GARDEN GREENHOUSE PLANTS |{7T 
SELECT STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS 
Aegir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, with peculiarly twisted petals. 
Arachne. This name means “spider,’’ and is appropriately applied 
to this variety, the flowers being much twisted and very irregular ; 
the petals are a creamy-white, edged with crimson; the  color- 
ing, however, varies as much as its shape, there rarely being 
two flowers alike. 
Aunt Chloe. Rich, black-maroon; the darkest variety in 
the collection. 
Capstan. Soft orange-scarlet, shaded apricot , remark- 
ably free-flowering. 
Earl of Pembroke. Bright plum color; a royal shade. 
Firebrand. Rich, glowing vermilion, shading deeper; 
fine. 
Gellert. Full, double, fine-formed scarlet, shading to 
ruby at base of petals. 
George Marlow. Primrose-yellow, shaded amber, 
Graf Waldersee. Flowers of good form; of a deli- 
cate rose suffused with pink. 
Hohenzollern. Rich, bronzy orange-red, with golden 
sheen. 
Horn of Plenty. Deep carmine-purple; flowers large, 
long, narrow, twisted petals, cleft on ends. 
Island Queen, Soft lavender-pink ; of fine form, 
Jealousy. A perfect clear yellow; a fine flower, 
J. W. Wilkinson. Rich ruby, of fine form. 
Keyne’s White. A beautiful, perfect shaped pure white. 
Lady Ed. Talbot. Coral-red, with rosy shadings. 
Mary Service. Apricot, shaded orange, shading to purplish-rose at 
the tips; a well-formed flower, and a free and continuous bloomer. 
Tr. Moore, Deep claret; one of the best dark varieties. 
Catcus DaHLia 
‘CountESS OF LONSDALR, 
Offered on preceding page. Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal being furcated on the end like a stag. 
horn fern. Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery-scarlet; very free and of 
Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to ruby-red at the perfect form. 
edge of the petals; a rich, pleasing color. | Strahlen Krone, Intense cardinal-red; rich and glowing. 
Price: Any of the above standard varieties, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Set of 22 varieties for $2.75. 
FIVE GIANT FLOWERING DAHLIAS. 
The five sorts here offered are, without exception, the largest and most perfect double-flowering Dahlias now grown, flowers of 
all of them attaining a size of between five and six inches across under ordinary cultivation, 
Gigantea. Most distinct variety and, as its name implies, gi- 
gantic in every way. Growing about five feet high, it pro- 
duces flowers frequently over six inches in diameter, of 
a pleasing shade of creamy-white. 85 cts. each; $3.50 
per doz. 
Gettysburg. A bright rich pure scarlet, of fine 
form. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Mrs, Roosevelt. Delicate silvery-rose. 30 cts. 
each; $3.00 per doz. 
Pendent. An early and_profuse-blooming 
bright crimson-maroon, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 
per doz. 
Professor Mansfield A unique fancy 
decorative variety of monstrous size and pe- 
culiar color combinations, being of rich yel- 
low with tips and slight markings of rosy- 
red towards the centre; under certain wea- 
ther conditions the red markings also ap- 
pear on the margin of the petals. It is 
quite variable, but distinct and interesting 
in all stages. 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 
One each of the Five Giants for $1.50. 
Twelve Choice Double 
Pompon Dahlias. 
Catherine. Finest pure yellow. 
Darkness. Deep velvety maroon. 
Elegante. Soft pink, tipped deep pink; reflex 
light pink. : 
Kleine Domitea. Orange-buff ; always in flower. 
La Petit Jean. Beautiful rich plum color. 
Little Bessie. Creamy-white, quilled petals. 
Little Herman. Deep red, tipped white. 
Little Naiad. White tipped amaranth red. 
Rosalie. Lemon-yellow, tipped solferino. 
Red Piper, Beautiful deep red, of fine form, 
Snowclad. Unquestionably the finest white. 
Sunshine. Vivid scarlet, of fine form. Grant Dautra Mus, Rocseverr. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz, Set of 12 for $1.50. 
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Every collection of Dahlias should include the beautiful fancv sort Frank Smith. See color plate, description and offer on page 120. 
