CLUCJIS Sr BODDIJfGTON CO. 
MEW YORK 
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Spring, 1905, Wholesale Catalogue 
A. Choice Collection New and Scarce 
Varieties of 
DAHLIAS 
Our collection of Dahlias will be found to contain the very best and latest 
introductions of merit—not only from a novelty standpoint, but from a 
commercial point of view. No time or money has been spared in testing all 
standard and new varieties to eliminate those without distinctive merit to 
recommend them. The renewed popularity of the Dahlia in recent years has 
brought out many new sorts both in this county and Europe, and anyone 
wishing to get the cream will find most of them in our collection which can 
be recommended either for growing in competition or for market purposes, 
or private collections, and embrace all classifications. 
DORMANT ROOTS 
Our prices represent large Dormant Field Roots, except where noted. 
Our Dahlia exhibit at the American Institute FALL FLOWER SHOW, 
1904, was awarded a Special Prize. 
European Introductions of 1904 
Albion. Is a wonderful white novelty, with very large flowers on 
long stiff stems. Pure white with creamy shade in center. 
Coronation. Is the pattern of a Decorative Dahlia, comme-il-faut 
(as it should be). In a wonderful form the flowers of a fiery 
scarlet red stand well above the foliage. 
Eva. Is somewhat smaller than Albion, with fine, twisted, curved 
white petals. 
H. J. Jones. The very large flowers have long, narrow petals, 
delicate yellow in the center; toward the outside pale rose. 
H. F. Robertson. Pure yellow in a beautiful form. 
Mabel Tuffock. Carmine-rose white, with delicate greenish yellow 
points and in the center a greenish yellow shade. 
Peace. Is of all the white Dahlias the best decorative type up to 
the present, as it blooms especially free and abundant above the 
foliage. Ivory white and of medium size. 
Minnie West. Very large, fine petaled flowers; in the center lemon 
yellow, and toward the outside shaded pure white. 
Prince of Orange. Rich orange or old gold colored, shaped very 
regular, curved toward the inside. 
Sunrise. Has very fine twisted flowers of a delicate soft amber 
color with light flesh colored shade. 
Alberich. Genuine Cactus variety ; color terra cotta, points violet; 
an extraordinary rich blooming variety on stiff stems. 
Gotelinde. Impressive golden yellow, clear color, delicate form, 
on stiff, thin, hard stems, blooming so full and rich above the 
foliage that it is at the same time a wonderful Decorative Dah¬ 
lia. Gotelinde is the most delicate golden-yellow Dahlia out. 
Ortnit. The first inward curved white Decorative Dahlia, which 
in her delicate form will soon become very popular for designs. 
The thin, short stem is hard and bears the flowers upright; this 
sort is also very profuse-blooming. 
Rother/ A compact, dwarf-growing habit; an unsurpassable Dec¬ 
orative Dahlia; starts to bloom one of the first, and its flowers 
cover the leaves entirely. The flowers are all of elegant form 
and of a velvety dark red color. 
Wilthari. Color clear cream. The compact growing plant bears 
the flowers on stiff stems above the leaves. The light cream 
color makes a most pleasing contrast with the foliage. 
J. W. Wilkinson. Brilliant rose-carmine; a fine-shaped flower. 
European Introductions of 1902 
Brunhilde. Vivid plum color, on long, stiff stems. The first 
flowers sometimes show a green center. It is an ideal free flow¬ 
ering, tall, decorative Dahlia. 
Weisse Geiselher. White, light color. Not constant. 
Volker. Growing on long, stiff stems ; color a pure golden-yellow; 
flowering free above the leaves. 
European Introductions of 1903 
Erlkonig. Light saffron-orange ; shining, profuse bloomer. 
Gabriel. The ground color is velvet carmine, whilst every floret 
is white from the center. 
General Buller. Soft velvet carmine with white points, the outer 
floret shading to plum color. Extra. 
Genesta. Amber. 
Spotless Queen. Pure snow-white. 
Mrs. H. J. Jones. Scarlet edged, cream and white spots. 
Mrs. Grace Cook. Pure lilac-pink with white center. 
Mrs. J. P. Clark. Reddish cinnamon color with pinkish peach col¬ 
ored points, shading to white. Extra. 
P. W. Tulloch. Salmon-red, with purple shade. 
Richard Dean. Salmon-red, with white points. 
Serpentina. The delicate flowers are all of a different color in many 
shades from a delicate pink down to a purple-red. 
Victor Von Scheffel. Cream-pink to flesh color, towards the center 
white. 
Aunt Chloe. Is a beautiful deep, dark red Dahlia; long stems, and 
free bloomer. 
Bornemann’s Liebling. Delicate peach-pink, towards the points and 
center white. 
Columbia. Shining bright red, with points of the individual florets 
white. 
Die Fee (The Fairie). The color of the large flowers is an impres¬ 
sive pink. 
Niebelungen. Flowering well above the leaves. Crimson-red, with 
a black velvet tinge. 
Weisse Perle. Snow white; rich, profuse bloomer, with very 
strong stems. 
European Introductions Prior to 1902 
Geiselher. The flowers are medium large; color ruby-red, with 
violet shining points; flowers very abundantly on wire-like 
thin stems, high above the foliage; sometimes spotted white. 
Major Tuppeney. Center dark yellow, with orange; outside border 
carmine-bronze. 
Mrs. Carter Page. Of especially wonderful form; velvety dark 
carmine-red color. 
Siegfield. Pure ivory-white. 
Sindold. The most delicate lilac-rose color, running white toward 
the center. 
Strong Plants only of above new varieties, ready about the middle of April. Ea. 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Nurseries and Trial Grounds—Sparkill, Rockland Co., New York 
