CHAMPION CITY GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
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| DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS 
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We grew about fifteen acres of Dahlias the past season. This flower is being grown <[ 
by the acres by florists for cut flowers. The bulbs we offer are divided field roots. <, 
After the supply of them is exhausted we will send pot grown plants. These 
make the best plants and produce the best flowers. Price, except where noted, <► 
75 cents per dozen; $6.00 per hundred. j 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
So-called from their resemblance to Cactus flowers. They 
are characterized by long, narrow, pointed, tubular and twisted 
petals of graded lengths, giving the flowers a striking and at¬ 
tractive appearance. Grand for cut flowers. 
AEGIR —Entirely distinct. Petals are twisted and incurved in 
the most irregular and pleasing manner. Color bright rich 
crimson-scarlet. 
AMOS PERRY — The best bright scarlet Cactus to date. Color 
purest flaming scarlet, with long, narrow twisted petals of 
irregular formation. The blooms are borne well above the 
foliage in the utmost profusion. Certainly a beauty. 
AURORA — The color is a remarkable shade of rich golden- 
amber, elegantly tinged and shaded with apricot and dark 
ruddy copper, shading lighter towards tips of petals, intense¬ 
ly beautiful and resembling in color a splendid afterglow. 
CHARLES CLAYTON —The strongest words of praise are not 
extravagant when applied to this wonderful new’ Cactus. It 
is the ideal in color, form, length of stem and general good 
habits, beyond which it would seem little could be hoped for. 
The color is a most intense crimson, so vivid as to dazzle 
the eye; superb. 
COUNTESS OF LONSDALE —For perfection of bloom, erectness 
of stem, abundance of flower, this variety has never yet been 
equaled. On several of the plants we have counted over 150 
perfect blooms on one plant. Is there any other garden flow¬ 
er that can equal it? The color is a rich salmon-pink tinted 
apricot. The one best Dahlia. 
COUNTRY GIRL— Base of petals golden-yellow suffused with 
salmon-rose or old gold, which is deepest at the tips of petals. 
FLORA DOR A —Deep, dark, rich wine-crimson, splendid shaped 
flowers on long upright wiry stems. Habit the ideal of per¬ 
fection. 
J. H. JACKSON— This is without doubt the finest dark Cactus 
Dahlia. Its velvety black crimson-maroon shade is very 
striking. Large and perfect. 
KRIEMHILDE — A magnificent variety bearing perfect flowers 
of fresh delicate pink shading to deep rose-pink. The center 
petals ultimately change to creamy-white, giving the mature 
flower a captivating pink and white effect. 
MRS. GEORGE STEVENSON— This is the grandest clear yel¬ 
low Cactus Dahlia to date. The petals are very long and 
narrow and stand well above the foliage. Extra fine. 
Cactus Dahlia. 
STRAHLEIN KRONE — Intense cardinal-red, very rich and 
glowing; of immense size. 
STANDARD BEARER— Bright, pure scarlet; flowers large and 
full to the center; of symmetrical and perfect form. Petals 
semi-quilled. Extraordinarily productive. One of the very best. 
VESTA —A beautiful shade of delicate light pink. Large full 
flowers borne on long stems; very good. 
This class is a miniature form of the Show and Fancy 
Dahlias, having the same round, ball-like form, but much 
smaller in size. The plants are also smaller. Of branch¬ 
ing habit, producing the flowers in endless profusion. As they 
can be cut in sprays, they are valuable for bouquets and for 
small grounds; also useful as borders to beds of tall growing 
plants. Everybody loves them, 
Pompon Dahlia 
BOBBY —Deep plum or claret color. 
CATHERINE — Bright buttercup-yel¬ 
low. Excellent for cutting. 
FASCINATION —Pink and lavender, 
sometimes splashed with white. 
FASHION —A very pretty shade of old 
gold. 
HIGHLAND MARY —Pink and laven¬ 
der, with white. Ethereally beau¬ 
tiful. 
LITTLE HERMAN— Deep red, tipped 
White; variable. 
SNOW CLAD— Early pure white. Ex¬ 
tra free flowering. A most charm¬ 
ing variety. 
VIVID — Bright glowing scarlet. Extra 
free and fine. 
