R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. DAHLIAS. 
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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. $1.50 each. 
Constanee. Large full deep incurved flowers of erect habit carried on 
strong stems; color, rich rosy-pink. $1.50 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. $2.50 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 Blackman. 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. iB 
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. 
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DAHLIAS. 
Note.— Unless otherwise specified, all Dahlias will be supplied in 
roots, and we believe our supply this season is ample to meet all demands. 
However in case the demand for certain varieties exhausts our supply of 
roots, we will send our growing plants which should give equally good results. 
OTHER NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS. 
75 ets. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Captain Scott. 
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. ; 
(Except where otherwise priced.) 
A dandy variety. Pure white with long, narrow petals. 
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. 
at base, quickly changing to deep pink. 
Searchlight. <A yellow form of merit; incurved, narrow florets. 
each; $10.00 per doz. 
Sentinel. A grand variety producing large flowers on stout stems; 
color a beautiful shade of deep rose. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
The Quaker. The loveliest and most delicate 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. 
Color, soft yellow 
$1.00 
Washington. The best crimson yet introduced; flowers large, deep and 
inecurved; long wiry stems; flowers abundantly. $1.25 each; $12.00 
per doz. 
Cactus Dahlia. 
General Sir Douglas Haig. 
