MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS 
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CACTUS TYPES 
S C Semi-Cactus varieties. I C Incurved Cactus varieties. R C Recurved and Straight Cactus varieties. 
Alice Whittier (SC). Primrose yellow; large flower on long 
stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Ambassador (C). A good cut flower; color soft yellow buff, 
shaded salmon pink. Roots, 40c. each. 
Cigarette. Creamy white heavily edged orange red; petals 
long and inclined to roll, forming a deep flower. Roots, 35c. 
each. 
Colonial Dame (S C). True lavender, shading almost to blue in 
sunlight, alive, clean-cut color; it has all the daintiness of an old- 
fashioned beauty. Roots, $5.00 each. Plants, $2.50 each. 
Countess of Lonsdale (C). Old rose to salmon; hard to surpass 
as a cut flower. Roots, 35c. each. 
Edna Ferber (SC). Flowers very large; color, coral shading 
to old gold at base of petals. Roots, 75c. each. 
Elite Gem (C). Spinal pink blush on primuline yellow at base; 
a beautiful cut flower. Roots, 75c. each. 
Ella May (C). Flowers large and deep with full centers; color, 
rich crimson carmine. Roots, 50c. each. 
Emma Marie (S C). Clear violet rose with creamy white center; 
a wonderful cut flower. Roots, 35c. each. 
F. J. Michell, Sr. (S C). A beautiful amber color; flowers large, 
well formed on excellent stems. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Frau O’Bracht (C). Clear primrose; finely formed flowers on 
stiff stems; good for exhibition or cutting. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Plants, 75c. each. 
Golden Sonne. Rich golden yellow, with soft rose suffusion; 
flowers extra large and graceful. Roots, 50c. each. 
Harry Strutt (I C). Large, clear spectrum red; a reliable cactus; 
good cut flower. Roots, 35c. each. 
Horace Adams (SC). Color yellow suffused orange, brilliant 
under artificial light. Pacific Coast Blue Ribbon Winner. 
Roots, $4.00 each. Plants, $2.00 each. 
Ian (C). Large, deep clear yellow, shading pink on outer petals; 
a free bloomer and good keeper. Roots, 75c. each. 
Jean Trimbee (S C). Petunia violet; petals finely formed, curled 
and twisted; vigorous grower. Roots, $2.00 each. Plants, 
$1.00 each. 
Jersey’s Melody (S C). A beautiful shade of tyrian rose, shading 
to silver on tips, with a silver reverse, a striking color; flowers of 
fine form on long, stiff stems. Roots, $2.00 each. Plants, $1.00 
each. 
Joppa (SC). Golden apricot suffused salmon rose, very finely 
formed; tall grower. Roots, 35c. each. 
Karl Bonawitz (S C). Truly a great flower, brilliant velvety 
carmine in color; should be in every collection. Roots, $2.00 
each. Plants, $1.00 each. 
La Fiesta (S C). Buttercup yellow, penciled red; color variations 
are interesting, at times the red blends with yellow in such a 
manner as to give the flower a salmon pink tone; the curl and 
twist of its lacy petals give this flower the appearance of a large 
chrysanthemum. A prize winner at many shows, its large blooms 
being decidedly different. Roots, $5.00 each. Plants, $2.50 
each. 
Marguerite Bouchon (C). Free blooming, rose and white; 
an old favorite still in demand. Roots, 35c. each. 
Dahlia, Mrs. William M. Potts 
Meta Scammell (SC). Clear amaranth pink; a gorgeous cut 
flower; very artistic. Roots, 75c. each. 
Minnie Eastman (SC). A beautiful variety of a bright flame 
color with undershadings of deep yellow; stems long and erect. 
Roots, 75c. each. 
Mrs. G. Berry Beaumont (SC). A new and very attractive 
variety; flowers of large size, fine form and produced on long 
stems. Color, outside petals brilliant rose, tinged with orchid, 
tinting to ivory in the center. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Mrs. William M. Potts (SC). A variety best described as 
buttercup, tipped and blended carmine, reverse of petals striped 
and blended violet rose. Very large flowers with tight centers on 
long stems; profuse bloomer. Plants only, $1.75 each. 
Ohio Glory (SC). Deep glowing rose pink, or bright purplish 
color; large flower; prolific and disease resistant. Roots, 40c. 
each. 
Rheinischer Frohsinn (I C). Long incurved petals, white at 
base, suffusing to luminous carmine rose; a real cut flower. 
Roots, 40c. each. 
Robert E. Lee (S C). Bright cardinal red, reflex lighter, a 
meritorious red or crimson, that does not burn or fade; flowers 
always full to center. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Rudy Vallee (SC). A very large and full centered flower; when 
first opening they show chrome yellow at center with a gradu¬ 
ation of coppery red; as flower expands it finally becomes a solid 
coppery orange red when in full bloom. Roots, $4.00 each. 
Plants, $2.00 each. 
Sophy Morey (C). A wonderful cut flower; color white, heavily 
overlaid lavender. Roots, 40c. each. 
Star of Bethlehem (S C). Color, pure white with petals finely 
pointed at tips, with a very high full center, giving a star effect. 
Truly a wonderful dahlia, in a class by itself. Roots, $1.50 
each. Plants, 75c. each. 
Theodore Roosevelt (I C). Lemon yellow, deepening towards 
the center. Roots, 35c. each. 
Single roots or plants of Dahlias mailed postpaid 
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