Dahlias 
The Dahlia is one of our leading specialties. The collections which we offer consist not only of the best and 
most up-to-date varieties from all sources, both domestic and foreign, but include a selection of very fine seedlings 
raised at our Montebello nurseries. No weak-neck varieties are included in the list submitted and customers pur¬ 
chasing Dahlias from us may depend on getting none but the best. All orders for the many superb novelty Dahlias 
here listed will be filled with tubers as long as available, and with strong green plants in pots after May 15. These 
plants will give equally as good results as the tubers. Although it not generally understood, Dahlias grown from cut¬ 
tings in the spring, potted on and planted out in May, June or July, flower quite as freely as those grown from tubers. 
Select Large-Flowered Decorative Dahlias 
Alhambra. Dark, rich rose-pink, a delightful 
shade. Large flowers of perfect form borne on the best 
of stems. Plants of strong growth, erect, 5 or 6 feet 
tall. A commendable Dahlia for any garden. 
Crown Jewel. Enormous-sized flowers with long, 
pointed petals. Bright canary-yellow and a distinct 
advance in Dahlias of this color. One we can recommend 
as ... _ :ry way attractive and satisfactory. 
El Monte. A Dahlia of great beauty. The ground 
is pure white daintily overlaid with lavender, deeper 
toward the edges of the petals, which are more or less 
reflexed, flat and spreading. The flowers are of large 
size and perfectly formed and their chaste loveliness 
is accentuated by informality of build. This is a superb 
decorative that should be in every customer’s garden. 
Frau Direktor Tutenberg. Very large flowers of a 
glorious new color effect distinguish this fine Dahlia. 
The interior of the petals is rich golden-yellow suffused 
with Tyrian-rose and the reverse pure Tyrian-rose with 
markings and pencilings of orange. 
Hera. True orchid-pink and one of the finest of all 
decorative Dahlias of this magnificent color. Com¬ 
bines the qualities of robust growth, enormous size 
flower, strong, wiry stems and wonderful keeping pro¬ 
perties. Every blossom comes perfect, they are pro¬ 
duced in abundance, and splendid for cutting and all 
purposes. 
Jane Cowl. Giant decorative novelty, with deep, 
massive flowers of bronzy-buff and old-gold blending 
darker toward the perfect center. Broad petals with just 
enough twist to lend that touch of refinement often 
lacking in the larger Dahlias. A wonderful exhibition 
variety that will delight every lover of the superlatively- 
beautiful in Dahlias. Height 5 to 6 feet. 
John Waterhagen. Deep blackish-maroon, a color 
of extreme richness. Perfect flowers of good size with 
excellent stems. 
Kittie Dunlap. Large-flowered, handsome and 
unique as to color, which is almost identical with that 
of the American Beauty Rose. An admirable Dahlia 
with no weak points. 
La Habra. Ground color is golden-yellow and the 
edges of the petals are more or less margined and stained 
with soft salmon-pink, the effect being charming. Ideal 
size for general cutting purposes; and they have good 
stems and keeping qualities. Height 5 to 6 feet. 
Madame A. Breuls. Exquisite shade of deep, 
lively rose-pink. Large flowers of handsome form held 
boldly erect on strong stems of exceptional length. 
A tall, vigorous grower, floriferous, and a splendid 
variety in every sense. 
Potter Palmer. Dark violet-purple, a magnificent 
shade. A flower ideal as to form, with flat petals 
beautifully arranged. One of the very finest of its color. 
Panorama. Dark orange-terra-cotta. Large flowers 
of splendid form and substance. Among the best Dahlias 
of its color. 
Red Emperor. Dark scarlet-red. Large, perfectly- 
formed flowers on sturdy plants. A variety of regal 
character. An exact replica of Jersey’s Beauty in every 
respect save color. Very fine. 
Western Beauty. Distinguished by a strikingly- 
handsome combination of colors, a soft primrose- 
yellow ground overlaid with salmon and soft pink. The 
petals are very broad, deeply channeled, and built into 
a flower of exceeding gracefulness and fine size. Has 
elegant stems, is a good keeper, and glorious for cutting 
purposes. 
Whittier. One of our Montebello seedlings of the 
Polar Bear race. An intense, glowing shade of orange- 
scarlet that blazons its claim to instant notice and 
certain admiration. As is common with seedlings of the 
Polar Bear crosses, this is characterized by flowers of 
splendid form. 
Any of the above: Price, each, 25c; 10 for $2.15. 
Choice Large-Flowered Cactus Dahlias 
Gaston Clement. Of recent introduction and a 
splendid variety. The color is a dark scarlet-red, warm 
and vivid, and the flowers, of medium size, are of model 
form and held on good stems. Unlike many cactus 
Dahlias this one is a fine keeper when cut and expecially 
recommended for that purpose. 
Giant Kriemhilde. Has a secure position among 
the most magnificent large-flowered cactus Dahlias. 
Blossoms attain a diameter of 8 inches and over and are 
gloriously colored . . . soft salmon-rose at the base of the 
petals, graduating to pure-white tips. 
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