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CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS 



We offer on this and the following two pages a list of choice Cactus sorts of recent introduction, together with the older well-tried 

 gems which have made a reputation for themselves. 

 All of the Dahlias oflEered under this heading will be supplied in dormant field roots of proper planting size. 



Ambassador. Awarded the first prize at the San Francisco show, 1921, 

 for the best and most artistic variety exhibited. Its color is a soft yellow 

 at the centre with salmon, amber and pink shadings, gradually deepening 

 towards the tips. The blending of these colors captivates all. The flowers 

 are of largest size and set just right on perfect stems. A strong grower 

 and free bloomer. $2.00 each. 



Arthur Twitchett. Very large deep flower composed 

 of many incurved petals forming a most attractive grace- 

 ful flower. These are produced most generously on 

 excellent stems on plants of good habit. Color, early in 

 season, white with just a flush of pink changing to white 

 late in the season. $1.00 each. 



Break O'Day. A good sized flower with a full, high 

 centre v/ith more or less curved and twisted petals, inter- 

 mingled with the flatter ones, forming a most attractive, 

 graceful flower. In color, a clear sulphur-yellow, shading 

 to sulphur- white, at the tips, early and free-flowering. 

 50 cts. each. 



California Beauty. Probably the nearest approach to 

 pure copper, a flower of excellent form and dainty appear- 

 ance, borne on good stems; a splendid cut flower. 

 50 cts. each. 



Cardinal Superba. A marvelously- brilliant giant cactus with immense 

 flowers of most perfect form and of brilliant red with golden metallic lustre ; 

 it has good stiff stems holding the flowers in such a manner as to display 

 their brilliant beauty to full advantage. $2.50 each. 



Cid. Flowers of rather loose formation, not very large but desirable on 

 account of its very distinct color which is a rich, flaming orange; stems 

 good, very free; late flowers wUl often show a Paeonie centre. $2.50 each. 



Cinderella. A splendidly-formed large flower, outer petals long and tubular 

 flattening towards the centre; color pale salmon or fawn-pink; shading to 

 amber-yellow at the centre. $2.50 each. 



Crystal. A great exhibition flower of large size and splendid 

 form; long twisted incurved tubular petals of a tender silvery 

 pink, which passes gradually towards the centre to a soft ivory 

 white. 50 cts. each. 



Daddy Butler. A wonderful cut flower and exhibition variety 

 of large size of an unusual blending of colors, an American 

 Beauty Rose shade with the reverse of the twisted and rolled 

 petals of a lighter tint forming a pretty color variation. $2.50 

 each. 



Duchess of Marlboro. Wonderfully free flowering, beautiful 

 tint of solferino, backed by a sunshine like golden sufiusion at 

 the base of the petals. 50 cts. each. 



Esther Hunt. A large flov/er, distinct and beautiful both in 

 form and coloring, the latter being a striking luminous tone of 

 chinese-orange. The flowers are most perfect in form with good 

 full centres, which remain in good condition until the flowers 

 have faded. $2.00 each. 



Esther R. Holmes. A most graceful flower of good size on 

 splendid stems, a most delicate and pleasing shade of mauve- 

 pink, a fine cut flower. $1.50 each. 



Etendard de Lyon. Everyone admires this beautiful rich 

 carmine-rose or royal purple. The flowers are distinct in shape 

 from all others, with broad, curling, wavy petals which form a 

 flower 6 inches in diameter and 4 inches deep, a large flower, yet 

 without any stiffness or formality. 75 cts. each. 



Cactus Dahlia, Ambassador 



Fascinating. A particularly well shaped flower of large size 

 and of good depth, color a brilliant glistening mallow-pink with 



,., silvery sufiusion, the flowers are carried on long stems and are 

 produced profusely, continuing in good condition to the end of 

 the season. $1.00 each. 



F. W. Fellows. One of the very best Cactus varieties ever 

 raised, with flowers of unusual size for the long narrow petaled 

 type of which this is one of the finest representatives. In color 

 it is an intense coral-red with deeper suffusion at the centre; 

 no collection of Dahlias is complete without it. 50 cts. each. 



Galatea. One of the California Gold Medal varieties with 

 splendid large blooms composed of long narrow petals forming 

 an exquisite flower of a soft yellow which early in the season is 

 suffused with soft pink in the outer petals; a fine exhibition 

 flower. $2.50 each. 



George Schofield. Medium sized flowers of exquisite form, long 

 narrow incurving, twisting petals. Color a delicate blending of 

 apricot and yellow, shading to white at the tips; dainty and 

 pleasing. 50 cts. each. 



George Walters. One of the most popular favorites of the 

 large-flowered Californians, producing its blooms on very long 

 stiff stems very freely; these are of a pleasing salmon color with 

 shrimp-pink shadings. 75 cts. each. 



