seed from named varieties in any quantity wanted. May I suggest the seed I am 
offering are an ideal Christmas gift? Add two and one-half percent sales tax if you 
live in: California. 
I acknowledge with thanks two gifts, one, a dozen of the best dahlias from 
M. R. Chevalier, 66 Rue Alfred DuBois, Marcoussis, France, and ten numbered 
seedlings from Messrs. Ballego & Zonen, Bloemhave Dahlia Nursery, Leiden, 
Holland. I am reciprocating by sending these gentlemen a supply a second-genera- 
tion seed from the dahlias they sent me. 
VARIETIES 
ABBOT (Dutch)—Deep petunia red, self-colored semi-cactus. Certf. Haarlem. 
TNE (Dutch)—Pure sulphury yellow, semi-cactus. Improved Frau 
. Bracht. 
AMI ROUSSET (French)—Bright carmine red, tinged fuschia. Formal dec. 
ANDREI’S ORANGE AS (Dutch)—Medium size, orange-gold, semi-cactus. 
ANGELO ROSSI (Redfern)—Informal gold-colored dec. Winner of many 
prizes, including Challenge cup in Holland as best foreign dahlia. 
AUTUMN GLORY, Almy—A large yellow, informal dec. 
BAGDAD (Redfern)—Informal decorative, fiery scarlet. The late Darrill 
Hart considered it the most brilliantly colored dahlia he had ever seen. 
BARBARA REDFERN (Redfern)—Large golden yellow informal dec. For 
years a great prize winning variety. 
BERGER’S MESTERSTUK (Dutch)—Lovely rose colored, incurved cactus 
with twisted florets. Challenge cup winner. 
BURGUNDY (Redfern)—Large purple informal decorative. Well-known in 
the United States and Europe. 
BLACK PRINCE (American)—A deep velvety red, semi-cactus. 
CLARA CARDER (Australian)—Large cyclamen pink, informal decorative. 
CINNAMON BEAUTY (Dutch)—Mikado orange—informal dec. Mallow on 
reverse. Cert. Haarlem and Storrs, Conn. 
CLARA LUCY (Lucy)—I grew this brilliant orange-scarlet, informal dec. 
for Mrs. Lucy; won best flower in the San Francisco Show and two 
weeks later won largest flower in the Alameda Show. 
COLBERT (France)—Large velvety purple, semi-cactus, very fine. 
CONQUEROR (Dutch)—An enormous yellow incurved cactus. Cert. and 
Belgian Challenge cup. 
