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Fancy Cactus Dahlias. 



A distinct and showy class, in most of which the flowers 

 are beautifully striped and variegated, as shown in the illus- 

 tration. 

 Electric. A large sulphur-yellow with white tips, 



sometimes sports to a self-color either white or 



yellow. 30 cts. each. 



V 

 Elf. Ground color salmon-rose striped and spotted ^ 



with currant-red. 30 cts. each. 



Fireworks. Groundcolor golden-yellow, striped 



and spotted with oriental-red. 30 cts. each. 



Jupiter. Ground color at base of petals yellow, 

 passing to salmon-rose at the tips, the whole 

 splashed and striped with crimson. 30 cts. each. 



Louis Due. A good-sized primrose-yellow, 

 striped and penciled currant-red. 35 cts. each. 



Mercury. Ground color yellow, thickly striped and 

 spotted with crimson. Large flower. 30 cts. each. 



Mrs. J. Emberson. A distinct fancy, with large in- 

 curved flowers of a pale-lemon, splashed and speckled 

 with rosy-pink. 30 cts. each. 



Collection of one each of the above 7 Fancy Cactus 

 Dahlias for $2.00. 



NEW INTRODUCTIONS IN 



P/EONY=FLOWERED DAHLIAS. 



The following represent the best of the new introductions in this beautiful class, which are yearly becoming more popular, both 

 as cut flowers and for garden decoration. We also ofi'er on page 138 a splendid list of the standard varieties of this type. 



Avalanche. A splendid pure white, large but of graceful 



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-FLOWERED DaHLIA 

 MONDSCHEIBB. 



form, probably the best white of this type yet introduced. 

 Plants ready April 15th. $1.00 each. 

 Beaute de Soir. A rich combination of rosy-scarlet, 

 carmine-lake, and currant-red with more or less golden 

 suffusion, giving the whole a pleasing, fantastic, variegated 

 appearance, and particularly so under artificial light; very 

 free-flowering. Plants ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 

 Duchess of Brunswick. Flowers 8 to 9 inches across, 

 of a brilliant red, reverse of petals apricot; a distinct and 

 beautiful variety. Plants ready April 15th. $1.50 each. 

 Electra. Grows very erect and holds its flowers, 

 which are very freely produced, well above the 

 foliage; in color a most pleasing lavender tinted 

 mauve. Plants ready April 15th. 50 cts. each. 

 Fort Hill. Early in the season it should be classed 

 as a decorative, but as the season advances it shows 

 the Pasony centre; it is a desirable sort in either 

 form. The flower is very large, white with a del- 

 icate suffusion of lavender-mauve. Plants ready 

 April 15th. 50 cts. each. 

 Fraulein Budde. A splendid flower of a delicate 

 soft pink. Plants ready April 15th. 50 cts. each. 

 Harrismith. Deep bright pink, shading lighter 

 towards the tips, and a trace of gold in the centre. 

 Plants ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 

 John Beresford Heaton. Golden-yellow, splashed 

 and streaked with bright carmine; a fine cut flower. 

 Plants ready April 15th. 50 cts. each. 

 Leo Xin. A deep canary-yellow, entirely distinct 

 in form, large, very free-flowering and a valuable 

 sort for cutting. Plants ready April 15th. $1.00 each. 

 riondscheibe. Another splendid yellow, entirely distinct from 

 Leo XIII, being still greater in size and of a deeper color; re- 

 markably free- flowering. Visitors to our fields noted both vari- 

 eties. Plants ready April 15th. $1.00 each. 



We will supply one plant each of the 10 New Poeony- 

 flowered varieties after April 15th for $7.00. 



