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MRS. J. K. ALEXANDER—Clear butter-cup yellow. A 12 inch flower, free 
flowering, long stems. Height, 4 feet. Roots 75c¢ 
MRS. STEWART S. C.—Color, straw yellow, splotched with strawberry pink, 
rose lavander reverse. Form is very attractive as the petals curl and twist. 
Blooms average up to 12 inches. Height, 5 feet. Roots $2.00 Plants $1.00 
MRS. W. F. LORD F. D. (Pike-Parrella)—A bright gold with tints of peach 
pink on reverse. Gold deepens to a golden orange to the center of the flower. 
Height, 4% feet. Roots $1.00 
MRS. W. KEENE (Knight-Garfild)—-A massive informal from Australia that 
can be grown from 10 to 12 inches with a depth of 8 inches. Color, light 
yellow. Neat formation. Stems are long and straight. Height, 5 feet. 
Roots $2.50 
MRS. WILLIAM S. KNUDSEN I. D. (Dixie Gardens)—Color, pure white, 6 to 7 
feet. Heavy insect resisting foliage. Bloom 10 x 12 x 7 inches. Roots 75c 
MYRA HOWARD I. D.—Saffron yellow and gold with i nts of salmon. The entire 
effect being ochreous orange. A wonderful plant, producing giant blooms 
freely on long rigid stems. Height, 6 feet. Roots 50c 
OAKLEIGH MONARCH F. D. (Oakleigh Gardens)—It is bright cerise red color 
—quite unlike any other introduction of recent years, and the keeping 
qualities, for such a large Dahlia, are remarkable. Height, 5 feet. 
Roots 50c¢ 
ORIENTAL GLORY I. F. (Swartz)—Color is cadmium orange, overlaid with 
scarlet; center and reverse heavily shaded scarlet. Height, 5 feet. 
Roots 50c¢ 
PALO ALTO S. C.—A real giant, clear, bright salmon, shading towards gold 
at the center. Stems tall and straight. Roots 50c 
PHYLLIS KNIGHT I. D.—A dahlia of gigantic size. Color, salmon and rose 
pink. The giant blooms are borne on cane-like stem. Height, 5 feet. 
Roots $1.25 
POT O’GOLD I. D.—Color, clear sulphur yellow. Blooms average 8 inches on 
fine stem. Height of plant, 4 feet. Root 35c 
PREMIER’S MAJESTIC I. D. (Premier)—Color, salmon, gold and mulberry. 
A real fine dahlia on cane-like stem. Height, 5 feet. Root $1.00 
PREMIER’S WINSOME I. D. (Premier)—Color, white suffused with mallow 
pink. A very massive bloomer which can be grown to an immense size. 
Height, 5 feet. Root $1.50 
RED LEGION I. D. (Brazil Dahlia Farm-Parrella)—Color, bright red with 
broad twisted petals. Early and profuse bloomer. Blooms are erect on cane- 
like stems. Average size, 8 to 9 inches. Plant is a robust grower with 
heavy insect resisting foliage. Height, 5 feet. Root $5.00 Plant $2.00 
RED SUNSET I. D.—Very bright, vivid, Chinese scarlet; long stems and healthy 
grower. Beautiful foliage. Height, 5 feet. Root $1.25 
RENATE MULLER Incurved Cactus (European)—One of the finest to date; 
large flowers on the best of stems. Color, bright rose with pale yellow 
center. Height, 4 feet. Roots 50¢ 
RETA BALLIN I. D. (Foreign-Parrella)—An exceptionally fine dahlia of good 
size and depth. Blooms average 10 inches in diameter, and 7 inches in depth 
without forcing. Color, lemon yellow, almost an empire yellow. Petals 
slightly curled at the tips. A fine exhibition bloom with a closed tight 
center until the end of the season. Height, 4% feet. Root $2.00 Plant $1.00 
RITA BETTY (Australia)—Bronze, very large. Root $1.00 
RITA WELLS I. D. (Straight-Wells-Ruschmohr)—Large grenadine pink and 
buff. Root $1.50 
ROBERT EMMETT I. D. (Maroney-Dahliadel)—This grand dahlia is a cardinal 
red, with a velvet texture; the flowers are of good size on best of stems. 
Height, 4 feet. Roots 35c 




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