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Glowing Gem. 1912. A splendid flower, with perfectly gorgeous coloring, 
toeing rich, deep crimson. The flowers are of immense size and pro¬ 
duced with great freedom upon long, wiry stems. The wonderfully 
glowing color gives an artistic and delightful effect. 50 cents each. 
Jennie Wren. 1912. A sensational variety; perfect in form and appear¬ 
ance, exceedingly free-flowering and a very striking combination of 
color. White effectively striped and splashed deep purple. 50 cents 
each. 
Miss Hulda A. Lundgren. 1912. The gem of this collection. It has ex¬ 
tremely good habit, perfect form and remarkable beauty. The flowers 
are the most fascinating, being very similar to "Mr. Frank I. Shorey.” 
The color combination is exquisite, being purest white overlaid deli¬ 
cate lavender. 75 cents each. 
Mr. Frank I. Shorey. 1912. This is the star of the Single type. It posess- 
es a most charming individuality in beauty and grace that is indescrib¬ 
able and incomparable. The coloring is most fascinating and delight¬ 
ful, being a beautiful waxy white effectively veined and shaded deli¬ 
cate pinkish lavender. 75 cents each. 
Prosperity. 1912. A very showy and striking variety. Light center very 
heavily tipped rose-purple. This new Seedling can be recommended as 
first-class in every way. 50 cents each. 
Striped Beauty. 1912. Undoubtedly the largest Fancy Single Dahlia in ex¬ 
istence. The plants are strong and robust, producing flowers well 
above the foliage upon long, wiry stems. The color yellow, beautifully 
mottled, splashed and striped glowing crimson. One of the most sat¬ 
isfactory. 75 cents each. 
Striped Gem. 1912. Another of our this year’s New Fancy Single seed¬ 
lings. Pinkish purple, striped maroon. Large and fine. A grand nov¬ 
elty. 50 cents. 
Utopian. 1912. The finest of its color to date. Clear purple. One of the 
largest of this collection. 50 cents each. 
Victory. 1912. A brilliant wine-crimson Single Seedling of remarkable 
qualities. A champion variety. 50 cents each. 
UP-TO-DATE SINGLE DAHLIAS. 
Superb New Single Dahlias for 1913 35 cents each, prepaid, to any part of 
North America, or this grand set of 6 Novelties for $2.00. I will send 
the Up-to-Date set of 16 with this one for $10.00. 
Bell. A perfect beauty of special merit. This sublime variety is one of the 
most attractive. In color it is an exquisite soft rose-pink, suffused yel¬ 
low and lightly speckled dark rose-pink, giving it a delicate and fascinat¬ 
ing appearance. The flowers are borne on long, graceful stems and 
literally cover the plants. This variety attracted fully as much atten¬ 
tion in my fields the past season as any variety I grew. 35 cents each. 
Blanche. An exquisite New Single Dahlia of perfect form and beautiful col¬ 
or. The flowers are large and very attractive, being a pale yellow at 
the base, faintly tipped pink, with a cast of pure white over the whole 
flower, making it one of the most delicate varieties yet out. Very free, 
producing its flowers well above the foliage. 35 cents each. 
Jack. This is the most fascinating Single ever introduced, and will attract 
more attention in your garden than any other variety ever offered. The 
color is a brilliant fiery scarlet; the back of the petals are shaded with 
golden yellow, making it one of the most showy varieties to date. 35 
cents each. 
Lord Goff. A Single Cactus Dahlia of the most refined form, resembling a 
butterfly in appearance. The base of the petals are delicate cream, 
heavily tipped rose-pink. The flowers are borne on long, graceful stems, 
well above the foliage. This variety won many prizes for its grace and 
delicate effect at all the leading shows. 35 cents each 
Mildred. One of the most charming of the Single type. The color is a 
bright, clear yellow, and exceptionally showy. The flowers are large 
borne freely on long, graceful stems. One of the most pleasing of this 
set. 35 cents each. 
