MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS» 
DECORATIVE TYPES 
I D Informal 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, $1.50 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, $1.50 
each. 
Myra Howard (I D). The color is a glowing combination of 
saffron and gold with tints of salmon; a giant deep flower and 
distinct in form and color. Roots, $1.50 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, 75c. each. 
Oriental Glory (I D). Cadmium orange, overlaid with scarlet; 
fine foliage, good stems and a free bloomer. Roots, $3.00 each. 
Patricia Ann (F D). An immense bloom of picric yellow, blend¬ 
ing to alizerine pink. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Penn Charter (F D). Strong grower; deep flowers of great 
beauty; color rich gold blended with apricot, a brilliant color. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Pride of California (D ). A brilliant, glowing cardinal red; flowers 
large, a good cut flower. Roots, 25c. each. 
Prince of Persia (I D). Very dark red with velvety markings; 
immense blooms, very deep, often a foot across. Roots, $1.00 
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, $2.00 each. Plants, $1.00 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. 
Royal Dutch (7 D). Apricot orange, suffused rose; large flowers 
on strong stems. Roots, $3.00 each. 
Sagamore (F D ). Rich amber gold, shaded toward the center 
with salmon rose or orange buff. Roots, 35c. each. 
Salem Pride (F D). Color, reddish violet suffused lightly streaked 
white. Blooms large and deep on good stems. A very desirable 
variety. Roots, 50c. each. 
F D Formal Decorative varieties. 
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, 50c. each. 
Sanhican’s Bluebird (7 D ). A pleasing near to blue decorative 
type, with outer petals of bright violet blue, center petals violet. 
An attractive flower on wiry stems. Roots, 35c. 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, $1.00 
each. 
Sanhican’s Queen (F D ). A blending of apricot, with a faint 
brushing of carmine rose, deepening toward the center. Roots, 
50c. each. 
Somerset (J D ). Free and early bloomer; color, salmon and old 
rose, blending deeper with age, with an occasional touch of 
lavender on reverse. Roots, 35c. each. 
Strongheart (J D). An artistically formed dahlia of immense 
size and perfect stems. Color a beautiful light cadmium shaded 
apricot. The foliage is insect resistant. Roots, $1.50 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, $4.00 each. Plants, $2.00 each. 
The Commodore (7 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, $1.00 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. 
Watchung Sunset (F D). A large, lavender pink bloom, held on 
long stems. Roots, 50c. each. 
White Empress (ID). Color, almost a pure white. A strong 
healthy grower, with heavy foliage; stems strong and erect. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
White Wonder (I D). Giant blooms, pure white, with long 
pointed twisted and curled petals; strong, vigorous bush growth. 
Roots, $1.50 each. 
World’s Best White (7 D). Blooms 9 inches across; a very 
perfect white of the large flowering type for exhibition or the 
garden. A profuse bloomer on stiff stems. Roots, 75c. 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 
delivery is desired. 
No. 1. Superb Collection, $5.00 
Andrea Erickson 
Cardinalis 
Eagle Rock Fantasy 
Value, $6.50 
Janet Southwick 
Meadowbrook 
The Commodore 
No. 2. 
Bagdad 
Derrill W. Hart 
Eastern Star 
Beauty Collection, $2.50 
Value, $3.25 
Indiana Moon 
Mrs. Geo. W. Elkins, Jr. 
Salem Pride 
No. 3. 
Avalon 
Harry Mayer 
Jean Kerr 
Garden Collection, $1.00 
Value, $1.50 
[ Jersey Beauty 
Somerset 
No. 4. Collection 
Miniature Dahlias, $2.75 
Value, $3.50 
Baby Royal 
Bishop of Landaff 
Bluebird 
Muriel 
Red Head 
Tricolor 
No. 5. Collection 
Pompon Dahlias, $2.50 
Value, $3.50 
Bob White 
Charming 
Cora May 
Dee Dee 
Edith Mueller 
Haake’s Glow 
Honey 
Johnny Peppin 
Little Edith 
Sonny 
Taka’s Purple 
Yellow Gem 
Single roots or plants of Dahlias mailed postpaid 
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