Dahlias continued from page 9 11 
and are exceedingly showy in beds. Its keeping qualities and 
beauty are such that a florest in Kansas plants 20 acres of this 
charming Dahlia to supply the demand. 15 cts. each, 3 for 40 
cts. Or with Gold Meral, 35 cts. 3 lots $1.00. 
On Page 6 is another fine wood engraving showing the ex¬ 
quisite beauty of Grand Duke Alexis, an elegant Dahlia with 
quilled petals, always a source of enthusiastic admiration. I 
cannot improve on the description accompanying the illustra¬ 
tion. It is a rare variety that should be better known. 25c 
With Alexis I offer the beautiful and deservedly popular 
Mrs. Ida De Ver Warner, a Dahlia with merits almost equal to 
(if not superior) to Jersey Beauty. The flowers are of great 
size, lovely deep mauve pink, and the stems are often three 
feet long. It is one of the finest Dahlias for either garden or 
cutting, and well deserves its popularity. 15 cts. each, 3 for 
40 cts., 12 for $1.00. Or, with Grand Duke Alexis, the two for 
35 cts. ; 3 lots $1.00. 
On Page 10 I offer decidedly the finest Cactus Dahlias, Sun¬ 
set Glow and Emma Marie. Sunset Glow is a new variety. The 
plants grow 4 feet high, the earliest to bloom, branch, and be- 
becomes a mass of elegant, perfect flowers. The color is or¬ 
ange shading to flame-scarlet, and each petal is tipped with 
gold. It is truly a grand variety. Each 25 cts. ; 3 for 40 cts. 
Emma Marie is robust, bearing freely on long stems, splendid 
On Page 4 is a beautiful wood engraving of Market Queen 
and English Prince, and they are fully described on Page 6. You 
should have these two magnificent Dahlias. They are among 
the finest of all variegated Dahlias, free-blooming, showy and 
always greatly admired. Market Queen is 25 cents, and Eng¬ 
lish Prince 15 cts., or the two for 35 cts. ; 3 lots for $1.00. 
flowers nine inches across ; colors, lovely clear pink with cream- 
white center ; hardly excelled for exhibition or cutting; showy 
in beds. 15 cts. each ; 3 for 40 cts ; or with Sunset Glow, the 
two for 35 cts. ; 3 lots $1.00. 
On Page 12 I offer a wonderful Dahlia, Mrs. Alfred B. Seal. 
It is fully described there, and I refer you to that page. I 
offer that glorious Dahlia for only 50 cts. Can you afford to 
do without it? 
Dahlia Plants. —Many plants are inow grown from cuttings 
and sold with the claim that they are as good as started tubers. 
Take this claim with a “pinch of salt,” for such a claim cannot 
be proven. A reliable specialist who grows plants from both cut¬ 
tings and tubers says “one started tuber is considered equal to four 
started cuttings, and would prefer one started tuber to four plants 
started from cuttings.” He bases this statement on years of prati- 
cal experienced 
