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Select Decorative Dahlias. 



Coyitiymed. 

 Jack Rose. Brilliant crimson-red, similar in shade to the 

 popular "Jack" Rose, which suggested its name; per- 

 fect for garden decoration or for cutting. ilO cts. each. 



Jeanne Charmet. .\ splendid cut flower 



variety of a pleasing shade of violet-rose on 



a lighter ground. 35 cts. each. 

 Joseph Rocher. One of the earliest to 



flower, of very perfect form on long, stiff", 



wiry stems and of a rich, deep garnet color. 



$1.00 each. 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The first of 



the decorative sorts to come into flower, of 



medium size, good form and pure white 



color. 3-5 cts. each. 

 Kupferberg Gold. .\ beautiful Dahlia of a 



sparkling color difficult to describe, a pretty 



shade of shrimp-pink witli old rose and gold 



suffusions. .50 cts. each. 



Le Qrand ManitOU. The best variegated 

 Dahlia of the decorative type. The ground 

 color white, prettily spotted, striped and 

 blotched with deep reddish-violet; occasion- 

 ally self-colored; these are borne on stout, 

 stiff stems, held well above the foliage. 50 

 cts. each. 



Lyndhurst. Brilliant cardinal-red. .V fine cut flower. 20 

 cts. each. 



Maman Rozain. Flowers very large size, but graceful, of a pearly- 

 white sufl'used with rose, reverse of petals velvety-i)urple edged with 

 white; a most distinct and novel variety. 50 cts. each. 



(Vlanzanola. Brilliant oriental-red with deeper shadings, a fine shaped flower 

 with good stem, very free and ideal for cutting. 2-5 cts. each. 



Meadow Gold. A fine large flower supported on long stiff stems, color prim- 

 rose-yellow faintly tinged with pink on the outer petals. Plants 25 cts. 

 each. 



Miss Minnie McCuiiough. One of the most popular cut- 

 flower varieties now grown; particularly valuable for use 

 under artificial light. Color soft yellow, overlaid with bronze; 

 a beautiful autumnal tint. 20 cts. each. 



Decorative 

 Dahlia Ouray. 



Mme. A. Lumiere. A very distinct and attractive variety; 

 ground color white, suffused towards the ends of the petals 

 with red, the tips pointed with bright violet red. 25 cts. 

 each. 



Mme. Van den Oaele. A charming soft rose with deeper 

 markings, shading to white in the centre; a beautiful sort for 

 cutting. 25 cts. each. 



Mont Blanc. An early, free, continuous flowering creamy- 

 white on good stiff" stems. One of the most important cut- 

 flower varieties. 25 cts. each. 



Mrs. C. W. Bassett. A pleasing, delicate mauve-pink, 

 exceptionally free-flowering on good stiff stems, fine for cut- 

 ting. 35 cts. each. 



Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold. Ground color crimson-carmine, 

 each petal tipped and more or less marked with white; pro- 

 duced very freely. 35 cts. each. 



Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt. A large-flowered variety of ele- 

 gant shape, mauve- pink of a shade that is very pleasing in a 

 Dahlia; a fine cut flower. 25 cts. each. 



Mrs. Roosevelt. Of immense size and remarkably free-flow- 

 ering; color a delicate silvery-rose, which is very attractive 

 when cut. 25 cts. each. 



Orange King. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet. 20 cts. each. 

 Ouray. Rich, deep velvety maroon of good form, very free- 

 flowering. 25 cts. each. 



Papa Cliarmet. A large flower of rich, deep morocco-red 

 with bright garnet shadings. 25 cts. each. 



Perle de Lyon, A most valuable white Decorative Dahlia, 



and one of the best whites of any class for cut-flower purposes; 



its flowers are of good size, and held erect on long, stiff, 



wirv stems. 25 cts. each. 

 Prince Danilo. Refined flowers of medium size; groundcolor 



a creamy-salmon deeply suflTused with carmine rose. 50 cts. 



each. 



Princess Juliana. While we cannot agree with the European 

 growers that this new sort is in white as important as Delice 

 is among the pink varieties, we must admit it is one of the 

 very promising cut-flower sorts, and on account of its early 

 and free-flowering habit and neatly formed flowers will be 

 appreciated by the amateur. 35 cts. each. 



Riese von Stuttgart. Probably the large.st Dahlia of this 

 type; a seedling of .Souvenir de Gustave Doazon, which it 

 exceeds in size, frequently measuring 8 inches and over in 

 diameter; in color a bright blood-red, shading deeper to the 

 centre. 35 cts. each. 



Souvenir de Gustave Doazon. Of mammoth proportions, 

 which, under ordinary cultivation, will produce flowers 6 

 inches across, and can be grown to measure full 9 inches. It 

 is of free growth, remarkably profuse-flowering and pure red 

 in color. 25 cts. each. 



Sylvia. Soft, pleasing mauve-pink, gradually changing to 

 white in the centre. A fine cut flower. 20 cts. each. 



Ulysse. Rich velvety maroon with almost black shadings. 

 The flowers are perfect in form, the petals being very grace- 

 fully arranged, making it with its stiflT stems an ideal cut- 

 flower. 50 cts. each. 



Wm. Agnew. Rich, dazzling carmine red. A standard cut- 

 flower variety. 20 cts. each. 



Yellow Colosse. Flowers of very large size, of perfect form, 

 pure primrose yellow. 25 cts. each. 



SPECIAL OFFER. 



We will supply one each 

 for $12.20. 



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