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BEAUTIFUL 



P/eONY=FLOWERED 



DAHLIAS. 



This beautiful type is now very popular. The 



artistic flowers are very large, and are best com- 

 pared to the semi-double Paeonies in general 



form. They all flower very freely, and are 



borne on long, strong stems, making excellent 



material for cutting, as well as for garden deco- 

 ration. The varieties offered on this page are 



the best of the standard sorts; for new introduc- 

 tions see page 137. 



America. A beautiful Dahlia; pure shrimp- 

 pink with golden suffusion; habit ideal; very 

 free-flowering. .50 cts. each. 



Andrew Carnegie. A fine, lively rose-pink. 



Bertha von Suttner. Exceptionally large 

 flowers of a salmon pink color with yellow 

 suffusion. Plants ready April 1.5th. 35 cts. 

 each. 



Caecilia. Very large; early in the season, a 



lemon yellow, but as the season advances, a creamy-white with yellow 

 sheen in centre. Plants ready April 15th. 50 cts. each. 



Caesar. A splendid canary-yellow. ?ib cts. each. 



Canary Bird. A fascinating sulphur-yellow. Flowers well placed and 

 of great substance. Plants ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 



Chevrefeville. Base of petals yellow, gradually passing to 

 apricot and rose, with citron-yellow points. 



Cleopatra. Rich oriental-red, base of petal? primrose yellow. 



Colonel Cody. Deep apricot buff" with salmon-pink shadings. 



Comte de la Vaule. A large flowered, free and showy gar- 

 den variety of a rich carmine. 50 els. each. 



Czar Ferdinand. An excellent free-flowering variety, with 

 good-shaped attractive flowers of a luminous reddish- purple; 

 first-class in every way. 50 cts. each. 



Dr. Peary. One of the darkest, a brilliant reddish-mahogany. 

 50 cts. each. 



Feldberg. A splendid large white. 



Fritzimann. A brilliant geranium-red, and frequently pro- 

 ducing flowers which are variously striped and variegated 

 white. 35 cts. each. 



Fralcheur Du Matin. One of the freest flowering of this 

 type; pure white with just a tint of yellow at the base of the 

 petals; good stems, extra good for cutting. 50 cts. each. 



Geisha. The showiest and most attractive of this type yet 

 introduced; of strong growth, with the rich-colored flowers, 

 which are frequently over 8 inches in diameter, standing well 

 above the foliage. These are original in form, consisting of 

 peculiarly twisted and curled petals, of an effective and rich 

 combination of scarlet and gold, the centre being yellow, 

 which becomes suffused with and deepens to scarlet at the 

 centre of the petals, shading off" lighter at the edges. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Qermania. Brilliant strawberry-red; a very fluffy, artistic 

 flower. 



Hampton Court. One of the best yet introduced; a bold 

 flower of good form, of a bright mauve-pink. 



Hortulanus Budde. Very free-flowering, rich rosy-scarlet. 

 50 cts. each. 



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P/EONV-FLOWERED DaHLIA 



Geisha. 



King Leopold. Primrose, shading lighter at edges. 

 Ladysmith. Very large violet-rose colored flowers, distinct 



and pleasing. 75 cts. each. 

 London. Large, bright crimson. .S-i cts. each. 



Mafeking. A distinct new color, fawn delicately suff"use(l 

 with rose. 50 cts. each. 



Magnet. Rose, sufl"used with white. 35 cts. each. 

 Mannheim. Salmon-pink, illuminated with a golden sheen. 

 Mme. Curtelin. Very large, fluffy flower of rich oriental- 

 red. 35 cts. each. 



rirs. Q. Gordon. A splendid large lemon-yellow; one of the 

 best. 



Hrs. Violet Beamish. A gracefully arranged flower of .i 

 beautiful tender shade of heliotrope with silvery reflex. 

 Plants re^dy April 15th. 75 cts. each. 



Porcupine. White ground, flushed with soft rose. 35 cts. 

 each. 



Yellow overlaid with a rosy sheen. 3") 



Princess Royal. 



cts. each. 



Propaganda. A splendid flower, primrose-yellow with rosy- 

 salmon suffusion. 50 cts. each. 



Queen Wilhelmina. Immense fluff"y flower of pure white 

 with yellow centre. 



Rev. H. J. Kitchen. Exquisite mauve-pink with sulphur 

 yellow markings. 50 cts. each. 



Riesen Edelweiss. Pure glistening white, frequently 6 

 inches across. 35 cts. each. 



Sultan. ■. Very dark crimson, yet bright and attractive. Petals 

 broad and nicely formed; very free. 50 cts. each. 



Price. Any of the above, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Collection of one each of the 35 varieties oflfered above for $12.00. 



