OF NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 39 
season. 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 by mail. 
Dahlia, Ada Tiffin, licht peach, beautiful and chaste ] Dahlia, Lord Hawke, yellow buff, tinged with red, 
edge flower, splendid form. 
Aristides, deep purple, splendid form. 
Alexander Cramond, shaded maroon. 
ee ehe shaded purple, consiant, form per- 
ect. 
Bob Ridley, bright red, splendid form. 
British Triumph, very dark crimson, 
Ben Crossland, rich dark purple. 
Burgundy, rich shaded puce, very large. 
Crimson King, beautiful crimson. 
Cremorne, yellow, tipped with red. 
Clara Simmons, white edged with crimson. 
Canary, pale yellow, good petal and outline. 
Christopher Ridley, crimson scarlet, perfect out- 
line, tine form and high centre, extra. 
guar Lingard, deep yellow, edged with red, very 
distinct. 
Constancy, yellow, edged with lake, an exquisite 
_ flower, very constant. 
Duke of Roxburgh, salmon buff, extra. 
Duke of Wellington. purple, very large. 
Dauntless, shaded orange, fine form and centre, deep 
and full, extra, 
Edward Purchase, beautiful bright crimson. 
Earl of Shaftesbury, rich purple, exquisite. 
Earl of Radnor, deep crimson, intense color. 
Earl of Beaconsfield, rich plum, fine form and out- 
line. 
George Goodhall, scarlet, most desirable. 
Gypsy King, dark crimson, fine. 
Golden Beauty, a beautiful clear yellow. 
George Smith, a grand built show flower, centre 
-pertect, color bright magenta. 
Henry Waiton, yellow ground, deeply edged with 
vermilion. 
Her Majesty, white, deeply edged purple. 
Hercules, yellow, striped with red, frequently self, 
brownish red. 
Henry Glasscock, buff, regularly striped, and spot- 
ted crimson, often self, then the finest crimson, and 
grandest of flowers. 
BeCay Bond, rosy lilac, large and very fine, perfect 
orm. 
Ep compatable, yellow ground, heavily tipped with 
claret. 
John McPherson, rich violet purple. 
Julia Bees a most magnificent yellow, clear, full 
and large, 
ao Cocker, black and all black, the blackest of all 
ahlias. 
John Downie, yellow, tipped with red, fine. 
John Kirby, yellow buff. a full flower. 
John Neville Keynes, yellow tipped cinnabar, 
John Sladden, nearly black, extra. 
John Bennett, yellow, edged with scariet. 
Jennie Greive, white ground edged with rosy lilac. | 
James Wilder, rich velvet maroon, shaded with red. 
John Wyatt, crimson scarlet, fine petal and outline. 
John W .. Lord, shaded buff, novel and distinct, very 
ne. 
John Harrison, dark crimson. 
King of Primroses, very large and beautiful Prim- 
rose. 
Lady Maude Herbert, yellow tinted buff. 
Lady Jane Ellis, creamy white, tipped with pur- 
plish rose. 
Lady Mary Wilde, white, tipped with rosy purple. 
Lilac Grand, the finest lilac. 
Lottie Atkins, blush, tipped with lilac. 
large. 
Louisa Neate, delicate pink, creamy white centre, 
beautiful form and outline. 
Mrs. Fordham, french white, tipped with soft purple. 
Maid of Essex, white, tipped purple. 
Miss Turner, light ground, slightly edged purple. 
Miss Susan Ingram, soft pale peach, shaded with 
white. 
Mary Keynes, fawn ground, edged with bright rosy 
urple. 
Meabranduny light ground, tipped with lake. 
Mrs. Pigott, pure white, good form, fine. 
Mr. Dix, crimson scarlet, large. 
Maggie Fairbairn, rosy lilac, with every good 
quality. 
Masterpiece, rosy purple, large, finest form. 
Mrs. Brunton, pure white ground, heavily laced 
with deep purple. 
Mephistopheles, dark maroon, fine form, 
Marchioness of Bath, light ground, deeply edged 
purple. 
Marchioness Lorne, orange ground, edged with 
purple. 
Mrs. Stancomb, canary yellow, very distinctly tip- 
ped with deep fawn. 
Mrs. Charles Kimberley, deep blush. 
Mrs. Lexington, rosy purple, very effective. 
Mr. Sinclair, rose, tipped with purple. 
Minnie Bond, cream, edged with rosy purple, a lovely 
flower. 
Michael Saunders, rosy purple, large and of fine 
form. 
Netty Buckell, light blush, tinted pink. 
Nelly, white ground, edged and tipped with purple. 
O. E. Coope, rich purple, fine centre, deep and full. 
Paradise Williams, clear claret, new in color. 
Princess, white, large, full and fine. 
Princess Alice, light lilac, extra fine. 
Paul of Paisley, the finest lilac. 
Philip Frost, shaded orange, fine petals, largeand 
constant. 
Perfection, dark brown, of exquisite form and very 
constant. 
Perfection of Primroses, pale primrose, an im- 
mense flower. 
Queen of York, white, tipped with purple. 
Royal Queen, creamy ground, deeply edged with 
purple crimson. 
Rival Harris, rose, very large, most desirable. 
Rosamond Ottoway, blush white, large. 
Rifleman, crimson scarlet, constant. 
Star of the Morning, orange buff, very fine. 
Sarah McMullen, soit mauve pink. 
Sarah Read, lilac, very fine. 
Sir Jos. Paxton, yellow, tipped with red. 
Silvio, yellow, edged with bright red. 
Thomas White, fine deep maroon, almost black. 
The Countess, blush, deeply edged with purple, ex- 
tra fine. 
Unique, yellow, deeply edged with crimson. 
Victory, rich shaded crimson, very bright. 
Walter Reid, purple, with magenta tinge. 
William Keynes, orange, one of the finest formed 
Dahtias. 
William Pringle Laird, the finest maroon. 
Willie Eckford, a beat on Lord Derby, same color, 
wonderfully fine. 
William Dawkins, fawn, edged with bright crim- 
son, very attractive. 
Price 25 eents each, $2.25 per dozen; my selection $2.00 per dozen; 50 very fine varieties for $8.00. Mailed free. 
NEW SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS. 
Those marked (jf) are Fancy. 
Dahlia, Acme of Perfection, primrose yellow, very 
fine and eonstant. 
Annie Pritchard, (jf), white, striped with rose, large 
and beautiful. 
Baron Taunton, lilac, quite extra. 
Dahlia, Barmaid, white, heavily tipped with crimson 
purple, extra. 
Barnaby Rudge, (/), fawn, striped and spotted crim- 
son, large and fine. 
Baroness B. Coutts, pearl, very delicate. 
