Descriptive Catalogue. 45 



New Fancy Dahlias. 



IMPORTED 1871. 



Price, 80 cents each. The set of 14 for §9 50. Mailed free. 



Billy Button— BuflF, striped with maroon; fine form. 



Galathea— Carnation striped, large and full, white, distinctly striped with purple 



and maroon. 

 Hero of York — Very smooth petal, crimson shaded with puce ; very chaste 

 John Salter — Buff, yellow, flaked with scarlet, very fine form, clear colors ; a pretty 



gay flower 

 Judy— Yellow, very fully striped with scarlet, spotted all over. 

 Lady Dunmore — Side of petals yellow, striped with crimson, and tipped with 



white. 

 Lord Dalkeith — Light, edged with purple and crimson, fine form ; extra. 

 Model — Light buff, striped with maroon ; the finest formed Dahlia in existence. 

 Miss Annie— Yellow, tipped with white ; a perfect gem. 

 Punch— Light ground, striped with purple, large flower and fine form. 

 Purple Flake — Clear white, deeply flaked with purple ; very flne, 

 Polly Perkins — Very fine, yellowish buff, tipped with white, very pretty. 

 Tabby Cat — Very dark crimson, pink and buff; a beautiful flower. 

 Wonderful — Lilac with purple stripes and flakes, very constant ; a perfect flower. 



New Bouquet or Pompone Dahlias. 



IMPORTED 1871. 



Price, 80 cents each, Csave where priced.) The set of 13 for $9 00. Mailed free. 



Emotion — Crimson, tipped with white ; fine. 



Figaro — ^ice buft", with crimson edge and centre ; distinct and good. 



Guiding Star — Pure white ; fimbriated, as in Camellia alba fimbriata. 



Hebe— Minaiture Pompone, pure self lilac ; a beautiful small flower for Bouquets. 



Infancy— Pure white, neat form ; a pretty flower. 



Jenny —Creamy w^hite, tipped with violet ; fine bedder. 



Little Bobby, {Bedder) — Red crimson ; a pretty little flower. 



Mont Blanc — A beautiful bedding variety, two feet high, with erect, stiff footstalks; 



pure white, very double. 

 Nemesis — Miniature Pompone, rich violet crimson, occasionally tipped with white; 



an elegant variety. 

 Puritani — Primrose yellow; prolific bloomer ; and extra fine Pompone. 

 Prince of Wales — Orange scarlet ; erect footstalks ; prolific bloomer. 

 Seraph — Buff yellow, tipped with brilliant orange red. 

 Sunshine— Bright scarlet ; a beautiful Pompone. 



Chinese Chrysanthemums. 



Few plants Lave been so much improved of hte as this. The flowers are large, 

 very full, of finest shape, with every shade of color. The general collection com- 

 prises all the fine new show varieties. The importations of 1870 being now placed 

 in the general collection. There is no plant so suitable for small gardens, being 

 perfectly hardy and will grow in any soil. 



Large-flowered Chrysanthemums- 



GENERAL COLLECTION. 



Price, 25 cents each, $3 00 per dozen, 50 very fine for $10 00; 100 varieties, 

 large and ^mall, $18 00. Very fine varieties, our selection, $2 50 per dozen. By 

 mail free. 



Antonella — Salmon yellow, large and beautifully incurved. 

 Ali Baba— Red, with golden back, very double and large, incurved. 

 Baron Beust— Red chestnut, with gold tips, finely incurved. 

 Beauty of St John's Wood — Creamy white, tinged with rosy lilac. 

 Beethoven — Bronzed red, with slight golden tips on the under surface. 

 Blonde Beauty— Color white, with delicate stripes and tips of the palest rose, in- 

 curved beautiful. 

 Bronze Jardin des Plants — Bronzed orange, with yellow centre, fine. 



