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Primrose Dame. Exquisite primrose-yellow. 

 INight. Deep chestnut-red, shaded blaclv ; very dark. 

 Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to a purplish tinge at 

 the edge of the petals ; a rich, pleasing color. 



Roots, 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 



EIGHTEEN SPLENDID 



Cactus Dahlias. 



INTRODUCTIONS OF 1901 AND 1902. 



Arachne. This name means " spider," and is appro- 

 priately 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. 



Britannia, Deep salmon flesh ; free and early. 



Capstan. Soft orange-scarlet, shaded apricot; re- 

 markably free-flowering. 



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 conditions. 



Dankward. Dark rose, shading_to luminous-carmine 

 in centre; perfect form. 



Ear! of Pembroke. Bright plum color; a royal shade. 



Exquisite. Pure orange-scarlet, with salmon shad- 

 ings ; truly lovely. 



Fighting Mac. Rich blood-red, with deeper shad- 

 ings on the edge of petals. 



Qeisseler. Intense purplish-carmine, shading to 

 orange-scarlet in the centre. 



Hunold. Light scarlet ; neatly-quilled petals. 



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



Mrs. Dickson. Lustrous rosy-carmine; soft and 

 pleasing. 

 Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery scarlet ; very free. 

 Sindold. Soft pink, shading to white in the centre; not large, 



l)ut very dainty. 

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

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

 edges. 



Cinderella. Royal purple; rich and velvety. 



Ernest Cannell. Light scarlet ; very large. 



Firebrand. Rich, glowing vermilion, shading deeper ; fine. 



F. Bartels. Bright scarlet ; when first opening shows a pretty 

 violet shade. 



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



J_oreIey, Soft La France-pink, shading to creamy- 

 white in centre. 



Mary Service. Apricot, shaded orange, shading to 

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

 free and continuous bloomer. 



Miss Annie Jones. Bright crimson-scarlet ; free. 



niss A. Nightingale. Bright red, shading to golden, 

 yellow at centre ; large. 



Mrs. Bennett. A bright, deep scarlet. 



niss Webster. A fine pure white. 



rir. Moore, Deep claret ; one of the best dark varieties. 



Niebelungen. Deep carmine. 



■Queen Wilhelmina. Rich, deep chestnut; a fine 

 flower and very free. 



Siegmund. Glowing rosy-carmine ; of fine form. 



Sparkler, Rich, glowing carmine ; early and free. 



Strahlen Krone, Intense cardinal-red; rich and glow- 

 ing. 



Wallace. Deep orange, with carmine shadings. 



Roots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 25 standard 

 varieties, §3.00. 



Geo. Marlow. Primrose, 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. 

 John Welsh. Rich, glowing crimson. 



Kingfisher. Purplish-crimson ; petals curled in an elegant 

 irregular manner. 



DAHLIAS FROn SEED. 



It is most interesting to grow Dahlias from 

 seed. We offer on page 70 a very complete 

 line of the various types grown from selected 

 stock and which should give satisfactory re- 

 sults. 



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