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GRAND NEW^ SINGI.E DAHI.IAS0 



Single Dahlias are one of the easie.st things to grow from seed and one of the most satis- 

 faclory late summer and autumn flowers either for the decoration of the garden or for cut- 

 ting. The three new varieties offered below are far in advance of the old-fashioned type 

 and should find a place in every garden. ' 



2187 New Century, This is the latest development in Single Dahlias The seed 

 has lieen s.ived from the magnificent White, Pink, Scarlet, Crimson, Lavender and other 

 sorts, some of which we offer in plant form on page 140. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts. for 

 ^ 1.00. 



2186 Twentieth Century. One of the most sensational novel- 

 ties ever sent out. The flowers measure from 4J to 7 inches across 

 and early in the season are an intense rosy crimson tipped with white. 

 As the season advances they gradually become lighter until they are a 

 pure white blended with soft pink. The seed we send out has been 

 saved by the origin.itor from stock plants, but there are likely to be 

 considerable variations in the seedlings. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts 25 

 cts. "' 



2181 Colossal. This novel and distinct variety comes from a 

 well-known French horticulturalist. Its chief characteristic is its 

 enormous flowers, which attain the hitherto unheard of dimensions of 

 SJ inches in diameter, with petals of extraordinary width and texture. 

 The seedlings are likely to vary both as to color and shape, some com- 

 ing single, others semi-double, but all, notwithstanding their huge 

 size, with the lightness and grace of a Japanese Paeony. 20 cts. per 

 pkt.; 3 pkts., 50 cts. 



GoX-U MliXJAL HviihlD JJel?hiniums. 



New Century Single Dahlias. 



Double Royal Pinks, 



A (Diantlms Nobilis fl. pi.) 



2300 This is a double-flowering form 

 of the Royal Pinks offered on page 73, 

 and represents the highest ideal in this 

 beautiful annual. The plants are strong 

 and robust, and the flowers, despite 

 their large size, appear light and grace- 

 ful ; their brilliant colors, var^'ing from 

 scarlet to dark blood-red and from 

 rose to white, are always pure. This 

 quality, as well as their long, strong 

 stems, makes them especially valuable 

 for cutting. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 

 25 cts. 



Double Annual Pink 



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2287 Undoubtedly the finest double white annual Pink introduced to date. It be- 

 longs to the fringed section, bearing freely finely-fringed double flowers 3 to 4 inches 

 across. The plants grow about a foot high, of even growth, and can be used to good 

 advantage either in beds, borders or for cutting. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



New Fringed Annual Pink "Vesuvius." 



2,319 In this is presented an entirely new and distinct color in annual Pinks, being 

 an intense orange-scarlet, very rich and really dazzling in sunshine. It is a selection 

 from the pretty Salmon Queen offered on page 73, and, like its parent, forms nice bushy 

 |)l.uUs 10 to 12 inches high, and just the thing for an effective bed or border. 15 cts. 

 per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



Dianthus L,atifolius Atrococcineus Fl. PI. 



2342 A superb hardy Pink, very much like a Sweet William, with heads of fiery- 

 red, double flowers. Blooms the first year from seed, and one of the really good things 

 for general culture. 10 cts. per pkt.; 75 cts. per oz. 



Double Dwarf Erfurt Clove Pinks. 



(Dianthus pliimarius nanus fl. pi.) 

 2338 The chief characteristics of this new strain are their compact growth and their 

 early flowering. They do not average over 12 inches in height, and come into bloom 

 two weeks or more in advance of any other variety. They possess the spicy clove 

 fragrance of the old-fashioned Pink, and have a much richer variety of coloring. 15 

 CIS. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 



Hardy Earkspur, or Delpbinium 



Gold Medal Hybrids. 



2230 This, we believe, is the finest strain of Delphiniums in existence. The original 

 stock came from England, many of the plants being worth from $5.00 to §10.00 each. 

 It has been grown for several years in this country, and has been awarded highest honors 

 wherever exhibited. The 'plants are of strong, vigorous habit, with immense spikes 

 from 2 to 3 feet long of large flowers, mostly in fine shades of light blue, the illustration 

 giving a fair idea of their size and beauty. Although a perennial, it will flower from 

 seed the first season; sown in March, they come into bloom in September. They usu- 

 ally give finer spikes of flowers the second season, flowering in June; perfectly hardy 

 and indispensable in the hardy border, and beautiful when grown in beds or lines by 

 themselves. 25 Cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



