DAHLIAS. 



The wonderful revival of interest in the Dahlia in the last few years, and which promises to continue for years to come, has led 

 us to pay special attention to this plant. We have spared neither time nor money in testing all the new varieties of both home and 

 foreign production, and the collections offered below and on the next two pages, as well as the new sorts offered on page 100. 

 were selected out of over 1000 varieties as being the best in free and continuous flowering qualities, in purity of color, in per- 

 fection of form and in general excellence and adaptability to the most ordinary garden culture. 



We call special attention to the colored plate and offer of Cactus Dahlias on page 100, where also will be found 



several important novelties. 



SIXTEEN SUPERB NEW 



CACTUS DAHLIAS, 



Introductions of 1901 and 1902. 



Every year brings the Cactus Dahlia more to trie front in 

 popular favor, and, considering their graceful beauty, compared 

 to the formal flowers of the old type, it is little wonder that this 

 type has been so much developed during the past few years, 

 and not only has the hybridizer succeeded in giving us new and 

 exquisite forms and colors, but the varieties that are now being 

 introduced are much freer-blooming. 

 Alfred Vasey. Reddish crimson, shaded 



amber and pink; of fine form. 

 Arachne. Has peculiarly twisted and 



curled petals, forming a curious, ir 



regularly built flower, and on ac- 

 count of this unique form is 



well named, Arachne meaning 



spider. The petals are 



creamy white, edged with 



a broad band of crimson 



The coloring, however, 



varies as much as the 



form, there rarely being 



two flowers alike. 

 Beatrice. A fine deep 



rose, with extra long 



pointed petals; splendid 



form. 

 Britannia. Deep shaded 



salmon flesh, free and 



early, stout, stiff stems. 

 Capstan. Soft brick-red 



shaded apricot, remarkable 



for its free and early flowering. 

 Dank ward . Dark rose shadin 



to a luminous "carmine centre 



perfect form. 

 Exquisite. Pure orange-scarl 



salmon shadings; of perfect form, ver 



free. 

 liunold. Light scarlet with neatly qui 



very earlv. 

 Lady Edmund Talbot. Tena-cotta shaded 



salmon, of perfect form. 

 Mary Service. Light orange-scarlet, gradually shading to 



deep rose on the tips of petals ; a fine flower. 

 Night. Deep chestnut-red shaded black; one of the darkest. 

 Progenitor. Bright carmine or crimson lake, the petals being 



furcated on the end like a Stag-horn Fern, forming several 



points, each division having a fluted termination. 

 Radiance. Vivid orange-scarlet, shaded yellow at base of 



petals. A handsome and distinct free-flowering variety. 

 Ranji. Rich deep maroon, almost black; a wonderful color. 

 Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to a purplish tinge on 



the tips of the petals ; a rich, showy color and perfect in form. 

 Sindold. Soft rose shading to pure white in the centre ; a 



fine shaped flower. 

 25 cts. each ; S2.50 per doz.; set of 16 for $3.00. 



Cactus Dahlia 



TWENTY-FIVE GRAND 



CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



Aegir. An entirely distinct form, the petals are tubular or 

 quilled, twisted and arranged in the most fantastic yet regular 

 way ; color rich, warm cardinal scarlet. 

 Austin Cannell. Color light crimson-rose, shading lighter 



towards the edges; long, narrow, twisted tubular petals. 

 Cinderella. Royal purple, deepening to a rich, velvety 

 shade. 



Ernest Cannell. Soft red, large and of fine form. 

 Ernest Qlasse. Rich purplish-magenta. 



Firebrand. Rich, deep, glowing ver- 

 \^ milion. of fine form. 



F. Bartels. Bright scarlet; when 

 first opening shows a pretty violet 

 shade. 



Qeorge Harlow. Primrose- 



vellow, shaded amber. 



Harmony. Shades from 



old gold to orange-scarlet, 



long pointed petals, full 



centre. 



Hohenzollern. A rich, 

 bronzy orange-red with 

 golden sheen. 

 Iona. Rich terra-cotta, 



shading to orange. 

 Island Queen, Soft lav- 

 vender pink, of fine form. 

 Kingfisher. Purplish crim- 

 son, very early; petals 

 curved and curled in an 

 elegant, irregular manner. 

 Lady Penzance. Pure yellow, 

 with long, twisted petals. 

 Loreley. Soft La France pink, 

 shading lighter towards the centre, 

 which is a creamy white. 

 \. Nightingale. Large deep yel- 

 y tipped bright red. 

 Annie Jones. Bright crimson-scarlet, 

 petals long, narrow and much twisted ; early 

 and free. 

 Pure white, slightlv tinted with rose on the 



Britannia. 



Hiss Webster 



reverse of the lower petals. 

 Mr. Moore. Deep claret ; one of the best dark varieties. 

 Mrs. flontefiore. Rich, glowing scarlet-crimson with darker 



shadings ; a fine large flower. 

 Mrs. Bennett. Soft crimson, large well-built flower. 

 Queen Wilhelmina. Deep garnet, shading lighter at base 



of petals. 

 Siegmund. Glowing rosy-carmine, of graceful form. 

 Sparkler. Rich, glowing carmine; early and free. 

 Strahlen Krone. Intense cardinal-red, rich and glowing. 

 15 cts. each ; Sl-50 per doz.; set of 25 for S3.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER OF NEW DAHLIAS. 



Never before have we offered such a splendid lot of new Dahlias 



3 New Cactus Dahlias, as described on page 100 ^ 

 ury " " " 100 ! 



and as an inducement we will furnish the entire set as under : 



Twentieth Century 



2 French Collerette 

 1 New Decorative 



4 New Show 



3 New Fancy 



4 New Singles. 



1 8 Varieties in all for 



100 

 129 

 129 

 130 ! 



130 J 



$6.50. 



