr. Jameson. Deep crimson. Very free. 
Earl of Pembroke. Bright plum color. 
Large, bold flower. 
Ebony. Very dark maroon, almost black. 
Free. 
Fighting Mack. Crimson, shaded darker. 
Fusilier. Deep salmon. Fine. 
Innovation. Rich crimson, tipped pure white. 
Irene Cannell. Light reddish-salmon. 
Sir A. Lamb. Crimson tinged with purple. 
Large. Free flowering. 
Standard Bearer. Fiery scarlet. Extra fine 
form. Very free. 
Star Fish. Clear scarlet; bold flower. Much 
admired. 
The Foundling. Deep bronze-magenta, shaded 
purple. 
Uncle Tom. Improvement over Night; almost 
black. Very free. 
Vesta. Clear shade of pink. Free. 
Viscountess Shearbroke. Reddish terra-cotta, 
free, dwarf grower. 
Cactus Dahlias. 
$1.25, or I will send my entire collection, 221 
Cactus, for $54.00 cash. 
Libelle. Clear, deep rose-magenta. Very 
much admired. ‘Extra free. 
Mrs. Chas. Turner. Clear, soft yellow. Very 
large, bold flower. Free. 
Mrs. Daniel Cornish. A deep rose-red shade, 
with a yellow cast in the center. 
Mrs. Jowett. Deep salmon. Quite free. 
Opliir. Soft apricot, tinted lighter in center. 
Porcupine. Velvety scarlet-maroon; flowers 
perfect and produced freely. 
St. Catherine. Deep golden yellow, effectively 
shaded red. 
NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIAS. 
New Up-to-date Varieties for 1914. I will send 
this ideal collection of 12 Up-to-date vari- 
Commandant Rivoire. A su peril flower of 
immense size: the petals are long and of 
true Decorative type. The color being 
quite distinct; a deep crimson-purple, with 
violet purple reflex, and violet tips; often 
heavily edged white. The effect is most 
pleasing: an excellent exhibition variety. 
One of the finest of the new French Deco¬ 
rative Dahlias. $1.00 each. 
Freedom. One of my New Decorative Seed¬ 
lings, and a variety which will give perfect 
satisfaction. The flowers are of a beauti¬ 
ful deep crimson color, and are produced 
with such ease and freedom that we chose 
“Freedom” as the most appropriate name. 
Plants are of excellent habit, and produce 
their gems, upon strong, wiry stems, well 
above the foliage. 50 cents each, $5.00 per 
doz. 
Jennie Johnson. White, very deeply suffused . 
with lavender pink. “Jennie Johnson” is a 
seedling from the popular French Decora¬ 
tive “Grand Duke Alexis,” possessing the 
beautifully cup-shaped petals, so character¬ 
istic to the parent variety. A magnificent 
flower. 50 cents each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Mammoth. Undoubtedly the largest Decora¬ 
tive Dahlia now in existence, surpassing 
even the wonderful giant, “Souvenir de 
Gustave Douzon.” In form we cannot im¬ 
agine a greater perfection; the massive pet¬ 
als are placed in exact regularity. The 
color is an intense Vermillion of a vel¬ 
vety texture: a solid color, and exceedingly 
rich. The plant is dwarf, extremely sturdy 
and produces a very luxuriant foliage; 
flowers are carried on stout, long stems, 
showing the face on a slant, giving you an 
opportunity to admire it to the fullest ex¬ 
tent without handling it. A wonderful cre¬ 
ation. $2.00 each. 
Mademoiselle Marguerite Des Blanc. An 
enormous white Decorative of perfect form. 
One of the most beautiful varieties of the 
French introductions. $1.00 each. 
Mademoiselle Marie Hoste. A fascinating 
eties for $12.00 prepaid, to any part of 
North America. 
shade of heliotrope, shaded pure white. 
Strikingly beautiful in appearance. A su¬ 
perb New French Decorative variety of spe¬ 
cial merit. $2.00 each. 
Mina Burgle. This new introduction is one 
of the finest varieties to date; a champion 
variety, producing flowers of gigantic size, 
and remarkable beauty. The best in exist¬ 
ence; in color, a glowing crimson exquis¬ 
itely overlaid a wonderfully gorgeous, deep 
crimson. The flowers are of perfect Deco¬ 
rative type, and borne upon long, wiry 
stems, well above the foliage. A variety 
which attracts universal attention. $2.00 
each. 
Mine. Vercruyssen. An unusually fine variety, 
greatly admired by all who like striped 
Dahlias; the color being a beautiful canary- 
yellow, heavily striped scarlet; a remark¬ 
ably handsome floiver. $1.00 each. 
Monrovia. Rich fawn, shading to bronze; re¬ 
verse of petals purple. The plant is a vig¬ 
orous grower, with heavy, dark, glossy 
green foliage, and a remarkable constitu¬ 
tion. $1.00 each. 
Ora Dow. A very attractive Fancy Decora¬ 
tive variety; the flower is of perfect Deco¬ 
rative type, having flat, broad petals which 
are pointed at the ends, giving the entire 
flower an artistic appearance. In color, a 
beautiful velvety maroon, effectively tipped 
white. $1.00 each. 
Santa Cruze. A remarkably handsome vari¬ 
ety, of perfect form; the coloring of this 
variety is excedingly wonderful; an exquis¬ 
ite deep lemon yellow artistically striped 
a novel shade of salmon-pink. This de¬ 
lightful combination of color excels every¬ 
thing to date. The blossoms are carried on 
long, stiff stems well above the foliage. The 
plant is extremely sturdy, and produces a 
very luxuriant foliage. A magnificent 
flower of great individuality. $2.00 each. 
Ville tie Mantes. Bright crimson, distinctly 
tipped w r hite. Another of the famous French 
Decorative varieties of great merit. $1.00 
each. 
