The World's Most Select Dahlias, 1923 
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Dr. Tevis. A magnificent blossom of a blend of copper, old rose, 
and old gold. Immense flowers with the best possible stem. 
A Californian which it is a pleasure to boast, as I grew it 
most successfully last season . 
Emma Slocombe Improved. This is a Decorative which no ex¬ 
hibitor should be without. The blooms are pure white and 
of enormous size . 
Fireburst. Bright scarlet of the largest size . 
Flemmgo. An excellent variety for cutting, by reason of its 
fine stems and clear, bright shell pink color. Very prolific .. 
Francis A. Butts. A beautiful variety of white with lavender 
pink shadings. Large, with stems of extraordinary length 
General Custer. A fine large cream color flower having shad¬ 
ings of yellow and at times just a suggestion of red. Fine 
bloomer .. 
G. H. Carr. An extraordinarily large, perfectly formed variety 
which will be particularly valuable to those who exhibit. 
The color is a peculiar shade of purplish magenta shading 
lighter at tips . 
Glory of New Haven. A seedling of the well-known Mildred 
Slocombe. Color is a beautiful shade of pinkish mauve. It 
is larger than the parent variety, and has a slightly higher 
center. Plants are tall, robust growers, and produce large 
blooms with remarkable freedom on long, strong stems. 
Will be indispensable for exhibition . 
Glorieux. The color of this Dahlia always attracts attention. 
It is a deep golden yellow usually tipped white, but like all 
others of this type of marking is subject to much variation. 
Large size, good stems, and free flowering .. 
Helen Carpenter. There are some flowers to which it is impos¬ 
sible to do justice on paper, and this is one of that sort. The 
ground color is'a beautiful cream with just a suggestion of 
delicate peach pink. Large and free ... 
Jean Kerr. A pure white which can be highly recommended for 
cut flower purposes or florist use on account of the enor - 
mous amount of good-size blooms it will produce . 
Jillson’s Masterpiece. A fine, large lavender pink which pro- 
dues flowers very freely .'.. 
J. K. Alexander. A large and striking variety borne on long 
wiry stems. Color is a rich violet-purple . 
Judge Marean. This, as the name implies, is one of the finest 
of the Marean varieties. It is of a color difficult to describe, 
being a combination of salmon pink, red, yellow, and gold. A 
very large flower, profuse bloomer, very early, and stands 
erect on fine stems . 
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King of Autumn. This is a new shade of gold and pink. It has 
