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GIANT DAHLIAS, 



The five sorts here offered are, without excep- 

 tion, the largest and most perfect double- flower- 

 ing Dahlias now grown, flowers of all of them 

 attaining a size of between five and six inches 

 across under ordinary cultivation. As cut flow- 

 ers for vases they are exceedingly effective and 

 last a long time in good condition. 

 Cuban Giant. An immense ball of bright 



maroon, free and early. 

 Gettysburg. A bright, rich, pure scarlet; 



fine form. 

 Grand Duke Alexis. Large, massive flow- 

 ers, ivory-white, with a faint tL.ge of rose at 

 the extremities of the petals, 

 firs. Roosevelt. Delicate silvery-rose. 

 Souvenir de Gustave Doazon. A decora- 

 tive variety of mammoth proportions, which 

 under ordinary cultivation will produee flow- 

 ers 6 inches across, and can be grown to 

 measure full 9 inches. It is of free growm. 

 remarkably profuse-flowering, and pure red 

 in color. 



Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Set of 5 Giants for $1.10. 



CHOICE DOUBLE 



A. D. Livoni. A splendid clear pink, beautifully quilled, of 



perfect form and very free-flowering. 

 Arabella. Light sulphur-yellow, shaded peach-blossom on 



edges; a fine flower. 

 Chas. Lanier. The largest yellow Show Dahlia to date. 



Very rich yellow and fine for cutting. 3") cts. each. 

 Duchess of Cambridge. Base of petals white suffused 



pink, heavily tipped dark crimson. 

 Emily. Solferino, with white markings; very large. 

 Gloire de Lyon. Very fine and large white. , 

 Gracchus. Orange shaded apricot. 



Price, except where noted, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 



Double Show Dahlia A. D. Livoni. 



Giant Dahlia Souvenir de Custave Doazon. 



SHOW DAHLIAS, 



John Walker. An elegant pure white. 



Miss May Loomis. White, suffused with soft rose. 



Pendent. An early and profuse crimson-maroon. 



Queen of Yellows. A splendid clear primrose-yellow, of 



fine form. 

 Red Hussar. Pure cardinal-red; perfect form. 

 Ruby Queen. Brilliant deep ruby-purple. 

 Southern Queen. Absolutely perfect in form; color deep 



rosy-mauve, with darker shadings. 

 ThOS. White. Purple-garnet shaded black, 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 15 varieties, $2.50. 



CHOICE DOUBLE 



FANCY DAHLIAS. 



Chameleon. Flesh-colored centre, shading to crushed 



strawberry, with yellowish blending. 

 Eloise. White, tinted flesh, each petal edged with deep, 



purplish-garnet. 

 Frank Smith. Intense purplish-maroon, shading almost 



to black; each petal tipped with white. 

 Keystone. Light rose, spotted and striped crimson. 

 Lottie Eckford. White, striped and spotted with purple. 

 Lucy Fawcett. Sulphur-yellow, striped and spotted 



carmine.-rose. 

 Miss Browning. A perfectly-formed flower, a canary- 

 yellow, tipped with white. 

 Mrs. Stancombe. Straw-yellow, suffused amber, striped 



red and tipped blush. 

 Olympia. Bright rose-pink, striped, spotted and pen. 



cilled with rich crimson. 

 Progress. Soft rosy-lake, beautifully spotted and pen- 



cilled with glowing crimson. 



Price, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Set of the 10 varieties for $1.65. 



The two Superb New Show Dahlias offered on page 147 are the finest of this type. 



