VENTURA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA. 55. 
| Two Rare Dahlias. 
MRS. SHEPHERD’S GIANT CACTUS DAHLIA ‘““MONARCH OF DAHLIAS. 
“Monarch of Dahlias.”” Named by Mr. Thomas Williams, of the 
San Francisco Examiner, when visiting in Ventura, in honor of that 
paper, which is called the “‘Monarch of Dailies.’”’ It is intermediate be- 
tween the double and the cactus varieties. The flowers are large, loose, 
very esthetic in form, and measure six or more inches across;.the petals_---- 
are very broad; the color is a deep, rich, dark red, having a beautiful 
bloom like velvet; flowers are borne on long stems, and are fine for cut- 
ting. 20c to 40c., dry tubers. 
= pay: Fartiie 
