OF NEW, RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS, 



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Dahlia, Coronet, blush "while, lilac tinted. 

 Conflagration, bright orange, tinted scarlet. 

 Clementine, delicate pink or peach. 

 Diadem, orange, edged with scarlet. 

 Dr. Webb, bright scarlet. 

 Figaro, rich buff, crimson edged. 

 Fire Ball, brilliant orange scarlet. 

 Firefly, orange scarlet, tine. 

 Flambeau, bright crimson. 

 Glow-worm, yellow, tipped with cinnabar. 

 Guiding Star, pure white, imbricated as in Camelia 



Alba Fimbriata. 

 Hercules, dark lilac rose, quilled. 

 Jewess, orange, sometimes tipped wilh 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. 

 Little Kate, deep purple, fine form. 

 Little Bobby, crimson, small. 



Price 20 cents each (save where priced); $2.00 per 



Dahlia, Lilian. 

 Le Nain, crimson, very dwarf. 

 Liebchenmien, white, bordered with violet. 

 Marginata, orange buff, tipped with purple. 

 Mrs. Dorling, cream color, tipped purple. 

 National, buff, edged crimson. 

 Nemesis, dark maroon, sometimes tipped. 

 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. 

 Sappho, rich magenta. 

 Scarlet Gem, bright scarlet, fine form. 

 Silversmith, yellow, tipped with crimson. 

 Sunshine,. scarlet Pompone. 



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, bushy, compact 

 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: 



Dahlia, Marguerite, a dwarf white bedding Dahlia, 



profuse bloomer, pure white. 

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



white. 

 Nemesis, dark maroon. 

 Scarlet Globe, orange scarlet. 

 White Bedder, best white. 



$2.00 per dozen. Mailed free. 



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. 

 Albion, rich velvety scarlet, oval petals. 

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

 Beauty of Cambridge, fiery crimson, immense flat 



and solid flower. 

 Bedding Gem, pale orange-scarlet, flowers small 



and starry, very showy and profuse bloomer. 

 Blanche, white, very free, extra fine. 

 Bridal Wreath, creamy white, changing to pure 



while as the flowers die off, full in size. 

 Brilliant, vivid scarlet, large and of fine form. 

 Canary, deep canary yellow, free and attractive. 

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

 Christine, lovely silvery pink, short well-rounded 



petals, excellent form and habit. 

 Cicerone, reddish-scarlet, very large. 

 Coccinea, scarlet, very dwarf and free. 

 Danger, rich glowing scarlet, small flower, neat 



dwarf habit, extra fine for cut bloom. 

 Fernandez, lemon centre, shading to pale rose, gray 



towards the edge of the petals, very fine. 

 Fire King, fiery scarlet, medium, dwarf habit. 

 Francis Fell, sparkling purple, with a rosy hue. 

 Fusilier, white, changing to pink. 

 George Clark. 



George Wyatt, rich mulberry self, excellent. 

 Ghost, pure white, fine shape. 

 Gracilis Ardens, crimson-scarlet, petals shelled. 



Elegans, clear light scarlet, shelled petal, extra. 



Fulgens, brilliant crimson scarlet. 



Perfecta, rich velvety crimson, fine. 

 Harlequin, rose ground, sometimes having a broad 



band of purple down the centre of each petal. 

 Hesper, purplish crimson, fine flat flower. 

 Irma, fiery rose, large noble flower. 

 John Brown, dazzling scarlet, extra free bloomer. 

 Kisber, mulberry self, velvety texture. 

 Lucy Ireland, rich magenta suffused with crimson, 



one of the most distinct as yet introduced. 



Dahlia, Lothair, delicate creamy white, shading to 

 pink. 



Lucy, dark crimson, large. 



Lutea, yellow self, very free. 



Grandiflora, rich yellow, large well-shaped flower. 



Lovely, charming yellow. 



Mabel, pale pink, medium. 



Magpie, cerise tipped white, shading to deep maroon 

 towards the centre. 



Mauve Queen Improved, magnificent mauve self, 

 white ray round the centre, large petal. 



Mrs. Cullingford, blush-white, fine, shell-shaped. 



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

 hue, a most delightful variety. 



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

 tre, very fine. 



Orangeman, rich orange, tinted red. very showy 



Painted Lady, pale pink mottled with darker shade, 

 a most telling flower. 



Paragon, rich maroon, edged rosy-purple 



Pentagon, dark maroon self, very fine substance. 



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

 gon. 



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



Scarlet Gem, bright scarlet, medium-sized flower. 



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



Sister, red, reflexed petal, very free and extra fine. 



Stella Bianca, white, fine habit. 



Violet, violet-purple, fine habit. 



Vivid, bright crimson, scarlet petals. 



Walter Ware, another charming and inviting va- 

 riety, producing flowers of a pale chocolate color. 



Winnifred, rich ruby-red, of excellent substance. 



White Lady, pure white, very free. 



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

 Nothing can surpass it for planting: in masses. 



White Star, a grand variety of the loveliest and 

 most perfect form, pure white 



Yellow Dwarf, pure yellow dwarf, branching habit. 

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



