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SUPERB NEW 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



FOR 1912. 



A selection of 24 new varieties, all of which have been 

 thoroughly tested in our own grounds, the best of the 

 recent introductions of the most noted specialists. 

 Ami PhUippe Qoy. Petals long, narrow, incurved; a 



perfect shap>ed flower; ground color deep salmon-red, 



suffused with pure scarlet, deepening to blood-red on 



tips; brilliant, rich and pleasing. 

 Canari. A pretty, graceful canary yellow, shading lighter 



to tips of petals. 

 Colada. A rich carmine-cerise, shading to crimson at 



the tips; a well-shaped flower on good wiry stems. 

 Director Mamille. A fine cactus-shaped flower, perfect 



in form, rich blood-red, with purplish suffusion. 

 Oelicatissima. One of the finest; a perfectly formed 



flower and one of the most delicately colored varieties 



yet introduced; a splendid cut flower with good stems; 



color tender Hydrangea-pink, with lighter shadings. 

 Domroschen. Of good form, of a pleasing carmine- 

 rose, shading to almost white at the tips; very free. 

 Oaydream. Honey-yellow, with bright yellow centre and salmon- 

 rose shadings; delicate and pretty, of perfect form. 

 Fernand Olivet. Remarkably free- flowering, on stiff, wiry stems; 



brilliant maroon, with scarlet shadings, the centre almost black. 

 Qotterfunke. A splendid flower, composeil of long, twisted, 



incurved petals, borne on long stems, of a deep blood-red with 



satin sheen and fiery-red reflex. 

 Erecta. A rich reddish-purple, with deep chestnut shadings; the 



flowers are held erect, of good form and useful for cutting. 

 Geneveva. Without question the best yellow cactus yet introduced; 



a splendid large flower on good stiff stems; fine for cutting; 



color a pleasing primrose-yellow; early and free. 

 Qoldperle. A pompon Cactus variety; flowers about 2\ 



inches in diameter; bright primrose-yellow; very free, dwarf. 

 Quntlier. A splendid pure white with broad, twisted petals 



of the purest white, held well above the foliage on stiff stems. 

 Karl Kotte. One of the most beautiful of the autumn tints, a 



rich reddish salmon; flowers of perfect cactus form. 

 Lady Hutton. A dainty flower with long, narrow petals of 



a soft amber-yellow, lightly suffused with rose on the outer 



petals; a pleasing soft color combination. 



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Wbw Cactus Dahlia, 

 Mrs, Henry R. Wirth. 



New Cactus Dahlia, Delicatissima. 



Lord MitltO. Very symmetrical flowers with long, quilled 



petals, which are cleft at the tips, giving the flower a grace 



not found in any other Dahlia; color centre pale yellow, 



passing to a soft rosy-salmon at the ends of the petals. 



Marathon. A brilliant, rich purple, illuminated with higher, 



brighter shadings; entirely distinct in color. 

 Mondfee. Pure white, with the faintest touch of silvery-rose 



in suffusion at the tips of the petals; a S|ilendid flower. 

 Mrs. Henry R. Wirth. We offered this splendid Dahlia in 

 1910, but the demand was so strong that we were unable to 

 fill all orders, and we were obliged to withdraw it from oui 

 catalogue in 1911. We are in position to offer it this sea- 

 son in good plants only, ready May 1st. It is a glorified 

 form of the popular Standard Bearer, having flowers of the 

 same size, but of a more intense, rich, glowing, fiery-scar 

 let and the freest-flowering high-colored Cactus Dahlia in 

 our grounds; it is not only the first to bloom, but it is 

 loaded with flowers to the end of the season. We consider 

 this a splendid comjianion to Countess of Lonsdale, which 

 for years we have recommended as the Dahlia foi 

 the million. 



Phoenix. Another of the very good novelties foi 

 the ye.ir, with very large, well-formed flowers of a 

 rich, deep carmine-red, each petal when first open 

 ing having a broad stripe of cardinal-red through 

 the centre; a most brilliant and rich color combina 

 tion and entirely distinct. 

 Prima Donna. Distinct and free, flowers large 

 with long, tubular twisted incurved petals, the cen 

 tre ones creamy- white, the outer delicate mauve 

 pink; very choice. 

 Soleil Couchant. The most brilliant orange-scarlet, 

 shading to reddish salmon at the tips; petals broad, 

 flowers of good form on stiff stems. 

 Strahlenglanz. A beautiful suffusion of old gold and sal 

 mon; not a very large flower, but a pretty, harmonious 

 autumn color. 

 W^ T. Rogers. A splendid dark variety; large flow 

 ers on stiff, wiry stems; velvety maroon, illuminated with crimson. 



Price. Any of the above varieties, 50 cts. each; $5.00 perdoz. ; one 

 each of the 24 varieties, a grand up-to-date collection, for $9,00. 



SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE. listins over 500 varieties. Copy sent on application. 



