86 MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS 
DECORATIVE TYPES 
7 D Informal Decorative varieties. F D Formal Decorative varieties. 
Mrs. Max Matthes (F D). Large, full well formed flowers, with 
lasting deep center; color, salmon bronze; bushes tall and 
vigorous, with thick leathery foliage. Roots, $2.00 each. Plants, 
$1.00 each. 
Mrs. Wm. Closson Purdy (F D). A lovely flower of mallow 
purple, petals beautifully and evenly arranged, giving refine¬ 
ment to the large blooms. Bush tall with long wiry stems. 
Roots, $1.00 each. 
Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords (F D). Color clear primrose base with 
vermilion showing at the ends of the petals and sometimes 
blushing toward the center with the same color. Roots, $2.00 
each. Plants, $1.00 each. 
Old Hickory (F D). Large blooms, full centers, color madder 
red with apricot suffusion. Roots, 50c. each. 
Omar Khayyam (F D). A sensational variety; the unusual 
coloring—Chinese red at base of petals, shading to bright 
orange and tipped lighter—make a wonderful soft color effect; 
tall, healthy grower. Roots, $1.00 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Patricia Ann (F D). An immense bloom of picric yellow, blend¬ 
ing to alizerine pink. Roots, $2.50 each. 
Patricia Wynne (F D ). Color, pale orchid pink, shading white; 
an excellent flower of exhibition size. Roots, $2.00 each. 
Penn Charter (F D). Strong grower; deep flowers of great 
beauty; color rich gold blended with apricot, a brilliant color. 
Roots, 75c. each. 
Pride of California ( D). A brilliant, glowing cardinal red; flowers 
large, a good cut flower. Roots, 25c. each. 
Pride of Fort Morgan (F D). Rich carmine red; sturdy grower; 
profuse bloomer. Roots, 60c. each. 
Prince of Persia (7 D). Very dark red with velvety markings; 
immense blooms, very deep, often a foot across. Roots, $1.50 
each. 
Queen of the Garden Beautiful (F D ). An immense primrose 
yellow, facing upwards on strong stems; free bloomer. A 
favorite variety. Roots, 75c. each. 
Ray Warner (F D ). Considered the most beautiful luminous 
pink in Dahlias; a cross between Jersey Beauty and Little 
Jewel. Of dwarf habit, rapid grower and profuse bloomer. 
Flowers of medium size, 7 to 8 inches in diameter; excellent for 
artistic decorating. Roots, $4.00 each. Plants, $2.00 each. 
Rising Sun (F D). An attractive and very much admired variety; 
color, sunflower yellow, shaded and suffused fire red; stems 
strong and erect. Roots, 50c. each. 
Robert Leeds (7 D). Massive flowers of a rich, royal purple color; 
blooms large. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Sagamore (F D ). Rich amber gold, shaded toward the center 
with salmon rose or orange buff. Roots, 35c. each. 
Salmon Supreme (F D ). Color a glistening salmon orange 
pink; a very popular dahlia, held erect on good stiff stems and 
admired by everyone. Roots, 75c. each. 
Sanhican’s Lavender (F D). White with tips of orchid lavender 
color, deepening as flowers mature. Flowers grow high above 
the foliage, on long, straight stems; free bloomer. Roots, $1.50 
each. Plants, 75c. each. 
Sanhican’s Queen (F D). A blending of apricot, with a faint 
brushing of carmine rose, deepening toward the center. Roots, 
50c. each. 
Shahrazad (7 D). Massive blooms of a tyrian rose color. Roots, 
$1.50 each. 
Somerset (7 D ). Free and early bloomer; color, salmon and old 
rose, blending deeper with age, with an occasional touch of 
lavender on reverse. Roots, 40c. each. 
Sultan of Hillcrest (F D ). Color, soft autumn, with yellow 
reverse. One of the finest varieties grown; extra large blooms, on 
straight stiff stems. Roots, $7.50 each. Plants, $3.75 each. 
The Commodore ( D ). One of the largest and most spectacular 
yellow dahlias, many of the blooms attaining 12 inches across 
and of good depth; color a brilliant lemon yellow, petals long and 
broad; exceedingly free bloomer. Roots, $1.50 each. 
The Lemonade (7 D). A fine cut flower; large blooms, clear 
sulphur yellow color. Roots, 50c. each. 
The World (F D ). Rich, deep rosy magenta overlaid garnet, with 
silver shadings on edges. Roots, 50c. each. 
Thomas A. Edison (F D ). Royal purple exhibition variety, 
named by permission of the Famous Electrical Wizard. Roots, 
75c. each. 
Treasure Island (F D ). Bright apricot with gold and rose suf¬ 
fusion and shadings; flowers measure 10 inches across. Roots, 
75c. each. 
Washington Giant (F D). An exquisite shade of lavender, 
with orchid tints, streaked with silver, petals broad and wavy; 
blooms of giant size; excellent stems and good habit of growth. 
Roots, $5.00 each. Plants, $2.50 each. 
Watchung Sunset (F D). A large, lavender pink bloom, held 
on long stems. Roots, 50c. each. 
White Empress (7 D). Color, almost a pure white. A strong 
healthy grower, with heavy foliage; stems strong and erect. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
White Wonder (7 D). Giant blooms, pure white, with long 
pointed twisted and curled petals; strong, vigorous bush growth. 
A hit of 1933. Roots, $3.50 each. Plants, $1.75 each. 
MICHELL’S DAHLIA COLLECTIONS 
Furnished in strong roots. 
Buy your Dahlias from Specialists. It has been our privilege to bring new introductions before the public, which have been 
well received. To stimulate larger plantings we offer the following collections as an inducement for you to obtain an assortment of 
meritorious varieties at a very reasonable price. When ordering these collections, please stipulate name and number and when de¬ 
livery is desired. 
No. 1. Superb Collection, $5.00 No. 4. Garden Collection, $1.00 
Achievement 
Value, $6.25 
Katherine Cole 
Value, $1.45 
Bonnie Bright 
Ida Perkins 
Mrs. J. J. Fernley 
Queen of the Garden 
Beautiful 
No. 2. Harmony Collection, $4.00 
Cigarette 
Jersey Beacon 
Jersey Beauty 
Pride of California 
White Jean Kerr 
Calvin Coolidge, Jr. 
City of Trenton 
Elite Glory 
Value, $5.25 
Elizabeth Dinsmore 
Hunting Hill 
Sanhican’s Lavender 
Collection Pompon Dahlias 
One each of the following 12 varieties, $4.00 
No. 3. Beauty Collection, $2.50 
Aztec Glory 
Dr. John H. Carmen 
Fordhook Emperor 
Value, $3.35 
Hallopockeny 
Jane Cowl 
Kemp’s Violet Wonder 
Amber Queen 
Atom 
Bob White 
Charming 
Cora May 
Edith Mueller 
Haake’s Glow 
Honey 
Johnny Peppin 
Little Edith 
Marietta 
Yellow Gem 
Single roots or plants of Dahlias mailed postpaid 
(wa) 
