
Michell’s Meritorious Dahlias 
Time oF SuipMent. Unless specially requested, tubers will be shipped March 15 to June 1; plants, May 15 to 
June 15. 
Curture. Dahlias are at their best during the Jatter part of September or early in October. To get exhibition 
blooms, disbud plants up to August 1. Spade or plow the soil 1 to 114 feet deep; fertilize with well-rotted stable 
manure or Hyper-Humus; scatter about 14 pound of bonemeal around each hill when planting. If soil is very heavy, 
incorporate a liberal quantity of granulated peat moss. About August 1, apply about 14 pound bonemeal to each 
plant and work in thoroughly; sheep manure or potato fertilizer can be substituted for bonemeal at this time to 
good advantage. 
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. Do not expose to air or moisture too much; keep 
in a cool place, but not where they will freeze. 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS 
ID., Informal Decorative; FD., Formal Decorative; SC., Semi-Cactus; C., Cactus; IC., Incurved Cactus; Col., Collarette. 
Alice May. ID. Pure white with slight 
yellow cast at base of petals. An all-round 
Dahlia. Roots, $1.00. 
Carl G. Dahl. ID. Apricot-buff shaded old- 
rose on reverse of petals. Loose petalage 
with enormous blooms. Roots, $1.00. 
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, $2.00. Plants, $1.00. 
Glamour. ID. An unusual color combina- 
tion of purple veined violet-rose. Tall, 
heavy grower with stiff stems. Roots, 
$1.50. Plants, 75c. 
Endiam Summer. SC. Golden yellow with 
soft orange suffusion. Bush tall and rug- 
ged with excellent foliage. Roots, $1.00. 
John W. Sherwood. ID. Violet or silvery 
mauve enlivened with Tyrian-pink and 
slight gold tips. Artistic blooms with 
petals that curl and twist. Has good form, 
size, free and early blooming habits and 
een! of vitality. Roots, $6.00. Plants, 
Kimg David. (Corbett-Dahliadel.) FD. A 
stunning 9 by 5-inch Formal of regal color. 
Rich deep purple, inclined to violet-purple, 
which does not fade. Grows about 414 feet 
with plenty of stem for cutting. Roots, 
$2.00. Plants, $1.00. 
Maffie. (Exnar-Johnson.) SC. Bush 6 feet. 
Blooms 13 by 8 inches. Its lively carmine 
flowers were head and shoulders above the 
rest In a big seedling class at Camden. 
Roots, $1.50. 
Major Bowes. FD. Deep red. Fine bush 
of sturdy growth, with dark green foliage 
and blooms well proportioned. Roots, 75c. 
Mozart. (Dahliadel.) Ball type. The Iong- 
looked-for true Ball Dahlia in white. Sturdy 
growth; strong, erect stems. Grows nat- 
urally 4144 by 3 mches on bushes about 
3% feet tall. Roots, $1.00. 
Pink Josephine. ID. Beautiful lavender- 
pink. Produces large blooms on long 
stems. Early and prolific. Roots, $1.25. 
Pink Profusion. (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, and glossy dark foliage. Roots, 
$2.00. Plants, $1.00. 
Rhythm. (Dozier-Dahliadel.) IC. This 
8-inch Incurved Cactus is an exquisite 
beauty with its attractive double serrated 
tips. Cameo or shrimp-pink color with 
suffusions of soft rose and Jemon shadings 
at the base of the petals and center of the 
flower. Roots, $4.00. Plants, $2.00. 

Snowcrest. (Alexander-Dahliadel.) IC. A 
medium-sized white Incurved Cactus. 
Winner of the Leonard Barron Memorial 
Trophy at the World’s Fair as best un- 
disseminated Dahlia under 8 inches. Roots, 
$2.00. Plants, $1.00. 
Student Prince. SC. A deep buttercup- 
yellow. Very popular. Large blooms on 
ee: stems excellent for cutting. Roots, 
1.00. 
Virginia Rute. SC. Rich oxblood-red 
shaded garnet. Blooms have high full 
centers with long strong stems. One of the 
best. Roots, $1.00. 
Volcano. FD. An orange-flame-red which 
holds its color in the sun. Foliage is heavy 
and leathery. Keeps well and stems are 
perfect. Roots, $1.00. 
Whirlaway. (Pittman-Dahliadel.) ID. Clear 
shade of soft Iemon-yellow inclined to sul- 
phur-yellow with rich green, glossy, holly- 
like foliage. Roots, $2.00. Plants, $1.00. 
Winter Morn. (Dahliadel.) C. A new white 
sport of Frau Ida Mansfield. An unusual 
keeper for a Cactus Dahlia. A deep flower 
most appealing im form. Roots, $2.00. 
Plants, $1.00. 

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