MICHELL’S MERITORIOUS DAHLIAS, continued 
Decorative Types, continued 
Mrs. James Albin. FD. New deep yellow. 
Blooms are well formed, with excellent 
keeping qualities. Blooms freely. Roots, 50c. 
Mrs. Wm. Knudsen. FD. A massive pure 
waxy white. Vigorous grower but should 
be planted early. Roots, 75c. 
Murphy’s Masterpiece. ID. A deep dark 
red shading crimson; very large blooms. 
Roots, $1.00. 
Pink Josephine. ID. Beautiful lavender- 
pink. Produces large blooms on _ long 
stems. Early and prolific. Roots, $1.00. 
Producer. ID. Orange-yellow suffused red. 
Plants are 41% feet high. Roots, $1.00. 
Sherwood’s Peach. ID. Orange-apricot. 
Cane-like stems with Insect-resistant foli- 
age. Roots, $1.00 
Silver Lady. ID. Ivory-white delicately 
flushed and edged violet-rose. Rugged 
bush; vigorous foliage. Roots, $1.00. 
Sunrays. ID. Color, clear buff with apricot 
suffusion, with a distinct peach-red on re- 
verse of petals. Roots, $1.00. 
Teeraween’s Best. FD. Beautiful Javender 
flowers on good stems. Hardy bush about 
5 feet tall. Roots, $1.00. 
Victory. FD. Two-toned pink with no hint 
of lavender. Faintly overlaid with chrome- 
yellow. Very pleasing. Roots, $1.00. 
Virginia Rute. ID. kich oxblood-red 
shaded garnet. High full centers; 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. Roots, $1.00. 
White King. FD. A good standard white. 
Very popular. Roots, 50c. 
White Wonder. ID. Giant blooms of pure 
white with long, pointed, twisted petals. 
Strong stems. Roots, 50c. 
Cactus Types 
C., Cactus; SC., Semi-Cactus; IC., In- 
curved Cactus. 
Amelia Earhart. SC. Apricot-buff, with 
salmon tints, shading to soft yellow at base 
of petals. Roots, $1.50. 
Bataan. SC. Beautiful scarlet, tipped gold; 
good straight stems. Very attractive and 
fine for cutting. Roots, $1.00. 
Cometeer. C. Rich golden yellow. A fime 
cut-flower; excellent keeper. Roots, 50c. 
Jean Trimbee. SC. The best garden purple, 
a bright petunia shade. Very early. Plants 
tall and stems long. Roots, $1.00 
Jersey’s Dainty. C. A truly dainty white 
variety faintly tinged lavender, almost pure 
white late in the season. Blooms 7 inches 
across and 3 inches deep. Roots, 50c. 
Lady in Red. SC. A bright velvety red. 
Fine form. Dark green foliage. Roots, 75c. 
Maffie. (Exnar-Johnson.) SC. Bush 6 feet. 
Blooms 13 by 8 inches. Lively carmine. 
Roots, $1.50. 
May Robson. SC. An attractive soft rose- 
pink. Erect stems with blooms well above 
foliage. Roots, $1.00. 
Marietta. IC. Profuse bloomer with perfect 
stems and a good grower. Clear canary- 
yellow; does not burn or fade. Roots, 75c. 
Michigan White. SC. One of the very 
best of the white cut-flower Dahlias. A 
prolific bloomer with good _ substance. 
Flowers are of medium size. Roots, $1.00. 
Miss Elsie Jame. SC. Most artistically 
formed blooms of shrimp-pink, with cream 
shadings at center, tipped violet-rose. 
Roots, 50c. 
Son of Satan. SC. This is an improvement 
over Satan as it Is a bright scarlet and has 
stronger stems. 11 by 5 inches. Bush 5 
feet. Roots, $1.00. 
Student Prince. SC. A deep buttercup- 
yellow. Large blooms on strong stems 
excellent for cutting. Roots, $1.00. 
Yellow Glory. SC. A very large Iemon- 
yellow with curled and twisted petals. 
Strong stems; dark foliage. Roots, $1.00. 

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MICHELL CO., 
Beauty Collection ,...,. 
Blue Jersey. Lavender-pink.....$0 50 
Mrs. Wm. Knudsen. Pure white. 75 
Sunrays. Orange suffused pink... 
Victory. Two-toned pink........ 
Virginia Rute. Oxblood-red..... 
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SPECIAL COLLECTION: One root each $3.25 
of the above five varieties for 
Garden Collection ,...,. 
Gallant Fox. 
Jane Cowl. Bronzy buff 
Jean Kerr. Fine white 
Improved Francis Larocca. Sul- 
phur-yellow 
Kentucky. Salmon-pink 
Value. . 
SPECIAL COLLECTION: One root each $4 75 
of the above five varieties for 

Miscellaneous Varieties 
Open-centered flowers with only one row 
of ray florets, regardless of form or number of 
florets. 
Dahliadel Twinkle. (Orchid.) Blooms per- 
fect in form and of a beautiful combina- 
tion of white, suffused violet-rose, with 
distinct Tyrian rose mottlings on the 
reverse of the petals. Bush rather dwarf. 
Roots, 50c. 
Charlotte Caldwell. (Ball.) Bright apricot 
suffused coral. Uniform blooms on strong 
stems. Roots, 50c. 
Marshall’s Gloria. (Single.) Striking bi- 
color of cardinal-red with white stripe in 
center of each petal. Roots, 50c. 
Pequot Yellow. (Single.) A very large 
clear yellow, of good habit and growth. 
Roots, 75c. 
Scarlet Century. Bright, glowing scarlet 
on erect stems. Good grower with profuse, 
well-formed blooms. Roots, 50c. 
Sparkle. Col. Pure white that truly sparkles. 
Blooms throughout season, without burn- 
ing. Roots, 50c. 
Tango. (Single.) A lively autumn tint, 
cadmium-yellow, shaded scarlet-orange. 
Attractive. Roots, 35c. 
Temptation. Single. Scarlet-red, almost 
identical to a poinsettia in color and form. 
Stands plenty of sunshine without burning 
or fading. Roots, 75c. 
Miniature Dahlias 
This class embraces small Decorative and 
intermediate sorts between Pompon and Ball 
types. They are excellent for basket arrange- 
ment or for cut-flowers. 
MD., Miniature Decorative; MFD., Min- 
jature Formal Decorative; MID., Miniature 
Informal Decorative; MP., Miniature Peony- 
flowered. 
Andries Orange. MSC. Bright orange of 
clear and attractive tone. Stems perfect 
and flowers of excellent form. Roots, 50c. 
Baby Sagamore. MD. Amber-yellow with a 
peach-red suffusion. Stems strong and 
straight and flowers well under the maxi- 
mum for Miniatures. Roots, 50c. 
Billy Boy. MFD. Deep carmine. A fine 
keeper; excellent for cutting Roots, 35c. 
Bishop of Liandaff. MD. Bright. scarlet with 
a deep garnet center. Foliage is lacy; of a 
reddish bronze color. Unusual and very 
popular. Roots, 50c. 
Blue Bell. MFD. Blue-violet. Strong, erect 
stems and profuse blooms. Very attrac- 
tive. Roots, 50c. 
Dubonnet. MSG. Deep oxblood-red that 
does not fade or burn. Very profuse bloom- 
Miniature Dahlias, continued 
Forest Fire, Jr. MID. In color it is indeed 
a miniature forest fire. It is amber-yellow 
suffused and verned soft cardinal. This 
variety grows from the middle of August 
until frost. Roots, 50c. 
Grenadier. MSC. Double, orange-red va- 
riety with beet-red foliage. Roots, 50c. 
Little Diamond. MP. Violet-rose with sul- 
phur-yellow shadings at center. Wonderful 
form and perfect stems. Roots, 50c. 
Little Fireball. MFD. Very bright red. 
ese and early, with Iong stems. Roots, 
5c 
Little Roseata. MFD. An excellent pink. 
ae keeper, and profuse bloomer. Roots, 
re 
Raleigh. MID. Bushes are strong and ro- 
bust, and stems stiff and erect. Deep rose- 
pink, shaded salmon. One of the earliest 
and longest to bloom. Roots, 50c. 
Red Robin. MFD. A bright scarlet in a true 
miniature of perfect form. Blooms are sun- 
pcoiiane and do not fade or burn. Roots, 
lee 
Rosalie White. MFD. Rose and white 
bicolor. Good grower, excellent for home 
decoration and cutting. Roots, 50c. 
Roxana. MFD. Deep royal purple—the 
finest in 1ts color. Roots, 50c. 
Snowsprite. MSC. Beautiful glistening 
white. Blooms of fine uniform shape are 
held well above robust plants In marked 
profusion. Roots, 50c. 
Suffolk. MFD. Bright eae with blooms 
facing up on nice stems. A fine keeper. 
Roots, 35c. 
Sylvia. MFD. Rich deep carmine. Grows 
well, blooms profusely and keeps well. 
Fine for cutting. Roots, 50c. 
White Fawn. MFD. Pure white. Rugged 
bush, heavy foliage and prolific bloom. 
Roots, 35c. 
Pompon Varieties 
A miniature form of Ball Dahlias. 
popular and used extensively for 
decorations. 
Amber Queen. Light bronze. Free bloomer; 
good for cutting. Roots, 35c. 
Atom. Fiery red of perfect form. Small, 
early and profuse. Roots, 50c. 
Betty Ann. Soft clear prnk. Roots, 35c. 
Edith Mueller. Apricot-peach. Roots, 35c. 
Honey. Pale yellow with faint suffusion of 
red on edges of petals. Free bloomer. Long 
stems. Roots, 35c. 
Joe Fette. Pure white. 
Roots, 35c. 
Johnny Peppin. Dark red or maroon. A 
profuse bloomer with perfect small blooms. 
Roots, 35c. 
Little Edith. Gold, suffused red. Free 
bloomer. Excellent for cutting. Roots, 35c. 
Little Herman. Red and white bicolor. 
Very striking. Roots, 35c. 
Little Snow White. A fine new white; free 
flowering. Flowers of good form with 
strong stems. Roots, 35c. 
Mary Mumnns. Fuchsia color, orchid sheen. 
Roots, 35c. 
Miss Alma. A good lavender; fine grower 
and profuse bloomer. Roots, 35c 
Morning Mist. White tipped lavender, ros 
lavender at center. Popular. Roots, 35c. 
Red Warrior. A new bright red very much 
in demand. Profuse, and blooms keep 
well. A little beauty. Roots, 35c. 
Rose Wilmoth. A deep rose-pink of medium 
size. Roots, 35c. 
Sherry. A deep purple which is nearly 
round and very attractive. Roots, 35c.. 
Very 
table 
Profuse bloomer 

_ er with sturdy compact bushes. Roots, 50c. Snowclad. Pure white; free bloomer. 
Fairy. MFD. Soft  violet-rose shading Roots, 35c. , 
mauve at tips. Blooms early until late. Yellow Gem. Pure light yellow. Free 
Flowers uniform and keep well. Roots, 35c. bloomer. Long stems. Roots, 35c. 
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