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Michell Pee Dahlia 

Time of Shipment. Unless specially requested, tubers will be shipped March 15th to June Ist; plants May 15th to June 15th. 
Culture. Dahlias are at their best during the latter part of September or early in October. 
August Ist. Spade or plow the soil 1 to 11 feet deep; fertilize with well-rotted stable manure or Hyper-Humus; scatter about 1/4 pound of 
bone meal around each hill when planting. If soil is very heavy, incorporate a liberal quantity of granulated peat moss. Abrut August 1, apply 
about 14 pound bone meal to each plant and work in thoroughly; sheep manure or potato fertilizer can be substituted for bone meal at this 
time to good advantage. 
To get exhibition blooms, disbud plants up to 
How to Keep Dahlia Tubers After They Are Shipped to You If Too Early to Plant 
Open package and allow tubers to remain in packing material. 
where they will freeze. 
New and Recent Introductions 
ID., Informal Decorative; FD., Formal Deco- 
rative; MC., Miniature Cactus; MFD., Miniature 
Decorative; MID. Miniature Informal Decora- 
tive; MSC. Miniature Semi-Cactus; MP., Minia- 
ture Pompon; SC., Semi-Cactus; ae Single; C., 
Cactus; IC., Incurved Cactus® Col., Collarette; 
O-FI., Orchid-flowered. 
American Victory. FD. Rich oxblood-red. A 
solid color extending through the petals; 
stands the sun without shading. Dark green 
foliage and strong, well proportioned stems. 
Roots, $1.50. Plants, 50c. 
De Molay. (Dahliadel.) FD. A velvety crimson- 
red Formal Decorative with blooms 9 by 5 
inches. A strong, rugged grower that does 
well in ordinary culture. Roots, $3.00. Plants, 
$1.50. 
Indian Summer. SC. Golden yellow with soft 
orange suffusion. Bush tall and rugged with 
excellent foliage. Roots, $7.50. Plants, $2.50. 
King David. (Corbett-Dahliadel.) A stunning 
9 by 5-inch formal of regal color. Rich deep 
purpie, inclined to violet-purple, which does 
not fade. Grows about 414 feet with plenty 
a ham for cutting. Roots, $6.00. Plants, 
$2.00. 
Maffie. (Exnar-Johnson.) SC. Bush 6 ft. Blooms 
13 by 8 inches. Its lively carmine flowers 
were head and shoulders above the rest in a 
big seedling class at Camden. Roots, $3.00. 
Plants, $1.00. 
Maryland Perfection. FD. Uniform clear light 
violet-purple. Stem strong, erect and long. 
Excellent foliage. Petals firm. A profuse 
bloomer. Originator’s stock. Size when dis- 
toe is 6 inches; depth 4 inches. Roots, 
1.00. 
Mozart. (Dahliadel.) The long-looked-for true 
Ball Dahlia in white. Sturdy growth; strong, 
erect stems. Holds good centers until frost. 
Grows naturally 414 by 3 inches on bushes 
31°00 314 feet tall. Roots, $3.00; Plants, 
Peach Dawn. (Dudley-Dahliadel.) A unique 
form and most pleasing Semi-Cactus of rosy 
flesh suffused soft ruse, giving the effect of 
soft salmon-pink. Flowers of useful size 8 by 
5 inches on strong stems. Roots, $6.00. 
Plants, $2.00. 
Pink Elephant. (Giffin-Dahliadel.) ID. Deep 
rose-pink Informal Decorative. Brighter than 
Kathleen Norris, and blooms grow 12.by 7 
inches in field-culture, and plenty of them. 
Roots, $7.50. Plants, $2.50. 

Special Introductory Collection 
$12.00 
(1) Each of the Following (3) Named 
Varieties: 
Indian Summer. Orange-buff ...... $ 7.50 
King David. Deep purple.......... 6.00 
Whirlaway. Soft lemon-yellow...... 6.00 

Do not expose to air or moisture too much; keep in a cool place, but not 
Pink Profuston. (Cordes-Dahliadel.) FD. This 
Formal of intense salmon-pink, edged deep 
rose-pink, develops a cream center as it 
fully opens. Perfect centers, sturdy growth, 
eS tel dark foliage. Roots, $6.00. Plants, 
Rhythm. IC. (Dozier-Dahliadel.) This 8-inch 
Incurved Cactus is an exquisite beauty with 
its attractive double serrated tips. The 
cameo or shrimp-pink color with suffusions 
of soft rose and lemon shadings at the base 
of the petals and center of the flower make 
it most unusual. Roots, $15.00. Plants, $7.50. 
Snowcrest.( Alexander-Dahliadel.) IC. A me- 
dium-sized white Incurved Cactus. Winner 
of the Leonard Barron Memorial Trophy at 
the World’s Fair as best undisseminated 
ye under 8 inches. Roots, $3.00. Plants, 
1.00. 
Sparkle Collarette. (Dahliadel.) Good pure 
white that will bloom throughout the season 
without burning. Grows 21 ft., producing 
long, straight stems for cutting. A shapely 
bush for border planting. Roots, $3.00. 
Plants, $1.50. 
Whirlaway. ID. (Pittman-Dahliadel.) Clear 
shade of soft lemon-yellow inclined to sul- 
phur-yellow with rich green, glossy, holly- 
like foliage. Roots, $6.00. Plants, $2.00. 
Winter Morn. (Dahliadel.) C. A new white 
sport of Frau Ida Mansfield, 7/2 by 4 inches. 
An unusual keeper for a Cactus Dahlia. A 
deep flower most appealing in form. Roots, 
$5.00. Plants, $2.00. 

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