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JOHff SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



NEW SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS. 



Those marked (/) are Fancy. 



Dahlia, Acme of Perfection, primrose-yellow, very 

 fine and constant. 



Alderman (/), lilac, striped and spotted with purple ; 

 tine. 



Andrew Harkness, orange shaded and edged car- 

 mine; fine. 



Annie Pritchard (/), white, striped with rose, large 

 and beautiful. 



Barmaid, white, heavily tipped with crimson-purple; 



Barnaby Rudge (/), fawn, striped and spotted crim- 

 son ; large and fine. 

 Cardinal, rich scarlet, large and of fine form. 

 Charles Springham, bright scarlet ; fine habit. 

 Comet, deep red, full and of good form. 

 Darkness, the nearest approach to black; extra fine. 

 Dewdrop, dark primrose, very neat. 

 Duke of Albany, rich crimson, fine form. 

 Duke of Edinburgh, rich clear yellow, extra; one 



of the best yellows. 

 Edwin Cooling, sulphur-yellow, fine form ; extra. 

 Ellen Terry, blush, beautiful form and outline; a 



charming variety. 75 cents. 

 Emily Edwards, blush-white, an exquisite flower 



of the finest form. 

 Fanny Sturt (/), red, tipped with white; beautiful, 



extra. 

 Frank Rawlings, rich, purple-magenta, beautiful 



form and outline. 

 George Rawlings, dark maroon, richly shaded, fine 



petal and substance, deep and full; a grand and 



noble variety ; large and extra fine. 

 Goldfinch (/), yellow, striped purple, and tipped 



with white. 

 Grand National, yellow, large and fine form. 

 Henry Irving, bright claret, fine petal and outline. 

 Price 40 cents each (save where priced) ; $4.00 per dozen 

 supplied. 



FANCY DAHLIAS. 



Our collection of Fancy Dahlias have received First Premiums at the Maryland Horticul- 

 tural Society's Exhibition for several years past. Fancy Dahlias are exceedingly beautiful 

 when they come true to color, but they are very much disposed to run plain or self-colored, in 

 which state they are fine show flowers. 



Dahlia, Guinea, pale yellow, shaded with rose. 

 James O'Brien (/), yellow, striped with crimson 



and rose; very fine. 

 J. L. Toole, deep red, large and constant; fine. 

 John Harkness, yellow tipped with crimson. 

 Lotty Eckford (/), white, beautifully striped with 



purple; extra. 

 Mrs. F. Foreman, rich lilac, large and fine. 

 Mrs. Gladstone, very delicate soft pink, large and 



of sphndid form; extra fine, very beautiful. One 



of the finest Dahlias. $1.00. 

 Mrs. G. R. Jefferd, deep yellow, large. 

 Mrs. Harris, white, tipped with lavender; a lovely 



flower, very constant. 

 Mrs. Shirley Hibberd, cream, shaded with pink; a 



lovely flower. 

 Mrs. Staples, yellow, edged with crimson ; fine. 

 Mrs. W. Haskins, fawn, fine and constant. 

 Muriel, clear yellow, very constant. 

 Polly Sandell, lemon, tipped with white; beautiful. 

 Picta Formosissima, an old but fine variety, a 



dark red, evenly and distinctly striped with golden 



yellow, semi-double. 

 Reporter, deep crimson, constant; extra fine. 

 Ruby Gem, ruby-crimson, tipped with gold, fine 



centre; very novel and good. 

 Shirley Hibberd, dark crimson, richly shaded; a 



noble flower, one of the most constant. 

 Statesman, purplish crimson, large and fine. 

 Sunbeam, clear buff, beautiful form and outline; 



extra fine. 

 W. G. Grace (/), lilac, heavily striped with crimson, 



very constant : an immense flower, extra fine. 75 cts. 

 Wm." Rawlings, rich crimson-purple, very large and 



constant; extra. 

 Yellow Boy, clear yellow, large and fine. 



Dry roots cannot be 



Strong plants ready in May. 



Dahlia, Admiration, yellow, edged with lake, very 



large, perfect form. 

 Annie Rawlings, pure white, striped with lake. 

 Carnation, white ground, striped. 

 Charles Wyatt, rose, flaked with crimson-purple, 



extra fine form. 

 Estella. wine ground, tipped with white. 

 Eccentric, yellow ground, shaded and tipped bright 



scarlet, coining different colors. 

 Egyptian Prince, orange-red, striped with deeper 



red. 

 Florence Stark, white, striped purple. 

 Gem, dark maroon, tipped with white. 

 Grand Duchess, scarlet and crjmson stripes on 



yellow ground. 

 Galatea, white, striped with maroon, large. 

 Grand Sultan, biiff, striped with scarlet. 

 Herbert Purchase, rosy ground, mottled purple 



stripe. 

 Henry Glasscock, buff, regularly striped, and spot- 

 ted crimson, often self. 

 Hercules, yellow, striped with red, frequently self. 

 John Lamont, maroon, striped black. 

 John Sealey, lilac, striped with purple. 

 Jessie Gill, yellow ground, striped rose. 

 Lady Spokes, striped fancy, white, mottled pink. 

 Price 2u cents each ; $2.00 per dozen ; my selection 



Dahlia, Livonia, buff color, shaded rosy lilac, occa- 

 sionally tipped white. 



Lady AUington, scarlet, tipped with white. 



Lucy Fawcett, straw, striped and spotted with 

 crimson. 



Mrs. Stan dish, yellow, suffused with red and tipped 

 with white. 



Miss Ruth, yellow, tipped with white. 



Maria Gerring, white, striped deep scarlet. 



Miss Lily Large, puce ground, striped and spotted 

 crimson. 



Miss Large, white, ribbed with light purple. 



Mrs. Goodwin, purple-crimson, tipped white. 



Mrs. 'Wright, purple with white shading. 



Mrs.N. Hall, scarlet, tipped with white, fine form 

 and. outline. 



Oracle, yellow, striped with crimson. 



Patent, salmon, dashed with purple. 



Pluto, dark purple, tipped with white. 



Peacock, maroon, tipped with white. 



Polly Perkins, buff, tipped with white, fine shape. 



Queen Mab, red, tipped and edged white 



Richard Dean, yellow ground, flaked with crimson. 



Rosette, white, striped with purple. 



Royalty, yellow, tipped crimson. 



Startler, almost black, tipped with white. 

 $1.50 per dozen ; 50 very fine for $6.00. Mailed free. 



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, flue. 



Dahlia, Bird of Paradise, bright crimson. 

 Butterfly, orange tipped crimson. 



