R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. DAHLIAS. 



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DAHLIAS. 



Cactus Dahlia. Peace. 



NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS. FOR 1920. 



Plants only. Delivery May and June. 



British Lion. Remarkable for its monstrous size and unique color, 

 it could easily be described as tawny, a peculiar shade of yellow for 

 the most part, burnished with red. SI. 50 each. 



Constance. Large full deep incurved flowers of erect habit carried on 



strong stems; color, rich rosy-pink. SI. 50 each. 

 Coyness. Outer petals tyrian rose, toning to cream color in the centre ; 



younger petals cream edged rose, strong grower, free flowering; strong 



stiff stems. $1.50 each. 



General Sir Douglas Haig. (Named by permission of General 

 Haig.) The flowers are perfect. The slender tubular florets in- 

 curving and twisting make it ideal both for cutting and exhibition. 

 The color is wonderful, being a combination of tints of pink, starting 

 at the base very light, deepening towards the centre of floret, gradually 

 shading to light towards tips. $2.50 each. 



Guardian. A giant flower of intense glowing scarlet carried on an up- 

 right stem as stiff as a cane. S2.50 each. 



Ivory White. An extremely fine variety; narrow incurved ivory 

 florets borne on stiff straight stems. $1.50 each. 



Lieut. Robinson, V. C. An indispensable exhibition variety, flowers 

 large, composed of a mass of narrow florets which incurve and inter- 

 lace entirely covering the centre; color ruby, shading lighter at tips. 

 $1.25 each. 



Mrs. Herbert Blaekman. Color shading from light blush to rose 

 pink; holding its flowers upright on long stiff stems; flowers of good 

 size and evenly incurved shape. $3.00 each. 



Peace. Like the Peace of the world, it has come to stay. The flowers 

 of purest white sufficiently incurved to be fine for exhibition and cut- 

 ting. The flowers are boldly carried on stout erect stems. $2.00 

 each. 



Planet. Best fancy Dahlia introduced for years, both for exhibition 

 and cutting, the flowers are large, borne on long stiff stems, white at 

 base, changing to deep pink with the whole spotted and striped scarlet. 

 $1.50 each. 



Sentry. Yellow centre changing to red with a charming tint pervading 

 the whole bloom ; incurved globular form, carried on straight stiff 

 stems. $2.00 each. 



Victory. And all that this implies. A very fine variety of deep crim- 

 son. The blooms often nine inches in diameter, carried on long 

 black wiry stems which carry the flowers erect; fine for cutting and 

 also good for exhibition. $2.00 each. 



This choice collection, one plant of each, for $20.00, postpaid. 



Note. — Unless otherwise specified, all Dahlias will be supplied in 

 roots, and we believe our supply this season is ample to meet all deinands. 

 However in case the demand for certain varieties exhausts our svpply of 

 roots, we loill send our growing plants which should gioe equally good results. 



OTHER NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. (Except where otherwise priced.) 

 Captain Scott. A dandy variety. Pure white with long, narrow petals. 

 Dorothy Hawes. The flowers are of marvelous depth, with a great 



number of long florets, which incurve and interlace in a beautiful 



manner; color cerise. 

 E. F. Hawes. Every flower is carried on a hard, straight stem, 15 to 



24 inches long, color a beautiful shade of clear salmon-pink. 

 Edith Carter. A variety of great beauty and one of the finest for 



exhibition; erect habit, strong stems, rich yellow tipped rosy-carmine. 



$1.00 each. 

 Gigantic. The finest exhibition Cactus Dahlia yet introduced. The 



blooms are of enormous size. The form is perfection; color old gold. 



$1.00 each. 

 Miss Judd. Lemon-yellow at tips ; base tinged and blended with shades 



of pink; flowers almost globe-shaped. 

 Miss Stredwick. One of the finest Cactus Dahlias. Color, soft yellow 



at base, quickly changing to deep pink. 

 Searchlight. A yellow fonu of merit ; inctuved, narrow florets. $1.00 



each; $10.00 per doz. 

 Sentinel. A grand variety producing large flowers on s.tout stems; 



color a beautiful shade of deep rose. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 

 The Quaker. The lovehest and most dehcate colored Dahlia yet 



introduced ; the white centre gradually becoming tinged with lightest 



flesh pink. 

 The Swan. Probably the best all round Cactus Dahlia; pure white 



perfect flowers, stems upright. 

 Washington. The best crimson yet introduced ; flowers large, deep and 



incurved; long wiry stems; flowers abundantly. $1.25 each;$12.00 



per doz. 



Cactus Dahlia. General Sir Douglas Haig. 



