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PRICE-LIST OF

Select dahlias

1917

OFFERED BY

W. L. HOWLETT, Grower

208 Thirty-Second Street : NORFOLK, VA.

The Dahlia Deserves a Place
in Every Garden

This is even more true than it was twenty years ago. With the new varieties added
each season and the extraordinary array of colors which it possesses, the time must come
when every lover of flowers will always have a few, if not large tracts, of this beautiful
summer and fall flower, which thrives all over the United States, giving a wealth of bloom
with but little care and attention on the part of the grower.

THE DAHLIA of today is of surpassing beauty as a single flower — exquisite for
private gardens, charming in masses and ideal for planting against shrubbery.

PLANT HOWLETT’S SELECT DAHLIAS in your garden and have a beautiful
display this coming summer and fall. I grew during the past season over 300 varieties
comprising some of the finest Dahlias under cultivation. If you are planning your gar-
den, you cannot afford to be without Dahlias. If you are in doubt, order one of my
special collections, or leave the selection to me, and I am sure that you will be more than
pleased with the magnificent display which these plants produce.

A Few Suggestions to Customers in Ordering

ORDER EARLY. It will greatly facilitate shipment if orders are sent in early.

FORWARDING. All Dahlia plants and roots are sent by express, as larger and
finer plants and roots can be sent in this way than by mail, and “extras” are added to
help defray charges. Small orders are forwarded by mail.

REMITTANCES should be made by Post-Office Money Order, Bank Draft, Express
Money Order, Check or Registered Letter. Postage stamps will be taken for small
amounts.

MOST of the Dahlias offered in this price-list are supplied in strong field-grown
roots. However, some of the newer kinds are supplied only in green plants, which will
give equally as good results as dormant roots, flowering just as freely and producing
strong roots which can be carried over winter in the usual way.

PLANTING TIME. Dormant roots in the latitude of Norfolk may be planted at
any time between April 25 and June 1 5. Green plants must not be set out until all danger
of frost is over, say May 10 to 15.

GUARANTEE. I guarantee that all Dahlia tubers or plants sent out are true to
name and in growing condition. However, I cannot guarantee that customers will make
plants or tubers live, as I have no control over conditions surrounding them nor over the
care they will receive after they pass out of my hands.

SUBSTITUTION. It is well to mention a few varieties that you are willing to have
substituted should some of those selected be sold out.

Full Cultural Directions with Every Order

FERTILIZERS FOR THE GROWING OF DAHLIAS. Nothing is more satis-
factory than well-decayed stable manure; but where this cannot be conveniently pro-
cured, pure bone-meal, sheep-manure or any chemical fertilizer rich in ammonia and
phosphoric acid will answer.

For the convenience of customers I will furnish pulverized cow- or sheep-manure in
small or large quantities. Small bag for fifty cents sufficient to grow one dozen Dahlias.

Address all orders to

W. L. HOWLETT

GROWER

Telephone
Norfolk 2453- J

208 Thirty-Second Street, NORFOLK, V A.

W. L. HOWLETT, GROWER , NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Superb Cactus Dahlias

These still remain the most popular of all the Dahlia family, having long twisted
petals of the most beautiful color, many of them blending one color into another in the
most exquisite manner possible. The flowers are perfectly double, loosely arranged,
irregular in outline and borne on good stems, well supplied with buds and foliage. The
plants are mostly strong growers and are very profuse bloomers.

Advance. Light red. This Dahlia is
one of the largest of the Cactus varieties.
The flowers are very full to the center and
the best of form. Price, 35 cts.

Alpenrose. The variety has a fine
flower, with twisted petals of a bright
aniline-red, intensified by a golden yellow
suffusion. Price, 50 cts.

Aurora. A beautiful reddish apricot
suffused with flesh-pink, shading lighter to
the tips. Price, 25 cts.

Bianca. A new introduction. Very
large Cactus type. Flowers of a lovely
pink-lavender color; form of flowers per-
fect; very free flowering on long stems.
Price, 75 cts.

Candeur. A wonderful pure white,
which in the fully developed flower more
closely resembles an incurved chrysanthe-
mum than any other sort; it is of good
size, and a valuable cut-flower. Price,
35 cts.

Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but
pleasing blending of salmon-pink and am-
ber, a color which is very difficult to de-
scribe. This is the Dahlia for the million.
Flowers freely under all conditions. Price,
25 cts.

Country Girl. Deep golden yel-
low, bright amber tips; the bold flow-
ers appear very early and remain
large right up till frost. Price, 25 cts.

Crystal. A splendid exhibition
flower of large size and fine form;
long twisted and incurved tubular
petals of a tender silvery pink, shad-
ing to ivory-white in the center.

Price, 75 cts.

Debutante. A most exquisite
Dahlia, having narrow and pointed
petals, which are well incurved and
somewhat claw-shaped. The coloring
is most beautiful, being a very light
tint of soft pink at the base, but the
upper portion of floret is white.

Price, 75 cts.

Dr. Roy Appleton. In this lovely
variety we have the finest of the
straight- petaled flowers, the form
being perfectly star-like. It is of the
largest size, the florets standing out
like a circular array of spears or, as

one report put it, as if worked up geometri-
cally, while the center is a picture of perfec-
tion and neatness. The color is beautiful,
a light lemon-yellow slowly changing and
deepening to light salmon till near the tips
which again assume the basal color. Price,
75 cts.

Duchess of Marlboro. This beautiful
variety for freedom of bloom is in the same
class as Countess of Lonsdale; a beautiful
tint of solferino, backed by a sunshine-like
golden suffusion at the base of the petals.
A Dahlia which will please every amateur
as well as the grower of exhibition flowers.
Price, 50 cts.

Empress of Austria. Brilliant rich
crimson-maroon; very large exhibition
flower, with elegant fluted petals. Price,
50 cts.

Etendard de Lyon. Even the person
who classes all shades of purple as so-called
malignant magentas stops to admire this
beautiful carmine-rose new giant, which I
consider one of the most distinct varieties
for garden decoration. The flowers are of a
hybrid Cactus type, distinct in shape from
all others; the petals are broad, curled and
wavy and form a flower fully 6 inches in

Cactus Dahlia Flieder (see page 4)

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SUPERB CACTUS DAHLIAS, continued

diameter and 4 inches deep, a very large
flower, yet without any stiffness or for-
mality; its color is a rich carmine-rose, with
a brilliant suffusion difficult to describe.
Plants ready after April 15. Price, $1.

Etrase. A great exhibition flower of
large size, with narrow petals of a tender
shade of mauve-rose, which gradually
passes to a white center; very free flower-
ing. Price, 50 cts.

F. W. Fellows. A wonderful exhibition
flower of phenomenal size, composed of
long, narrow, lively orange petals; very
free and of excellent habit. Price, $1.

Fernand Olivet. Remarkably free
flowering, on stiff, wiry stems; brilliant
maroon, with scarlet shadings, the center
almost black. Price, 25 cts.

Firebrand. Bright fiery-scarlet, an
immense flower with very long petals;
forms a conspicuous object in the garden.
Price, 25 cts.

Fireworks. Ground-color golden yel-
low, striped and blotched with oriental red.
Price, 25 cts.

Flieder. A very large perfect flower with
an entirely new shade of soft lilac. Price,
50 cts.

Flora. An ideal pure white; petals
broad; large flower. Price, 25 cts.

Floradora. A remarkably free-flowering
bright blood-red. Price, 15 cts.

Galathea. A medium-sized flower of
splendid form, especially appreciated on
account of its delicate color, which is an
even, tender soft pink. Price, 35 cts.

General French. One of the best;
orange-terra-cotta; very free. Price, 15 cts.

Gen. J. B. Seth. A rich, gorgeous
Dahlia of brilliant scarlet shadings; of
perfect form, held well above the foliage
on stiff stems. This variety has been a
glow of color until the end of the season.
Price, 75 cts.

Glory of Wilts. A magnificent, bright
golden yellow of large size and splendid
quality. Price, 45 cts.

Golden Eagle. Splendidly incurved,
large flower of a pleasing golden buff;
entirely distinct. Price, 35 cts.

Golden Gate. Truly a colossal Cactus;
flowers often measure 9 inches in diameter,
full to the center. Petals are of a heavy,
leathery texture. The color is a bright,
golden yellow, early and free flowering.
A first-class Dahlia in every particular.
Price, 50 cts.

Golden Wave. A magnificent new Dah-
lia, the flowers being large, charmingly
beautiful, and perfect for exhibition pur-

poses. The effectively incurved florets are
narrow and extraordinarily numerous, and
the center remains perfect long after the
blooms are in their prime. In color, a rich,
deep, pure yellow, a most beautiful color.
This variety is one of the best in every re-
spect, the plants being splendid robust grow-
ers, producing beautiful rich yellow flowers,
upon strong, wiry stems. Price, 75 cts.

Goldland. A fi ne yellow Cactus, pro-
ducing its large, deep yellow blooms in
abundance on long stems. Price, 35 cts.

Goliath. Ground-color yellow, suf-
fused and tinted with reddish salmon.
Price, 25 cts.

Graefin von Schimmelmann. Salmon-
rose, shading to a yellow center; long, nar-
row, incurved petals; very free and of ex-
ceptional merit. Price, 35 cts.

Harold Peerman. A deep, pure yellow,
and one of the most constant, free flowering,
and reliable of all Dahlias. Price, 35 cts.

H. Wearing. Pure salmon, passing to
bright amber at the base of the petals,
which are long, narrow and straight, form-
ing a model flower. Price, 40 cts.

Hildegard Kusell. Medium-sized flow-
ers of good Cactus form, of an effective
salmon-old-rose color. Price, 75 cts.

Johannesburg. A monster in size, yet
of excellent form; in color a bright gold
with a glittering sheen in sunlight, a splen-
did Dahlia. Price, 50 cts.

Kriemhilde. Light pink with white
center. Flower has white petals, and is
one of the most attractive Cactus Dahlias.
This Dahlia should be in every collection.
Price, 20 cts.

Lucifer. The largest bronze-colored
Cactus Dahlia, a monster in size. An
exceedingly beautiful sort and a very free
bloomer. Price, 50 cts.

Marathon. A brilliant rich purple,
illuminated with higher, brighter shad-
ings; entirely distinct in color. Price, 25 cts.

Marblehead. The form and color of
this novelty are original and distinct. The
gigantic blooms, which easily measure 7
inches in diameter, are of a distinct soft
scarlet. Price, 50 cts.

Marguerite Bouchon. The most beau-
tiful Cactus Dahlia grown. Absolutely
perfect in form, free flowering, of very
large size, the flowers held well above the
floliage; color a magnificent shade of bril-
liant yet soft rose, with very large white
center and distinctly defined white tips.
Price, 75 cts.

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SUPERB CACTUS DAHLIAS, continued

Masterpiece. Light salmon-pink, grad-
ually passing to sulphur-yellow at the
center; flower very regular in form, com-
posed of long, narrow petals. Price, 50 cts.

Miss Willmott. Very free flowering;
reddish apricot shading to golden yellow
at the center; valuable for cutting and
splendid for garden decoration. Price,
35 cts.

Mme. Henry Cayeux. The long, nar-
row petals are beautifully arranged and
form a most exquisite flower; the color a
bright pink, with white tip of enormous
size. Price, 35 cts.

Mrs. Chas. Turner. Bright canary-
yellow. Flowers very large, with slightly
curled petals. This is probably the largest
canary-yellow Dahlia grown, often measur-
ing from 7 to 9 inches in diameter. Price,
25 cts.

Mrs. C. G. Wyatt. One of the finest
white varieties, with long numerous petals,
forming a flower of great depth and of
highest quality. A most wonderful exhi-
bition flower. Price, 35 cts.

Mrs. Clinton. A splendid, free-flower-
ing variety; ground-color deep amber,
which gradually shades
to a rosy scarlet. Price,

35 cts.

Mrs. D. Fleming. One

of the largest and best white
Cactus Dahlias to date. The
flowers are very large, with
long, narrow, incurved pet-
als. The flowers are borne
on long stiff stems, that
make it equally valuable for
cutting, exhibition, and the
garden. Price, $1.

Mrs. F. Grimstead.

Deep rich purple-crimson;
fine large flower. Price, 25
cts.

Mrs. H.

Bright scarlet, tipped white;
very free bloomer. Price,

25 cts.

Mrs. Jas. D. Colt. Color
resembling that of Cattleya
orchids, a violet- pink. Ad-
ditional remarkable features
of this recent introduction
are that the gigantic flowers
are carried erect on stems 2
feet and more in length and
appear in the greatest pro-
fusion from early until late.

Price, 50 cts.

Mrs. Murray Ind. Bright rose. Very
large, fine form. Price, 30 cts.

Mrs. Warnaar. Large elegant flowers.
Creamy white and pink. Long stiff stems.
A garden Cactus variety of superior quality.
Award of merit, Haarlem, 1914; award of
merit, Amsterdam, 1914. Price, $1.50.

Nancy Mae. Scarlet with maroon
shading; flowers absolutely perfect, borne
on stiff, wiry stems; very free. Price, 50 cts.

New York. The largest of our new va-
rietes, and the term massive is not too
strong to describe its general appearance.
The flowers are beautifully incurved, the
florets being very evenly distributed,
standing out like a circular array of spears
or, as one report describes it, as if worked
up geometrically, while the center is a
picture of perfection. Color, orange-yellow
in the center, shading off to an exquisite
deep, bronzy salmon. Price, 75 cts.

Nerthus. The center of the flower is a
rich, glowing, bronzy, orange-yellow, pass-
ing to a carmine- rose at the tips, the whole
suffused with a glowing golden color, which
gives it an iridescence which it is not pos-
sible to describe. Price, 35 cts.

Cactus Dahlia, Lucifer (see page 4)
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SUPERB CACTUS DAHLIAS, continued

Nibelungenhort. This is another dis-
tinct introduction which has been greatly
admired, with flowers from 7 to 8 inches
across, composed of rather broad, more or
less curled and twisted petals of a beautiful
shade of old-rose with golden apricot
suffusion. Very free flowering on long
stems; a fine cut-flower. Price, 75 cts.

Phoenix. Large, well-formed flowers of
a rich, deep carmine-red, each petal when
first opening having a broad stripe of
cardinal-red through the center. Price,
35 cts.

Pierrot. A novelty unique and striking
in color, and of unusual grace and refine-
ment of form, being composed of long,
tubular, narrow petals, which are of a deep
amber color, usually showing white tips.
A wonderful exhibition flower and a
splendid garden variety. Price, $1.50.

Prima Donna. Distinct and free;
flowers large, with long, tubular, twisted,
incurved petals, the center ones creamy
white, the outer delicate mauve-pink.
Price, 75 cts.

Prince of Yellows. Canary-yellow;
best yellow Cactus Dahlia for cutting.
Price, 25 cts.

Radium. Deep orange-pink, tinting to
delicate yellow at the tips. Price, 35 cts.

Red Admiral. Rich fiery scarlet; large
fine form and a profuse bloomer. Price, 50c.

Redcoat. Undoubtedly a grand variety
and especially suited for exhibition pur-
poses. The flowers are very large; petals
heavy and of great substance. Color a
bright glowing scarlet. Plants of excellent
habit, strong and robust, with long, strong
stems standing well out. Price, $1.

Rene Cayeux. One of the best free-
blooming Cactus Dahlias of recent intro-
duction; the plants are literally covered
with blooms from July until frost; the
flowers are quite large, of a beautiful ruby-
crimson. Price, 30 cts.

Rev. T. W. Jamison. A n exhibition
flower of very large size, with long, incurved
petals of a bright mauve-pink, illuminated
with salmon at base. Price, 35 cts.

Rheingau. A large, bold and most
effective brilliant scarlet variety, raised
well above the foliage on strong, stiff stems;
splendid for cutting and for garden decora-
tion. While it frequently shows an open
center, this rather adds to its attractive-
ness, and in this form it might correctly
be classed as a hybrid Peony-flowered
type. Price, 35 cts.

Rheinkonig. Pure snow-white flowers
of splendid form, 5 inches and over in
diameter. These are of great substance,
lasting splendidly when cut; they are borne
on long, stiff stems held well above the
foliage, making it as valuable for garden
decoration as for cutting. Price, 40 cts.

Richard Box. A pleasing shade of soft
yellow. The long incurving florets form a
beautiful exhibition flower. It flowers early
and maintains a steady average of fine
flowers throughout the season. Price, Si.

Roland von Berlin. A magnificent,
brilliant and intense geranium-red with
deeper shadings and full of fire. Price,
25 cts.

Rosalind. A sterling new garden Cactus
Dahlia of perfect form. In color, a delicate
shade of rose-pink, daintily suffusing to
cream in the center, faintly tipped white.
Beautiful, large, full flowers of regular
shape; long, almost straight petals, and
remarkable substance. One of the most
reliable. Price, 50 cts.

Royal Scarlet. Immense flower of long
narrow petals; color pure scarlet; very
striking. Price, 25 cts.

Schneekonigin. A most valuable white
of absolute purity; flowers of ideal form,
composed of long, accurately arranged
petals; a fine cut-flower. Price, 75 cts.

Sequoia. A beautiful variety, with
long, tubular petals cleft at the tips, of a
deep saffron-yellow suffused with red; a
splendid autumn tint. Price, 25 cts.

Simplicity. Large flowers of the true
elegant Cactus type. Color is a fine soft
lilac-rose, produced on long stems which
hold their heads up. Award of merit at
Haarlem. Price, $1.

Snowden. The grandest white Cactus
for exhibition or garden; very large; an
early and profuse bloomer. Price, 35 cts.

Sweetbrier. A superb variety of an
exquisite shade of pink; very free; on good,
stiff stems. Price, 50 cts.

Thais. The rather broad petals, which
are loosely arranged, make up an informally
shaped flower which, on account of its
color— a pure white with a soft mauve
suffusion deposited over the snowy petals
like a dew — makes it one of the most
delicately shaded sorts which I have yet
offered. Price, 75 cts.

The Lion. An excellent shape; large
flowers; bronzy old-rose, suffused with
yellow and salmon; very free and effective.
Price, 50 cts.

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W. L. HOWLETT, GROWER, NORFOLK, VJRGINIA

Cactus Dahlia, Harold Peerman (see page 4)
SUPERB CACTUS DAHLIAS, continued

Thos. Obelin. A brilliant fiery red, of
perfect incurved form, produced in greatest
profusion. Price, 35 cts.

Tricolor. Everybody likes Tricolor on
account of its distinct and beautiful medley
of colors. The ground is buttercup-yellow,
with a blotch of scarlet on each petal, and
as the flower matures the end of each petal
becomes suffused with rosy white, forming
a pretty tri-colored combination. Price,
50 cts.

Wodan. Bold, large, but not coarse
flower, frequently 7 inches in diameter;
a graceful arrangement of semi-incurved
tubular petals of a pleasing, delicate

salmon-rose color, shading to old-gold in
the center. Price, 35 cts.

Wolfgang von Goethe. Large, grace-
fully arranged, perfect flowers of a rich
apricot, with carmine shadings. Price,
35 cts.

Yellow Hammer. This is a great Dah-
lia. The flowers are very large, of perfect
form, composed of long, tubular, semi-
incurved petals of a bright primrose-yel-
low. Price, 50 cts.

Yellow King. Very free flowering;
canary-yellow; of perfect form; a decided
acquisition. Attracted a great deal of
attention the past season. Price, $1.50.

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W. L. HOWLETT, GROWER, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Decorative Dahlias

This is a type of Dahlia which, in the course of a few years, will outrival the Cactus
form. The massive gigantic flowers are very loosely formed, have broad, long, flat petals,
and present a striking appearance. In size they cannot be equaled, and for decorative
purposes they are unexcelled.

American Beauty. A chan?Xei°n Deco-
rative Dahlia; and a seedling from the
well-known French Decorative Le Colosse,
being almost identical in form, shape and
size. The flowers are of gigantic size and
produced on long, heavy stems, well above
the foliage. The color of this acquisition is
a gorgeous wine-crimson. American Beauty
is the largest and best of its color in exis-
tence, and can be highly recommended.
Price, 50 cts.

A. C. Ide. This is a grand variety and
one certain to be in demand, especially for
exhibition. The flowers are large, of fine
quality, and blooms are produced freely.
The color is a rich, velvety maroon.
Price, $1.

Auguste Nonin. Clear scarlet; a large
and superb flower, borne abundantly al-
ways above the foliage; flowers are always
perfect. Price, 25 cts.

Beloit. Particularly effective on account
of its very large flowers, borne on stems 18
to 20 inches long and held well above the
foliage; these are full double, of splendid
form, of a rich purplish garnet, shading
deeper toward the center. Price, 50 cts.

C. A. Deleux. Enormous flowers of a
vivid crimson. Price, 50 cts.

Catherine Duer. Iridescent red; a
favorite for cutting. Price, 20 cts.

Cleopatra. Rich shade of velvety crim-
son-maroon. A very handsome flower.
Price, 35 cts.

Corry. An indescribable com-
bination of deep and pinkish lav-
ender, and attracts attention
wherever grown. Large flowers
and free bloomer. Price, $1.

Crown of Gold. A brilliant
glowing Chinese orange, with
golden suffusion; a rich and
pleasing flower of medium size;
an excellent cut-flower Dahlia.
Price, 35 cts.

Decorator. A variety rightly
named on account of its extreme
usefulness for decorating. The
petals are broader than most ex-
hibition sorts; the color a very
charming shade of pink, shading
to almost white at the center;
flowers are an exquisite form
borne on fine long stems. Price,
75 cts.

Delice. Its beautiful soft, yet
lively color, a glowing rose-pink,
together with its perfect shape,
stout, stiff stems, which hold the
flowers well above the foliage,
and the fact that when cut it re-
tains its freshness for a long time,
make this one of the most valu-
able for cutting or decorative
sorts in the garden. Price, 25c.

Easton. Not an extra-large
flower, but a variety of brilliant
color, good form, and remarkable
free-flowering habit. In color it
is a brilliant Turkish or oriental
red. Price, 25 cts.

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DECORATIVE DAHLIAS, continued

Eventide. A splendid flower of perfect
form, on long, stiff stems, which for all
purposes may be termed a white Dahlia,
there being but the faintest flush of delicate
rose on the edge of the flower, which seems }
to intensify its pureness. Price, 50 cts.

Fireburst. A gigantic Decorative Dah-
lia, and a seedling from the well-known
French Decorative, Le Colosse. The flower
is more flatly built, has broader and longer
petals, of a far more intense scarlet, slightly
shaded orange-red. This is a variety of
great value, producing specimens which
measure 8 inches and over in diameter. The
strongest words of praise are not too extrav-
agant when applied to this wonderful new
Decorative. The finest scarlet Decorative
in existence. Price, 75 cts.

Flamingo. As a cut-flower this will
rank in the class with Delice. The flowers
are held erect on stiff stems of a rich and
glowing rose-pink, while it frequently
shows an open center; this does not detract
from its beauty. Price, 50 cts.

Freibeuter. Of all the high-colored
decorative garden varieties, this is not
only one of the earliest, but also one of the
most continuous free bloomers; in color a
brilliant cardinal-red, a rich glow of color
from early to late. Price, 50 cts.

Gorgeous. Scarlet. Flowers are of mas-
sive size, and produced freely. Price, 25 cts.

Golden West. One of the best large
primrose-yellows; very full double flowers
with petals cleft at the tips; very free
flowering. Price, 50 cts.

Golden Wedding. A giant in flower and
plant; this is probably the largest of all
Dahlias, while the color is that deep golden
yellow found in the Golden Wedding chrys-
anthemum. Not only entirely distinct, but
exceeding any other Dahlia in color, length
of stem, and size. A gorgeous variety for the
garden or exhibition. Price, 35 cts.

Hohenzollern. This variety is of the
largest size and attracts great attention
wherever grown. Color fine scarlet, shaded
maroon. Price, $1.

Imperator. It develops, according to the
size of the root, from six to ten strong shoots;
these branch but little and attain a height of
from 4 to 5 feet. The flowers are very large,
indeed, from to 7F2 inches in diameter;
the blooms face upward and are borne on
stems as thick as a finger. The color is of a
very soft ivory-white, the upper edges of the
petals being suffused with lilac-rose. Price,
75 cts.

Jack Rose. Brilliant crimson-red, simi-
lar in shade to the popular “Jack” rose,

I which suggested its name; perfect for gar-
den decoration or for cutting. Price, 25 cts.

Jean Wood. A flower very similar in color
to Mme. Van den Dael, but a much shape-
lier flower, being of true Decorative form.

, Color delicate silvery rose. An early,

I free, and constant bloomer. Price, 50 cts.

Jeanne Charmet. A splendid cut-
flower variety of a pleasing shade of violet-
rose on a lighter ground. Price, 35 cts.

K. A. Victoria. Pure white, of exquisite
clearness and form. A very free bloomer,
and desirable for every garden. Price, 30c.

Le Grand Manitou. The best varie-
gated Dahlia of the Decorative type. The
flowers are from 5 to 6 inches across; ground-
color white, prettily spotted, striped and
blotched with deep reddish violet; occa-
sionally self-colored; these are borne on
stout, stiff stems, held well above the
foliage. Price, 50 cts.

Louis Harriott. This superb new variety
is acknowledged by all who have seen it to
be the finest yellow Decorative Dahlia, for
exhibition purposes ever introduced. The
flowers are very large, often measuring 7
inches in diameter, and perfectly full to the
center. In color it is a clear lemon-yellow
without a shade or blemish. Price, 50 cts.

Lyndhurst. Brilliant cardinal red; a
fine cut-flower. Price, 25 cts.

Manzanola. Brilliant oriental red with
deeper shadings; a fine-shaped flower with
good stem; very free, and ideal for cutting.
Price, 25 cts.

Melody. This is perfection in its class.
The color is the clearest bright canary-
yellow, blending to creamy white at the
tips of the petals — a delicate color combina-
tion that suggested the name. The flowers
are large, of full Decorative form, and of
great substance, lasting, when cut, for
several days. Price, 50 cts.

Minnie Burgle. A seedling named and
originated by Mr. Burgle, a California
Dahlia-lover. This new introduction is one
of the finest varieties to date; a champion
variety, producing flowers of gigantic size
and remarkable beauty. The best in ex-
istence; in color, a glowing crimson exqui-
sitely overlaid, a wonderfully gorgeous,
deep crimson. The flowers are of perfect
Decorative type, and borne upon long, wiry
stems, well above the foliage. A variety
which attracts universal attention.
Price, $1.

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DECORATIVE DAHLIAS, continued

Miss Geraldine Farrar. The form is
that of a full double peony, blown open.
The petals are very massive and broad, and
remain fresh looking for an exceedingly
long time. The plant itself is rather dwarf,
3 H feet high, but produces quite a large
number of these giant blooms, often 7 inches
across. The color is that of a fresh rosy
pink, modestly flamed white toward the
tips. Price, 50 cts.

Miss Minnie McCullough. One of the

most popular cut-flower varieties now
grown; particularly valuable for use under
artificial light. Color soft yellow, overlaid
with bronze; a beautiful autumnal tint.
Price, 20 cts.

Mme. A. Lumiere. A very distinct
semi-double variety; ground-color white,
suffused toward the ends of the petals
with red, the tips pointed with bright
violet-red. Price, 25 cts.

Mme. Helene Charvet. The flowers
are very large, pure white; fine for church
decorations. Strong grower. Price, 50 cts.

Mme. Marze. New French Decorative.
The grandest white Decorative variety in
existence. The perfect form, immensity of
size, and purity of color prove it far su-
perior to any other white Decorative to
date. Its wonderful flowers are produced
exceptionally freely on long, wiry stems.
Can be recommended as the best white
Decorative in the world. Price, $1.

Mme. Van den Dael. A charming
soft rose with deeper markings, shading to
white in the center; a beautiful sort for
cutting. Price, 25 cts.

Mme. Victor Vassier. This is the
grandest, clear, sulphur-yellow Decora-
tive. Price, 35 cts.

Mont Blanc. An early, free, continuous
flowering creamy white on good stiff
stems. One of the most important cut-
flower varieties. Price, 35 cts.

Mrs. C. H. Breck. A beautiful variety
of the hybrid class; soft yellow suffused
carmine, very distinct and pleasing. Price,
75 cts.

Mrs. Hartong. Rich golden bronze;
distinct and beautiful. Price, 25 cts.

Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt. A large-
flowered variety of elegant shape, mauve-
pink, of a shade that is very pleasing in a
Dahlia; a fine cut-flower. Price, 25 cts.

Mrs. Roosevelt. Of immense size and
remarkably free flowering; color a delicate
silvery rose, which is very attractive when
cut. Price, 25 cts.

Oregon Beauty. A brilliant gorgeous
flower that attracts much attention on
account of its rich color, an intense oriental
red with golden sheen and garnet suffusion.
Produces its large flowers on long stems in
the greatest profusion. A splendid garden
variety. Price, 50 cts.

Papa Charmet. A large flower of rich,
deep morocco-red with bright garnet shad-
ings; the finest dark Decorative Dahlia
yet offered. Price, 25 cts.

Perle de Lyon. Not only the most
valuable white Decorative Dahlia, but the
best white of any class for cut-flower pur-
poses; its flowers are of good size, and held
erect on long, stiff, wiry stems. Price,
35 cts.

Phenomenal. An enormous flower of
most original form; every petal is twisted
in spirals and turns back toward the
center; more petals to each individual flower
than is usual in this class. The coloring of
this flower is distinctly new, a most pleas-
ing combination of red, purple, violet,
yellow, and white; flowers often measure
10 inches across; height 4 feet. Price, Si.

Princess Juliana. A wonderful white
Decorative Dahlia; plants covered with
blooms from early until late. Extremely
long stems, and flowers carried very erect;
flowers medium in size. Price, 50 cts.

Professor Mansfield. Rich yellow;
clear white tips and rosy red toward the
center. Like all fancy varieties, the color
is very variable. Price, 35 cts.

Queen Mary. One of the very best of
its type. Color a beautiful clear amber,
each petal tipped flesh-pink. It is of short
sturdy growth and produces the large
flowers very freely; a gem for garden deco-
ration. Price, 75 cts.

Red Flamingo. Mammoth flowers of a
rich, luminous crimson-red; the broad,
wavy petals are unique, forming a flower of
unusual attractiveness; excellent habit and
very free. Price, $1.

Reise von Stuttgart. Probably the
largest Dahlia of this type; a seedling of
Souvenir de Gustave Doazon, which it
exceeds in size, frequently measuring 8
inches in diameter; in color a bright blood-
red, shading deeper to the center; a variety
which will attract universal attention.
Price, Si.

Royal Purple. A beautiful, solid purple
flower. A sport of Le Grand Manitou.
Price, 50 cts.

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DECORATIVE DAHLIAS, continued

Sebastopol. One of the finest of recent
introductions. Flowers rich, bright orange,
of good substance, borne freely on long,
stiff stems. The best in its class and color.
Price, 50 cts.

Souvenir de Gustave Doazon. A

Dahlia of mammoth proportions, which
under ordinary cultivation will produce
flowers 6 inches across, and can be grown

to measure full 9 inches. It is of free
growth, remarkably profuse flowering and
pure red in color. Price, 25 cts.

Surpasse Colosse. Color scarlet-car-
mine; flowers large, with large quilled
petals. Price, 50 cts.

Yellow Colosse. Flowers of very large
size, of perfect form, pure primrose-yellow.
Price, 25 cts.

Choice Double Show and Fancy Dahlias

Show Dahlias are large, round, compact and full to the center. The flowers are
either solid, edged, tipped or shaded darker.

Fancy Dahlias in form and habit are identical with the Show Dahlias, but are
quite different in arrangement of colors. The flowers are tipped or edged lighter than the
ground-color, or splashed, striped, mottled and variegated in every conceivable manner.
They often throw a solid flower on the same plant.

A. D. Livoni. Clear, bright pink, quilled
petals, the best pink show Dahlia. Price,
20 cts.

Ansonia. Superb new Show seedling.
Beautiful deep purple, exquisitely edged
with lavender-purple. Price, 50 cts.

Arabella. Sulphur, tipped pinkish white.
Price, 25 cts.

Emily. Solferino, with white markings;
very large and free flowering. Price, 20 cts.

Esmond. The largest and best yellow
Show Dahlia in existence; perfect in form;
giant in size; a clear bright yellow. Price,
35 cts.

Fascination. Lavender-pink, striped
white. Price, 15 cts.

Bon Ton. A rich garnet; very free.
Price, 25 cts.

Bride. Blush, edged deep rose. Petals
exquisitely quilled. Exceptionally free
flowering, with long stems. Price,

20 cts.

Caleb Powers. Best described as
an improvement in size, coloring, and
even in earliness, on the popular va-
riety, Susan, offered in this list, a
delicate shell-pink of splendid form.

Price, 35 cts.

Chas. Lanier. The largest deep
yellow Show Dahlia to date. Very
rich yellow and fine for cutting.

Price, 20 cts.

Cuban Giant. Dark, reddish
maroon. Flowers of great size, meas-
uring 6 inches across. Stands erect
on very long stems well above the
foliage. The immense number of large,
richly hued flowers present a magnifi-
cent appearance. Price, 25 cts.

Dorothy Peacock. The flowers are of
large size, exquisite form, great sub-
stance, and the color is that beautiful,
clear, live pink that appeals to every-
one. Price, 50 cts.

Elsie Davidson. New giant-flower-
ing Show Dahlia. A beautiful deep
golden yellow. Price, 50 cts.

Show Dahlias

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Grand Duke Alexis Dahlia

CHOICE DOUBLE SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS, continued

Flag of Truce. Sterling new English
Show Dahlia. Heralded from England as
one of the finest varieties to date. Flowers
perfectly quilled, resembling in form the
popular Grand Duke Alexis. Pure white,
effectively tinted violet-lavender. Price,
75 cts.

Frank Smith. Fancy. Dark, rich red.
Petals tipped with pinkish white. A beau-
tiful mixture of color and universally
admired. Fine form. Stands well above the
foliage. A very showy variety. Price, 25c.

Gloire de Lyon. One of the most satis-
factory Show Dahlias grown today. Size
and form are of the very best; color pure
white. Price, 25 cts.

Gold Medal. Bright canary-yellow,
regularly marked with fine stripes and
splashes of deep red. Price, 35 cts.

Governor Guild. The largest and
purest white Show Dahlia. The color is
the most snowy white, without even the
least trace of any other shade. The flower
is perfect in shape, full and round, built
loosely of most exquisitely fluted petals, ]

giving the flower a far more graceful ap-
pearance than Show Dahlias usually have.
The spread of the flower is 5 inches; they
are borne on long, erect stems and appear
far above the foliage. Price, 40 cts.

Gracchus. Orange, shaded apricot; a
fine flower. Price, 30 cts.

Grand Duke Alexis. Large, massive
flowers, ivory-white with a faint tip of
rose at the extremities of the petals,
i Price, 25 cts.

Isis. A new sort of immense size; large
petals full double; orange-scarlet, suffused
with carmine, golden sheen at the tips.
Price, 75 cts.

Ivanhoe. Beautiful New Show Dahlia.
This wonderful introduction is unsur-
passed for quality in every respect. The
color combination is exceedingly delicate
— a beautiful snowy white, exquisitely
edged pinkish lavender. The flowers are
perfectly cupped, and especially distin-
guished for their enormous size. Price, Si.

Lucy Fawcett. Pale yellow, striped
lilac. Price, 20 cts.

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CHOICE DOUBLE SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS, continued

M. Somers. A splendid exhibition
variety. Color beautiful clear purple.
Price, 20 cts.

Maud Adams. One of the finest Show
Dahlias of recent introduction, the color
being a pure snow-white, very effectively
overlaid clear pink. Flowers are of good
size and perfect form. Price, 75 cts.

Miss Helen Hollis. Gigantic scarlet
Show Dahlia. A sensational wonder, and
undoubtedly the largest and best deep
scarlet Show Dahlia in existence. Price, $1.

Miss May Loomis. White, suffused
with soft rose. Price, 25 cts.

Miss Minnie Vosburg. One of the
freest flowering white Show varieties yet
introduced, coming into bloom early and
continuing of good quality till the end of
the season. Price, 25 cts.

Mrs. Gordon Abbott. A giant in size
and distinct in coloring; measures 5^
inches. The color is brightest golden,
mottled, speckled, and striped intense
scarlet. The flowers are well formed, very
full, and double. The outer petals flatten
when flower comes to perfection. Price, Si.

Norma. Large, perfectly quilled flowers
of an exquisite shade of live, bright orange.
Price, 25 cts.

Peeress. Buttercup-yellow with heavy
tip of deep fiery red. Price, 25 cts.

Princess Victoria. A sterling novelty,
being the earliest and freest flowering prim-
rose-yellow; never produces an imperfect
flower, and is in bloom early and late; long,
stiff stems; fine for cutting. Price, 40 cts. j

Purple Duke. Color a rich purple; for-
mation of flowers beautifully quilled, re-
sembling Grand Duke Alexis. A decided
novelty. Price, $ 1 .

Rosebud. The flowers are of perfect
form and large size. The plants are dwarf
and bushy, producing their flowers in
great profusion, the color being white,
effectively edged rose-pink. Flowers un-
usually full and round. Price, 40 cts.

Souvenir de Mme. Moreau. Deep,
rich pink. Price, 25 cts.

Stradella. Beautiful deep purple-crim-
son. Very free flowering. One of the finest
to date. Price, 35 cts.

Susan. Probably no Dahlia ever intro-
duced by us has given such universal satis-
faction as this — a beautiful, delicate, soft
shell-pink, of splendid form, remarkably
early and free flowering, with long stems*
splendid for cutting. Price, 25 cts.

Virginia Maule. A beautiful shade of
light pink. Flowers of large size and greatly
admired for their coloring. Price, 25 cts.

W. W. Rawson. An exceptionally fine
shaped, massive, large double flower, which
is produced on long stems; color pure white,
delicately overlaid with mauve. Price,
50 cts.

Yellow Duke. A splendid primrose-
yellow of good form and always in flower;
fine for cutting. Price, 35 cts.

Yellow Livoni. Undoubtedly the most
perfectly quilled Dahlia grown; flowers of
medium size, but very perfect, of a soft
lemon-yellow. Price, 25 cts.

SPECIAL OFFERS

For the benefit of those who are not familiar with names, colors and
characteristics of the Dahlia, and wish to have the selection made for
them, I offer the following special-priced collections:

No. 1 COLLECTION. Twelve extra-fine named varieties, several
classes, my own personal selection, no two alike, and each one
labeled. $3.

No. 2 COLLECTION. Twelve extra-fine higher-priced varieties, my
own personal selection, no two alike, and each one labeled. $4.

No. 3 COLLECTION contains twelve bulbs, without labels, that
have become mixed in handling. They are all standard varieties, but
labels have accidentally become detached. The supply for this collec-
tion is limited. Price, while they last, $1.30.

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i

Pompon Dahlias

Pompon Dahlias

This class produces small, very double quilled flowers, resembling very much a
miniature Show Dahlia, which are ideal for bouquet work. They grow but 2^2 feet high,
very bushy, and flower so freely that the blooms almost hide the foliage.

Alewine. Flesh, edged lavender-pink.
Price, 25 cts.

Annie Doncaster. Light yellow, base
suffused pearly pink.

Arthur Kerley. Purplish crimson; free.

Darkness. Deep velvety maroon.

Donovan. White, with lavender tips-
Very fine. Price, 25 cts.

Gretchen Heine. A good companion
to Nerissa; ground-color a rose-tinted
white; each petal heavily tipped crimson-
carmine. Price, 40 cts.

Helene Lambert. A splendid free-
flowering yellow of excellent form.

Any of the above, except

Little Bessie. Creamy white, closely
quilled.

Little Herman. Deep carmine, shaded
garnet, tipped white.

Nerissa. A splendid shade of lively
mauve-pink which shows up very pleasingly
under artificial light. Price, 40 cts.

Phoebe. Orange, tipped crimson. Price,
25 cts.

Prince Charming. Crown tipped pur-
ple. Price, 25 cts.

Violet. Pure white. Without doubt
this is the finest exhibition white Dahlia
ever offered of this type. Price, 50 cts.

where noted, 20 cts. each

The Superb Collection of Thirty-five Beautiful Dahlias for $9.75

CACTUS VARIETIES. — Countess of Lonsdale, Flie-
der, Flora, Johannesburg, Marathon, Rheingau,
Wodan.

SHOW VARIETIES.— A. D. Livoni, Chas. Lanier,
Cuban Giant, Dorothy Peacock, Governor Guild,
Grand Duke Alexis.

FRENCH COLLARETTE VARIETIES.— Maurice Ri-
voire, Mons. L. Ferard, Souv. de Chabanne.

DECORATIVE VARIETIES. — American Beauty,
Delice, Jack Rose, Le Grand Manitou, Louis
Harriott, Minnie McCullough, Princess Juliana.
PEONY-FLOWERED VARIETIES. — Duke Henry,
Glory of Baarn, H. J. Lovink, Mannheim, Mrs.
Seybold, Mrs. G. Gordon, Queen Wilhelmina.
CENTURY SINGLE VARIETIES.— Eckford Century,
Gladys Century, Mrs. Hance Century, Sensation,
White Century.

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Peony-flowered Dahlia, Duke Henry (see page 16)

Peony-Flowered Dahlias

This new type of Dahlias originated in Holland, and has become very popular.
The flowers are very large, and resemble somewhat the semi-double peony in form.
The petals are very peculiarly twisted and incurved, and the flowers are produced on
extra-long stems, making them invaluable for cutting or garden decoration. I cannot
recommend this new class of Dahlias too highly.

Admiration. A new English Peony-
flowered Dahlia. Pale orange ground,
flaked rosy crimson, yellow at base of
petals. This variety is quite different from
the other varieties, both in form and shape
o£ petals. The flowers are large and full,
each petal being semi-cupped and pointed.
Novel shape and color. Price, 50 cts.

America. A beautiful Dahlia; pure
shrimp-pink with golden suffusion; habit
ideal; very free flowering. Price, 75 cts.

Andrew Carnegie. Salmon-pink with
bronze shading. Flowers of peculiar form
on stiff stems. Price, 40 cts.

Attraction. Large elegant flowers of a
clear lilac-rose color. Long strong stalks.
Will be an attraction at every Dahlia
show in the world. An exhibition flower
and a garden Dahlia of rare merit.
Price, $2.

Avalanche. New introduction. Pure
white; the very best among the whites in
the Peony-flowered class. Price, 50 cts.

Bertha von Suttner. In form similar
to H. Hornsveld. An elegant twisted
flower; immense flowers always carried
erect; color beautiful salmon, shaded yel-
low. Height, 4 feet. Price, 35 cts.

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PEONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS, continued

Boston Light. A fine, clear scarlet i
flower, easily measuring 7 inches in diam-
eter, produced on long stems. One of the
most attractive Dahlias offered. Price, 75c.

Caecilia. Creamy white. Very large
flower. Price, 50 cts.

Caesar. Rich shade of canary-yellow;
beautiful flowers well above the foliage;
strong grower. Price, 35 cts.

Cleopatra. Rich oriental red, base of
petals primrose-yellow. Price, 25 cts.

Dr. Peary. One of the darkest, a brilliant
reddish mahogany. Price, 75 cts.

Dr. A. Kuyper. One of the most distinct
and refined varieties of recent introduction.
The color is a beautiful shade of golden
bronze. Price, $1.

Dr. Henry Sewall. Broad, flat petals
surrounding a small, yellow disk. Color a
pink-fawn, with slight amber shading at
the base of the petals. Price, Si.

Duke Henry. Brilliant carmine-red.
Price, 25 cts.

Geisha. The showiest and most at-
tractive of this type yet introduced; of j
strong growth, with the rich-colored flow- I
ers, which are frequently over 8 inches in
diameter, standing well above the foliage.
These are original in form, consisting of
peculiarly twisted and curled petals, of an
effective and rich combination of scarlet
and gold, the center being yellow, which
becomes suffused with and deepens to
scarlet at the center of the petals, shading
off lighter at the edges. Price, 50 cts.

Germania. Brilliant strawberry-red
variety; a very fluffy, artistic flower.
Price, 25 cts.

Glory of Baarn. The flowers are deli-
cate soft pink; very free and carried erect.
Price, 25 cts.

H. Hornsveld. The pride of the Peony
Dahlias. Enormously large flowers of very
elegant form; soft salmon-color. Price,
50 cts.

H. J. Lovink. Mauve shaded; mag-
nificent flower. This Dahlia has to be seen
to be appreciated. Price, 50 cts.

Hortulanus Budde. Very free flower-
ing; rich rosy scarlet. Price, 50 cts.

Hortulanus Fiet. Another giant-flow-
j ered variety with blooms over 8 inches in
diameter, of the most delicate shade of
shrimp-pink, the tip of each petal barely
touched with gold. The entire flower has
a suffusion of delicate tints of red and yellow,
which gives a glow yet softness of color
difficult to describe. Price, Si.

Hortulanus Witte. A very large, long-
stemmed, free-flowering pure white; a
splendid cut-flower and exhibition variety.
Price, 50 cts.

Jan Olieslagers. Deep primrose-yellow;
rich and effective; flowers large and full;
very upright stem and free bloomer.
Price, $1.

John Wanamaker. A wonderful new
creation, being one of the largest and
handsomest Dahlias to date. The color
is an exquisite and fashionable shade of
rose-lake, or, as popularly called,
orchid-pink. As the flower develops,
the color softens, and must be seen
to be fully appreciated. Price, 50 cts.

King Leopold. Primrose, shading
lighter at edges. Price, 25 cts.

La Rianta. Pink. Large, finely
formed flowers, set on long, stiff
stems. Price, 35 cts.

Leo XIII. A deep canary-yellow,
entirely distinct in form; large; very
free flowering, and a valuable sort for
cutting. Price, 50 cts.

Loveliness. Pale lilac, white
shaded. A magnificent flower. Award
of merit. Price, $1.50.

Peony-flowered Dahlia, Geisha

Mannheim. Salmon-pink, illum-
inated with a golden sheen. Price, 3 5c.

Marie Studholme. A very deli-
cate mauve, shading to white. Price,
35 cts.

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PEONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS, continued

Mondscheibe. This is another splen-
did yellow Dahlia, entirely distinct from
Leo XIII, being still greater in size and of
a deeper color; remarkably free flowering.
Price, $i.

Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold. Ground-color
crimson-carmine, each petal tipped and
more or less marked with white; a striking
and beautiful flower, produced very freely.
Price, 35 cts.

Mrs. G. Gordon. A splendid large
lemon-yellow. Price, 35 cts.

Mrs. G. W. Kerr. A magnificent va- I
riety of the most advanced Peony-flowered !
type. The color is rich reddish plum, which j
with age becomes a beautiful tone of crim-
son, shading to light lavender at the tips of j
the petals, the reverse of the petals being
shaded light lavender. The stamens are
entirely hidden by the central small petals
which incurve and twist thoroughly in a
most attractive style. The giant flowers
average 6 to 8 inches in diameter and are
borne freely on long, stiff, wiry stems. This
grand novelty was awarded a certificate of
merit by the Horticultural Society of New
York, September 26, 1914. Price, Si.

Mrs. Hugh Dickson. An early, con-
tinuous, and free-flowering variety; the
flowers, which average fully 6 inches in
diameter, are of an exquisite rich sal-
mon shade with light buff-pink suffu-
sion, the base of the petals, center of the
flower, and younger florets being shaded
with yellow. Awarded a certificate of
merit by the Horticultural Society of
New York, Sept. 26, 1914. Price, $1.

Mrs. J. C. Vaughan. Lovely,
bright, clear, yellow flowers; long stalks.

This variety won the Silver Cup at the
Royal Horticultural Society Dahlia
trials, Duffryn, 1914, as the most meri-
torious plant of over one hundred va-
rieties of the Peony-flowered section
there represented. Price, $1.

Mrs. Robert Bates. The ideal
pure white Peony Dahlia, for cutting,
decorations, exhibitions, or for the gar-
den. The flowers are large, splendidly
formed, snow-white, and borne on long,
stiff, erect stems. The immense petals
are heavy, giving the flowers great keep-
ing qualities. The plant is a strong
vigorous grower of dwarf, branching
habit, and an early and profuse
bloomer. Price, $1.

Mrs. W. E. Whineray. Another
novelty of genuine merit, producing
freely from late summer throughout

fall huge flowers which usually average 6
to 8 inches in diameter. The color is a
most beautiful shade of rose, suffused clear
yellow, which becomes deeper at the base
of the petals, the central petals being
attractively curled over the stamens, thus
forming a charming and magnificent effect.
Awarded a certificate of merit by the
Horticultural Society of New York, Sep-
tember 26, 1914. Price, $1.

P. W. Jansen. Rosy salmon, with a
shade of yellow; an elegant flower borne
on stout, erect stems never less than 2
feet in length; a rich and pleasing shade;
height, 4 feet. Price, 30 cts.

Prairie Fire. Beautiful rich scarlet.
Price, 25 cts.

President Fallieres. The color is a
most intense red, so vivid as to dazzle the
eye; free flowering and of the finest form.
Price, Si.

Professor Wijsman. White, with
pretty lavender-spotted reflex, petals
curling peculiarly, showing same to pretty
effect; flowers very large. Price, $1.

Queen Emma. A charming shade of
mallow or hollyhock-pink, the inner petals
banded with gold. Price, 35 cts.

Queen Wilhelmina. Large fluffy, pure
white flower, yellow center. Price, 25 cts.

Peony-flowered Dahlia

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PEONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS, continued

Roem van Nijkerk. A remarkably
handsome variety that will not suffer by
comparison with many of the finest va-
rieties. The flowers are uniformly large,
and very compact. Color rich violet-
purple. Price, $i.

Sherlock Holmes. Mauve; splendid
form. Large and beautiful. Price, $i.

Souvenir de Maasdijk. An ideal Peony
Dahlia. Its large light salmon-orange flow-
ers are borne on long stems which hold the
flowers free above the foliage. Excellent
for both cutting and garden decorations.
A free bloomer. Price, $i.

Virginia Marshall. A very beautiful

and delicate new variety. In shape and
form the flowers are perfectly original, the
petals are very long and “Geisha-like,”
being beautifully quilled and twisted. The
blossoms are of an exceptionally dainty
primrose-yellow, faintly overlaid a delicate
rose-lilac shade. This variety can be
highly recommended. Price, $1.50.

Washington. The incomparable deli-
cacy and richness of this most interesting
variety has excited great comment. This
is one of the showiest and most attractive
to date, and renowned for its unusual
color. Beautiful rose- violet; a most fasci-
nating color. Price, $1.

French Collarette Dahlias

The flowers are single, having one row of petals, with an additional row of short
petals around the disk, which forms a frill or collar and which is usually of a different
color from the rest of the flower.

Comte Cheremeteff. Vermilion-red,
shading to orange at tips; creamy white
collar. Price, 25 cts.

Diomede. Ground white, suffused and
touched with blotches of brilliant purple-
red, center yellow, collar petals white,
very attractive. Price, 50 cts.

Director Rene Gerard. Flowers 5
inches in diameter and perfect; ground-
color creamy white suffused and marked
with French purple; very long, narrow
creamy white collar petals. Price, 50 cts.

Exposition de Lyon. Rich garnet, with
yellow collar. Price, 25 cts.

Maurice Rivoire

Maurice Rivoire. Ox-blood^red with
deeper shadings in the center of petals and
a pure white fringed collar. Price, 25 cts.

Mme. Capron. One of the largest, a
brilliant reddish purple, collar petals un-
usually large, of same color, but striped and
marked with white; very distinct. Plants
ready April 15. Price, 50 cts.

Mme. Gygax. Very conspicuous on
account of its rich coloring; a bright cochi-
neal-red passing to yellow tips and long
primrose-yellow collar petals. Price, 50 cts.

Mme. E. Poirier. Deep purple suffused
with lighter shades, collar petals white.
The nearest approach to a blue. Plants
ready April 15. Price, 50 cts.

Mons. L. Ferard. Flowers perfect, 4^
inches in diameter, ground-color rich pur-
plish garnet, edged and marked white, col-
lar white with carmine markings. Plants
ready April 15. Price, 50 cts.

Signorina Rosa Esengrini. Heavy
shell-like petals forming a large perfect
flower of a bright lemon-yellow, suffused
and marked with orange-scarlet; collar
petals very abundant, of a bright Iemon-
yellow. Plants ready April 1 5. Price, 50c.

Souvenir de Chabanne. Very showy, 5
to 6 inches in diameter, ground-color Iemon-
yellow, with coral-red markings, collar
petals very abundant and long, Iemon-yel-
Iow, tipped white. Plants ready April 15.
Price, 50 cts.

Valentine. Rich deep yellow, collar
sulphur-yellow. Price, 25 cts.

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Order Sheet

W. L. HOWLETT, Grower

208 Thirty-Second Street, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Your Name (Tr ^s/)

Street Address or

No. Rural Delivery

Post Office .

County State

Forward this order by.

Station or Express Office

( Only if different from Post Office )

Date 191

Amount Inclosed

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Postage Stamps $

Draft or Check $

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THE QUEEN OF AUTUMN FLOWERS

Grown by W. L. Howlett, Norfolk, Va.

Dear Friend:

If you are not interested in this little Dahlia
hook please hand to some friend whom you think would
le glad to receive it.

THREE BEAUTIFUL DAHLIAS FREE

YFhen sending in your order, if you will kind-
ly write helow the names and addresses of a few of your
friends who have gardens , I will take pleasure in send-
ing you three choice Dahlias free.

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Century Single Dahlias

Single Dahlias have become great favorites since the introduction of so many new
types, and for many purposes they are superior to the double types. For bouquets
and decorations they have a graceful simplicity not found in any other flower. They
are very useful for planting in parks or large estates where color effect is wanted.

Alba superba. Fine large white with
a dash of canary-yellow at base of petals.
Price, 35 cts.

Big Chief. Rich crimson, with maroon
shadings on margins. Price, 25 cts.

Crimson Century. Rich, deep velvet
crimson, shaded maroon, with rose halo
around a yellow disk. Price, 25 cts.

Eckford Century. Immense flowers,
pure white, spotted pink and penciled
crimson, are produced in abundance on
long stiff stems. Height, 5 feet. Price, 40 cts.

Fringed Century. Intense rosy crim-
son with lighter markings, fringed or cleft
petals. Price, 25 cts.

Giant Record Century. An exquisite
“Autumn Shade” variety. Color amber-
red, edged yellow; with yellow disk around
the orange center. Distinct. Height, 4 feet.
Price, 25 cts.

Gladys. A much improved form of
Twentieth Century of large size, retaining
its bright color throughout the season,
center of petals brilliant rosy crimson with
rose-pink band on either side and snow-
white center surrounding the yellow disk.
Price, 25 cts.

Golden Century. The sensational
golden yellow cut-flower variety, owing to
its rich shades, immense size, long, slender
wiry stems and good keeping qualities.
Color golden yellow, shaded amber, show-
ing up gorgeously under artificial light.
The best of all yellows as a plant or cut-
flower. Height, 4 feet. Price, 40 cts.

Imperialiana. A new giant Single
Dahlia. A gem among the singles. In
color, a beautiful deep, clear pink, a per-
fectly charming color. Price, 50 cts.

Jack. Brilliant fiery scarlet, the base of
the petals overlaid with golden yellow; the
freest flowering Dahlia grown. Price, 25c.

Maroon Century. Rich maroon, with
yellow disk. Price, 25 cts.

Merry Widow. Exceptionally bright,
deep scarlet flowers of a very large size.
Effective for massing. Price, 25 cts.

Mrs. J. C. Hance Century. Bright
carmine-pink, with blush-white disk. An
exquisitely lovely flower of largest size,
with long stems. Height, 4 feet. Price, 30c.

Single Dahlia

Old Glory. A splendid flower, with
unique coloring; each petal is pure white,
distinctly edged bright scarlet to the width
of at least Flinch, giving each petal the
appearance of the American flag. Plant
grows dwarf and carries its flowers far
above the foliage on erect stems, 12 to 18
inches in length. Price, 35 cts.

Rose-Pink Century. Flowers 6 inches
and over in diameter, of a clear rose-pink
color; a strong grower with long, stiff stems;
fine for cutting. Price, 25 cts.

Sensation. Gorgeous, brilliant vermil-
ion-red, heavily tipped white. Price, 30 cts.

Spanish Century. Pure yellow, pen-
ciled rich glowing red; giant size; early and
profuse bloomer, on long, slender, erect
stems. Height, 5 feet. Price, 40 cts.

St. George. Large; pure yellow. Price,
25 cts.

Twentieth Century. Early in the
season an intense rosy crimson, shading
gradually to almost white on the edges
and a light halo around the disk. Later they
become lighter, changing to almost pure
white, suffused with soft pink. Price, 25 cts.

White Century. Pure white, with
large, heavy, overlapping petals of good
texture. Price, 35 cts.

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Special Collections
of Dahlias

De Luxe Collection of Twelve $ t.00
Peony -Flowered Dahlias for ^

Dr. Peary Geisha Germania Mrs. G. Gordon

Hortulanus Fiet Andrew Carnegie Hortulanus Budde La Rianta

H. J. Lovink Glory of Baarn Mannheim Queen Wilhelmina

The Gem Collection of $^.75
Ten Choice Dahlias for ^

Souvenir de Gustave Doazon (Decorative) Sequoia (Cactus)

Mont Blanc (Decorative) Delice (Decorative)

Louis Harriott (Decorative) Johannesburg (Cactus)

Jeanne Charmet (Decorative) Maurice Rivoire (Collarette)

Jack Rose (Decorative) Gen. J. B. Seth (Cactus)

The Garden Collection o/$^.00
Eight Magnificent Dahlias for

Le Grand Manitou (Decorative) Jeanne Charmet (Decorative)

Mme. Helene Charvet (Decorative) Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold (Peony-flowered)
Mme. Victor Vassier (Decorative) Minnie McCullough (Decorative)
Marathon (Cactus) Souvenir de Gustave Doazon (Decorative)

The Popular Collection of $ "1 .75
Eight Grand Dahlias for

Queen Wilhelmina (Peony-flowered) Sensation (Single)

Jack Rose (Decorative) Cleopatra (Peony-flowered)

Rev. T. W. Jamison (Cactus) Queen Emma (Peony-flowered)

Countess of Lonsdale (Cactus) Bon Ton (Show)

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