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Cactus Dahlia, Esther Hunt 



CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS 



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 Halo. Of beautiful formation, the petals being curled and twisted 

 which lends a peculiar gracefulness to this large bloom which in color is 

 a brilliant tyrian rose with deeper shadings at the centre with a velvety 

 appearance that intensifies and gives fire and life to it not found 

 , in any other sort. $1.00 each. ^ 



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Koh-I-Noor. Maroon, and at times so dark as to be 



nearly black. The flower texture has a pronounced 

 velvety sheen which adds greatly to its beauty. In form, 

 a perfect hybrid cactus, the blossoms very large and deep 

 with perfect centre throughout the season. $2.00 each. 

 Lolita Velasco. There are many good white Cactus 

 Dahlias and all of them have some distinctive merit of 

 their own. We should hesitate to designate any one of 

 them as the best white on all points, but if we had to 

 select one individual sort, we would take this splendid 

 variety which is composed of long straight petals which 

 form into a flower of perfect shape, borne on long stiff 

 stems, fine for cutting and for exhibition. $2.00 each. 

 Maku. Flowers of perfect form, a gracefully incurved 

 bloom of a most delicate shell-pink with deeper suffusion 

 which becomes more intense towards the centre. It is 

 appropriately named, Maku being the Chinese word 

 for "Fairy." $2.00 each. 

 Marathon. Entirely distinct from all other cactus varieties; 

 a brilliant rich purple illuminated with higher, brighter shadings. 

 50 cts. each. 

 Marian Moore. A clear pinkish cerise without the slightest 

 taint of magenta, the reverse of the petal being of a lighter 

 tint. The flowers are large, of perfect incurved formation with per- 

 fect stem, a free and early bloomer. $2.00 each. 

 Marguerite Bouchon. Beautiful in form and color, a good sized 

 flower of a charming shade of brilliant, yet soft rose-pink with a large white centre and 

 distinctly defined white tips, entirely distinct. 75 cts. each. 

 Meesterstuck. One of the most distinct and attractive varieties of this type. The flowers 

 are perfect in formation, large but graceful; color a rich glowing French purple with 

 brilliant aniline-red suffusion, which is intensified by the citron-yellow base of the petals 

 which give the flower a bi-colored appearance that is quite novel. 75 cts. each. 



Mercedes. A gay and entrancing flower of large size, of a creamy-yellow 



suffused with sunset pink, the reverse of the petals a deeper shade of pink. One 



of the earliest and freest bloomers. $2.00 each. 

 Mme. Diesny. A fine Dahlia of good size composed of 



moderately loosely arranged petals of a beautiful lively 



shade of amaranth-pink. A very free producer; a 



wonderful exhibition and garden variety. $1.50 each. 

 Mme. Eschenauer. A most delicately colored and one 



of the earliest and freest flowering Cactus varieties; color 



creamy-white with a delicate suffusion or veiling of soft 



mauve-pink. 50 cts. each. 

 Morning Light . Primrose-yellow, long narrow incurving 



petals, entirely distinct from any other variety, and a gen- 

 eral favorite among lovers of the cactus type. $1 .00 each. 

 Mrs. Ethel F. T. Smith. Creamy white shading to 



lemon at the centre. This is a close counterpart except 



in color to Gladys Sherwood; the flowers are of the same 



formation but still larger and not quite so deep in the 



centre; a remarkable Dahlia. $1.00 each. 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner. An attractive and refined flower 



of perfect formation on perfect stem. Color deep red 



with white tips. This without question is the finest of 



the white tipped red varieties, very free. $1.00 each. 

 Mrs. Warnaar. A splendid free-flowering variety of 



creamy white, with just a faint apple- blossom suffusion; 



flowers of gigantic size, on strong, stiff stems, petals 



long and peculiarly twisted. $1.00 each. 

 Nagel ' s Wonder . A gorgeously colored flower and unique 



in formation reminding one in this respect of a big semi-incurved 



Chrysanthemum. The petals are long and narrow, more or less tubu- 

 lar and curled with deeply cleft tips adding to its graceful make-up. 



The color is a brilliant scarlet-red, lightly tipped and more or less 



striated with yellow. $2.50 each. 

 Nemrod. A beautifully formed flower, of large size, constructed of long curled wavy petals 



forming a high centre. Color distinct and very attractive, a brilliant tyrian-rose with 



luminous metallic suffusion. $1.00 each. 



Cactus Dahlia, Gladys Bates 



