Michell’s Dahlias, Continued 
Decorative Types 
Continued 
Murphy’s Masterpiece. ID. A deep dark 
red shading crimson; very large blooms. 
Roots $1.50. 
Pink Josephine. ID. Beautiful lavender- 
pink. Produces large blooms on long stems. 
Early and prolific. Roots 75c. 
Sherwood’s Peach. ID. Orange-apricot. 
Canelike stems with insect-resistant foliage. 
Roots 75c. 
Sunrays. ID. Color, clear buff with apricot 
suffusion, with a distinct peach-red on re- 
verse of petals. Roots 75c. 
Teeraween’s Best. F.D. Beautiful lavender 
flowers on good stems. Hardy bush about 
5 feet tall. Roots $1.00. 
The Real Glory. FD. Pure white. Fine, 
well-formed flower. Good grower and root 
maker. Roots $1.50. 
Victory. FD. Two-toned pink with no hint 
of lavender. Faintly overlaid with chrome- 
yellow. Very pleasing. Roots 75c. 
Virginia Rute. ID. Rich oxblood-red shaded 
arnet. 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. 
Cactus Types 
C, Cactus; SC, Semi-Cactus; IC, 
Cactus. 
All American. SC. Soft carmine with orange 
undertone. Finely formed and easy to grow. 
Roots $1.00. 
Amelia Earhart. SC. Apricot-buff, with sal- 
mon tints, shading to soft yellow at base of 
petals. Roots $1.25. 
Bataan. SC. Beautiful scarlet, tipped gold; 
good straight stems. Very attractive and fine 
for cutting. Roots $1.00. 
Cometeer. C. Rich golden yellow. A fine 
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 $1.25. 
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 75c. 
Miss Elsie Jane. SC. Most artistically formed 
blooms of shrimp-pink, with cream shadings 
at center, tipped violet-rose. Roots 50c. 
Ruby King. SC. Very deep red. Large flow- 
ering. Roots 50c. 
Incurved 
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. 
Beauty Collection 
Roots 
Dahliamum. Yellow-buff and amber. $0.75 
Glamour. Purple veined violet-rose.. 1.00 
Mrs. Wm. Knudsen. Pure waxy 
white 
Victory. Two-toned pink 
Virginia Rute. Oxblood-red 
SPECIAL COLLECTION: One $3 50 
each of the above 5. varieties for . 
Garden Collection 
Gallant Fox. Dark red 
Golden Prince. Peach and bronze. . 
Improved Gold Medal. Yellow shad- 
Kentucky. Salmon-pink 
White King. White 
SPECIAL COLLECTION: One $2 00 
each of the above 5 varieties for . 
Miniature Collection 
See page 30. 
Pompon Collection 
See page 30. 
Student Prince. SC. A deep Buttercup-yel- 
low. Large blooms on strong stems excellent 
for cutting. Roots $1.00. 
Yellow Glory. SC. A very large lemon-yellow 
with curled and twisted petals. Strong stems; 
dark foliage. Roots $1.00. 
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 combination 
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 bicolor 
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. 
Tango. (Single.) A lively autumn tint, cad- 
mium-yellow, shaded scarlet-orange. Attrac- 
tive. Roots 35c. 
Temptation. Single. Scarlet-red, almost iden- 
tical 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, Miniature 
Formal Decorative; MID, Miniature Informal 
Decorative; MP, Miniature Peony-flowered. 
Andries Orange. MSC. Bright orange. 
Roots 50c. 
Baby Sagamore. MD. Amber-yellow with 
a peach-red suffusion. Roots 50c. 
Billy Boy. MFD. Deep carmine. A fine 
keeper; excellent for cutting. Roots 35c. 
Bishop of Llandaff. MD. Bright scarlet with 
a deep garnet center. Foliage is lacy; of a 
reddish bronze color. Roots 50c. 
Blue Bell. MFD. Bluish violet. ~ Roots 50c. 
Dubonnet. MSC. Deep oxblood-red that does 
not fade or burn. Roots 50c. 
Fairy. MFD. Soft violet-rose shading mauve 
at tips. Blooms early until late. Flowers 
uniform and keep well. Roots 35c. 
Grenadier. MSC. Double, orange-red variety 
with beet-red foliage. Roots 50c. 
Little Buddy. Bright yellow. Roots 50c. 
Little Diamond. MP. Violet-rose with sul- 
phur-yellow shadings at center. Wonderful 
form and perfect stems. Roots 50c. 
Little Fireball. MFD. Fiery red. Roots 35c. 
New Roseata. MFD. Deep rose-pink. 
Roots 50c. 
Raleigh. MID. Bushes are strong and robust, 
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- 
resistant and do not fade or burn. 
Roots, 50c. 
Rosalie White. MFD. Rose and white bi- 
color. Good grower, excellent for home 
decoration and cutting. Roots 50c. 
Roxana. MFD. Purple. 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 orange 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. Roots 50c. 
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Pure white. 
Pompon Varieties 
A miniature form of Ball Dahlias. Very 
popular, used for table decorations. 
Betty Ann. Soft clear pink. 
Clarise. Beautiful bright orange. 
Edith Mueller. Apricot-peach. 
Joe Fette. Pure white. Profuse bloomer. 
Johnny Peppin. Dark red or maroon. A 
profuse bloomer; small blooms, 
Little Edith. Gold, suffused red. Free bloom- 
er. Excellent for cutting. 
Little Herman. Red and white bicolor. Very 
striking. 
Little Snow White. A fine new white; free 
flowering. Flowers of good form with strong 
stems. 
Miss Alma. A good lavender; fine grower and 
profuse bloomer. 
Morning Mist. White tipped lavender, rosy 
lavender at center. Popular. 
Rita M. New bright red. A little beauty that 
keeps well. 
Rose Wilmoth. A deep rose-pink of medium 
SIZE. 
Rothout. Deep rich red. A favorite in any 
garden. 
Sherry. A deep purple which is nearly round 
and very attractive. 
Yellow Gem. Pure light yellow. Free bloom- 
er. Long stems. 
Above roots, 35c each; 3 for 90c; 12 for $3.25. 
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