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P^^ONY-FLOAVERED DAHLIAS 

 OF RECENT INTRODUCTION. 



This beautiful type is now very popular. The arlisiic flowers 

 are very large, and are best compared to the semi-double 

 Ffeonies in general form. They all flower very freely, 

 and are borne on long, strong stems, making excellent 

 material for cutting, as well as for garden decoration. 



Antoine Rivoire. A brilliant ox-blood red 



with crimson shadings. 

 Andrew Carnegie. A fine lively rose-pink. 

 Corallina. A beautiful coral-red, very large. 

 Geisha. The showiest and most attractive ol 

 this type yet introduced; of strong growth, 

 with the rich colored flowers standing well 

 above the foliage. These are original in form, 

 consisting of peculiarly twisted and curled 

 petals, of an effective and rich combination 

 of scarlet and gold, the centre being yellow, 

 which becomes suffused with and deepens to 

 scarlet at ihe centre of the petals, shading ofl 

 lit;hter at the edges. 

 Ironmonger. Lavender with white shadings. 

 Mme. Curtelin. \'ery large, fluffy flower of 

 lich oriental red. 

 >' Mannheim, ^jalmon pink illuminated with a 



golden sheen. 

 Magnet. Rose suffused with white. 

 \ Philadelphia. ]n form this is a semi-double Cactus of giant 

 _,' size, color rich reddish-purple with brighter shadings, suf- 



fused and marked with white; very free-flowering and gay. 

 Rheingau. Large, showy brilliant scarlet. 



Rev, H. J. Kitchin. Exquisite mauve-pink with sulphur-yellow mark- 

 ; ings. 



U Price. Any of the above in plants only, ready April I'jth, 3o cts. each; $3.50 

 ^ per doz. One each of the 11 varieties for $3.50. 



STANDARD VARIETIES P^ONY-FEOWERED DAHLIAS. 



flowbred 

 Geisha. 



Dahl 



Cleopatra. Rich oriental red, base of petals primrose-yellow; 



very effective. 

 Duke Henry. Brilliant carmine-red. 

 Fellberg. A splendid large white. 

 Qermania. Brilliant strawberry-red, a very fluffy, artistic 



flower. 

 Jiory of Groenekan. Very large orange-yellow. 

 King Leopold. Primrose, shading lighter at edges 



Queen Emma. A magnificent sort of a charming shade of 



mallow or Hollyhock pink, the inner petals banded with 



gold. 

 Queen Wilhelmina. Immense, fluffy flower of pure white 



with yellow centre. 

 Riesen Edelweiss. Pure glistening white, frequently 6 



inches across. 

 Solfatere. Rrilliant carmine with yellow centre. 



Price. 



Any of the above, 2') cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 10 varieties for $2.00. 



NEIV DUPLEX CENTURY 

 DAHLIAS. 



These differ from the regular Century type in having two or 

 Bare rows of petals, while still retaining the general appear- 

 wce and characteristics of the original type; all of them are 

 iplendid varieties both for cutting as well as for garden decora- 

 tkuu; all very free- flowering. 

 Big Chief. Rich crimson with maroon shadings on the 



margins. 

 Cardinal. Very large rich cardinal-red with broad, reflexed, 



well-rounded petals. 

 Mme. lieriot. The largest single-flowering variety in culli- 



Tation; flowers frequently measure 6i inches in diameter, of 



a pure glistening white, borne on stout, stiff stems. Plants 



ready April 15th, 50 cts. each. 

 .Herry Widow. Exceptionally bright, deep scarlet flowers 



of a very large size. Effective for massing. 

 ikensation. A gorgeous flower, brilliant vermilion-red, heavilv 



tipped with white. 

 Price, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. The 



set of 5 varieties for $1.25. 



SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE. 



In addition to the varieties offered in this catalogue, we have 

 t large number of other sorts, which are described in a special 

 '««talogue. Copy sent on application. 



Duplex Centurv Dahlia, Sensation. 



