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New German Giant 

 Cactus Dahlias. 



Nerthus. Flowers fully 6 inches in diameter, of 

 splendid form, borne on stout, stiff stems, held 

 well above the foliage. The centre of the flower 

 is a rich, glowing bronzy orange-yellow, passing 

 to a carmine-rose at the tips, the whole suffused 

 with a glowing golden color, which gives it an 

 iridescense which it is not possible to describe. 

 A splendid acquisition both as a garden variety 

 as well as for cutting. 



Rheinkonig. In this we believe we are offering 

 the ideal white Cactus Dahlia which has been 

 a desiderata for a long time. In habit of growth 

 it is robust, similar to the varieties Lawine and 

 Flora; in color a pure snow-white, with flowers 

 5 to 6 inches in diameter. These are of great 

 substance, lasting splendidly when cut; they are 

 borne on long, stiff stems held well above the 

 foliage, making it as valuable for garden deco- 

 ration as for cutting. Our own representative 

 had the opportunity of comparing this variety 

 with many other sorts which were planted for 

 comparison at the trials which during the past 

 summer were made at the Palmen Garten at 

 Frankfurt, Germany, where it showed up in 

 such superior form over all others that we at 

 once secured all available stock. Ve offer it, 

 believing it to be the most desirable acquisition 

 in Dahlias offered in many years. Strong plan ts, 

 ready April loth, $1.00 each. 



Vater Rhein. Flowers frequently 7 inches in 

 diameter, raised well above the foliage on stout 

 stems; the petals are broad, curled and twisted, 

 forming an ideal flower, the color of which is 

 yellow suffused with salmon-rose; a beautiful, 

 attractive and imposing flower. 



Wodan. This is the strongest-growing variety in the collection, the plant being exceptionally robust and glowing fully 6 feet high, 

 with large, bold flowers, frequently over 7 inches in diameter; but with this large size there is no coarseness, the flower being a 

 graceful arrangement of semi-incurved tubular petals of a most pleasing, delicate salmon-rose color shading to old-gold in the centre. 



Wolfgang von Goethe. A splendid large, free-flowering variety, with gracefully arranged, perfect flowers of a rich apricot with 

 carmine shadings; a splendid cut flower. 



Strong plants, ready April ]5th, of any of the five varieties, except where noted, at 50 cts. each; the set of five for $2.50. 



SELECT STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



New German Giant Cactus Dahlia Rheinkonig. 



Clara Q. Stredwick. Shrimp-pink, shading to salmon-red. 

 Dreadnought. Very large, deep ox-blood red. 

 Edelweiss. Dwarf; very free-flowering, white. 

 Effective. Chamois-rose with yellow shadings. 

 Exquisite. Fine pure orange-scarlet with salmon shadings. 

 Flamingo. Brilliant vermilion, long, pointed petals. 

 <ien. French. A good-sized flower, terra-cotta. 

 Harzer Kind. A charming dwarf bedding variety, covered 



throughout the season with pretty mauve-pink flowers. 

 tlelene. A dwarf, free- flowering bedding variety, centre of 



flower creamy-white, passing to a pleasing mauve-rose at the 



edges. 

 Herziloide. Delicate rosy-chamois suffused with yellow at 



the base; a soft, pleasing color. 

 Ivanhoe. Of perfect, dwarf habit; flowers large, with long, 



narrow petals of a bright Straw-color. 

 Keyne's White. A fine white of perfect shape. 

 Leuchtfeuer. A brilliant variety of a bright blood-red with 



deeper shadings; the flowers are of tine form, 

 Libelle. A very free variety, with large flowers of good form; 



of a distinct purple color, rich and pleasing. 



Loogalu. A broad-petalled, very full, double flower, orange- 

 scarlet with carmine shadings. 



Mars. A brilliant scarlet, intensified with orange at the base 

 of the petals. 



Mrs. Clinton. Ground color deep amber, gradually shading 

 to a rosy-scarlet, with a glow and finish impossible to de- 

 scribe. 



Ortwin. A compact bedding variety, producing handsome 

 flowers of a distinct salmon-flesh color with rosy hue. 



Pink Pearl. Mallow-pink at the base of the petals, shading 

 off gradually to white at the tips. 



Reliable. A very large, bold, striking flower, of a pleasing 

 madder-carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. 



S. M. Mossaffer Eddln. A distinct and pretty flower of a 

 rich aniline-red, petals long and peculiarly twisted. 



Thomas Parkin. A magnificent flower of the most refined 

 type; color a beautiful mars-orange. 



Thuringia. Flowers very large, and always of good form; of 

 a brilliant fiery-red color. A remarkably free bloomer. 



Uncle Tom. Maroon with darker shadings, almost black. 



Volker. A charming free-flowering pure yellow. 



Price, 15 cts, each; ?1 50 per do?.; sio.on per TOO. Set of 25 varieties for $300. 

 " THE DREER COLLECTION " of Cactu. Dahlia, offered on page 151 it ture to do wclL 



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