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THE GOOD do GEESE COM PAX Y WHOLESALE TRADE LIST 
Standard Varieties of Dahlias 
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. All Dah¬ 
lias except where noted, 75c per dozen; $6.00 per hundred. 
Cactus Dahlias 
AMOS PERRY —Fiery scarlet; very brilliant. (A.) 
AURORA All the colors of the rising sun. (A.) 
CHARLES CLAYTON —Color a most Intense dark crimson. (A.) 
COUNTESS OF LONSDALE This variety, with our new 
Carnation 'Springfield," will produce more and better flowers 
than any other that we know of. The color is a pleasing 
salmon-pink. Extra; grand for cut flowers. (A-B.) 
FLORA -Beautiful pure white. (A.) 
FLO RAD ORA -Beautiful pure garnet. Splendid form and a 
free bloomer. (A-B.) 
HENRY CAYEUX Old gold shading to golden-yellow. Dozen. 
$2.50. (A.) 
J. H. JACKSON Blackish-maroon. Fine. (A-B.) 
KRIEMHILDE— Deep pink, light center. (A-B.) 
MARY SERVICE -Pinkish-apricot or heliotrope. (A-B.) 
MADAME HENRY CAYEUX (New)—The finest of all pink 
Cactus Dahlias. Color delicate flesh rose-pink, with white 
tips; center of blooms pure white disc. 50c each; dozen, 
$5.00. (A.) 
PRINCE OF YELLOWS Rich golden-yellow, very profuse. (A.) 
RENE CAYEUX (New)—Rich, ruby crimson. $3.00 per dozen. 
(A.) 
RHEIN KOENIG Pure snow-white flowers from five to six 
inches across; fine form. (A.) 
RUTH FORBES —A beautiful clear pink. $2.50 per dozen. (A.) 
SIR US —Bright golden-yellow, heavily striped scarlet. Large, 
bold flower. (A.) 
Decorative Dahlias 
BLACK BEAUTY Intense velvety maroon. (A-B.) 
DELICE Flowers of good size; a bright pink, suffused lav¬ 
ender. (A.) 
GOLDEN WEDDING Immense size; rich golden-yellow. (A.) 
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS White tipped lavender. $2.00 dozen. 
(A.) 
HORTULANUS FIET (New)— This is the famous Pink Souv. 
de Gustave Doazon. Extra fine; very large. $3.00 per 
dozen. (A.) 
JEANNE CHARMET Scarce. Very large and beautiful; an 
exquisite shade of lilac-pink. $3.00 per dozen. (A.) 
JACK ROSE -The best crimson for garden. Color of the cele¬ 
brated Jack Rose. (A-B.) 
MADAME A. LUMIERE —Pure white, violet-red tips. (A.) 
MATCHLESS A grand bright red Dahlia. Extra. (A-B.) 
MRS. J. GARDNER CASSATT Large flower of elegant shape. 
Mauve-pink, a very scarce shade in Dahlias. Extra. $2.50 
per dozen; $15.00 per hundred. (A.) 
MONT BLANC An early free flowering creamy-white on good 
stems. Dozen, $2.50. (A.) 
MRS. WARN AAR (New)—Pink. 50c each. 
MRS. CHARLES L. SEYBOLD— Pink, each petal tipped white; 
extra. (A.) 
PRINCESS JULIANA —-White. Extra. $2.50 dozen. 
PERLE d’OR —One of the best white Decorative Dahlias. (A.) 
SOUV. DE GUSTAVE DOAZON The largest Dahlia to date. 
Orange-red, a pleasing shade. (A.) 
WILLIAM AGNEW -Rich red. Extra fine. (A-B.) 
ZULU Blackest of all Dahlias we know. (A-B.) 
Show Dahlias 
ARABELLA— Lovely primrose, tipped rose. (A-B.) 
A. D. LIVONI —Soft clear pink; free bloomer. (A.) 
CUBAN GIANT —Dark purplish-crimson; very large. (A-B.) 
DOROTHY PEACOCK (New)—The most exquisitely beautiful 
bright sea shell-pink Dahlia on earth. $2.00 per dozen; 
$12.00 per hundred. (A.) 
LUCY FAWCETT —Pale yellow, striped pink. (A.) 
QUEEN VICTORIA— Canary-yellow. (A-B.) 
RED HUSSAR— Best red Show Dahlia. (A-B.) 
ROBERT BROOMFIELD— Pure white; extra. (A.) 
SUSAN —A beautiful delicate shell-pink. (A.) 
SYLVIA or DOLLY —Fine for cut flowers, for which it is 
largely used. Clear pink, almost white in center; extra. 
(A-B.) 
VIVIAN (New) — Color white, effectively edged rose-violet. 
$2.50 per dozen. (A-B.) 
W. W. RAWSON (New)—Pure white, overlaid with amethyst- 
blue; extra. $2.50 per dozen. (A.) 
Peony Dahlias 
AVALANCHE —A wonderful white. $2.00 dozen. 
CHATENAY —A lovely Chatenay rose-pink. $2.00 dozen. 
DR. PEARY —A grand shade of red. $2.00 dozen. 
HORTULANUS BUDDE (New)—Bright orange-red. Award of 
merit; extra. $3.00 per dozen. (A.) 
HORTULANUS WITTE (New)—Pure white. First-class cer¬ 
tificate. $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per hundred. (A.) 
JOHN WANAMAKER (New) —This is the wonderful self¬ 
branching or stooling Dahlia. Many claim this to be the 
very best of all Dahlias. The color is a beautiful clear 
pink, overlaid with silvery-white. A wonder. Each, $1.00; 
$10.00 per dozen. (A-B.) 
MRS. J. C. VAUGHAN (New)—Lovely bright clear yellow. 
This variety won the "Silver Cup" at the R. H. S. Dahlia 
Trials, Duffreyn, 1914 ; also F. C. C., Harlem, 1913, and F. 
C. C., Amsterdam, 1913. A gem. Each, 50c; $5.00 per 
dozen. (A.) 
QUEEN WILHELMINA —The flowers of this grand variety are 
snow-white, with a center of golden-yellow. They look like 
huge butterflies on the plant. They are so light and airy. 
Extra fine. (A.) 
SHERLOCK HOLMES (New)—Deep mauve. Splendid form. 
This is the much heralded Blue Dahlia. It is a grand flower 
and free bloomer. $3.00 per dozen ; $20.00 per hundred. (A.) 
Single or Century Dahlias 
Fine for cut flowers. These are the "Cut and Come Again" 
of all the Dahlias. 
BIG CHIEF —Rich crimson, margined maroon. (A-B.) 
FRINGED 20TH CENTURY— Cleft or serrated petals. Rosy- 
crimson with lighter markings. A wonderful cut flower 
Dahlia. The more you cut it the more it blooms. Three-foot 
stems. Be sure and try this Dahlia for cut flowers. (A-B.) 
GORGEOUS —Bright scarlet. Very showy. (A.) 
VARIEGATED LISZT —Some class this with the Peony-flowered 
Dahlias. Dark oriental-red with yellow tips and markings. 
Exceedingly showy. (A-B.) 
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