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Eighteen Splendid Cactus Dahlias of 

 Recent Introduction. 



Aunt Chloe. Rich, black maroon, the darkest variety in the 



collection. 

 Britannia. Deep salmon flesh ; free and early. 

 Brunhilde. Rich plum color, loosely arranged long petals; 



anil exceptionally tine flower and very free. 

 Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blend- 

 ing of salm m-pink and amber, a color difficult to de- 

 scribe. This is the Dahlia for the million. Flowers 

 freely under all conditions. 

 Exquisite. Pure orange-scarlet with salmon shadings; 



truly lovely. 

 Gabriel. An improved Arachne, having the same 

 peculiar forms and variations as that interesting sort, 

 but with flowers twice as large ; the petals are creamy- 

 white edged with crimson, although it is hardly possible 

 to find two flowers exactly alike on the same plant. 

 Qaltiard. Both in form and coloring this variety is per- 

 fect, being of a rich, glowing carmine, with long tubular 

 petals ; very graceful. 

 General Buller. Cardinal -red with crimson shadings; each 



petal tipped with white. 

 Hunold. Tile-red; immense flower ; fine. 

 Jealousy. A perfect, clear yellow ; fine in every way. 

 J. Weir Fife. Purplish maroon ; rich and glowing. 

 J. W. Wilkinson. Rich ruby ; a fine shaped flower. 

 firs. Jowett. Brillant orange red ; fine. 

 Rosenhagen. A pleasing shade of salmon-rose, deepening to bright 



magenta on the edges. 



Rosine. Glowing crimson with purple shadings; ! Volker. A charming free-flowering pure yellow. 



Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to ruby-red at the Venus. A miniature or Pompon Cactus Dahlia, small but 

 edge of the petals; a rich, pleasing color. | elegantly formed; snow-white flowers. 



Price: Any of the above 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of IS splendid varieties,. |3.75. 



SEL,ECT STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



Galliakd. 



Arcahne. This name me.ms " spider," and i^ appropriately 

 applied to this variety, the flowers being much twisted and 

 very irregular; the petals are a creamy white, edged with 

 crimson; the coloring, however, varies as much as its shape, 

 there rarely being two flowers alike. 



Austin Cannell. Bright rosy-crimson, shading lighter at the 



Bridesmaid. Pale primrose, shading to rosy-lavender at 



ed^e ; fine form and very free. 

 Capstan. Soft orange-scarlet, shaded apricot ; remarkably 



free-rtowerinor. 



Dankward. IJaik rose, shading to luminous-carmine in 

 centre ; perfect form. 



Bright plum color; a royal shade. 



glowing vermilion, shading deeper; 



Earl of Pembroke 



Rich, 



Firebrand 



hue. 



scarlet ; when first opening shows 



COUNTHSS OF LONSDALB 



Price 



F. Bartels. Bright 

 pretty violet shade. 



Qellert, Full, double, fine-formed scarlet, shading to ruby 

 ■ at base of petals. 

 George fVIarlow. Piimrose, shaded amber. 



Hohenzollern. Rich, bronzy orange-red, with golden sheen. 

 Island Queen. Soft lavender-pink; of fine form. 

 John H. Roach. Canary-yellow; of fine form. 



Kingfisher. Crimson, suffused with ruby-red ; petals curled in 

 n elegant inet;nlar manner. 



Keyne's White. A fine white; very narrow petals. 

 Lady Ed. Talbot. Terra-cotta, shaded salmon. 

 riary Service. Apricot, shaded orange, stiading to 'pur- 

 plish rose at the tips; a well-formed flower, and a free 

 anrl continuous bloomer. 



Mrs. J. J, Crowe. Lemon-yellow, hmg petals ; very good. 

 Mrs. J. P. Clark. A peculiar shade of bronzy- 

 orange, each petal tipped with blush ; an odd and 

 pleasing combination. 

 Mr. Moore. Deep claret ; one of the best dark varieties. 

 Niebelungen, Deep carmine. 



Night. Deep chestnut-red, shaded black; very dark. 

 Pretoria. Dazzling vermilion, intensified by orange 

 shading ; extra fine. 

 Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal being furcated 

 on the end like a stag-horn fern. 

 Primrose Dame. Exquisite primrose-yellow. 

 Queen Wilhelmina. Rich, deep chestnut; a fine flower 

 and very free. 

 Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery scarlet ; very free. 

 Sparkler. Rich, glowing carmine ; early and free. 

 Strahlen Krone. Intense cardinal red ; rich and glowing. 

 Uhland. A deep, glowing carmine ; one of the richest. 

 Wallace. Deep orange, with carmine shadings. 

 Wieland. A fine large, free-flowering, rosy-crimson. 

 Any of the above 15 cts. each; $L50 per doz. Set qf- 32 standard varieties, $4.00. 



■" KBIEMHUiDE," the superb Cactus Dahlia, shown in colors on the front cover of this book, is offered on the preceding page. 



