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NOTE. 
The Flowers 
shown in the 
engravings are 
only half nat¬ 
ural size. 
.<C0RYR/GHT /9/O BY 
PETER HENDERSON & CD. 
FOREWORD. 
It is now six years since we inaugurated the policy 
of selling only Field Grown Roots of Dahlias and the 
results have more than upheld our judgment. Grow¬ 
ing plants of Dahlias do not travel well, pot roots are 
not capable of being divided while the field grown roots 
will for the most part divide into two or more if re¬ 
quired; this makes them much cheaper, and besides 
the field grown roots are more likely to give a larger 
and finer crop of flowers. 
NEW SHOW DAHLIA 
VIRGINIA MAULE. 
Among the many new Dahlias offered this may well 
be considered a great advance in the type because of its 
exquisite color and fine form. A large “Show” Dahlia 
of beautiful form and splendid size. It is an exquisite 
shell pink in color one of the most beautiful we know. 
It is a strong free grower, fine foliage, a very free bloomer 
with long stemmed flowers very valuable for cut 
flowers. Price, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz. 
NEW DECORATIVE DAHLIA 
"JACK ROSE." 
Absolute perfection seems unattainable; but there 
are so many high qualities united in this fine variety 
that little is left to be desired. The leading quality 
is the color, a brilliant crimson-red with fiery tones 
in the center of the flower, the whole overlaid with a 
soft violet-maroon. The coloring suggested the name. 
The form of the flower is the pure “ Decorative 99 type, 
double to the center never showing the yellow stamens 
or immature green. The flowers are from five to six 
inches across under normal conditions. The habit 
is compact, medium height and freely branching, pro¬ 
ducing twenty to thirty well budded, long stems to a 
plant. By disbudding flowers six inches across on 
thirty inch stems may be had. They keep remarkably 
on the plant, one of its most valuable points and 
unsurpassed in that respect. The demand for Dahlias as 
cut flowers is constantly increasing, and this fine variety 
is unsurpassed for that purpose because of its splendid 
color, size, stem and keeping qualities. (See cut.) 
Price, field grown roots, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 
Mrs. Roosevelt. 
GIANT DECOR- 
AT1VE DAHLIA 
This new Dahlia is acknowledged to be far supe¬ 
rior to the celebrated Dahlia Grand Duke Alexis. 
(See Quilled Dahlias , page 158.) It is of larger size, 
better color, more graceful in form, has better stems 
for cutting, will bloom better, and last, but not least, 
will keep longer when cut. The flowers are perfectly 
double, of largest size, 6 to 8 inches, while the color is 
a delicate pink, shading to soft, clear pink. ( See 
cut.) Price, field-grown roots, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 
