Your garden won’t look like it should he buried, instead it will be reborn, 
if in fall, instead of dead weeds, with dahlias it is adorned. 
PRINCE OI PERSIA (I. D.)— A very striking bright red exhibition dahlia of 
the most irridescent rich glowing crimson, the petals of which are of 
great depth and substance, making an unusually deep and attractive flower. 
Blooms of 10 inches in width can easily be attained with very little disbud¬ 
ding in abundance and profusion as the bush is robust. Height, 5 feet. 
Roots 50c 
R. A. BROOMFIELD (I. D.)—The color is a glorious saffron orange flushed 
with rose. Stems are stiff and strong but not clubby. They are always 
straight. The foliage is dark green, heavy, and of leathery appearance. 
The plant is a fine clean grower and makes a thrifty bush "about 5 to 0 
feet high. Roots Si.50 
ROBERT E. LEE (S. C.)—The color is a bright luminous cardinal red, reverse 
of petals lighter that will not burn or fade in the sun. The blooms are 
held from facing to upward on very good stems. An exceptionally free 
and prolific bloomer. Height, 4H> feet. Roots 25c 
ROBERT EMMETT I. D. (Maroney-Dahliadel)—This grand dahlia is a cardinal 
red, with a velvet texture; the flowers are of good size and are held facing 
sideways on best of long stems, high aloft and well out of the dark green 
foliage; the bush is a good open grower and produces a great quantity of 
perfect blooms from August until frost. Height. 4 feet. Roots $1.50 
ROYAL ROBE I. D. (Sigismondi-Parrella) 
—Color, rich royal purple. The re¬ 
verse shows a definite silver shading 
that in no sense is a faded color, but 
gives the purple a clear brightness. 
The huge blossoms are borne on long 
and cane-like stems which never 
droop. This is a seedling of Jane 
Cowl, and like the original parent, it 
is a tall growing bush with a fine 
foliage, insect-resisting. This par¬ 
ticular variety never shows a center. 
Height, 5 feet. 
Roots $3.50 Plants $1.75 
ROYAL ROBE—Photograph through the 
courtesy of Rev. Earl B. Moyer, Parkers¬ 
burg, West Virginia. Rev. Moyer not only 
knows how to grow good dahlias, but also 
knows how to take a fine photograph. 
Thank you, Reverend! 
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