No F lower Gives More for the Money Than a Big Dahlia 
DAHLIAS 
Each year the new Dahlias present remarkable advances in 
clearness of color and refinement of form and size. Stronger, 
longer stems are appearing, and huge flowers of exhibition 
quality can be cut with stems equal to their magnificence. 
Roots (tubers) delivered in February through April. Plants 
ready in May. 
Note the attractively low prices 
Semi-Cactus Dahlias 
American Purity. A fine large white on strong, erect stems. 
Roots $2 each. Plants 75 cts. each. 
Greater Glory. Tall, vigorous, and healthy. A deep rose-pink, 
shading to salmon at center. Roots $3 each. Plants $1 each. 
Gretel. Soft fiery red. Splendid for cutting and exhibiting. 
Roots 35 cts. each. 
Jessica Dragonette. Buff-apricot, suffused peach and mauve. 
Roots 75 cts. each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Limelight. Soft sulphur-yellow. Strong grower and very free 
blooming. Roots S3 each. Plants $1 each. 
Miss Elsie Jane. Shrimp-pink with cream shadings at center, 
and tipped violet-rose—a fine and useful color combination. 
Roots 50 cts. each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Paul Pfitzer. A pleasing combination of sulphur-yellow and 
lilac-rose. Strong, vigorous plants with excellent stems. Roots 
50 cts. each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Pride of America. Clear primrose-yellow with tinge of pink on 
reverse of petals. Strong stems. Roots $1 each. Plants 50 
cts. each. 
Satan. Scarlet with yellow on reverse of petals. Stems very 
long. Plants tall, rugged and showy. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Treasure Chest. Soft golden yellow, lightly suffused coral-red. 
Long, slender stems. Roots $1 each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Formal Decorative Dahlias 
Democracy. Deep primrose-yellow, shaded golden yellow; full 
centers. Strong, straight stems. Early and profuse. Roots 
50 cts. each. 
Golden Bounty. Rich lemon-yellow flowers that resemble huge 
yellow chrysanthemums. Easy to grow and gives a beautiful 
effect in the garden. Roots $2 each. Plants 75 cts. each. 
Jersey’s Beauty. The ideal pink for exhibition or florists’ use. 
Free and early bloomer with exceptional keeping qualities. 
Roots 35 cts. each. Plants 35 cts. each. 
Formal Decorative Dahlia. Jersey’s Beauty 
Cactus Dahlia. Mrs. Herbert O’Conor. See page 32 
Formal Decorative Dahlias, continued 
Jersey’s White Beauty. Beautiful flower of purest white. 
Early and free-blooming. Roots $1 each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Kentucky. Color is a tone of Jersey’s Beauty Pink with a lot 
of yellow and gold blended in. Splendid for cutting. Roots 
35 cts. each. 
Purple Mist. Described as a purple-garnet. Stems strong and 
straight. Well recommended. Roots $1 each. Plants 50 cts. 
each. 
Red Salute. Bright cardinal-red color. An early and continuous 
bloomer. Roots $2 each. Plants 75 cts. each. 
Sanhican’s Cameo. Coral-rose, shaded mallow-pink on reverse, 
with golden sheen on face of petals. Blooms keep well for 
cutting and exhibition. Roots 35 cts. each. 
Informal Decorative Dahlias 
Adirondack Sunset. Scarlet-red with golden tips on reverse; 
flower center is tipped golden orange. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Anna Benedict. Especially fine dark red variety. Well recom¬ 
mended for all purposes. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Arelda Lloyd. Clear lemon-yellow with very light rose suffusion 
on ends of petal. Very pale. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Andrea Ericson. Splendid white. Does especially well in hot 
weather. Roots 50 cts. each. 
City of Cleveland. Flowers of artistic form in bright orange, 
suffused scarlet. Rich and attractive. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Forest Fire. A very spectacular variety. Lemon-yellow, shaded 
to rich scarlet toward the tips. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Hunt’s Velvet Wonder. Deep rosy magenta, blending into a 
deep purple. A very attractive variety. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Jane Cowl. Warm buff on old-gold, blending to apricot and rose 
at center. Roots 35 cts. each. Plants 35 cts. each. 
Lord of Autumn. The lemon-yellow flowers attain a wonderful 
size and depth. One of the best exhibition varieties. Roots $1 
each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Margrace. Bright cardinal with tan reverse. Really excellent 
stem, strong and heavy. Roots 75 cts. each. Plants 50 cts. 
each. 
Mrs. George Le Boutillier. Carmine-red. A giant exhibition 
variety. Roots 50 cts. each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Opal. Soft lemon-rose with lighter shadings at centers of light 
lemon-yellow. Stems are strong and erect. A good keeping 
variety. Roots $1 each. Plants 50 cts. each. 
Palo Alto. Clear soft apricot-buff, suffused coral-red. Stems tall 
and straight. Highly recommended. Roots 50 cts. each. 
Pot o’ Gold. A large, brilliant flower of clear yellow with 
numerous long, wavy petals. Very artistic. Roots 35 cts. each. 
Watchung Giant. Deep amber-yellow, suffused orange. Good 
strong-growing variety with large blooms. Roots $2 each. 
Plants 75 cts. each. 
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WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
