YOUTHFUL PRIDE 
^YOUTHFUL PRIDE (St. Cac.) “Berger"—We consider this one to be the most beauti- 
ful cactus dahlia on the market to date, also one of the earliest, if not the most 
prolific bloomer, one that will bloom until frost. Color a vivid rose pink, with a 
creamy yellow center, that catches the eye upon sight. The flowers are of good 
sue and average about seven inches, and are held from facing sideways to a forty' 
five degree angle, on exceptionally strong, stiff, wiry stems, well out of and above 
the strong bush which is of wide-spreading and self'branching habits. We had 
close to 300 plants of this variety at our gardens and believe they caused more of 
an attraction than any other of the many varieties we grew, a dahlia that you hate 
to leave once you see it in bloom. The good keeping qualities make them an ideal 
flower for the garden, home or for florist work; the plant averages about four feet. 
We had a large basket of these on a revolving table in the center of our display 
at the recent New York show, and if there is a prettier or a more striking cactus 
dahlia than this one, we have yet to see it. It is a very early bloomer; the early 
blooms will show an open center, but as the nights get cooler, every bloom will 
show a tightly closed center. It is nothing unusual to see from 15 to 20 full-sized 
blooms on a single plant at one time. Owing to the fact that we have a large 
stock of it, we are releasing it at this low price. Roots, #2.00 
YULETIDE (I nf. Dec.) "Cackener"—A more gorgeous or refined dahlia than this one 
never grew. Color rose pink, the petals are broad at the base and come to a 
point at the tips, forming a stardike flower of good size and depth, which looks, 
for all the wodd, like a pink Star of Bethlehem. If you want a novelty that is 
very striking in effect, then I know of no other variety that will please you as 
this one will. The flowers are held facing sideways on strong cane-like stems, well 
out of and above the clean wide-spreading bush, with fine self-branching hab-'t of 
Growth. A good vigorous growing plant, about four to five feet in height. 
Roots, #5.00 
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