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DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
Grow Dahlias from seed. Our Cali¬ 
fornia “De Luxe” strain has proven 
sensational. 
20 seeds, $1.25; 100 seeds, $5.00. 
See page 31. 
Roots 
Our stock consists of the highest quality 
field-grown root divisions. They arrive in 
good condition. Roots sent before April 1st 
are at buyer’s risk. We take every possible 
precaution against freezing but cannot guar¬ 
antee safe arrival. Varieties marked with a 
star can be had in plants at one-half root 
price. No plants less than 50c. 
Plants 
Our green plants are base cuttings from 
healthy stock. They are slow grown and 
should give as good results as roots. We pay 
regular postage charges, but on green plant 
shipments if they are in transit more than 
24 hours add 26c for special delivery. Plants 
ready May 1st to June 15th. 
Cactus 
‘JERSEY’S DAINTY. Very beautiful flower. 
White with faint pink shadings in the 
center. Foliage and stems good. Easy to 
grow. Root. $1.00. 
♦MISS BELGIUM. An orange with perfect 
formed flowers. Excellent long stems. 
Good sturdy grower. A good cut flower. 
Root, $1.00. 
*MRS. HERBERT O’CONNOR. Erect grow¬ 
er. Good stems. Fine form of soft rose- 
pink deepening at center. Has stood the 
test in hot climate. Root, $2.50. 
‘PAUL PFITZER. Combination of primrose 
and shell-pink. Fine stems and excellent 
form. Very fine. Root, $1.50. 
Formal Decorative 
BUCKEYE BRIDE. Geranium-pink, large 
flower on a stem which is long and per¬ 
fect. Keeps well when cut. Foliage re¬ 
sists insects and mildew. Vigorous. A 
good root maker. Root, 50c. 
BUCKEYE KING. Gold with slight apricot 
suffusions and shading deeper toward cen¬ 
ter. A variety which produces many large 
clean appearing flowers of exceptional 
keeping quality. Root, 50c. 
ELISSA LANDI. Rich brilliant salmon-or¬ 
ange, flowers held well out of foliage on 
stiff strong stems. Root. 75c. 
HONOR BRIGHT. Clear waxy orange. Vig¬ 
orous and a good commercial. Stems ex¬ 
cellent. Root. 50c. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY. Lovely pink color, 
and long erect stems. Good keeping qual¬ 
ities, one of our finest standard varieties. 
Root, 50c. 
‘QUEEN CITY. A Dahlia of great distinc¬ 
tion, with a remarkable record for the 
season: a splendid open grower. It blooms 
throughout the entire season. Color is a 
distinctive scarlet-pink, a shade half-way 
between cherry-red and old rose. Good 
cut-flower. Root, $2.00. 
SALADINI. Apricot-orange, fine compact 
formation, medium height grower, excel¬ 
lent cut flower variety. Root, 50c. 
‘SULTAN OF HILLCREST. One of the finest 
formals. Plants laden with blooms of ex¬ 
hibition size. Stems good. Soft autumn 
with yellow reverse. Root, 75c. 
COLLECTION No. A. Your selection of any 
10 Dahlias listed at 50c each, value $5.00, 
for $4.00, 
Informal Decorative 
‘ANNA BENEDICT. Dark rich velvety car¬ 
mine shading to very dark almost black 
center. This is an upright clean grower. 
Root, $1.00. 
‘ANDREA ERICSON. Pure white. The huge 
flower is composed of broad oval petals 
with pointed and slightly twisted tips, 
which gives the flower a fluffy appearance. 
Root, $1.00. 
‘CALIFORNIA IDOL. Yellow well-formed 
huge bloom. Low grower but vigorous. 
Excellent stems. A stand-out among the 
yellows. Root, $1.50. 
‘CHAUTAUQUA SUNSET. Sunset colors; 
gold, shaded old rose and coral. Growing 
habits are excellent with strong, straight 
stems and dark green foliage. Root, 75c. 
EVA HUNT. A good grower, heavy sub¬ 
stance of waxy white. Foliage of dark 
green. Blooms are large and it is an ex¬ 
cellent variety. Root, $1.50. 
DAHLIAS 
Each variety offered has been grown for a 
reasonable time and has proven worth while. 
You will note many of the older varieties 
which are as good and by chance better than 
many of the new introductions. Full of vigor 
and under reasonable care should produce a 
wonderful display of bloom. 
EDNA FERBER. Coral shading to old gold 
at base of petals. Of extreme beauty and 
size. Medium to tall habit of growth. 
Root, 50c. 
FORT MONMOUTH. Rich wine-red with 
an underlying tone of brilliant crimson- 
maroon, slight bluish violet tone at the 
tips of petals. Stems are long and stiff. 
Root, 50c. 
HILLCREST MANDARIN. Brilliant oriental 
scarlet and golden yellow, one of the 
brightest color combinations ever seen in 
a Dahlia. Thrifty grower and free 
bloomer. Root. 50c. 
JEAN TRIMBEE. Flowers very large, rich 
petunia-violet in color. Flowers are pro¬ 
duced freely on strong vigorous bushes. 
Root. 75c. 
Queen City 
JOSEPHINE G. True bright rose-pink. 
Center petals tipped yellow. A prolific 
bloomer. A sturdy grower. Root, 50c. 
•j. chas. McCullough (McCullough) is 
one of the most satisfactory Dahlias on 
the market for the amateur grower, be¬ 
cause with minimum care the plant is al¬ 
ways a delightful flowering success. The 
blossom is a lovely rose-pink and in form 
much like a Chrysanthemum. The foliage 
is superb. It blooms profusely both early 
and late. When grown by the Dahlia en¬ 
thusiast the flower develops in loveliness 
second to none. If you are fortunate 
enough to grow J. Chas. McCullough let 
the blossoms mature properly before cut¬ 
ting. Root, 50c. 
JANE COWL. This giant flower is easily 
the most outstanding variety of the pres¬ 
ent generation. It is far too well known 
to require any lengthy description. It Is 
a glistening bronzy buff of ideal habits. 
Root, 50c. 
‘LORD OF AUTUMN. Winner wherever 
shown. Clear yellow with huge blooms. 
Long stems. An ideal growing variety. 
Root, $1.50. 
‘OAKLEIGH MONARCH. A red of huge 
dimensions. Great long stems. Excellent 
growth. One of the sort that men like. 
Vigorous. Root, $2.50. 
ORIENTAL GLORY. Orange blooms, most 
attractive. Stems are long, foliage is 
healthy and clean. Roof, 50c. 
TOWER’S EMPIRE. A real acquisition. The 
color is gold with deep amber in the cen¬ 
ter. Compares favorably to Jane Cowl in 
style and habit of growth. Very large 
with flowers of great depth and wonderful 
keeping quality. Root, 75c. 
W. H. T. Old rose on begonia-rose with 
shades on the reverse of petals. Tall, ro¬ 
bust grower, producing big flowers on 
strong stems. Root, 50c. 
Semi-Cactus 
‘AMELIA EARHART. Winner that has 
proven its worth. Coral in color and a 
producer of many large blooms. Outstand¬ 
ing variety. Root, $1.00. 
‘BALLEGO’S SURPRISE. Beautiful snow- 
white. Perfect form, free flowering on 
stiff stems. Good cut flower and one that 
ranks with the best. Root, $2.00. 
‘CHALLENGER. Cardinal-red of good size 
and depth. Excellent stems. Easy to 
grow. No mistake about this one. Root, 
$1.50. 
‘ELEGANCE. Center and tips of petals yel¬ 
low, body of flower glistening coral. Ideal 
habits. Good bloomer with good stems. 
Root, 75c. 
‘FRAU O. BRACHT. Hard to beat this out¬ 
standing grower. Primrose yellow. Clean 
and well-formed blooms. Fine keeper. 
Root. $1.00. 
PRACHTKERL. Seedling of Frau O. Bracht 
but a deeper yellow and larger size. Per¬ 
fect form and a good garden variety. 
Root, $1.50. 
SATAN. Flaring red, staghorn petal faintly 
tipped old gold. Stems are long and clean. 
Vigorous grower. Root, 50c. 
Pompons 
DONNIE. An excellent variety that has 
form, color real orange and a vigor that 
produces abundant bloom. Root, 50c. 
HONEY. Pale yellow with faint suffusion 
of red on edge of petals. Free bloomer, 
long stems, excellent for cutting. Root. 
40c. 
JACK. Dark maroon of excellent form. 
Great bloomer. Vigorous growth. Root, 
40c. 
JOHNNY. One of the smallest and Jbest 
formed Poms. Dark maroon with good 
stems. A winner everywhere. Root, 40c. 
LITTLE EDITH. Wonderful exhibition va¬ 
riety. Light yellow tipped bright carmine. 
Excellent form. Root, 40c. 
MORNING MIST. White with rosy lavender 
center, outlined with lavender. Great 
bloomer. Stiff, wiry stems. Excellent. 
Root, 50c. 
MRS. V. BRITTAIN. Beautiful mauve-pink 
of finest form. A real winner. This is a 
good one. One of the best to date. Root, 
75c. 
COLLECTION No. B. Your selection of any 
five Dahlias listed at 75c each, value 
$3.75, for $3.00. 
Miniature 
BABY ROYAL. Beautiful English incurved 
Cactus. Soft salmon-pink blended apricot. 
Long clean stems, wonderful for basket 
work. Root, 40c. 
BUCKEYE BABY. The finest formed dec¬ 
orative miniature to date. Autumn col¬ 
ored, it is a real vigorous grower. Winner 
everywhere. Root, 50c. 
CARLA. Buff suffused soft lilac-rose, most 
artistic flowers and very prolific. Fine 
stems. Root, 50c. 
CORONNE. This miniature resembles a 
Gardenia. Pure white. Stems and foliage 
excellent. Root, 50c. 
FAIRY. Begonia-rose, petals tightly quill¬ 
ed. Very artistic and a free bloomer. 
Stems straight and stiff. Early bloomer. 
Root, 50c. 
JEAN. Artistic semi-cactus. Apricot-buff 
suffused lilac-rose. Prolific bloomer. Com¬ 
pact bush. Good stems. Excellent. Root, 
50c. 
LITTLE DREAM. A most beautifully form¬ 
ed cactus with splendid growth of bush. 
Clear pink and white. A beauty. Root, 
75c. 
LITTLE JEWELL. Peach - blossom - pink. 
Good vigorous grower. Flowers are small 
and unique. Profuse bloomer. Root, 40c. 
ORCHID LADY. Amaranth-pink to mallow- 
pink. Flowering habit excellent. Good 
strong stems and a fine cut flower. Root, 
75c. 
RED HEAD. A charming fiery scarlet va¬ 
riety which resembles a rosebud when 
partly open. Dainty and ideal for decora¬ 
tions. Root, 50c. 
SEED 
Yon can have new thrills this fall. 
Grow Dahlias from seed. 
If yon want any other variety 
of Dahlia not catalogued, let us know. We have many others that are excellent for exhibition, 
commercial or g’arden use. 
