RLAIMT DEPARTMENT* 
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FIELD-CROWN 
DAHLIA ROOTS 
White Century. Flowers 6 to 7 
inches in diameter and beautiful 
snow-white. Plant is a very strong, 
vigorous grower; an extremely 
profuse bloomer. Price (divided 
roots), 75c. each. 
Maroon Century. Color, deep 
maroon shaded darker, tipped rose 
with rose disc. A beautiful com¬ 
bination of deep rose with dark, 
rich, maroon band. Price (divided 
roots), 50c. each. 
Scarlet Century. The brightest daz¬ 
zling scarlet, without shade or 
blemish. The flowers are of im¬ 
mense size, 6 to 7 inches in diam¬ 
eter; of fine, round form and finish. 
A profuse bloomer. Price (divid¬ 
ed roots), 75c. each. 
Lavender Century. Very large, 
delicate lavender, with a deeper 
shaded band around the center. 
Flowers are of perfect form; early 
and extremely profuse bloomer. 
Price (divided roots), 50c. each. 
PRESIDENT VIGER. (Collarette 
Dahlia.) Rich, deep blood-red, 
shading darker towards the base 
of the petals, with pure white col¬ 
lar, occasionally suffused with 
rosy-carmine. (See cut below.) 
Price, field-grown roots , 35c. each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
20th Century Dahlias. 
Distinguished for their large Clem¬ 
atis-like flowers, 6 to 8 inches across. 
They make noble plants, about 5 
feet high and branched. 
20th Century. It is impossible to 
correctly describe this exquisite 
Dahlia. It must be seen that one may 
fully appreciate its marvelous beauty. 
It is a very early bloomer and con¬ 
tinues a mass of bloom until killed 
down by frost. The flowers are single, 
very large, 4| to 6 inches in diameter, 
sometimes reaching 7 inches. The 
color is intense rosy-crimson, with 
white tips and white disc around the 
yellow center. A superbly beautiful 
and striking flower. Height, 5 feet. 
(See cut.) Price, field-grown roots , 
30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
MAID OF KENT. The 
most showy and possibly 
the best known of all the 
“Fancy” Dahlias. Al¬ 
though the most constant 
in variegation yet it runs 
back to some extent. 
Rich crimson, tipped 
snow-white; variable. 
(See cut.) Price, field- 
grown roots , 20c. each, 
$2.00 per doz. 
Dwarf Double 
Pompone Dahlias. 
Catherine. Pure yellow. A 
beautiful variety. 
Eleganta. Soft pink, edged 
with deeper pink. 
Allie Mourey. Pinkish- 
white, tipped deep pink. 
Kleine Domitea. Yellow, 
variegated with white; 
very unique. 
Little Naiad. Rosy-lake, 
tipped with crimson. 
Leila. Flesh color, mottled 
and suffused rich crim¬ 
son; sometimes a solid 
light or dark color. 
Little Helen. White, suffused with blush; profuse and a strong grower. 
Psyche. Pale primrose, shaded rose; a very profuse bloomer. 
Raphael. Deep, rich maroon, with crimson shadings; splendid form. 
Little Beauty. Delicate shrimp-pink, quilled. A little gem. 
Snowclad. Pure white, profuse bloomer. The best of white Pompones. 
Sunshine. Scarlet, perfect form. Fairly covers itself with flowers. 
Price, field-grown roots , 25c. each; set of 12 for $2.50. 
“QUILLED” DAHLIAS. 
A. D. Livoni. Beautiful, soft, lustrous pink. Grand for cut flowers. 
Grand Duke Alexis. Color, pure, soft white, the tips of the petals 
edged and suffused with delicate pink. The finest of the type. 
M. D. Hallock. Deep yellow, finely quilled. A grand globular flower. 
Price, field-grown roots , 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 
SINGLE DAHLIAS. 
COLLARETTE DAHLIA PRES. VIGER. 
Ami Barillet. Scarlet-crimson flowers, dark bronze foliage. 
Gold Standard. Golden-yellow. Fitting companion to the above. 
John Downie. Intense, glowing crimson-scarlet. A very large flower. 
Snow Queen. Pure white, large, handsome flowers; a grand variety. 
Price, field-grown roots , 25c. each, $2.50 per doz.; set of 4 for 75c. 
