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widely eae Varieties are naturally the cheaper. The 
fact that a varie old one is in itself an indication dae it 
has some ae ee ie case of an old book that is still sold. 
It is an indication also that the variety is resistant to disease and 
that the roots winter well. 
Among the older, nee Peony-flowered varieties may be 
mentioned Geisha, scarlet and gold; Madonna, white; and Cream 
King, cream-colored. Of the newer Peony-flowered ‘dahlias, we 
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may mention Shantung, red and gold; Pearl Ruggles, carmine- 
rose; and we o Sam, orange-buff, one of the largest-flowered 
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eap, aga excellent varieties of the vane and Hybrid 
Cactus ne are Countess of Lonsdale, which is salmon-pink 
and a very free bloomer; Standard Bearer, Seales Sherlock, 
