OF NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 



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BOUQUET OR POMPONE DAHLIAS. 



The flowers of this beautiful class are small, suitable for bouquets, but as perfect in shape as 

 any of the show varieties; they are consequently indispensable in a garden. Dry roots can be 

 supplied — strong plants in May" 



Dahlia, Brunette, orange buff, quilled petals. 

 Burning Coal, bright scarlet, tiue. 

 Bird of Paradise, bright crimson. 

 Butterfly, orange tipped crimson. 

 Coronet, blush "while, lilac tinted. 

 Cupid, white suffused with rose. 

 Conflagration, bright orange, tinted scarlet. 

 Clementine, deli.ate pink or peach. 

 Diadem, orange, edged with scarlet. 

 Dr. Webb, bright scarlet. 

 Fire Ball, brilliant orange scarlet. 

 Figaro, rich buff, crimson edged. 

 Flambeau, bright crimson. 

 Firefly, orange scarlet, fine. 

 Glow-worm, yellow, tipped with cinnabar. 

 Guiding Star, pure white, imbricated as in Camelia 



Alba Fimbriata. 

 Gem, intense rich scarlet. 

 Hercules, dark lilac rose, quilled. 

 Jewess, orange, sometimes tipped with white. 

 Lady Blanche, pure white, of exquisite shape. 

 Little Bride, white, very small and free. 

 Little Herman, red, tipped with white. 

 Little Ellen, blush, tipped with purple. 

 Lilian. 

 Little Nigger, black crimson, pretty. 



Price 20 cents each (save where priced) ; 82.00 per 



Dahlia, Little Kate, deep purple, fine form. 

 Le Nain, crimson, very dwarf. 

 Little Bobby, crimson, small. 

 Liebchenmein, white, bordered with violet. 

 Marginata, orange buff, tipped with purple. 

 Mrs. Dorling, cream color, tipped purple. 

 Miss Novikow, reddish buff, sometimes blush, extra 



flue. 

 Nemesis, dark maroon, sometimes tipped. 

 National, buff, edged crimson. 

 Our Tim, buff, shading to peach. 

 Princess of Prussia, yellow, margined crimson. 

 Perfection Lilliputs, deep maroon. 

 Picturata, crimson, neat form 

 Pure Love, beautiful lilac, extra. 

 Queen of Dwarfs, bright scarlet. 

 Red Gauntlet, bright red, pretty. 

 Roger Chauvier, crimson, spotted with white. 

 Sensation, canary, extra fine. 

 Silversmith, yellow, tipped with crimson. 

 Sappho, i ith magenta. 

 Scarlet Gem, bright scarlet, fine form. 

 Sunshine, scarlet I'ompone. 

 Triumph, scarlet, a beautiful variety. 

 The Khedive, crimson, suffused with white. 



dozen ; my selection $1.50 per dozen. Mailed free. 



DWARF BEDDING DAHLIAS. 



For planting in masses, this group is the most appropriate, being of dwarf, bushj 

 habit, giving immense masses of bloom during the season. 



Dahlia, Alba Floribunda, pure white dwarf. 

 Alba Floribunda Nana, pure white dwarf. 

 Geo. Thompson, pale yellow. 

 Gladiator, rich maroon, compact. 

 Golden Bedder, deep orange, fine form. 

 Golden Prince, primrose yellow. 

 King of the Dwarfs, purplish crimson. 

 Leah, golden yellow. 



Price 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen. Mailed free. 



compact 



Dahlia, Nemesis, dark maroon. 

 Mont Blanc, a beautiful variety, two feet high, pure 



white. 

 Marguerite, a dwarf white bedding Dahlia, profuse 



bloomer, pure white. 

 Scarlet Globe, orange scarlet. 

 White Bedder, best white. 



SINGLE DAHLIAS. 



The collection of these beautiful flowers, which we have the pleasure of offering, are a selection 

 of the finest and most distinct varieties from Mr. Ware's collection, the best in England, which has 

 been awarded ten first certificates by the National Dahlia and Royal Horticultural Societies. 



Dahlia, Alba, white, very beautiful and extra fine. 



Ascalon, rich purplish-rose, flat and well-formed 

 flower; extra fine. 



Albion, rich velvety scarlet, oval petals of heavy sub- 

 stance. 



Blanche, white, very free; extra fine. 



Brilliant, vivid scarlet, large and of fine form, very 

 free. 



Canary, deep canary yellow, free and attractive 



Cicerone, reddish-scarlet, very large; a most attract- 

 ive variety. 



Cervantesi, very bright orange-scarlet, a bold flower. 



Coccinea, scarlet, very dwarf and free. 



Francis Fell, sparkling purple, with a rosy hue; re- 

 markably fine, extra. 



Fusilier, white, changing to pink, sometimes edged 

 with pink; striking. 



Fire King, fiery scarlet, medium, dwarf habit. 



Ghost, pure white, fine shape. 



Gracilis Ardens, crimson-scarlet, petals slightly 

 shelled; extra. 

 Elegans, clear light scarlet, shelled petal ; extra. 

 Fulgens, brilliant crimson-scarlet. 

 Perfecta, rich velvety crimson, fine flat shapely 

 flower. 



George Wyatt, rich mulberry self; an excellent 

 variety. 



Hesperj purplish-crimson, fine flat flower. 



Dahlia, Irma, fiery rose, large noble flower. 

 Kisber, mulberry self, velvety texture. 

 Lothair, delicate creamy white, shading to pink. 

 Lutea, yellow self, very" free. 



Grandiflora, rich yellow, large well-shaped flower, 

 fine habit, extra. 

 Lucy, dark crimson, large. 

 Mabel, pale pink, medium. 

 Mrs. Cullingford, blush white, fine shell-shaped 



p°tal, very free. 

 Orangeman, rich orange, tinted red, very showy. 

 Paragon, rich maroon, edged rosy -purple. 

 Pentagon, dark maroon self, very fine substance. 

 Purple Paragon, violet-purple self, habit of Paragon. 

 Rob Roy, intense deep scarlet, a very large flower, 



extra fine. 

 Single Zinnia, rich crimson-scarlet, a neat flower. 

 Stella Bianca, white, fine habit. 

 Scarlet Gem, bright scarlet, medium sized flower. 

 Sister, red, reflex ed petal, very free and extra fine. 

 Vivid, bright crimson, scarlet petals, a very telling 



flower. 

 Violet, violet-purple, fine habit. 

 ■White Lady, pure white, very free. 

 White Queen, pure white, of the most perfect form. 



Nothing can surpass it for p 1 ; v i ■ ' '::~sses. 

 Winnifred, rich ruby reel, ofexceiipnt substance. 

 Yellow Dwarf, puie yellow dwarf, branching habit. 



Price 20 cents each ; §2.00 per dozen ; my selection $1.50 per dozen. 



Seedlings raised from the finest collection mixed, price 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. 



