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exquisite finish, while the color is charmingly lovely, being pure white, delicately 

 suffused soft rosy lavender, a most unusual shade. (See illustration, page 30.) 



Magnificent. Entrancingly lovely, clear yellow, very delicately tinged and edged soft 

 pink ; the flowers are regular, being a perfect model in form ; very dwarf and a 

 very profuse bloomer ; the best of all bedders. 



Marg. Bruant. Pure white, good form, dwarf and profuse. 



Mercedes. A beautiful variety, silvery white at base of petals, blending into a rosy 

 lilac. 



Marguerite. Rosy lilac of fine form, a free and constant bloomer ; flowers borne on 

 long stems ; excelled for cutting. 



Meteor. Very large, brilliant deep red ; a very strong vigorous grower. 



Miss Browning. Rich clear yellow, tipped white ; a general favorite. 



Miss Valentine. Large, bright lavender pink, full and regular ; a superb flower. 



Miss S. Blanc Pennybaker. A surpassingly lovely variety and one that always 

 attracts marked attention. The flowers are of perfect form, good substance and 

 exquisite finish ; the center petals are silvery white delicately tinged soft bright 

 pink, while the outer petals are of same color, heavy tipped bright rosy red pink. 



Mrs. Cannel. Buff yellow, edged bright cherry red. 



Mrs. Langtry. Cream color, tipped red pink, edged purplish crimson. 



Mrs. Chas. Noyer. A beautiful flower, of a pleasing light fawn color. 



Mrs. Dexter. Very large, fine form ; a beautiful shade of salmon ; a tall, vigorous 

 grower, and valuable for back rows. 



Mrs. Gladstone. One of the grandest of all show varieties ; of exquisite form, delicate 

 soft pink color, a free and constant bloomer, a favorite exhibition flower. 



Nellie Bly. Pure white, penciled and spotted carmine, distinct ; certainly a lovely 

 variety, but sometimes shows small center. 



Nero. Deep crimson maroon, richly shaded. 



Pelican. Large, pure white, distinctly striped purple. 



Penelope. Pure white, beautifully flaked lavender, beautiful form ; invaluable for cut- 

 ting and decorations. 



Pluton. The finest of all yellow show Dahlias ; very large, of perfect form and a pure, 

 clear yellow color ; a strong grower, free and constant. 



President. White, suffused rosy lavender, shaded darker, fine. 



Princess Bonnie. Rich creamy white, shaded lemon yellow at base of petal. A 

 beautiful variety and a free and constant bloomer. 



Prince Bismarck. Very large and full, deep purple, fine. 



Priscilla. A lovely quilled variety ; yellow, tipped orange scarlet, sometimes deep 

 scarlet ; reflex rich pale buff, making a lovely variegation. 



Purity. An improvement on all pure whites up to date ; dwarf and profuse. 



Rev. C. W. Bolton, Large, salmon buff, penciled and spotted deep rich crimson ; a 

 distinct and pleasing variety (see illustration, page 9). 



Ruby Queen. A beautiful variety, resembling an American Beauty rose when fully ex- 

 panded ; clear ruby red, richly shaded ; early and profuse bloomer. 



Ruth. Large, creamy white, sometimes tinted pink ; perfect form ; the plant is a 

 dwarf shrubby grower of branching habit and is continually covered with 

 flowers. 



