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or indifferent grower in America and needs good culture. A very pretty flower, 

 but not always perfectly full to the centre. 



Mrs. Vince. A lovely variety and a great favorite on account of its delicate shades. 

 The flowers are large, with slightly quilled petals ; color a beautiful silvery rose, 

 slightly suffused magenta at base of petal. 



Nymphaea (The Pink Water Lily Dahlia). This variety, all things considered, is 

 the finest in the entire list. The plant is a very strong, sturdy grower, while the 

 flowers, which are always full to the center, are produced in endless quantities 

 on long stems well supplied with buds and foliage ; the color is a soft, delicate, 

 light shrimp pink, shading slightly darker toward the outer petals, while the 

 flowers are of large size, perfect form and of most exquisite finish, being soft, 

 waxy, delicate and graceful. This variety is more extensively grown for florists' 

 cut flowers than any other, and under favorable conditions has a delicate, re- 

 fined Water Lily fragrance ; this odor, together with its striking resemblance to 

 the ideal pink Water Lily, suggested the appropriate name of Nymphsea. 

 Nymphaea is not only entirely distinct from " Delicata " in color, but the form 

 of both flower and petal in. each variety represent extremely opposite types. 



Oban. A beautiful variety of large size, perfect form and an entirely distinct color, 

 being a rosy lavender, overlaid delicate silvery fawn. 



Orange Scarlet. A very dwarf decorative variety of an intense orange scarlet color ; 

 the flowers are perfectly full to the center, while the petals are cupped or incurved, 

 an unusual form in the Dahlia ; the foliage is heavy, of great substance and of 

 a very dark green color. 



Oriental. Large, rich pale salmon, of fine form and perfectly double ; the petals are 

 broad, regular and of exquisite glossy finish ; plant a strong, vigorous grower. 



Panthia. While not always full to the center, a favorite on account of its lovely 

 form and distinct, striking shade of rich reddish salmon. 



Prof. Baldwin. Bright orange flowers of striking form ; the petals are beautifully 

 twisted at the tips, which gives it a peculiar and pleasing appearance. 



Princess Harry. One of the richest and loveliest of this beautiful section, and one 

 that will undoubtedly become a great favorite ; the flowers are full to the center, 

 of perfect form, with broad petals artistically cleft, and bound with a rich yellow 

 silken-like cord ; at the base of the cleft this cord extends upward, giving it a 

 beautiful spiked appearance. The color is a rich cream, shading to soft prim- 

 rose yellow at the base of petals, while sometimes lightly tinted pink ; the flowers 

 are soft, waxy and of exquisite finish. 



Rayon (TOr. Bright orange, with a conspicuous band of white running through each 

 petal. 



Red and Black. An entirely distinct combination; deep wine red, heavily margined 

 with deep black maroon ; flowers are of good size and fine form ; petals regular 

 and somewhat cupped shaped ; the foliage is very dark green, edged purplish 

 maroon and beautifully serated. 



Robert Cannell. Rich magenta with a bluish tinge toward the tips of the petals. 



Sidney HollingS. Large, deep maroon, shading to black; good form; a profuse 

 bloomer. 



