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Pompon Dahlia. 



NEW POMPON DAHLIA "NERISSA." 



The advance in this miniature type of Dahlias has not kept pace with the other classes, and it is 

 but rarely that we have a novelty to offer; but in Nerissa we have such a perfect little gem that is 

 should be included in every collection. The plant is of ideal habit, and always loaded with 

 flowers not over two inches in diameter, of perfect form, and of that beautiful shade of lively 

 mauve-pink that appeals to everyone and that shows up so fine under artificial light. 25 ct;. each; 



CHOICE DOUBLE POMPON DAHLIAS. 



Annie Doncaster. Light yellow, base suffused with pearly-pink. 

 Arthur Kerley. Purplish crimson; very free. 



Blumenreich. Deep amber suffused with red, perfect little flowers. 

 Catherine. Well formed primrose-yellow. 

 Darkness. Deep velvety-maroon. 



Helene Lambert. A splendid free -flowering yellow of perfect shape. 

 Kleine Domitea. Orange-buff; always in flower. 

 Little Bessie. Creamy- white, closely quilled. 

 Little Herman. Deep carmine, shaded garnet, tipped white'. 

 Snowclad. A fine pure white. 

 Ware's Fashion. Orange shaded buff. 

 Ware's Mars. Beautiful deep red, of fine form. 



Price. Any of the above, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 

 The set of 12 varieties for $1.50. 



CHOICE DOUBLE SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS. 



The varieties offered below form one of the finest collections of this favorite type ever offered, and include a number of new sorts 

 of more than usual merit. While Dahlia specialists all over the world appear to have devoted most of their attention to the produc- 

 tion of new colors and improved forms of the Cactus type, theie are slill a large number of planters who prefer this fine old densely 

 double sort. 



A. D. Livoni. A splendid clear pink, beautifully quilled, of 

 perfect form and very free flowering. 



Arabella. Light sulphur-yellow, shaded peach-blossom on 

 edges; a fine flower. 



Caleb Powers. Best described as an improvement in size, 

 coloring, and even in earliness, to the popular variety, Susan, 

 offered in this list, a delicate shell-pink of splendid form 50 

 rts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Chameleon. Flesh-colored centre, shading to crushed straw- 

 berry, with yellowish blending. 



Lucy Fawcett. Sulphur-yellow, striped and spotted 

 carmine rose. 



Miss Browning. A perfectly-formed flower, a canary- 

 yellow, tipped with white. 



Miss flay Loomis. White suffused with soft rose. 



Mme. Alfred Moreau. The most perfect large pure 

 mauve pink; a splendid flower. 



Mariner. Apricot, suffused and tipped with carmine-lake. 



Pandora. A new variety of most delicate soft mauve-pink 

 of absolutely perfect form. 35 cts. each. 



Peeress. Buttercup-yellow with heavy tip of deep fiery- 

 red. 



Progress. Soft rosy-lake, spotted and pencilled crimson. 



Princess Victoria. A sterling novelty, being the earliest 

 and freest-flowering primrose-yellow; never produces an 

 imperfect flower, and is in bloom early .ind late; long, 

 stiff stems; fine for cutting. 30 cts. each. 



Pendent. An early and profuse- flowering crimson- 

 m.iroon. 



Queen Victoria. A popular light yellow. 



Red Hussar. Pure cardinal-red. 



Susan. Probably no Dahlia ever introduced by us has 

 given such universal satisfaction as this, a beautiful, deli- 

 cate, soft shell-pink, of splendid form, remarkably early 

 and free-flowering, with long stems; splendid for cutting. 



Striped Banner. Cardinal-red with broad white stripe 

 through centre of each petal. 



Price. Any of the above, except where noted, 20 cts. 



each; $2.00 per doz.; $15. 00 per 100. 



Set of 24 sorts for $4.00. 



Chas. Lanier. The largest deep yellow Show Dahlia to date. 

 Very rich yellow and fine for cutting. 



Emily. Solferino, with white markings; very large and free- 

 flowering. 



Frank Smith. Intense purplish-maroon, shading almost to 

 black; each petal tipped with white. 



John Thorpe. A fine large solferino- red. 



John Walker. An elegant pure white. 



Lady Maude Herbert. Pale yellow, shaded peach, heavily 

 tipped ciimson. 



Double Show Dahlia A 



SPECIAL DAHUA CATALOGUE, listing about 500 varieties. Copy sent on application. 



