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composed of much choicer flowers, I awarded first 

 prize at Colchester Show. 



It was arranged by Mrs. Orpen and the variety 

 used was Pearl, while for foliage nothing more 

 elaborate was employed than common bracken, 

 sprays of Amphelopsis Veitchii and a few other 

 autumn leaves. 



The importance of this flower to the florist is 

 forcibly marked by the fact that at many of the 

 leading Horticultural shows special classes are 

 provided for bouquets of Cactus Dahlias and are 

 always most beautiful and interesting ones. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



The Cactus Dahlia is by far the most important to all 

 those who are likely to read " British Floral Decoration," and 

 the varieties given below are all fine upstanding flowers of 

 either strong decorative, or highly artistic, colours. 



s* Dainty. Primrose. 



*Caradoc. *Star. 



*C. E. Wilkins. s*Harold Peerman. 



*Rev. Arthur Bridge. Ibis. 



Mrs. Shoesmith, or *Pearl. 



s*Fairy. The Pilot. 



$*Francis Grahame. Mrs. McMillan. 



Coronation, or *C. H. Curtis. 



s.*Amos Perry. Thomas Wilson. 



s*Kreimhilda. Gondola. 



