Dahlias are popular again and here are the popular varieties 
MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS, continued 
Cactus Dahlia 
Decorative Dahlia 
Decorative Dahlia 
Pompon Dahlias 
Decorative Types 
D., Decorative: ID.. Informal Decorative: FD.. Formal Decorative 
Adirondack Sunset. ID. Scarlet-red with golden tips and reverse; 
center golden orange. Very attractive. Good growing habit. 
Roots only, $1.00 each. 
Altamont. ID. Rose-pink blooms, deepening toward center. 
Strong stems. Fine cut-flower. Roots, 35c. each. 
American Legion. ID. One of the largest Dahlias. Giant clear 
yellow blooms. The winner of numerous awards. We have an 
unusually fine stock of roots. Roots, $1.00 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
America’s Sweetheart. ID. One of the sensations of the exhibi¬ 
tions during the past season in the “largest-of-all classes.” Often 
attains a size of 1 foot across. Color pure yellow without any 
shadings. Roots, $1.50 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Decorative Dahlia 
Andrea Ericson. ID. Pure white petals, pointed and irregularly 
placed; flowers are carried on long, stiff stems. Early and free 
bloomer. Roots, 75c. each. 
Asbury Park. FD. Massive blooms on stiff stems, well above foli¬ 
age; copper-salmon or old-rose, or one entire shade throughout the 
flower. Roots, 50c. each. 
Bagdad. ID. Beautiful brilliant scarlet blooms of large size on long 
stems. Good bush growth. Roots, 50c. each. 
Blue River. FD. A very large flower of bluish mauve. Strong stem 
and healthy bush. Roots, $1.00 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Bonny Bright. FD. This beautiful new Dahlia is a lovely old-rose 
color, held on excellent stems. The bushes average 3 feet in height 
and produce an abundance of blooms. One of the first to bloom and 
continues until frost, with perfectly formed, full-centered flowers. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
California Idol. ID. A clear, bright self-colored yellow that ranks 
in size with the largest. It may be grown to measure 14 inches or 
more across, with a corresponding depth, and yet is an extremely 
refined flower in every sense. This variety has proved to be all 
that was anticipated when grown in the open field. Roots, $1.50 
each. Plants, 75c. each. 
Calvin Coolidge, Jr. FD. Rose-pink, suffused with salmon, shading 
deeper toward the center, while the petals are distinctly edged 
with gold. Roots, 50c. each. 
Cameo. ID. True coral-pink, deepening toward center; petals 
overlaid with glistening golden sheen, reverse deep rose-pink. Fine 
exhibition flower. Roots, 50c. each. 
Chemar’s Eureka. FD. Very beautiful white blooms, faintly tinged 
lavender on edges of petals. Free flowering. Excellent keeper when 
cut. Roots, 50c. each. 
City of Trenton. ID. A first-class exhibition Dahlia, producing 
autumn-colored flowers up to 1 foot across, with full centers and 
petals that curl gracefully. Roots, 50c. each. 
Clara Barton. ID. An immense bloom which faces slightly upward 
on long, straight stems. Petals silvery orchid, with reverse of deep 
lavender. Roots, 50c. each. 
Dahliadel Gold. FD. fik variety for the largest-bloom class. Pleas¬ 
ing golden yellow, shading darker at center, with a light coral-red 
suffusion. Strong-growing bush with dark green, spreading foliage. 
Grows extremely large naturally. Roots only, $1.00 each. 
Derrill W. Hart. ID. Deep orange or copper, shading to henna- 
brown. Wonderful stem; keeps well when cut. Free bloomer. 
Roots, 50c. each. 
Dixie Ravenscroft. ID. Glowing flame-color, with a reverse of 
bright gold; the petals have a golden sheen, and twist and turn, 
making a two-toned effect. The large flowers are of perfect forma¬ 
tion; stems long, stiff, and strong. Roots, 50c. each. 
Dorothy Stone. ID. Huge, true deep pink blooms with very full 
center and thick petals evenly placed. Profuse bloomer. Roots, 
50c. each. 
Dr. H. Wesley Jack. FD. A fine variety, producing on long, stiff 
stems, attractive, large creamy white flowers, tinted pink on outer 
edges of petals. Roots, 50c. each. 
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