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JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



NEW SINGLE DAHLIAS. 



Dahlia, Arthur Rawlings, yellow striped with rose, 



lame and constant. 

 Acquisition, crimson, scarlet bars at edge of petals. 

 Aurata, yellow, fine and free. 



Beauty of Cambridge, fiery crimson, immense flat 

 . and solid flower. 

 Bedding Gem, pale orange-scarlet, flowers small and 



starry, very showy, and profuse bloomer. 

 Bridal Wreath, creamy white, changing to pure 



white as the flowers die off, full in size. 

 Buttercup, yellow, very fine. 



Cherry, bright cherry," ro^e shaded, very good up- 

 right growth. 

 Christine, lovely silvery pink, short well-rounded 



petals, excellent form and habit. 

 Crimson King, deep crimson, extra fine. 

 Danger, rich flowing scarlet, small flower, neat 



dwarf habit, extra fin. 1 for cm bloom. 

 Falcon, deep crimson edired with bright purple, very 



distinct in the way of Paraxon. 

 Fernandez, lemon centre, shading to pale rose, gray 



towards the edge of the petals, very fine. 

 George Clark. 



Grandee, rich purple, large and fine. 

 Harlequin, rose ground, sometimes having a broad 



band of purple down the centre of each petal. 

 Lucifer, scarlet, fine form. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3.00 



Dahlia, John Brown, dazzling scarlet, extra free 

 bloomer. 



Lucy Ireland, rich magenta suffused with crimson, 

 one of the most distinct as yet introduced. 



Magpie, cerise tipped white, shading to deep maroon 

 towards the centre 



Mauve Queen Improved, magnificent mauve self, 

 white ray round me centre, large petal. 



Mrs. Goldring, very large flower, of a rich rosy-pink 

 hue, a most delightful varieiy. 



Mrs. Langtry, pale orange-buff, with vermilion cen- 

 tre, very tine. 



Negress, dark velvety maroon, almost black, exceed- 

 ingly free habit. 



Painted Lady, pale pink mottled with darker shade, 

 a most telling (lower. 



Purple King, rosy- purple, very pretty. 



Red Gauntlet, deep crimson-scarlet. 



Striata, lilac, striped with crimson. 



Terra Cotta, color of terra cotta; a lovely flower. 



"Walter Ware, another charming and inviting va- 

 riety, producing flowers of a pale chocolate color. 



Warrior, deep crimson, extra. 



White Star, a grand variety of the loveliest and most 

 perfect form, pure white, sometimes shaded with 

 delicate rose, little more than half the size of White 

 Queen. 

 per dozen. Ready in May. 



MISCELLANEOUS DAHLIAS. 



Each. 

 Dahlia, Annie Harvey, it would be difficult to 

 over-describe this va.iety; in formation it is 

 identical with the variety Constance, but 

 having smaller flowers, which are produced 

 freely, while the color is a beautiful scarlet 

 crimson. Ready in May 40 



♦Constance (White Cactus Dahlia), flowers are 

 of the purest white, and good shape; are pro- 

 duced very freely, and are much in demand 

 for cutting, floral decorations, &c 25 



♦Cochineal, the richest of crimsons, toned with 

 a brownish shade; for the purpose of supply- 

 ing cut flowers it is most serviceable, and 

 stands remarkably well in a cut state; as a 

 proof of its special fitness for cutting purposes, 

 I may mention the fact that ladies single out 

 this variety in preference to almost any other 

 for personal and other decorations. It cannot 

 fail to be extensively grown. Ready in May.. 40 



Each 

 Dahlia, Fire King (Glare of the Garden), a most 

 useful variety, producing myriads of flowers 

 of a dazzling scarlet, somewhat in the way of 

 a miniature Juarezi; this is a variety of very 

 considerable merit, both for general border 

 decoration and for cutting, and should be ex- 

 tensively grown. Peady May 1st 20 



Juarezi (Cactus Dahlia), dazzling scarlet, long 

 petals curiously twisted at the points; they 

 are as brilliant as those of a Poinsettia, and 

 resemble somewhat the flowers of a Cactus; a 



trtand bedding Dahlia 20 



Glabrata, a dwarf growing species, about 2}4 ft. 

 high, producing from Augu-t until cut off by 

 frost, myriads of small lilac blossoms with a 

 yellow centre, a little gem lor cutting pur- 

 poses, and one of the earliest in bloom. Ready 

 in May 25 



LARGE FLOWERED CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



GENERAL COLLECTION. 



Chrysanthemum, Antonella, salmon yellow. 

 Ali Baba, red. with golden black. 

 Alfonso, a bright glowing crimson, tipped with gold. 

 Angel, creamy wliite, tipped with lilac, fine large 



flower. 

 Beauty of St. John's Wood, creamy white, tinged 



with lilac. 

 Boule de Niege, beautiful silvery white, finest form, 



extra. 

 Beauty of Stoke, yellow, suffused with amber. 

 Belle Paule, flowers enormous ; beautiful white 



ground, shaded lilac. 

 Belle Valantina, a beautiful recurved flower, of a 



rich canary y< How, extra. 

 Bolivar, double, well imbricated, ochrous yellow, 



chan ing to lilac. 

 Compactum, silvery peach, incurved. 

 Diane, purest white, large and full, fine. 

 Dormillion, very large, rich amaranth, reverse of 



petals whit >. 

 Duke of Edinburg, rose lilac. 



Eclatante, immense flower, red spotted with yellow. 

 Empress Eugenie, delicate rose lilac. 

 Empress of India, pure white. 

 Fair Margaret, peach anemone. 

 Faust, bronzed crimson purple. 

 Fremy, brilliant orange, petals laciniated, beautiful 



form. 



Chrysanthemum, Fleur de Lilas, lilac rose, creamy 



white centre. 

 Flocon de Neige, large, pure white, extra. 

 Freycinet, a beautiful flower, white and yellow, 



centre rose. 

 Gaillardia, large and fine, maroon crimson. 

 Golden John Salter, golden yellow. 



Beverly, golden yellow. 



Dr. Brock, bright golden yellow. 



Queen of England, golden canary. 

 Gloire Lyonnaise, coppery butf tipped with yellow. 

 Gloria Mundi, bright golden yellow. 

 Grenadiers. 



Her Majesty, silvery blush. 

 Hero of Stoke Newington, rosy blush suffused 



with purple. 

 Iona, citron yellow, incurved. 

 Jeanne d'Arc, pure white, reverse of petals lilac. 

 Jenny Lind, light sulphur. 

 Julia Lagravere, dark velvety crimson. 

 Leonidas, large imbricated sulphur yellow, fine. 

 Lady Godiva, sulphur white, large and full, extra. 

 Lady Talfourd, delicate rose lilac, with silvery 



back. 

 Lady Selbourne, a finely formed, large double 



flower, of the purest white. The finest white out. 

 L'Ardoisee white shaded lilac, beautiful imbricated 



flower. 



