One really never gets tired in a garden 
MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS, continued 
DECORATIVE TYPES, continued 
D., Decorative; ID., Informal Decorative; FD., Formal Decorative 
Kemp’s Violet Wonder. ID. Large, well-formed, bright violet- 
purple flowers. Roots, 50c. each. 
Kentucky. ID. Pure salmon-pink, similar in habit and form to 
Jersey’s Beauty. Roots, 35c. each. 
King Midas. ID. Mammoth golden yellow blooms. Strong, vigor¬ 
ous grower. Roots, 50c. each. 
Lady Lyndora. ID. A beautiful pure pastel pink of foliage, size, and 
stem to carry it through. Bush semi-dwarf. A free bloomer. Roots, 
50c. each. 
Lord of Autumn. ID. Flowers rich, deep golden yellow, with 
formation as wonderful as the size. A marvelous grower with stems 
strong and erect. Roots, $2.50 each. Plants, $1.25 each. 
Man o’War. ID. Rich carmine, changing to ox-blood-red in center. 
Strong grower, with cane-like stems holding the flowers erect. 
Roots, $2.00 each. Plante, $1.00 each. 
Mardi Gras. FD. Large, well-formed American-Beauty-rose flowers 
with good stems. Roots, 50c. each. 
Marshall’s Pink. FD. An exquisite and beautiful shrimp-pink, 
similar in shape and form to Jersey’s Beauty. Especially fine for 
cutting. Extra-long, stiff stems. Dark foliage. Free bloomer. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Meadowbrook. FD. Imposing, regular blooms of lilac, veined rosy 
magenta. An exceptionally strong and rugged grower, with heavy 
foliage and very long, erect stems. Roots, 75c. each. 
Mercury. FD. A beautiful combination of orange-buff and begonia- 
rose, blended and striped in a manner hard to describe; petals are 
of good substance. Very attractive flower on fine stems. Roots, 
75c. each. 
Monmouth Champion. FD. Brilliant orange-flame. Strong 
grower. Roots, 50c. each. 
Mrs. Alfred B. Seal. ID. Large, perfectly formed, old-rose and 
lavender flowers with good centers. Roots, 50c. each. 
Mrs. Eleanor Martin. ID. Flowers of elegant form, beautiful mul¬ 
berry, suffused gold. Roots, 50c. each. 
Mrs. I. de Ver Warner. FD. Mauve-pink. Early and free bloomer. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Mrs. John W. Stock well. ID. The large, full flowers have slightly 
curled petals, giving them a graceful and refined appearance; color, 
amaranth-pink, shading to rose-pink at base. The blooms average 
9 inches, with always a full center. A fine, healthy open bush, 
6 to 7 feet high. Stems long and straight. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Murphy’s Masterpiece. ID. Immense, dark red blooms, held erect 
on good stems. A stocky grower and good bloomer. Roots, $3.00 
each. Plants, $1.50 each. 
Myra Howard. ID. A glowing combination of safTron and gold, 
with tints of salmon; giant deep flower and distinct in form and 
color. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Old Hickory. FD. Large blooms, full centers, color madder-red with 
apricot suffusion. Roots, 50c. each. 
Omar Khayyam. FD. A sensational variety of unusual coloring— 
Chinese red at base of petals, shading to bright orange and tipped 
lighter—making a wonderful soft color-effect. Tall, healthy grower. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Oriental Glory. ID. Cadmium-orange, overlaid with scarlet. Fine 
foliage, good stems and a free bloomer. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Patricia Ann. FD. An immense bloom of picric-yellow, blending to 
alizarine-pink. Roots, 75c. each. 
Pride of California. D. Large, brilliant, glowing cardinal-red 
flowers. Good cut-flower. Roots, 25c. each. 
Prince of Persia. ID. Very dark red, with velvety markings; im¬ 
mense blooms, very deep, often a foot across. Roots, 75c. each. 
Queen of the Garden Beautiful. FD. Immense primrose-yellow 
blooms, facing upward on strong stems. Free bloomer. A favorite 
variety. Roots, 50c. each. 
Ray Warner. FD. Considered the most beautiful luminous pink 
Dahlia. A cross between Jersey’s Beauty and Little Jewel. Dwarf 
in habit, a rapid grower and a profuse bloomer. Flowers 7 to 8 
inches in diameter. Excellent for artistic decorating. Roots, $1.00 
£ach. 
Rising Sun. FD. An attractive and very much admired variety. 
Sunflower-yellow, shaded and suffused fire-red; stems strong and 
erect. Roots, 50c. each. 
Robert Emmet. ID. Velvety cardinal-red blooms of giant size and 
great beauty, on long, stiff stems. Foliage dark green, insect- 
resisting. Profuse bloomer. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Royal Dutch. ID. Large, apricot-orange flowers suffused rose, 
on strong stems. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Sagamore. FD. Rich amber-gold, shaded toward the center with 
salmon-rose or orange-buff. Roots, 35c. each. 
Decorative Dahlia 
Salem Pride. FD. Large, deep, reddish violet blooms, suffused and 
lightly streaked white, on good stems. A very desirable variety. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Salmon Supreme. FD. Glistening salmon-orange-pink. A very 
popular Dahlia, held erect on good, stiff stems and admired by 
everyone. Roots, 50c. each. 
Sanhican’s Bluebird. ID. A pleasing near-to-blue Informal 
Decorative type, with outer petals of bright violet-blue, center 
petals violet. An attractive flower on wiry stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Sanhican’s Lavender. FD. White, with tips of orchid-lavender, 
deepening as flowers mature. Flowers grow high above the foliage, 
on long, straight stems. Free bloomer. Roots, 75c. each. 
Sanhican’s Queen. FD. A blending of apricot, with a faint brush¬ 
ing of carmine-rose, deepening toward the center. Roots, 50c. 
each. 
Somerset. ID. Free and early bloomer. Salmon and old-rose, blend¬ 
ing deeper with age, with an occasional touch of lavender on reverse. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Strongheart. ID. An artistically formed Dahlia of immense size 
on perfect stems. Color a beautiful light cadmium, shaded apricot. 
The foliage is insect-resistant. Roots, $1.00 each. 
Sultan of Hillcrest. FD. Extra-large blooms on straight, stiff 
stems; soft autumn color, with yellow reverse. One of the finest 
varieties grown. Roots, $2.00 each. Plants, $1.00 each. 
The Commodore. ID. One of the largest and most spectacular 
yellow Dahlias, many of the blooms attaining 1 foot across and of 
good depth; color a brilliant lemon-yellow; petals long and broad. 
Exceedingly free bloomer. Roots, 50c. each. 
The World. FD. Rich, deep rosy magenta, overlaid garnet, with 
silver shadings on edges. Roots, 50c. each. 
Thomas A. Edison. FD. Royal purple exhibition variety, named 
by permission of the famous electrical wizard. Roots, 75c. each. 
Treasure Island. FD. Bright apricot, with gold and rose suffusion 
and shadings; flowers measure 10 inches across. Roots, 50c. each. 
Watchung Sunset. FD. A large, lavender-pink bloom, held on 
long stems. Roots, 50c. each. 
White Empress. ID. Flower almost a pure white. A strong, healthy 
grower, with heavy foliage; stems strong and erect. Roots, 50c. 
each. 
White Wonder. ID. Giant pure white blooms, with long-pointed, 
twisted and curled petals. Strong, vigorous, bushy growth. Roots, 
$1.00 each. 
World’s Best White. ID. A very perfect white of the large-flowering 
type for exhibition or the garden, with blooms measuring 9 inches 
across. A profuse bloomer on stiff stems. Roots, 75c. each. 
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