Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
A. S. & L., Dahlia Roots 
The varieties which we offer have been chosen with special care. They have been 
thoroughly tested and may be depended upon to give the utmost satisfaction to the home 
gardener. Among the varieties you will recognize a number of consistent prize winners 
at the flower shows. 
Show or Quilled Dahlias 
Each 
DAHLIAS BY MAIL 
All Dahlias offered in this catolog are 
sent “Not Prepaid.’’ Minimum charge 
10 cents. 
Decorative Dahlias 
Each 
Adler. Large waxy white.. 35c 
Black Jack. Large dark maroon. 25c 
Bashful Giant. Extra large bright apri¬ 
cot. 25c 
Col. Charles Lindbergh. Large rose. 25c 
Charles G. Reed. Immense blooms of 
reddish purple on good stems. 50c 
Daily Mail. Immense blooms of yellow 
blending to golden orange. 50c 
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Very large 
Chinese red. Strong stems. Fine for 
exhibition. 75c 
Grace Curling. Lilac pink. Cleft petals. 35c 
Ida Perkins. Extra fine white. 50c 
Jane Cowl. Very large buff and gold. 25c 
Judge Marean. Salmon pink and gold. 25c 
Indiana Moon. Blending of many colors. 
Very large. Roll or Honor Dahlia. 75c 
Mrs. I. de Vere Warner. The old favorite 
Mauve pink. 25c 
Mrs. Carl Salbach. Large lavender pink. 25c 
Mrs. George le Boutellier. Immense 
blooms of rich carmine red. 75c 
Poinsetta. Very free bloomer. Bright 
red. 25c 
Robert E. Lee. Bright cardinal red. 35c 
Sanhican’s Magnet. Large purple, light¬ 
er reverse of petals. 50c 
Shahrazad. Large deep pink. 50c 
Thomas A. Edison. Rich purple. One 
of the most popular. 35c 
Cactus Dahlias 
Josephine G. Bright pink tipped yellow. 25c 
Fluffy Yellow. Clear yellow. Free 
bloomer. 75c 
Satan. Great prizewinner. Immense 
blooms. Flaming red. 50c 
White Wonder. Large fluffy white. 
Wavy petals. 50c 
Bob Pleuse. Maroon and white. Al¬ 
ways good. 35c 
Jean Trimbee. Rich shade of petunia 
violet. 50c 
Good Acres Sensation. A light shade 
of strawberry red. 50c 
Uncertainty. Bright red and white. 
No two alike. 35c 
Black Diamond. Very dark maroon. 25c 
Maud Adams. An old favorite. White, 
overlaid pink. 25c 
Delighted. White. Known as Teddy 
Roosevelt’s Smile. 25c 
Edith Slocombe. Magneta. Very pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. 25c 
Red Sox. Bright red. Profuse bloom¬ 
ers. 25c 
Sampson. Red and gold. 75c 
Single Dahlias 
Flanders Fields. Bright scarlet. Collar¬ 
ette. Fine for cutting. 35c 
Eckford Century. White, pencilled car¬ 
mine. 25c 
Poland Spring. Red with large, bright, 
golden yellow center. 25c 
Pequot Yellow. A beautiful yellow. 25c 
Tango. Orange tangerine. 25c 
Lavender Single. Lare orchid. 25c 
Pompon Dahlias 
Amber Queen. Very attractive. Clear 
amber. 25c 
Belle of Springfield. Red. Very small. 15c 
Bernice. Small bright rose and gold. 25c 
Little Sweetheart. White. 25c 
Grizzly. Rich bronze. 20c 
Golden Queen. Deep quilled yellow. 25c 
Gruss un Wein. Beautiful crushed 
strawberry. 25c 
Darkest of All. Very dark maroon. 25c 
Alwine. Deep orchid. 20c 
Little Jenny. Pale lemon yellow. 20c 
Garden Specials 
No. 1 1 doz. unnamed decorative Dah¬ 
lias—value $3.00.$2.00 
No. 2 1 doz. unnamed pompon Dahlias 
—value $2.50. 1.50 
No. 3 1 doz. unnamed large Dahlias— 
value $5.00. 3.00 
No. 4 1 doz. unnamed Single Dahlias— 
value $2.75. 1.75 
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