VARIOUS JULY 
English Botanical bial Height |pime of 
Color Nene aes foie Description Pe ee Bloom 
° (color no. 12 & 3 edge), very large 
flowers, outer petals scarlet edged with 
gold, inner petals brilliant red with 
yellow centres; wide green leaves. 
Oceanus; (color no. 13 brilliant & 4 
edge), outer petals fiery red, margined 
with golden yellow, inner petals scar- 
let; leaves green. Pandora; (color 
no. 18 with 4), rich red flowers bor- 
dered and blotched with gold. 
36, 31, |RED **Chrysan- See page 264. une, 
27, 32. |CHRYSAN- |themum uly 
THEMUM _{coccineum 
Pyréthrum 
bybridum, 
. roseum 
Various |CACTUS **Daéhlia One of the most strikingly beautiful | 3-6 ft. |Late 
DAHLIA vars. of tall plants. The flowers with 
twisted petals are sometimes single 
but usually double. The opalescent 
coloring of those shading from yellow- 
ish to pinkish tints is especially fine. 
Excellent planted in single or double 
rows. Prop. best by root division or 
cuttings. Plant tubers in late May 
or June, about 3 feet apart in sheltered 
spots in any soil, not too clayey, 
though best rich and deep. House in 
winter. Dahlia Juarezi is the parent 
of the Cactus Dahlia. Mexico. See 
Plate, page 361. 
White vars.—* Eva; 4ft. Keynes’ 
W bite; “ivory white.” 5 ft. * Lord Rob- 
erts; Miss Webster, ‘pure white.” 4 ft. 
Mrs. A. Pearl, ‘creamy white.” 4 ft. 
Yellow vars.— Artus,; “orange buff.” 
4ft. Florence; “yellowish orange.” 
H. F. Robertson, ‘‘deep pure yellow.” 
4ft. Mrs. De Lucca; (color no. 3 to 
9), orange yellow. Mrs. Freeman 
Thomas; “‘clear yellow shading to 
light orange.” 3 ft. Mrs. H. J. All- 
croft; “soft orange buff.” 4 ft. 
Pink and Red vars.— Ajax; (color 
no. 16 brilliant & 17), “orange suf- 
fused with salmon and buff.” 4 ft. 
* Britannia; (color no. 24 pale), sal- 
mon pink, free bloomer. 4ft. **Clura 
G. Stredwick,; (color no. bet. 15 & 29), 
clear bright salmon shading to yellow 
at base of petals. Large flowers with 
extremely narrow petals of great 
length. 3 ft. *Countess of Lonsdale; 
(color no. 24 richer and deeper), a 
blending of salmon and amber shades. 
3 ft. Exquisite; (color no, bet. 16 & 
17), bright scarlet tinted with salmon. 
3 ft. Fire Brand; (color no. 19 red- 
Sun July 
to late 
te) 
Oct. 
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