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Cactus 
BETTER TIMES. Beautiful lilac-rose, large 
perfect cactus-form, good stem and habit. 
Root, 75c. 
DULCINEA. One of the beauties of this 
type; long strong stems holding the 
bright red cactus flowers in an upright 
position. Root, $1.00. 
JERSEY’S IIAINTY. Very beautiful flower. 
White with faint pink shadings in the 
center. Foliage and stems good. Easy to 
grow. Root, 50c. 
MISS BELGIUM. An orange with perfect 
formed flowers. Excellent long stems. 
Good sturdy grower. A good cut flower. 
Root, 75c. 
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, $2.00. 
MRS. IPA CHASE. Combination of bright 
lemon-yellow and spinel pink, reverse pale 
lavender-pink. Blooms have good depth, 
perfect stems, plant growth is all that 
could be desired in a dahlia. Root, $1.50. 
PAUL PFITZER. Combination of primrose 
and shell-pink. Fine stems and excellent 
form. Very fine. Root, $1.00. 
Formal Decorative 
ANNA BENEPICT. Dark rich velvety car¬ 
mine shading to very dark almost black 
center. This is an upright clean grower. 
Root, 75c. 
BI.UE RIVER, One of the most outstanding 
of dahlias the past season and we highly 
recommend it. Very large bright mauve 
with decided blue shading. Stems splen¬ 
did, profuse blooming. Root, 75c. 
BUCKEYE BRIBE. 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, 75c. 
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, 50c. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY. Lovely pink color, 
and long erect stems. Good keeping qual¬ 
ities, one of our finest standard varieties. 
Root, 50c. 
OAKLEIGH MONARCH. A red of huge 
dimensions. Great long stems. Excellent 
growth. One of the sort that men like. 
Vigorous. Root, $1.50. 
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, $1.00. 
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 
CALIFORNIA IDOL. Yellow well-formed 
huge bloom. Low grower but vigorous. 
Excellent stems. A stand-out among the 
yellows. Root, $1.50. 
EVA HUNT. A good grower, heavy sub¬ 
stance of waxy white. Foliage of dark 
green. Blooms are large and It Is an ex¬ 
cel lentvariety. Root, $1.00. 
EDNA FEEBER. 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, 75c. 
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. 
IMMACULATE. Pure white bloom, almost 
identical with Andrea Erickson in size 
and shape, growth and root qualities are 
good, splendid stem and keeping qualities. 
For cut-flower, exhibition or garden It is 
one of the best whites. Root, 75c. 
DAHLIAS 
Roots 
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. 
JEAN TRIMBEE. Flowers very large, rich 
petunia-violet in color. Flowers are pro¬ 
duced freely on strong vigorous bushes. 
Root, 50c. 
Queen City 
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 f ar 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. 
MARGRACE. Color, brilliant scarlet, tipped 
and striped with gold. In hot weather the 
gold is not so prominent. It is a very 
deep flower with an exceptionally fine 
stem that holds the flower erect to fac¬ 
ing. Root, 75c. 
MILTON J. CROSS. A very outstanding in¬ 
troduction. Color clear gold at center 
blending to light orange-buff on outer 
petals. Blooms very large and stems are 
good. Very fine dahlia. Blooms profusely. 
Root, $1.50. 
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, 50c. 
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. 
DAHLIAS FROM SEED: Grow dahlias 
from seed. Our California “De Luxe” 
strain has proven sensational. 20 seeds, 
$1.25; 100 seeds, $5.00. See page 31. 
Semi-Cactus 
AMELIA EARIIART. 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 . 00 . 
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, $1.00. 
ROYAL PURCHASE. Deep straw-yellow; 
outer petals suffused pink. The petals are 
long and slender. The blooms average 10 
inches and over and are held facing side¬ 
ways on very long, straight, stiff stems, 
a great exhibition dahlia. Root, $1.50. 
SAARLAND’S HEIMKEHR. We have 
found this one of the best of the Euro¬ 
pean introductions of a very artistic for¬ 
mation with fine, slender petals. Deep 
rose-pink shading to pale lemon-yellow 
and tipped lemon-yellow. It is a fine 
grower with full centers the entire sea¬ 
son and with good stems. Root, $1.00. 
SATAN. Flaring red, staghorn petal faintly 
tipped old gold. Stems are long and clean. 
Vigorous grower. Root. 50c. 
Pompons 
BUKWOOD. The leading exhibition pom in 
its color which is creamy yellow shaded 
with tan. A perfect grower. Root, 75c. 
DONNIE. An excellent variety that has 
form, color real orange and a vigor that 
produces abundant bloom. Root, 50c. 
DORIA. Color, deep wine shaded darker at 
center. Stems are wiry and stiff holding 
the blooms on top of stem. Centers are 
unusually full. Root, 75c. 
HONEY. Pale yellow with faint suffusion 
of red on edge of petals. Free bloomer, 
long stems, excellent for cutting. Root. 
40c. 
JOHNNY. One of the smallest and best 
formed Poms. Dark maroon with good 
stems. A winner everywhere. Root, 50c. 
LITTLE DAVID. A small, perfectly formed 
russet orange pom. Free bloomer and fine 
for cutting and exhibiting. Root, 50c. 
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 5 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. 
BABY SAGAMORE. Here is an amber-col¬ 
ored gem that is always covered with fine 
formed flowers. Extra long stems. Vig¬ 
orous. Root, 50c. 
FAIRY. Begonia-rose, petals tightly quill¬ 
ed. Very artistic and a free bloomer. 
Stems straight and stiff. Early bloomer. 
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, 
50c. 
RED HEAD. A charming fiery scarlet va¬ 
riety which resembles a rosebud when 
partly open. Dainty and ideal for decora¬ 
tions. Root. 50c. 
SYLVIA. The most beautiful garnet-red 
minature yet introduced. A most prolific 
bloomer. Flowers average 2 inches in 
diameter, produced freely from July until 
frost. Root, 75c. 
If yon want any other variety of Dahlia not catalogued, let us know. We have many others that are excellent for exhibition, 
commercial or garden use. 
