WM. ELLIOn & SONS, NEW YORK 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS— Continued 



Nymphaea. The flowers are of medium to large size, always full to 

 the center, resembling the ideal pink water-lily. The color is a clear, 

 distinct, light shrimp-pink, tinted lighter toward the center. 



Oban. Very large ; rosy lavender, suffused and overlaid silvery fawn. 



Bed and. Black. Deep, glowing crimson, heavily margined jet 

 black ; as the flowers fully open, the crimson changes to deep wine-red 

 and the margin to black-maroon ; the flowers are of beautiful form. 



Rayon cl'Or. Bich orange, striped white ; sometimes one solid 

 color ; very striking. 



Sundew. Bright orange-salmon. 



William Aguew. Finest red ever introduced. Of intense, 

 glistening scarlet-crimson, immense size, perfect form and always a 

 mass of color. 



Ziiln. Eightly named the "Black Dahlia." Jet black, changing to 

 black-maroon as the flowers fully 

 expand. Of fine form and full to the " 



center. 



TWELVE BEST DAHLIAS 

 FANCY VARIETIES 



20 ets. each, S2.00 per doz. 



Buffalo Bill. Bich golden orange, 

 striped crimson. 



Frank Goodman. Bich, deep 

 purple, tipped with white. 



Frank Smith. The finest fancy 

 Dahlia grown; intense purplish 

 maroon, almost black, tipped rosy 

 white. 



Keystone. Pink, striped crimson ; 

 large- fine. 



Lucy Fawcett. Light yellow, 

 striped' rosy magenta. 



Miss Browning. Of exquisite 

 form ; pure yellow, tipped pure white. 



Mrs. Stancombe. Straw, suffused 

 amber, striped red; mottled and 

 tipped pinkish white. 



Penelope. "White, flaked lavender ; 

 most beaxitiful and chaste ; of perfect 

 form, always full to the center. 



Prince Alexander. Pink, striped 

 and penciled dark red. 



S. Sicknian. Dark maroon, with 

 fringed petals, tipped white. 



Striped Banner. Crimson- 

 scarlet, tipped white. 



Thos. AVestcott. Small ; profuse 

 blooming ; red, tipped white. 



TWELVE BEST SHOW 

 DAHLIAS 



20 ets. each, $2.00 per doz. 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful soft pink, 

 with quilled pc . Is and full to the 

 center ; an early and profuse bloomer. 



Arabella. Pale primrose, tipped 

 and shaded old rose and lavender. 

 One of the loveliest of this section. 



Density. The petals are so densely arranged that they will last, 

 when cut, longer than any other Dahlia. The color is a deep pink. 



Emily. One of the best ; varies from rosy lavender to white, suffused 

 lavender. A large, beautiful and striking flower. 



Maid, of Orleans. White, suffused purple, edged bright purple. 



Mrs. Dexter. Very large ; a rich shade of salmon ; best of its color. 



Model of Perfection. Fine rosy lavender ; an extremely profuse 

 bloomer ; flowers long-stemmed. 



Nero. Dark crimson-maroon. 



Psycbe. Pale primrose, shaded rose ; a dwarf-branching plant and 

 one of the most profuse bloomers. An ideal bedder. 



President. White, edged lavender-pink ; fine. 



Queen of Yellows. A beautiful clear yellow. 



Wbite Swan. Pure white, on long stems ; st.rong, vigorous grower. 



51 Summer 'Flowering Bulbs 



TWELVE BEST SINGLE DAHLIAS 



Boots, 15 ets. each ; $1.50 per doz. Set of 12 varieties for $1.50. 



Ami Barrilet. Pure garnet ; very rich ; free-flowering. 



Anemone. Pure white ; early and free. 



Annie Hughes. Carmine lake, with yellow disc. 



Fashion. Crimson-maroon, darker shadings. 



Gold Standard. Pure deep yellow ; very large. 



Juno. White, tipped bright rose ; yellow disc. 



liaw^rence Kramer. Brilliant rose-pink of a pleasing shade. 



Mrs. Bowman. Solferino ; a fine large flower. 



Novelty. Deep pink, spotted, penciled and striped with maroon. 



Polly JEccles. Satin-fawn witli red disc. 



Sunset. Yellow, old-gold and salmon, beautifully blended. 



\V ildfire. The purest, richest scarlet. 



Canna 



DOUBLE DAHLIAS IN 



SUPERB MIXTURE 



To those not particular about named 

 varieties, these give grand satisfac- 

 tion. 15 ets. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Large-Flo-wering Dwarf 

 French 



CANNAS 



15 ets. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 

 100. Set of 12 Best Cannas, $1.75. 



These are at the present time the 

 most piopular plants which one can 

 use, and, in combination with Salvia 

 especially, make an elegant, all- 

 summer flowering display. In our 

 named sorts we have included all the 

 best and newest varieties, and our 

 mixture also contains a most liberal 

 proportion of these sorts. 



Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall 

 brilliant crimson ; foliage green ; 6 to 

 7 feet. 



Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing 

 to creamy white ; planted in con- 

 junction with the high-colored sorts 

 it makes a flue contrast; foliage 

 green; i% feet. 



Beaute Poitevine. Brilliant 

 crimson with scarlet shadings ; a 

 grand dwarf vai-iety, never exceeding 

 3 feet ; foliage green. 



Buttercup. The nearest approach 

 to a clear yellow ; 3 feet. 



Duke of Marlborough. The 



finest of the very deep crimsons ; flue 

 individual blooms on large trusses, 

 and exceptionally free-flowering and 

 attractive ; foliage green ; 4 feet. 



Florence Vaughan. Bright, 

 rich golden-yellow, spotted with red, 

 of large size and perfect form ; foliage 

 green ; 4 feet. 



J. D. Eisele. Bright vermilion-scarlet overlaid with orange ; large, 

 heavy trusses raised well above the green foliage ; 3^ feet. 



Jean Tissot. Intense brilliant vermilion with orange shadings ; one 

 of the very best and brightest ; 5 feet. 



Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a flrst-class 

 bedder ; foliage green ; 4 feet. 



President Meyer. A pleasing cherry-carmine, both Individual 

 flowers and truss of immense size ; massive bronze foliage ; 4y^ feet. 



Mme. Crozy. The popular bright scarlet with golden edge- foliage 

 green ; 4 feet. 



Souvenir d'Antoine Orozy. Intense crimson-scar.et, with 

 broad golden-yellow border ; foliage green ; 3 feet. 



