Dahlia Catalogue for 1914 
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Meadowvale. (Cowee.) One of the purest 
of whites, without a shade of color, ex¬ 
cept in the throat where there is a touch 
of vivid crimson; the three lower petals 
have a slight center marking of clear crim¬ 
son-pink. 
Pactole. (Lemoine.) Bright, canary-yellow; 
maroon blotch on lower petals. 
Prineeps. (Dr. Van Fleet.) The Amaryllis 
Flowered Gladiolus; color, rich crimson, 
with intense shadings in the throat and 
broad white blotches across the lower pet¬ 
als. This is the largest Gladiolus ever ot¬ 
tered. 
Rosella. The upper petals are lavender- 
pink, while the lower ones are a lively 
shade of rose-purple, with a clear white 
throat. 
Taconic, or Perfection. Gertrude, or Geo. 
Betscher. The finest Pink Gladiolus in ex¬ 
istence. Clear, bright, lively pink. Spike 
very long, with flowers large and well ar¬ 
ranged. I highly recommend this variety. 
Wild Rose. (Childs.) Bright rose, extra 
large flower; exceedingly delicate. 
Gladioli. 
Select Standard Qladioli. 
Varieties included in this Superb Collection, 100, prepaid, or the collection of 15 Select 
10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen, $10.00 per Standard varieties for $1.25, prepaid. 
I will send the three above collections, with 
this one included for $10.00, prepaid; forty- 
nine different varieties. 
Africa. Dark amaranth, shaded black, witn 
large, tinted white center. 
Brilliant. (Childs.) Beautiful orange-red, 
with carmine and white throats. 
Eugene Scribe. (Lemoine.) Flowers very 
large and wide; perfect soft rose, blazed 
carmine-red. Extra fine. 
Harvard. (Tracy.) The color is bright sol- 
freno with white throat, bordered with a 
deeper color. 
Klondyke. (Christy.) (Strong, vigorous 
plant, blooming early; flowers round, well- 
opened, of clear primrose yellow; with 
blotches of vivid crimson-maroon on the 
three lower petals. 
Kunderdi “Glory.” “The Famous Ruffled 
Gladiolus.” (Originated by A. E. Kun¬ 
derdi. Each lower petal is exquisitely ruf¬ 
fled and fluted. Massive, beautiful flowers, 
which are well expanded and in color deli¬ 
cate cream pink with an effective crimson 
stripe through the center of each lower 
petal. 
Mohonk. (Childs.) Flowers of large size and 
great substance: deep dark pink, with 
spotted throats, shaded orange and flaked 
maroon. 
Mrs. Francis King. Light scarlet of a pleas¬ 
ing" shade: flowers are large, well arranged 
on a strong spike, there being four to six 
open at one time. One of the best in ex¬ 
istence. 
Nazinscott. (Childs.) Bright, blood scarlet, 
with deep, velvety crimson-black blotches 
and white mottlings in throats. 
Octoroon. A very odd variety; salmon-pink, 
heavily overlaid yellow; throat curiously 
marked and dotted crimson. 
Oddity. (Childs.) Deep amaranth red, deep¬ 
ly suffused with purple-blue; large, distinct 
white marks through the petals, with red 
and white mottled throats. Much admired. 
Scarsdale. A grand Gladiolus, with large lav¬ 
ender colored flowers, shaded beautiful 
dark rose; extra large spikes growing very- 
erect. 
Shakespeare. White, slightly suffused crim¬ 
son-rose, large rose blotches. 
The King. (Moore.) A beautiful, rich, deep 
purple with an ideal chrome yellow throat, 
the lower petals veined white. This is 
one of the most attractive we have ever 
been able to offer. The flowers are from 
4 to 0 inches in diameter, borne on long 
spikes. Very large and showy. 
Woodrow. (Alexander.) A very exquisite 
and attractive variety. Scarlet flower, with 
deep yellow throat. Spikes extra long. 
Gladioli. 
Standard Qladioli. 
This collection is one of the best Standard for 30 cents prepaid. A Gladiolus bed dis- 
Gladioli. Five cents each, 50 cents per dozen, playing one color is ideal for massing and 
$5.00 per 100, prepaid. The collection of 8 adds greatly to the surroundings. 
America. Universally acknowledged “King of 
Gladioli.” Gigantic flowers of clear lav¬ 
ender-pink. 
Augusta. Lovely, pure white, with blue an¬ 
thers. 
Brenclileyensis. Vermilion-scarlet. Fine va¬ 
riety. 
Florida. Dark crimson, Very early to 
flower. 
Independence. Rich, clear, deep pink, with 
throat markings of dark red. A very tall 
and strong grower, or great substance. 
One of the best for cut flowers. 
Madame Monneret. Delicate rose. Fine. 
Marie Lemoine. (Lemoine.) Large spike of 
fine expanded flowers, upper divisions of 
a pale cream color flushed salmon-lilac, 
the lower divisions spotted violet and yel¬ 
low. 
May. A lovely, pure white flower, finely 
flaked with rose-carmine. 
