THE DWARF DAHLIAS ARE LOVELY LONG-LASTING CUT-FLOWERS 
Miniature Dahlias 
Miniature Dahlia 
Collarette Dahlias 
The newest type. Bushy plants, 2)4 to feet in height and 
covered with flowers all season. The medium-sized, semi-double 
blooms are carried on rigid, wirelike stems well above the foliage, 
making ideal garden plants. As cut-flowers they are superb, keeping 
fresh in water for many days. 
Baby Royal. M S-C. Salmon-pink, shaded apricot with yellow 
at base of petals. Roots, 35 cts. each 
Bishop of Llandafl. M. Duplex. An unusual flower, petals being 
bright scarlet with a center of deep garnet. Foliage is lacy, of a 
reddish bronze color. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Buckeye Baby. M F D. This fine Miniature is really small and 
the stems are fine for cutting. Color, gold-buff lightly shaded 
red on the reverse. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Dahliadel Joy. M C. It is artistic and uniform, and blooms pro¬ 
fusely on long stems without any disbudding. Color, a clear 
lemon-yellow. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Dubonnet. M S-C. Color a rich deep oxblood-red that does not 
fade or burn. This variety grows with natural stems for cutting, 
and the more flowers you cut, the more it produces. 
Roots, $1 each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Fairy. M F D. Described as a miniature Jersey’s Beauty but 
lighter in color—violet-rose, shading mauve at tips. A very early 
and continuous bloomer. Roots, 35 cts. each 
Little Nemo. M F D. A striking crimson uniformly tipped white. 
Very pleasing and regular form but sometimes grows too large 
for the Miniature class. However, the blooms are very beautiful. 
Roots, 50 cts. each 
Orchid Lady. M F D. Always a mass of bloom, good for cutting 
and home decorations. Color, bright violet-rose or light lilac. 
Certified at Storrs and E. Lansing. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Raleigh. MID. Bushes are strong and robust, stems stiff and 
erect. Color, deep rose-pink shaded salmon. One of the earliest 
and longest to bloom. Certified at Storrs. Roots, 35 cts. each 
Rapture. MID. A robust grower with excellent stems. Keeps 
well when cut. Color, rose-pink, shading to sulphur-yellow at 
center, with a gold suffusion. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Rose Beauty. MFD. A neat, truly Miniature form of Jersey’s 
Beauty. The color is a soft peach with coral suffusion. The blooms 
are uniform and perfect, with full centers. Roots, 35 cts. each 
Sanhican’s Sweetheart. M S-C. An artistic and useful novelty. 
Color, ochreous buff, suffused rose-red. Low-growing bushes 
always covered with blooms. Roots, 35 cts. each 
Tangerine. MFD. A compact 
grower with plenty of stems for 
cutting without any disbud¬ 
ding. Scarlet or russet-orange, 
a shade that appeals to the 
ladies. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Pompon Dahlias 
Pompon Dahlias are very similar to the Show Dahlias, but smaller. 
They are of medium growth and well suited for the border. 
Betty Anne. Color, soft rose-pink, inclined to violet-rose. Blooms 
are small, uniform in size and form. Bush healthy and vigorous. 
Roots, 35 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
Bob-White. It is milk-white, having just a cast of yellow when 
opening. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Doria. A unique variety coming from Australia. Flowers deep 
wine, shaded darker at center. Stems are wiry and stiff. Centers 
are unusually full. Roots, 35 cts. each 
Goldilocks. Gold, deepening at center; flowers well formed with 
fidl centers. Good for exhibiting and cutting. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Helen Anita. A beautiful lilac with a lighter reverse and white 
center. Very attractive and good for cutting. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Honey. Primrose-yellow, with faint suffusion of red on edges of 
petals. Free flowering, on long stems. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Mary Munns. One of the best in a phlox or mallow-purple. Good 
for exhibition or cutting. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Mike. Burnt-orange, shading hghter at the outer petals. Attractive, 
and a profuse bloomer. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Sherry. This is a fine deep purple of perfect exhibition form and 
size. A quick grower, early and profuse. 
Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Sunny Daybreak. Lemon-yellow, heavily tipped cardinal. Flowers 
of good form. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Single Varieties 
Doris. A brilliant carmine, heavily tipped pure white. Very distinct 
and striking. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Garnet Poinsettia. Rich, glowing garnet with a brilliant, ghsten- 
ing sheen. Large blooms of poinsettia form. Roots, 25 cts. each 
James Weller. Rich golden yellow with central zone of each petal 
soft rosy red. Large^ well-formed blooms. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Little America. A distinctly different white Single that is artistic 
for arrangements as the petals are inclined to roll forward. 
Roots, 50 cts. each 
Pequot Yellow. A very large clear yellow, especially fine for 
exhibiting. Good habits of growth and a variety which is very 
popular. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Scarlet Century. Bright, glowing scarlet blooms on erect stems. 
Good grower and free bloomer. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Collarette Dahlias 
Collarette Dahlias are single flowers with a row of different- 
colored petals inside of the outside row, giving the appearance of 
a collar. 
Erica. Deep amaranth-red, almost black; collar of same tone with 
white tips. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Fille. Bright yellow with self-colored collar. Fine stems, and a 
good keeper in the garden or in the showroom. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Mitzi. Crimson-carmine shading to primrose-yellow at center and 
edged white. Bushes branch and bloom freely. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Tribune. A real cut-flower and showy in the garden. The deep 
crimson-carmine flowers have a white collar, edged and marked 
carmine. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Orchid-flowering Dahlias 
This fine new race hails from Scotland and is certainly due great 
popularity for landscape effect, gardens, table arrangements, and 
dainty decorations. The bushes are compact, 2 to 3 feet in height, 
free-branching, and exceedingly prolific bloomers, with flowers 4 to 5 
inches in diameter. They do wonderfully well when pinched or cut 
back for landscape effect, but should not be thinned out or disbudded. 
Buttercup. Ideal for garden as the bush is a healthy grower, low 
branching, and full of perfectly formed, graceful flowers. Light 
buttercup- or deep lemon-yellow. Roots, 25 cts. each 
Dahliadel Twinkle. A beautiful white with distinct violet-rose 
markings on the reverse of the petals, which roll forward and show 
on the face of the flower. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Dahliadel Whisper. This attractive bloom is about inches 
across and is maize-yellow on the face of the petals with a scarlet 
reverse. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Lone Star. A light lemon or sulphur-yellow on the face of the 
petals with a soft French purple on the reverse with the petals 
tightly rolled forward. Stems are long and erect. An early and 
continuous bloomer. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Polly. Sunflower-yellow ground, with carmine-lake reverse. 
Roots, 25 cts. each 
Vesper. White, heavily suffused Tyrian-rose. The stems are long 
and erect and the bush compact. Roots, 35 cts. each 
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