Pompon Dahlias are excellent cut-flowers 
MICHELL'S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS, continued 
The Dahlia as a cut-flower enhances the beauty of any decoration you may make. It is a prolific bloomer, a single bush producing 
blooms for many weeks. The best time to cut flowers is in the early morning. Mature flowers should be selected, the stems cut slant¬ 
wise with a sharp knife, the lower leaves stripped off, and the ends of the stems either burned or dipped in boiling water for half a 
minute. The Dahlias should then be placed in deep containers full of cold water and put in a cool place, free of drafts; if the ends of 
the stems have become dry, they should be cut before being placed in water. 
Pompon Varieties 
A miniature form of Ball Dahlias. Very popular and used exten¬ 
sively for table decorations. 
MICHELL’S SELECTED POMPON DAHLIAS 
See color illustration opposite page 80 
Bob White. Pu re white, with a cast of yellow. Long stems. 
Excellent variety for cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
Honey. Pale yellow with faint suffusion of red on edges of petals. 
Free bloomer. Long stems. Excellent for cutting. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Johnny Peppin. Small, beautifully formed dark crimson blooms. 
Firm stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Sonny. A perfect exhibition type. Pinkish cinnamon. An early 
and free bloomer, with very long stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Sunset. Delightful orange. Very popular. Roots, 35c. each. 
Taka’s Purple. A very desirable variety of good blooming 
quality and strong stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Yellow Gem. Pure light yellow. Free bloomer. Long stems. 
Excellent for cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
COLLECTION: One root each of above 7 varieties for $2.00; 
3 roots of each (21 roots) for $5.50 
Bronze Beauty. A beautiful golden apricot. Free bloomer and good 
for cutting purposes. Roots, 25c. each. 
Charming. Lavender-pink. Fine for exhibition or cutting. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Cora May. Salmon-pink, shading to light primrose-yellow. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Dee Dee. A perfectly formed pure lavender, small and dainty, with 
long stems. Roots, 25c. each. 
Edith Mueller. Tyrian-pink, with silver reverse. Free bloomer, 
with a very fine stem. A charming variety. Roots, 35c. each. 
Goldilocks. Pure gold, deepening at center. Roots, 35c. each. 
Jack. Purple-garnet blooms, perfectly formed, throughout the sea¬ 
son. An incessant bloomer. Roots, 35c. each. 
Jill. Soft yellow, suffused and tipped carmine. A bright, colorful 
variety with small, uniform blooms on long stems. Free blooming. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Joe Pette. The best and smallest white for exhibition or cutting. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Johnny. The smallest Pompon grown. Dark red or maroon. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Libby Rohr. A very fine cerise-purple variety, a color needed for the 
dark tone in arrangements. Roots, 35c. each. 
Little Edith. Gold, suffused red. Free bloomer. Excellent for 
cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
Marietta. Dark red. Roots, 35c. each. 
Pixy. Very small, deep yellow blooms, heavily tipped Indian-red. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Ball Varieties 
This class is very fine for cut-flower purposes 
American Beauty. An extra-large-flowering red variety. Roots, 
25c. each. 
Gold Medal. Deep golden yellow, tipped and suffused Oriental red. 
Very fine for cutting. Roots, 35c. each. 
Maude Adams. Clear shell-pink. An old favorite, hard to surpass. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Mrs. C. D. Anderson. An excellent cut-flower variety on long 
stems. Color, deep garnet. Roots, 35c. each. 
Large Single Varieties 
Open-centered flowers with only one row of ray florets, regardless 
of form or number of florets. 
Doris. Deep velvety carmine, tipped pure white. Very spectacular. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Fragrance. Each petal is snow-white, with a broad margin of bright 
scarlet. Roots, 50c. each. 
Garnet Poinsettia. Glowing garnet, with rich, glistening sheen. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Lois. A charming new introduction. Color violet-rose, with yellow 
center. Roots, 35c. each. 
Miniature Dahlias 
This class embraces small Decorative and intermediate sorts be¬ 
tween Pompon and Ball types. They are excellent for basket 
arrangement or for cut-flowers. See color illustration opposite page 80. 
MD., Miniature Decorative; MFD., Miniature Formal Decorative; 
MID., Miniature Informal Decorative; MC., Miniature Cactus; 
MP., Miniature Peony-flowered. 
Baby Royal. MD. A gem for any garden. Salmon-pink, shaded 
apricot, with yellow at base of petals. A winner of several awards. 
Roots, 75c. each. 
Bishop of Landaff. MD. Brilliant rich red. Dark bronze-colored, 
lacy foliage. Roots, 50c. each. 
Bluebird. MFD. This variety is unique and different, its coloring 
being the nearest blue in the smaller Dahlias. Color, bluish 
lavender. Roots, 50c. each. 
Camellia. MFD. Bright orange-flame, center usually full, brilliant 
color; good keeper. Roots, 50c. each. 
Coronne. MFD. Finely formed; pure white. Good keeper. Roots, 
$1.00 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Jean. MID. Apricot-buff, suffused lilac-rose. Very pretty and 
artistic. Roots, 75c each. 
Kitty Bellair. MC. Tiny deep maroon flower. Very graceful. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Lady Mary Hope. MID. Amber and orange, tipped white. Roots, 
50c. each. 
Little Jewel. MFD. Peach-blossom-pink. Roots, 35c. each. 
Muriel. MD. Old -rose, with center of each petal striped apricot. 
Full centers. Free bloomer on excellent stems. Roots, 50c. each. 
Red Head. MID. Scarlet-orange, with blooms facing up, on nice 
stems. A fine keeper. Roots or plants, 50c. each. 
Tiny. MP. Peach-color, with a bright golden center. Very artistic. 
Roots, 75c. each. 
Orchid-flowering Varieties 
This new race is excellent for landscape effect, gardens, table or 
other dainty decorations. Blooms often average 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter. Bush grows 2 to 3 feet in height. We recommend the 
following varieties. 
Beaver. Crimson-maroon, with light-tipped narrow florets. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Everest. Pure white throughout. Roots, 35c. each. 
Mavis. White-lilac ground, with deep reddish purple reverse. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Pinkie. Rose, mottled white. Roots, 35c. each. 
Starfish. Pale flesh ground, with ruby reverse. Roots, 50c. each. 
Mignon or Bedding Varieties 
This is a single or duplex type of Miniature Dahlia. Plants are 
dwarf, averaging 1 pi to 2 feet in height, and covered with blooms. 
Excellent for mass or border planting and flowers are very effective 
when used for table decoration. 
Coltness Gem. Single, crimson-scarlet flowers of perfect form, 
borne in great profusion. Roots, 50c. each. 
Lady Aileen. Clear rosy pink, with a darker ring at base. Roots, 
75c. each. 
Miss Kathleen Carwithen. Crimson-scarlet flowers. Dark, lacy 
foliage. Free bloomer. Good stems. Roots, 75c. each. Plants, 
50c. each. 
Pembroke. Clear yellow. A very free-blooming variety. Roots, 
75c. each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Princess Elizabeth. Light pink. Very free bloomer. Roots, 75c. 
each. 
DAHLIAS BY COLOR 
Though named sorts, these are not labeled as to variety. Extra- 
large divisions or clumps furnished in the following colors: 
Each Doz. 
Pink .$0 20 $2 00 
Red . 20 2 00 
White . 20 2 00 
Yellow . 20 2 00 
516 and 518 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa 
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