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I'astening the shoots with soft yarn to the stake every few days. By pro- 

 tecting from the first frosts, the blossoms may be prolonged late into the 

 autumn, after the death of most flowers of the garden, and if gathered 

 and kept in fresh water, the flowers will last a fortnight, or even longer. 



A select list of varieties : — 



America, raised by Mr. Gerhard Schmitz, of Philadelphia, who has 

 been very successful in producing fine varieties ; white ground, striped 

 and splashed with rosy-crimson, perfect globular shade, and cupped 

 petals. Eeceived first prize from Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



Amazon, scarlet margins, yellow center. 



Alba multiflora, pure white. 



Ali Baba, deep scarlet. 



Amorette, light rose, edged vrith lilac. 



Antiope, bufl", shaded with carmine. 



Autumn Glow, orange-salmon, buff edge. 



Bird of Passage, white, tipped with carmine. 



Colossus, large yellow. 



Carnation striped, buff, striped with crimson and Mlac. 



Charivari, yellow striped and blotched with carmine. ^ 



Conqueror of the whites, purest white. 



Duchess of Cambridge, pink, edged with crimson. 



Ebene, rosy-buff, mottled with white. 



Gem, scarlet, tipped with white. 



Glowing Coal, crimson-scarlet. 



Hebe, white, edged with yellow, tipped with red. 



Koh-i-noor, canary-yellow. 



Maude, white, tipped with hlac. 



Murillo, salmon, shaded lilac and carmine. 



OuUet Parfait, buff, striped with scarlet. 



Queen Mab, scarlet tipped with white. 



Striata, lilac, striped 'with maroon. 



Talisman, rose, striped with crimson. 



Tiger, maroon-purple. 



Startler, maroon, tipped with white. 



Select List of Liliputian or Pompone Dahlias. 



Arndt, magenta, with brown stripes and spots. 

 Alba Ploribunda nana, pure white, very dwarf. 



