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Mizpah. Tube and sepals white, corolla rich violet crimson, fine habit, a 

 very fine variety. 



Peasant Girl. Tube and sepals white, finely recurved ; corolla the finest 

 tint of porcelain blue ; neat medium habit ; distinct and beautiful. 



Procumbens. See Novelties. 



Kev. T. Wiltshire. One of the boldest and best shaped flowers in the 

 bright blue corolla class; flowers of the most perfect shape and of 

 great substance, strong grower. 



Rosa Bonheur. Bluish-white tube, and sepals well recurved, corolla rich 

 rose with shaded carmine belt or margin, free erect habit, flowers in 

 gracefully drooping terminal clusters 75 



Swanley Gem. Scarlet sepals and tube, rose-colored corolla, beautiful 

 habit, free bloomer, a remarkably fine variety. 



Sunray. One of the most beautiful plants ever offered ; colors as rich and 

 clear as in any Tri-color Pelargonium ; the leaves, which are very 

 large, are of a rich bright crimson, white and bronzy green, in about 

 equal parts. It will make a mairn'.ficent market plant. Scarlet tube 

 and sepals, with light pure purple corolla 30 



T. T. Lawden. Lanr<' well made flower of the dark blue corolla class, 

 good strong growth, with a beautiful branching habit 



White Souvenir de Chiswick. This is the most showy light Fuchsia yet 

 introduced, and somewhat resembles the dark variety of this name. 

 It throws out magnificent branches of blooms, pure white tube and 

 sepals, the latter long, and very boldly and beautifully reflexed ; 

 corolla bright rose pink and cup-shaped, and of great substance; 

 habit of growth strong. 



White Unique. The tube and sepals bright crimson, the latter well re- 

 flexed, the corolla large and pure white, exceedingly double and of 

 exquisite form ; it is of a good growth, and very fine flowering 40 



DAHLIAS— General Collection. 



SHOW FLOWERS. 



Our collection of Show Flowers received first premium at the Maryland Hor- 

 ticultural Society's exhibition, September, 187-3, and again in September, 1876. 



Our collpction of this beautiful flower is unrivalled. We import annually all 

 the new varieties of merit, and none are retainel in our collection that do not 

 come up to the standard of perfect flowers. It now en. braces 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 by mail. 



Price 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen ; 50 very fine varieties for $9. Mailed free. 



Ada Tiffin. Light peach, beautiful and Earl of Shaftesbury. Rich purple ex- 

 chaste edge flower, splendid form quisite shape. 

 Andrew Dodds. Xearly black, darkest Earl of Radnor. Magnificent plum, 



flower. intense color, pure self. 



Aristides. Deep purple, splendid form Emperor. Tinted purple, deep maroon. 



Alexander Cramond . Shaded maroon, Emily Williams. Light ground, edged 



a most striking flower. and tipped with vermilion 



Rellona Red ruby large, fine form. Florence Pontin. White ground, with 



Bob Kidley. Bright red. splendid form. » deep distinct ''rim-en tip. 



British Triumph. Very dark crimson. Gipsey King. Dark crimson, fine. 



Crimson King. Beautiful crimson, fine Golden Beauty. A beautiful clear yel- 



form, very constant. low. of the finest quality. 



Donald Beaton. Very dark maroon, Herbert Turner. French white with 



extra good. soft tinge of lilac 



Duke Roxburgh. Salmon buff, extra Hero. Lavender, tin<> flower. 



fine. James Service. Dark purple, nearly 



Duke of Wellington. Purple, very black, very intense flower. 



large, fine form. 



