FKED W. THOMAS & COMPANY 
Grace Curling—Dec.—A charming flower of bright lilac with a 
trace of white at the base of petals, which are cleft, adding 
interest to the form. It is suitable for exhibiting, and attrac¬ 
tive in the garden .$ .75 
Heatherbloom—(I. D.) The formation of this variety resembles 
a large recurved chrysanthemum. The color is a rich, rosy 
purple with heavy shading of white .......$ 1.50 
Jane Cowl—Dec.—This wonderful dahlia has been a success 
wherever grown. Color, a warm buff and old gold, blending 
to apricot and rose at the center .$ .50 
Jane Ross—Dec.—Purple crimson, shaded violet and overlaid 
with maroon sheen. Stem long and strong .$ 2.50 
Kathleen Norris—Dec.—The outstanding color of this dahlia is 
a two-tone rose pink, deepening to a mellow pink, with the 
central petals of lighter shade overlaping each other. Held 
erect on long stiff stems ..$ 1.50 
King Midas—Dec.—A gorgeous golden yellow decorative. Splen¬ 
did variety on a perfect stem ...$ .50 
La Fiester—A prize winner. Color, butter cup yellow penciled 
red. Blooms strong on good stiff stems. Flowers from 
12 to 8 inches in diameter ........ Roots $ 1.50 
Margaret Woodrow Wilson—Dec.—Large opalescent pink on 
good stem. Very desirable ...$ .50 
Myra Howard—Dec.—Just naturally a large dahlia, of saffron 
gold. Your garden cannot be complete without it .$ 1.50 
Murphy’s Masterpiece—Dec.—Deep dark red shading toward 
crimson. The world’s greatest red. Stem and foliage 
splendid .....$ 2.50 
Prince of Percia—Dec.—A very striking bright red exhibition 
dahlia of the most iridescence rich glowing, cardinal red. 
The petals are of great depth making a very attractive 
flower . $ 2.00 
Papillon—Dec.—A large dahlia of coral on gold which gives a 
salmon pink or two-tone effect ...>......$ .50 
Ralph H. Blodgett—Dec.—Color of a deep orange with a slight 
suffusion of red tipped white ...$ .35 
Richard Diener—Dec.-—Golden orange, iridescent, about ten 
inches in size, on wire like stems, carrying the flowers very 
gracefully . $ 1.50 
Star Of Bethlehem—This star like white flower attracts much 
attention. Color is pure white. Stems are erect and plants 
make good growth .$ 1.00 
The World’s Best White—Dec.—Plants are strong, thrifty grow¬ 
ing and bear big blooms freely from early to late .$ .50 
All those interested in Dahlias are incited 
to join the American Dahlia Society. 
Bulletins, published quarterly which contain 
much interesting dahlia news. 
Yearly dues, $2.00 Address:—C. Louis 
Ailing, Secretary, 251 Court street, West 
Haven, Conn. 
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