70 John Saui/s 



Compacta Ploribunda. Tube crimson, and sepals crimson, reflexed, corolla rich 



violet, beautiful habit and profuse bloomer. 

 Plambeau. Short tube and well reflexed sepals crimson ; very large and full 



corolla of a dwrk violet, shaded with azure, and striped and spotted with 



scarlet. 76 cents. 

 Galatea. Rosy-carmine tube and sepals, the latter very large and broad, and 



horizontally reflexed ; stout well formed corolla of a rich and bright bluish 



purple, a remarkable flower from its size and immensely thick corolla. 



75 cents. 

 Gem of Ipswich. Dark coral red tubes and sepals, purple ground colored 



corolla, distinctly striped. 

 Improvement. The lube and sepals of this variety are pure white, the latter 



well reflexed, of good substance, the corolla carmine shading to rose. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Pine large flowers with tube and very long reflexed sepals of a 



beautiful coral color, and large expanded corolla of snowy whiteness. 

 J. Becker. Tube and sepals carmine, shape of F. Globosa, corolla pure white 



semi double, finest habit, profuse bloomer. 

 Jean Sisley. A vigorous plant, very long tube, carmine tube and sepals, 



corolla orange, a winter bloomer, very fine. $1.00. 

 Memphis. Tube and sepals of a bright and rich crimson color, the sepals 



gracefully reflexed ; large and well-expanded corolla of a rich purple color ; 



a fine large flower. 

 M. Dufaure. A very floriferous variety of good habit, producing beautifully 



formed flowers, with rosy salmon corolla and elegantly recurved sepals of 



a yellowish salmon color with green tips; extremely distinct. 75 cents. 

 Mrs. Burroughes. The tube of this variety is long and stout, pure white ; the 



sepals are also white, and much reflexed ; the corolla, which is barrel- 

 shaped, is a crimson lake. 

 Rainbow. See Novelties. 

 Ray of Light. A pure white corolla, low bushy habit, early and free bloomer, 



a splendid market plant. 

 Syringasflora. Large truss of flowers resembling in shape a bunch of lilac, color 



rosy lilac, winter bloomer. 

 Snow Fairy, (d) "Growth dwarf and compact, freest blooming of all the 



double whites, literally covering the plant with its beautiful flowers ; calyx 



and sepals shining red, corolla pure white." 75 cents. 

 Splendens. A magnificent species, the finest winter flowering Fuchsia ever 



introduced, and is most invaluable for that purpose. It requires a warm 



intermediate house, and if the plants are prepared about mid-summer, and 



grown on to healthy plants, they will continue to produce an abundance of 



orange scarlet flowers throughout the entire winter. 

 Triomphant. Tube and sepals carmine, very large lilac corolla, fine habit and 



free bloomer ; fine. 

 Unica, (d.) Tube and sepals rose, corolla double white, very pure ; a charm- 

 ing plant of neat compact habit. 



DAHLIAS — General Collection, 



SHOW FLOWERS. 



Our collection of Show Flowers received first premiums at the Maryland 

 Horticultural Society's exhibition for the past three years. 



Our collection of this beautiful flower is unrivalled. We import annually all 

 the new varieties of merit, and none are retained in our collection that do not 

 come up to the standard of perfect flowers. It now embraces all the finest Show 

 Flowers in cultivation. Dry pot roots of most can now be supplied, or strong 

 plants in May, either can be sent long distances or by mail. 



Price 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen ; 50 very fine varieties for $9. Mailed free. 



Ada Tifiin. Light peach, beautiful and Aristides. Deep purple, splendid 

 chaste edge flower, splendid form. form. 



