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The World’s Most Select Dahlias, 1923 
SELECT PRIZE WINNING PEONY DAHLIAS. 
Amphion. A large and beautiful Peony. Color pink suffused 
heliotrope ... 
Annie Slocombe. A pleasing combination of soft amber yellow 
overcoat with bronze, the back of the petals distinctly 
marked red. It is large and an unusually strong grower. Al¬ 
ways admired when seen growing in the garden . 
Arridne. Amber and lemon shaded buff. Large and fine . 
Beatrice Boston. A huge blossom of perfect Peony type, but 
rather fuller and deeper than the old time Peony. Color is 
amaranth changing to deep mauve as the season advances. A 
sturdy grower and profuse bloomer . 
City of Portland. There is a great demand for large flowers 
and this is large enough to satisfy most anyone. The color 
is a fine clear yellow, and the stems are long and stiff . 
Dr. H. H. Rusby. Bright lemon yellow. Plants very vigorous 
and healthy .. 
Dr. Peary. Rich mahogany red. The darkest of all. Large and 
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Edith Wooster. This is a fine large Peony of yellow suffused and 
overlaid sunset red. It is a good bloomer of excellent habit 2.00 
Elsa. A large well-formed pure white. Good exhibition variety .75 
Freda Newman. Bright orange bronze margined old gold. A 
quite unique combination .^0 
George E. Ailing. One of my own seedlings. It is a Geisha seed¬ 
ling, having the good qualities of tfrfe parent variety in size, 
stem, foliage and freedom of bloom. The color is bright 
canary yellow. Award of merit, New York Horticultural 
Society. It scored 87 at The American Dahlia Society Test 
Garden, Storrs. Conn., in 1919, which entitles it to the cer¬ 
tificate of that society . ^ 
Geisha. A wonderful and most striking Dahlia. Color is a gor¬ 
geous combination of orange and scarlet .7; 
Hampton Court. Deep pink. Large flowers borne on long stiff 
stems .... 
Hope. This is an extra long stiff stem variety. The blooms are 
very large and have wonderful keeping qualities. The color, 
too, is very desirable, being a lovely shade of mauve . 
Indian Chief. A new fine, rich purple. It is without question 
one of the finest purple Peonies we have today. Has every 
good habit in stem, productiveness, etc... 
Jillsons’ Big Pink. This is a large, clear, deep pink which must 
be seen to be appreciated . 
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Laura Barnes. This is a fine, deep orange flower which always 
attracts attention, and lovers of the Peony Dahlia should 
