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JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



President. Excellent form and free habit ; 

 the sepals are well recurved, and with tube 

 of the brightest vermilion, the corolla beau- 

 tifully formed and of the richest violet; a 

 very beautiful variety. 



Parachute. This variety has the largest 

 crinoline shaped corolla ever sent out ; rich 

 lake violet with deep scarlet tube and 

 sepals ; an early flowerer. 



Proserpine. Tube and sepals crimson, enor- 

 mous large flowers semi-double, white, 

 tinged with rose. 



Reine des Fees, (d.) Tube and sepals crim- 

 son ; corolla double purest white, very fine. 



Rose Perfection. Tube and sepals pure white, 

 with bright rose-pink corolla; one of the 

 most distinct light Fuchsias. 



Rainbow. An extremely pretty variety with 

 attractively variegated leaves, the colors of 

 which are rose, white and crimson on a 

 light green ground. The flowers have a 

 double white corolla, contrasted well with 

 the bright carmine tube and sepals, the latter 

 being nicely reflexed. 



Surprise. Tube and sepals pure white, rich 

 crimson corolla, extra. 



Syros. Tube and sepals rich rose ; sepals 

 broad and reflexed; corolla of great sub- 

 stance of a rich deep purple. 



Spectabilis. Tube and sepals crimson ; im- 

 mense corolla of a rich violet. 



Wordsworth. A showy flower with short 

 tube and broad recurved sepals of a bright 

 carmine scarlet color, and rich corolla. 



DAHLIAS. — General Collection. 

 SHOW FLOWERS. 



Our collection of Show Flowers have received first premiums at the Maryland Horticul- 

 tural Society's Exhibition for several years past. 



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, $2.25 per dozen ; my selection $2.00 per dozen; 50 verv fine varieties 

 for $8 00. Mailed free. 



Ada Tiffin. Light peach, beautiful and chaste 



edge flower, splendid form. 

 Aristides. Deep purple, splendid form. 

 Alexander Cramond. Shaded maroon. 

 Alderman. Light shaded purple, constant, 



form perfect. 

 Bob Ridley. Bright red, splendid form. 

 British Triumph. Very dark crimson. 

 Ben Crossland. Rich dark purple. 

 Burgundy. Rich shaded puce, very large. 

 Black Knight. Blackish maroon, fine form. 

 Beauty of Wilts. 

 Bessie Ford. Rosy lilac, good form, constant, 



a large, finely formed flower. 

 Crimson King. Beautiful crimson. 

 Cremorne. Yellow, tipped with red. 

 Countess of Pembroke. Shaded fawn centre, 



tipped with violet purple. 

 Canary. Pale yellow, good petal and outline. 

 Christopher Ridley. Crimson scarlet, perfect 



outline, fine form and high centre, extra. 

 Charles Lingard. Deep yellow, edged with 



red, ver3 r distinct. 

 Constanc} r . Yellow, edged with lake, an ex- 

 quisite 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. 

 Emily Williams. Light ground, edged and 



tipped with vermilion. 



Earl of Radnor. Deep crimson, intense color. 



Earl of Beacons field. Rich plum, fine form 

 and outline. 



George Goodhall. Scarlet, most desirable. 



Gypsy King. Dark crimson, fine. 



Golden Beauty. A beautiful clear yellow. 



George Smith. A grand built show flower, 

 centre perfect, color bright magenta. 



Henry Walton. Yellow ground, deeply edged 

 with vermilion. 



Her Majesty. White, deeply edged purple. 



Hercules. Yellow, striped with red, fre- 

 quently self, brownish red. 



Henry Glasscock. Buff, regularly striped, 

 and spotted crimson often self, then the 

 finest crimson, and grandest of flowers. 



Hon. Sidney Herbert. Rich glowing crim- 

 son, large and useful. 



Henry Bond. Rosy lilac, large and very fine, 

 perfect form. 



Incomparable. Yellow ground, heavily tip- 

 ped with claret. 



John McPherson. Rich violet purple. 



Julia Davis. A most magnificent yellow, 

 clear, full and large. 



John Cocker. Black and all black, the black- 

 est of all Dahlias. 



John Downie. Yr-llow, tipped with red, fine. 



Jennie Austin. White laced with purple. 



John Kirby. Yellow buff, a full flower. 

 John Neville Keynes. The finest of all yel- 

 lows. 

 John Sladden. Nearly black, extra. 



