MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS 
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The dahlia as a cut flower enhances the beauty of any decoration you may make. It is a prolific bloomer, a single bush pro¬ 
ducing blooms for many weeks. The best time to cut flowers is in the early morning, mature flowers should be selected, the stems 
cut slantwise with a sharp knife, the lower leaves should be stripped off and the ends of the stems either burned or dipped in boiling 
water for half a minute. The dahlias should then be placed in deep containers full of cold water and put in a cool place, free of drafts; 
if the ends of stems have become dry they should be cut before placing in water. 
POMPON VARIETIES 
A miniature form of Ball Dahlias; very popular and used 
extensively for table decorations. 
MICHELL’S COLOR PLATE POMPON DAHLIAS 
No. 1. Candy Kid. Coral pink, shaded lavender. Roots 
35c. each. 
No. 2. Libbie Rohr. Cerise purple; very long stems. Roots, 
50c. each. 
No. 3. Bob White. Milk white; profuse bloomer. Roots 
25c. each. 
No. 4. Dee Dee. A perfectly formed, pure lavender. Roots, 
25c. each. 
No. 5. Sunset. A delightful orange. Roots, 25c. each. 
No. 6. Peggy Ann. Yellow, edged and shaded brownish 
red towards center. Roots, 50c. each. 
No. 7. Anna Kristina. Golden yellow, shading deeper at 
center. Roots, 35c. each. 
No. 8. Glow. Light rose or coral color. Roots, 35c. each. 
No. 9. Hazel Dell. Clear pink, with cerise edge. Roots, 
35c. each. 
No. 10. Mary Munns. Fuchsia color, with a dark orchid 
sheen. Roots, 35c. each. 
No. 11. Bantam. Brownish red; very dainty and well 
formed. Roots, 35c. each. 
No. 12. Donald Gordon. Burnt orange; small and com¬ 
pact. Roots, 35c. each. 
Collection. One root each of above 12 varieties for $3.75. 
Edith Mueller. Bright tyrian rose with silvery reverse; profuse 
bloomer. Roots, 40c. each. 
Goldilocks. Pure gold, deepening at center. Roots, 35c. each. 
Honey. Primrose yellow with faint suffusion of red on edges of 
petals. Roots, 50c. each. 
Jack. Color purple garnet; blooms perfectly formed throughout 
the season; an incessant bloomer. On “1934 Honor Roll.” 
Plants only, $1.00 each. 
Jill. Soft yellow, suffused and tipped carmine, a bright colorful 
variety, with small uniform blooms; long stems and free bloom¬ 
ing. Plants only, $1.00 each. 
Johnny. The smallest pompon grown; color dark red or maroon. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Little Edith. Primrose yellow, tipped bright carmine. Roots, 
25c. each. 
Pink Beauty. A choice variety; color a very fine soft pink. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Snowclad. Pure white; free bloomer. Roots, 25c. each. 
Sunset. Delightful orange; very popular. Roots, 35c. each. 
Yellow Gem. Clear canary yellow. Roots, 25c. each. 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
This class embraces small decorative and intermediate sorts 
between Pompon and Ball types. They are excellent for basket 
arrangement, or for cut flowers. 
Carla (S C). Buff, heavily shaded old rose and suffused with 
violet rose. Plants only, $1.00 each. 
Garden Love. Yellow and pale red. Roots, 75c. each. Plants, 
50c. each. 
Jean (I D ). Apricot buff suffused lilac rose; very pretty and 
artistic. Plants only, $1.00 each. 
Kitty Bellaire (Cactus). Deep maroon; tiny flower, very graceful. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Lady Mary Hope. Amber and orange, tipped white. Roots, 
$1.00 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Little Jewel. Peach blossom pink. Roots, 25c. each. 
Mt. Whitney Sunset (New) (F D). Amber yellow with jasper 
red markings on each petal. A Roll of Honor variety that is 
beautiful in every respect. Plants only, $1.00 each. 
Tiny. Peach color with a bright golden center; very artistic. 
Roots, 75c. each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Tricolor (F D). Yellow tipped cardinal; very choice. Roots, 
50c. each. 
LARGE SINGLE VARIETIES 
Open centered flowers with only one row of ray florets, 
regardless of form or number of florets. 
Doris. Deep velvety carmine, tipped pure white; very spectacu¬ 
lar. Roots, 35c. each. 
Fragrance. Each petal is snow white with a broad margin of 
bright scarlet. Roots, 35c. each. 
Garnet Poinsettia. Rich glowing garnet, with rich glistening 
sheen. Roots, 35c. each. 
Lois. A charming variety of the new introductions. Color violet 
rose with yellow center. Roots, 75c. each. Plants, 50c. each. 
ORCHID FLOWERING VARIETIES 
This new race is excellent for landscape effect, gardens, table 
or other dainty decorations. Blooms often average 4 to 5 inches 
in diameter; bush growth, 2 to 3 feet in height. We recommend the 
following varieties. 
Beaver. Crimson maroon, with light tipped narrow florets. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Everest. Pure white throughout. Roots, 50c. each. 
Mavis. White lilac ground, with deep, reddish purple reverse. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Pinkie. Rose, mottled white. Roots 50c. each. 
Starfish. Pale flesh ground, with ruby reverse. Roots, 50c. each. 
MIGNON OR BEDDING VARIETIES 
This type is a single or duplex type of miniature dahlia. 
Plants are dwarf, averaging 18 inches to 2 feet in height, which are 
covered with blooms. Excellent for mass or border planting and 
flowers are very effective when used for table decoration. 
Ada. Beautiful clear yellow. Plants only, 50c. each. 
Bishop of Landaff . Brilliant rich red, with a dark bronze colored 
lacy foliage. Roots, 75c. each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Coltness Gem. Single crimson scarlet flowers of perfect form, 
borne in great profusion. Plants only, 50c. each. 
Diamond. Single, orange buff flushed apricot; a fine combination 
of shading. Plants only, 50c. each. 
King Cup. Pale yellow flowers, with lacy foliage. Roots, 75c. 
each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Lady Aileen. Clear rosy pink, with a darker ring at base. Roots 
75c. each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Muriel Lawrie. Rosy pink, flowers slightly larger than Colt¬ 
ness Gem and borne in great profusion. Plants only, 75c. each. 
Princess Marie Jose. Lovely satin pink. Roots, 75c. each. 
Plants, 50c. each. 
BALL VARIETIES 
This class is very fine for cut flower purposes. 
American Beauty. An extra large flowering red variety. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Gold Medal. Deep golden yellow, tipped and suffused oriental 
red; very fine for cutting. Roots, 30c. each. 
Maud Adams. Clear shell pink; an old favorite hard to surpass. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Mrs. G. C. Anderson. An excellent cut flower variety on long 
stems; color, deep garnet. Roots, 25c. each. 
PEONY VARIETIES 
These are open center flowers, with small florets around disc. 
Commander Hugo Eckener. Rich velvety red, reverse of petals 
veined silvery white, petals slightly reflexed; an exceedingly 
attractive variety. Roots, $1.00 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
DAHLIAS TO COLOR 
Though named sorts, these are not labeled to variety; extra 
large divisions or clumps furnished in the following colors: 
Each 3 for Doz. 
Pink.$0.20 $0.50 $1.75 
Red.20 .50 1.75 
White.20 .50 1.75 
Yellow.20 .50 1.75 
Single roots or plants of Dahlias mailed postpaid 
(wc) 
