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The Cream of the Cactus Dahlias. 



Introduced in 1909 and 1910. 



The sixteen sorts offered under this head we consider the best of the 

 many Cactus varieties introduced in 1909 and 1910, each and every- 

 one being quite distinct and likely to remain in the list of high-grade 

 v Cactus Dahlias for some time to come. 



Amazone. A glorious, rich, glowing ama- 

 ranth-red, suffused with purple. 



Elly Gumpert. A splendid variety for cut- 

 ting, very free, flowers produced on long 

 stems, of a most pleasing shade of mauve-pink. 



Faunus. Ground color straw-vellow, shading 

 to rosv-scarlet; petals long and narrow, flow- 

 ers large, early and free. 



Flame. A brilliant orange -scarlet, of good 

 Cactus form. 



Forelle. Xot a large flower, but ideal in color, 

 form and freedom of blooming. The base of 

 the petals is lemon-yellow, gradually shad- 

 ing to luminous crimson-carmine at the tips. 



Goliath. A very distinct variety, of large size, 

 ground color yellow, suffused and tinted with 

 reddish-salmon. 



Lawine. Pure white, with just a suggestion of 

 blush as the flower ages; a fine full, double 

 flower, five inches in diameter and borne on 

 strong stems. 



Mme. Camille Pabst. A very distinct shade 

 of deep amber-yellow, suffused with salmon- 

 rose, flowers of good shape. 



Mrs. George Stevenso;i. A bright, spark- 

 ling yellow, with large, perfectly formed 

 flowers on long stems. 



Mrs. J. Harrison. An intensely rich orien- 

 tal-red, of large size and perfect form. 



Master Carl. Of exceptional large size, of a 

 bright saffron-yellow; the petals are broad, 

 but of graceful form; one of the best 

 A flower of fine form, medium size, of a rich gera- 

 nium-lake, with deeper shadings. 

 W. Hopkins. Very large size, long 



Cacti-: 



; Dahlia, Sequoia. 



Princess Use. Medium sized flowers of elegant form, centre 

 delicate rose, suffused with carmine, gradually passing to 

 white on the edges. 



Parsifal. A splendid creamy-white, borne on stiff stems well 

 above the foliage. It is not only the freest, but also the 

 earliest- lowering of the many white Cactus varieties. 



Sequoia. A beautiful Dahlia, with long, tubular petals, which 

 are cleft at the tips; flowers large and perfect, of a deep 

 saffron-yellow, suffused with red. 



Price. Any of the above, 35 cts. each: £3.50 per doz. ; 825.00 pe 

 100. The set of 16 superb Introductions of 1909 and 1910 for 

 §4.50. 



FANCY CACTI'S DAHLIAS. 



A distinct type, in which the flowers are beautifully 

 striped and variegated. 



Alpha. Creamy-white, with pencilings, spots and 



-■tripes of reddish-purple. 

 Comet. Delicate lilac, pencilled, spotted and striped 



with tyrian rose. 

 Fireworks. Groundcolor golden-yellow, striped and 



spotted with oriental-red. 



Plants ready April 16th, 30 cts. each; ?3 00 per 

 doz. One each of the 3 sorts for 75 cts. 



DAHLIAS TRIE TO NAME. 



Practically all of the Dahlia* which we offer i >i i - 

 have been grown al qui Locust Farm Ni eries, mar Kiverton 

 N. J., under out personal supervision. Every precaution was taken 

 to prevent errors, and cm customers maj depend upon re< 

 absolutely true to name. 



Vesuve. 



twisted petals, pro- 

 ducing* a flower of good form; color ox-blood red, frequently 

 showing the reverse of the twisted petals, which are of a light 

 ro^e. and which intensifies and brightens the color in the body 

 of the flower. 



Fancy 

 Cactus lum ias. 





