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The World-Decorative Dahlia 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
These have long pointed petals which in some vari¬ 
eties are straight and in others incurved. Included in 
this class are semi-cactus, having broad petals at their 
base, but recurved at the tips, giving them a pointed 
appearance. The varieties listed below are all well¬ 
shaped flowers held erect on long, stiff stems. They are 
excellent cut flowers and splendid for garden decoration. 
Cigarette. Creamy white petals tipped scarlet. The 
petals are long and inclined to roll.SOc each 
Jersey Sweetheart. A beautiful pink, tinting to a 
lighter shade at center.35c each 
Mrs. Edna Spencer. A lovely narrow petalled flower. 
Color silvery lilac shading to orchid pink. . .25c each 
Kroon Jewel. A beautiful autumn shade. Color a rich 
golden bronze .50c each 
Margaret Starke. An attractive cerise. A color that 
always pleases .35c each 
Reine Cayeaux. Brilliant glowing red. Flowers large 
and exceptionally free-flowering.35c each 
F. W. Fellows. Long narrow incurved petals of a lively 
orange scarlet. The finest autumn shade.. .50c each 
Mae Grefe. A lovely and most pleasing light pink. In 
color and form it is one of the best.25c each 
Snow Boy. A pure white with petals of an exquisite 
texture .25c each 
Sunset Glow. Attractive and unique. Color orange-red 
over chrome-yellow .25c each 
Collection: O'ne each of the 10 Cactus Dahlias $3.00. 
All Dahlia Prices Are Postpaid 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
The most popular of all types of 
Dahlias, renowned for coloring, size, 
perfect form and freedom of flowering 
as well as their varied forms. Some have 
flat petals, others reflexed, some in¬ 
curved and still others curiously twisted. 
The varieties below are perfect in form 
and coloring and hold up well after 
cutting. 
Avalon. Color a rich lemon yellow. 
The large flowers are very distinct in 
shape, always full in the center. A 
remarkably good keeper when cut. 
25c each 
Bashful Giant. Gigantic apricot flowers 
with golden shadings. One of the 
largest Dahlias in cultivation 35c each 
Jack Rose. Bright carmine-red, resem¬ 
bling the rose of the same name. 
20 c each 
Jane Hall. Color a clear buff yellow, 
with a bronzy suffusion on the outer 
petals, which sets off the high full 
center. Flowers large, produced on 
long stiff stems...25c each 
Jean Kerr. The most valuable of all 
white Dahlias with lovely, medium¬ 
sized blooms carried on long, stiff 
stems. They last a long time after 
cutting .25c each 
Jersey Beacon. The color is Chinese- 
scarlet with a paler reverse, giving a 
two-toned effect. Very large, free 
bloomer; vigorous grower. .35c each 
Jersey Beauty. A prize-winning variety. 
Blooms are of immense size, carried 
high above the foliage on long, stiff 
stems. Color a beautiful shade of 
rose-pink .35c each 
Judge Marean. A very large flower of perfect shape. 
The color is rather difficult to describe, being a com¬ 
bination of salmon-pink, orange and gold.. .35c each 
Kentucky. A sport of Jersey Beauty and identical in 
every way except color. A pure salmon pink. 
50c each 
Leo Niessen. Color a brilliant cardinal-red, produced 
on long stiff stems; an early and continuous bloomer. 
Excellent cut flower .35c each 
Mrs. I. De Ver Warner. An exquisite shade of 
mauve-pink. Its charming color, large blooms, and 
the very long, strong, wiry stems of this variety at¬ 
tracts attention wherever grown.25c each 
Margaret Woodrow Wilson. Color creamy white, suf¬ 
fused pink, reflex darker. Immense blooms of fine 
form on long stems .35c each 
Robert Treat. American Beauty Rose color, a popular 
shade with flower lovers. Strong healthy grower and 
free bloomer. Very attractive.50c each 
Roman Eagle. An immense Dahlia of a flaming, bril¬ 
liant, burnished copper color. A typical autumn 
shade. Excellent stems, profuse bloomer.. 50c each 
Sanhican’s Bluebird. A bright violet-blue. The color 
a most uncommon shade and is the nearest approach 
to a Blue Dahlia.35c each 
Senator Baird. A grand flower of gigantic size. The 
color is a rich glowing red. The stems are long, stiff 
and hold the flowers upright. It is the finest of all 
red Decorative Dahlias for exhibition or the garden. 
25c each 
The World. Color rich, deep, rosy magenta overlaid 
with scarlet and shaded with silver tinting on edges 
of petals. Blooms are large, well-formed and long 
keeping ..50c each 
Special Offer. One each of the following six 
Decorative Dahlias. 
Value $2.05 for $1.50 
Avalon Jean Kerr Kentucky 
Bashful Giant Jersey Beauty Leo Niessen 
