Dahlia Catalogue for 1914 
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The Five Wonders of the Dahlia World. 
Alexander’s Up-to-Date New Fragrant Peony-Flowered Dahlias. 
We offer these Five Wonders shipped prepaid 
to any part of North America for $2.00. 
Accept the offer and be convinced. 
Baron G. de Grancy. New Fragrant Peony- 
11 owered Dahlia. A perfect wonder. its 
remarkable qualities being excellent type, 
perfect form and purity of color. The flow¬ 
ers are borne in a miraculous profusion 
upon long, graceful stems. The color is a 
waxy, almost glistening, pure white. The 
first Fragrant White Peony-flowered Dahlia 
in existence, and a beauty in every sense 
of the word. 50 cents each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Glory of Baarn. New Fragrant Peony-flow¬ 
ered Dahlia. This most fascinating variety 
appeals to every flower-lover as a true sen¬ 
sation. The coloring is exquisite, being a 
delightful clear soft pink; a most pleas¬ 
ing flower whose light rosy tint forms a 
perfect contrast with t»e deep green foli¬ 
age. Its gems are of wonderful size and 
produced exceptionally freely on long, wiry 
stems. The beautiful golden yellow center 
completes the artistically arranged gem and 
lends an additional charm to this acquisi¬ 
tion. 50 cents each, $5.00 per dozen. 
La Kainte. Up-to-Date New Fragrant Peony- 
flowered Novelty. This superb New Peony- 
flowered Dahlia possesses a most charming 
individuality in beauty and grace which is 
almost indescribable and incomparable. The 
color, a charming deep lavender-pink with 
an exquisite golden yellow center, combines 
to make the flowers most beautiful. The 
flowers are true Peony type, but in form 
perfectly original; its long, graceful petals 
being beautifully curved and twisted, giving 
the whole a phenomenal, or almost unique, 
appearance. The fragrance of this variety 
is remarkably prominent and encourages us 
to imagine a long list of Fragrant Dahlias 
in the near future. An ideal variety that 
bears our highest recommendations. 35 
cents each, $3.50 per dozen. 
P. W. Jansen. New' Fragrant Peony-flowered 
Dahlia. A most satisfactory variety. The 
novel color is rosy-salmon daintily overlaid 
a beautiful shade of yellow; an elegant 
flower borne on stout, erect stems. A 
great addition to any collection. 50 cents 
each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Queen Emma. New Fragrant Peony-flowered 
Dahlia. A delightful sort that appears al¬ 
most artificial. It is a charming shade of 
Hollyhock pink, the inner petals banded 
with gold. The flowers are sensational, 
possessing grace, simplicity and beauty, 
which makes this variety exceedingly fash¬ 
ionable. 50 cents each, $5.00 per dozen. 
PEONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS 
New Up-to-Date 
Never before has a new type of flower been 
received with so much popular acclaim as 
has been accorded the Peony-flowered Dah¬ 
lia. This new type was originated only 
eight years ago in Holland, and is today the 
Dahlia of the future because of its grace 
and beauty, remarkable freedom to flower 
and length of stems, all of which combine to 
make it an ideal garden variety. 
Varieties for 1914. 
This Remarkable Collection of New Peony- 
flowered Dahlias is the finest collection of 
this type of Dahlias to date. They are all 
New Seedlings of our own raising; varieties 
of special merit; having all been tested, and 
proven first-class. Flowers of beautiful 
formation; exquisite colors; and true Peony- 
flowered type. 
I will send this Wonderful Collection of ten 
Up-to-Date Peony-flowered Dahlias, pre¬ 
paid to any part of North America, for 
$ 20 . 00 . 
Atlanta. Alexander’s Remarkable New 
Peony-flowered Seedling. An ideal flower 
of remarkable qualities; flowers beautifully 
formed, and of excellent type. This new 
introduction is one of the most beautiful 
white Peony-flowered Dahlias to date. Un¬ 
questionably the most valuable white 
Peony-flowered variety. $2.00 each. Stock 
limited. 
Brooklyn. Alexander’s Attractive New 
Peony-flowered Seedling. The perfection 
of this variety adds greatly to its value; 
the flowers, possessing grace, simplicity, 
and beauty, and are produced in a miracu¬ 
lous profusion, on long, graceful stems, 
well above the foliage. The sensational 
flowers possess a most effective coloring; 
pale lemon yellow, delicately veined and 
overlaid a most fascinating crimson-red. 
The beautiful yellow center adds an ex¬ 
quisite charm to the entire plant. Un¬ 
doubtedly one of the finest of this season’s 
introductions. $2.50 each. Stock limited. 
Chicago. Alexander’s Up-to-Date New 
Peony-flowered Seedling. A magnificent 
flower of great individuality; one that will 
give perfect satisfaction. The coloring of 
this variety is exceedingly wonderful, a 
clear purple, with an exquisite ring of 
lemon yellow at the center. This delight¬ 
ful combination of color gives this variety 
a supreme place in the Peony-flower class. 
Flowers produced very freely upon long, 
graceful stems. An ideal garden Dahlia. 
$2.50 each. Stock limited. 
Milwaukee. Alexander’s Wonderful New 
Peony-flowered Seedling. A perfect wonder. 
Its remarkable qualities being excellent 
type, perfect form, and perfection in color. 
The flow’ers are produced upon long, 
graceful stems w'ell above the foliage. 
The color, a beautiful rose-pink. This va¬ 
riety is one of the most exquisite of our 
new- seedlings. A true acquisition. $2.00 
each. 
