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CLEMATIS FLOWERED DAHLIA SFTTINCi SUN.
A very handsome variety of free branching habit, flowering early, profusely
and continuously throughout the season. The color is a bright fiery crim-
son shading to orange scarlet at the tips of the petals with a rich velvety
Eheen over all. Price, field grown roots 35c. each, $3.50 per doz.
CLEMATIS-FLOWERED DAHLIAS.
Distinguished for their large Clematis like flowers, 6 to 8 inches across. The
coloring is very intense and showy. They make noble plants, about 5 ft.
high. (See cut.)
Ami Barillet. Scarlet-crimson flowers bronze foliage. A fine variety for mass-
ing in beds or borders. Very ornamental. The flowers are not as
large as those following.
Fringed 20th Century. The color is intense rosy crimson, with
white tips and white disc around the yellow center.
We offer the new fringed type.
Big Chief Brilliant cherry red, margintd with rich
velvety maroon. A new and valuable sort.
White " Century " Beautiful snow-white.
strong, vigorous grower; a profuse bloomer.
Scarlet " Century." The brightest dazzling
scarlet, without shade or blemish. The
flowers are of fine, round form and finish.
A profuse bloomer.
Sensation. Vivid Vermillion heavily striped
with white. A new variety and very strik-
ing.
St. George. A pretty pure yellow. It is
a very free bloomer and fine for cutting
Very showy in the garden.
Price for the above, field grown roots, 25c.
each, $2.50 per doz. Set of 7 Clematis-
flowered Dahlias for $1.50.
New "Collarette" Dahlias.
Gallia. Bright rose suffused and tipped
scarlet. Collar creamy white suffused
with yellow.
Maurice Rivoire. Rich, dark maroon, very
deep in the center of the petals. Pure
white "collar." A large, broad-petalled
variety of splendid appearance. (See cut.)
Prince Galitzin. Rich crimson, collarette
tipped with red. A very showy variety
and quite distinct.
Price for the above, 25c. each. (Field-
grown- roots.)
DWARF DOUBLE POMPONE DAHLIAS.
Tu Th a S type P roduces globular flowers in great profusion on rather dwarf plants.
ihe flowers are very useful for summer bouquets, about 2 in across, pretty
and not obtrusive.
Alewine. Flesh, edged lavender pink.
Allie Mourey. Pinkish-white, tipped deep pink. Always in flower, fine for
cutting.
Crimson Queen. Flowers of perfect form. Color a deep, rich crimson: full
and very double.
Daybreak The color is a beautiful, soft, rosy pink, shaded blush.
Indian Chief. A very rich shade of reddish crimson. Stems are long, stiff
and wiry.
Little Beauty. Delicate shrimp pink,
an early and profuse bloomer.
Little May. Bright lemon yellow;
a beautiful sort.
Little Helen. White, suffused with
blush; very pretty.
Little Herman. Deep lustrous red
petals tipped white.
Snowclad. The best of white
Pompones. Completely cov-
ered with a mass of flowers.
Price, field-grown roots, 20c.
each; set of 10for$1.75.
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Special Offer. As
there are many people
who care little or noth-
ing for special sorts, we
offer our selection, said
selection to be made at
the time the order is
filled, made up of good
contrasting colors and
sorts. Price, $1.50
per doz.; $12.00 per
100. All colors mixed,
$1.00 per doz., $8.00
per 100.
THE "PRISMATIC" COLLECTION
OF SPLENDID DAHLIAS.
We group together eight of the finest Dahlias known, selected for variety of form and color
Ihey are really splendid and should give satisfaction.
Our new eight page pamphlet. Dahlia Culture, by Mr. Charles Henderson, giving
history and culture will be sent free with each order for the " Prismatic " Collection.
Gondola (Cactus). A clear rosy-pink, with sunlight. The flowers are large and of
perfect form borne profusely on long stems;
a grand sort for cutting. Price, field grown
roots, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz.
Delice. A large "Decorative" Dahlia of
beautiful form and splendid size. It is
an exquisite glowing rose pink, a soft yet
brilliant color, one of the most beautiful
we know. It is a very free bloomer with
long stems, very valuable for cut flowers.
Retains its freshness splendidly, also very
showy in the garden. Price, field grown
roots, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz.
Professor Mansfield. A grand " Fancy
Decorative" Dahlia; flowers on the crown
bud run from seven to eight inches across
sturdy grower, with long, stout stems. The
color is rich yellow, clear white tips and
rosy-red towards the center. Early in the
season and in light soils the red will also
appear on the margin of the petals; occa-
sionally the white is absent from some
flowers on a plant, but in whatever stage,
it is a unique and handsome variety. Price
field grown roots, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz.
Souvenir de Gustive Douzon. A truly
wonderful variety, a giant in size, some
flowers reaching ten inches across. The
color is an intense shade of orange-red with
rich crimson shadings. It is a broad-
petaled " Decorative " and of splendid
form. It has created a sensation in the
Dahlia world. Price, field-grown roots,
35c. each, $3.50 per doz.
very large gracefully arranged flowers, with
long, narrow, peculiarly twisted petals. Fine
stems and splendid for cutting. 40c. each.
Jack Rose. A brilliant crimson-red with
fiery tones in the center of the flower, the
whole overlaid with a soft violet-maroon.
Decorative " type, double to the center
never showing the yellow stamens or im-
mature green. The flowers are from five to
six inches across under normal conditions.
Price, field grown roots, 35c. each, $3.50
per doz.
J. H. Jackson. A very handsome " Cactus ".
Dahlia, jolor a deep maroon, almost black
with a deep crimson tone underlying the
surface and a rich velvety sheen over all.
Large flowers of splendid form and freely
produced on long stems. Price, field
grown roots. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz.
Mrs. C. W. Bassett. A beautiful new variety
of the " Decorative " type. Plant of
splendid habit and very free flowering.
Color a unique shade of lavender-rose
lightening to white at the base of the petals.
Price, field grown roots, 40c. each, $4.00
per doz.
Mrs. Geo. Stephenson. A very beautiful
variety of the " Cactus " type. Color a
bright, sparkling yellow, clear and lustrous
deep and satisfying; glistening n the
Special Offer The " Prismatic " Collection of eight splendid Dahlias for $2.00.
"The Dahlias and Gladiolus bulbs came in fine shape. They are so much target than 1 expected.
Many thanks for promptness and extras. It is over fifty years since I sent my first order to
your house and I have always found you so reliable. You have always sent me suck fine plants
and bulbs." MRS. GEO. H. WFLLS, Madison, Wis.
=* and bulbs." MRS. GEO. H. WFLLS, M,