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Cactus Dahlia Walthari. 



Imperator. Large-sized flower of deep currant-red, with 

 deeper shadings. 



Lauretta. Base of petals deep amber-yellow, passing to apri- 

 cot and old-rose on the edges ; an attractive combination. 



Lenau. Ground color coral-red, suffused with apricot, shading 

 to salmon rose on the edges as the flower matures. 



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

 scarlet white carmine shadings. 



Minnie West. Canary-yellow in centre, gradually shading 

 to white at the tips; a good, large flower. 



rirs. Clinton. A flower which is admired by everyone. The 

 ground color is deep amber, gradually shading to a rosy- 

 scarlet, with a glow and finish impossible to describe. 



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

 off gradually to white at thetips, the effect being a soft, rosy 

 pink; medium size, very full, forming an almost globular 

 flower; fine for cutting. 



Price, 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. ; $25. 



SUPERB NEW 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 

 of 1907. 



Albion. A large, long, shaight-petalled pure white flower, 



with creamy centre, of approved form. 

 Amos Perry. Flowers very large, with long, tubular petals. 



Color fiery-rtd; one of the earliest and freest flowering. 

 Attila. Tender mauve pink on the edges, passing to a creamy 

 white centre; a beautiful Dahlia of large size and excellent 

 form. 

 Coronation. Glowing red ; a medium-sized flower of fine 



fnim; splendid for cutting. 

 Else. A charmii g variety, with a combination of delicate 

 colors. The base of the petals is of buttercup-yellow, gradu- 

 ally passing to amber, finished with a tip of tyrian rose. 

 Etna, A novel combination of color, lilac with a tint of 

 ^ iolet, which is brightened by the base of the petals being 

 yellow, flowers incurved, of good form, free and early. 

 Flora. An ideal white Cactus Dahlia. A large, heavy flower, 

 produced on stout, stiff stems, makes it valuable for cutting. 

 Harbor Light. Biilliant cochineal-red with a stripe of red- 

 dish-apricot through the centre of each petal. The color- 

 ing is variable, sometimes the light, at others the dark color, 

 predominating, but beautiful in either form. 

 H. W. Sillem. A brilliant, rich, cardinal-red, with deeper 

 shadings, flowers of perfect form, and frequently measuring 7 

 inches in diameter. 

 Radiance. Orange-scarlet, passing dually to yellow at the 



base of the long, narrow petals; a perfect flower. 

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



madder-carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. 

 Shooting star (^Stem-schituppe^) . Good-sized flowers, of reg- 

 ular form, produced on stout stems held well above the feli- 

 age. Color pure golden-yellow; entirely distinct. 

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



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

 Walthari. Among the light-colored varieties this is a perfect 

 gem. The flowers, which are of good size, of an exquisitely 

 graceful form, are of a light sulphur-yellow in the centre, 

 shading to nearly pure white at the edges. 

 Wunderkind. A bedding Dahlia of decided merit, ex- 

 ceptionally free, early and continuous. The flowers are of 

 medium size, of a luminous canary-yellow, shading to white, 

 suffused with flesh at the edges. 

 00 per 100. Set of the 22 varieties for $5.50. 



TWENTY=FIVE CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT. 



Alexander Inin;ier. Rich, velvety maroon, by several shades 

 the closest approach to black. 



Bessie flitchell. A fine flower on stiff' stems, apricot orange 



shading to a retldi>h centre. 



Carmen Sylva. Soft, rosy-carmine, shading lighter towards 

 the centre. 



Charm. Centre petals white edged with pale yellow, the outer 

 petals gradiiallv changing to a light blush edged with salmon. 



Clara Q. Stredwick. A splendidly formed flower of very 

 large size, color shrimp pink, shading to salmon-red in centre. 



Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blending 

 of salmon-pink and amber, a color difficult to describe. This 

 is the Dahlia for the million. Flowers freely under all con- 

 ditions. 



Dainty. Ground color lemon-yellow, shading to a soft, glow- 

 ing golden rose with tip af yellew ; truly dainty. 



F. A. Weliesly. Of typical cactus form, brilliant blood-red 

 suffused with carmine. 



Floradora. A remarkably free-flowering, bright blood red. 



Florence H. Stredwick. A fine pure white of large size 

 and perfect form. 



Frate. Peaches and cream describes the color of t^his beauty; 

 a pleasing s«ft rose-]iink passing to a cream c«ntre. 



Price, 25 cts. each ; $2 5« per doz. ; %\i 



Gabriel, Creamy wh.ite, edged with vermilion; an improve- 

 ment on the " Spider Dahlia" Arachne. 



Gen. French. A good-sized flower of good form, of a pleas- 

 ing terra-cotta. 



Holsatia. Brilliant orange-scarlet base, intensifying to bright 

 scarlet at the tips, of good shape. 



J. H. Jackson. Brilliant crimson maroon ; very free. 



Kingfisher. Carmine-purple, long, narrow petals and finely 

 formed flower. \, 



Magnificent. A. pretty Dahlia, ground color capucine-lake, 

 passing to salmon-rose at the tips. "^t—... • 



Hrs. H. L. Broussen. Large, perfect flowers of a delicate 

 tint of salmon on a yellow ground. 



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

 of the petals. 



Mabel Tulloch. Soft violet rose with yellow shadings at the 

 base of the petals. 



Rakete. Rich, glowing, fiery-red, of good form. 



Standard Bearer, Rich, fiery-scariet, very free, and of perfect 

 form . 



Victor v»n Scheffel. An ideal cut flower, of a soft pink,pass- 

 incT to white in the centre; very pleasing. 



Volker, A charming free-flowering pure yellow. 



W, F, Balding. Centre primrose-yellow, the enter petals- 

 pleasing salmon-red; a prettily farmed flower. 

 .90 per lee. Set of 25 varieties far |5.©«. 



