Pompon Dahlias are excellent cut-flowers 
MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS, continued 
The Dahlia as a cut-flower enhances the beauty of any decoration you may make. It is a prolific bloomer, a single bush producing 
blooms for many weeks. The best time to cut flowers is in the early morning. Mature flowers should be selected, the stems cut slant¬ 
wise with a sharp knife, the lower leaves stripped off, and the ends of the stems either burned or dipped in boiling water for half a 
minute. The Dahlias should then be placed in deep containers full of cold water and put in a cool place, free of drafts; if the ends ol 
the stems have become dry, they should be cut before being placed in water. 
Pompon Varieties 
A miniature form of Ball Dahlias. Very popular and used exten¬ 
sively for table decorations. 
MICHELL’S SELECTED POMPON DAHLIAS 
See color illustration opposite pase 80 
Bronze Beauty. A beautiful golden apricot. Free bloomer and 
good for cutting purposes. Roots, 25c. each. 
Edith Mueller. Tyrian pink, with silver reverse. Free bloomer, 
with a very fine stem. A charming variety. Roots, 35c. each. 
Jill. Soft yellow, suffused and tipped carmine. A bright, colorful 
variety with small, uniform blooms on long stems. Free bloom¬ 
ing. Roots, 25c. each. 
Johnny. The smallest Pompon grown. Dark red or maroon. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Snowclad. Pure white. Free bloomer. Roots, 25c. each. 
Taka’s Purple. A very desirable variety of good blooming 
quality and strong stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
COLLECTION: One root each of above 6 varieties for $1.50; 
3 roots of each (18 roots) for $4.00 
Bob White. Pure white, with a cast of yellow. Long stems. Excel¬ 
lent variety for cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
Cora May. Salmon-pink, shading to light primrose-yellow. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Dee Dee. A perfectly formed pure lavender, small and dainty, with 
long stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Goldilocks. Pure gold, deepening at center. Roots, 25c. each. 
Honey. Pale yellow with faint suffusion of red on edges of petals. 
Free bloomer. Long stems. Excellent for cutting. Roots, 35c. each. 
Jack. Purple-garnet blooms, perfectly formed, throughout the sea¬ 
son. An incessant bloomer. Roots, 35c. each. 
Johnny Peppin. Small, beautifully formed dark crimson blooms. 
Firm stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Little David. Perfectly formed, russet-orange flowers. Fine for 
cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
Little Edith. Gold, suffused red. Free bloomer. Excellent for 
cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
Mary Munns. Fuchsia color, orchid sheen. Roots, 35c. each. 
Sonny. A perfect exhibition type. Pinkish cinnamon. An early 
and free bloomer, with very long stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Sunset. Delightful orange. Very popular. Roots, 25c. each. 
Yellow Gem. Pure light yellow. Free bloomer. I^ng stems. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. Roots, 25c. each. 
Miniature Dahlias 
This class embraces small Decorative and Intermediate sorts be¬ 
tween Pompon and Ball types. They are excellent for basket 
arrangement or for cut-flowers. See color illustration opposite page 80. 
MD., Miniature Decorative; MFD., Miniature Forrnal Decorative; 
MID., Miniature Informal Decorative; MC., Miniature Cactus. 
Baby Royal. MD. A gem for any garden. Salmon-pink, shaded 
apricot, with yellow at base of petals. A winner of several awards. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Bishop of Llandaff. MD. Brilliant rich red. Dark bronze-colored, 
lacy foliage. Roots, .50c. each. 
Camellia. MFD. Bright orange-flame, center usually full, brilliant 
color; good keeper. Roots, 50c. each. 
Dubonnet. MSC. A beautiful Miniature Semi-Cactus variety. 
Color a rich deep ox-biqod-red that does not fade or burn. Com¬ 
pact bushes with dark green foliage. A fine cut-flower variety. 
Roots, $1.50 each. Plants, 50c. each. 
Fairy. MFD. A violet-rose, shading mauve at tips. Early and 
continuous bloomer. Roots, 50c. each. 
Goldina. MFD. A fine variety for cutting. A beautiful mallow 
pink. Strong stems. Roots, 35c. each. 
Irene. MFD. Exquisite old-rose. Roots, 35c. each. 
Jean. MID. Apricot-buff, suffused lilac-rose. Very pretty and 
artistic. Roots, 35c. each. 
Kitty Bellair. MC. Tiny deep maroon flower. Very graceful. 
Roots, 25c. each. 
Lady Mary Hope. MID. Amber and orange, tipped white. Roots, 
50c. each. 
Little Jewel. MFD. Peach-blossom-pink. Roots, 35c. each. 
Redhead. MID. Scarlet-orange, with blooms facing up, on nice 
stems. A fine keeper. Roots, 35c. each. 
Tangerine. MFD. Compact grower with long stems for cutting 
without any disbudding or pruning. A Miniature Formal Decora¬ 
tive of scarlet or russet-orange color. Roots, 75c. each. 
Orchid-flowerins Varieties 
This new race is excellent for landscape effect, gardens, table or 
other dainty decorations. Blooms often average 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter. Bush grows 2 to 3 feet in height. We recommend the 
following varieties. 
Beaver. Crimson-maroon, with light-tipped narrow florets. Roots, 
35c. each. 
Buttercup. Blooms measure 4 inches across. Color clear yellow. 
Ideal for the garden. Roots, 35c. each. 
Dahliadel Twinkle. The sensational Orchid-flowering variety that 
has fast grown in popularity, and has won a number of prizes. 
Blooms perfect in form and of a beautiful combination of white, 
suffused violet-rose, with distinct Tyrian rose mottlings on the 
reverse of the petals, which roll forward and show on the face of 
the flower. Bush rather dwarf. Roots, 75c. each. 
Everest. Pure white throughout. Roots, 35c. each. 
Mavis. White-lilac ground, with deep reddish purple reverse. 
Roots, 35c. each. 
Vesper. White, heavily suffused Tyrian rose; long stems. Profuse 
bloomer. Roots, 35c. each. 
DAHLIAS By COLOR 
Though named sorts, these .are not labeled as to variety. Extra- 
large divisions or clumps furnished in the following colors; 
Each Doz. 
Pink.$0 20 $2 00 
Red. 20 2 00 
White . 20 2 00 
Yellow . 20 2 00 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 
