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CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS 



We offer on this and the following page a list of choice Cactus 

 and Hybrid Cactus sorts of recent introduction, together with the 

 older well-tried gems which have made a reputation for themselves. 



All of the Dahlias offered under this heading will be 

 supplied in dormant field roots of proper planting size. 



Andreas Hofer. A lovely narrow petaled Cactus of ideal form 

 and soft tender coloring. A most delicate shade of pink with 

 salmon suffusion passing to a creamy-white .^ 



centre. Its stiff wiry long stems and free habit of ^^-• 



bloom make it invaluable for cut flowers as well 

 as for garden decoration. 75 cts. each. 



Break O'Day. A good sized flower with a full, 

 high centre, with more or less curved and twisted 

 petals, intermingled with the flatter ones, forming 

 a most attractive, graceful flower. In color, a 

 clear sulphur-yellow, shading to sulphur-white at 

 the tips, early and free-flowering. 50 cts. each. 



California Beauty. Probably the nearest ap- 

 proach to a pure copper, a flower of excellent 

 form and dainty appearance produced most 

 prolifically on long stiff win,' stems; a gem in the ^ 

 garden and a splendid cut flower. 50 cts. each. ^ ' 



Cigarette. Creamy white, heavily edged with 

 pomegranate red, but it varies greatly, no two 

 flowers being exactly alike. The petals are long 

 and inclined to roll, forming a large, deep, 

 well-shaped flower of great substance on very 

 long stems of best quality. 75 cts. each. 



Esther Hunt. A large flower, distinct and beautiful both in 

 form and coloring, the latter being a striking luminous tone of 

 chinese-orange. The flowers are most perfect in form with 

 good full centres. 50 cts. each. 



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Beauty 



Esther R. Holmes. A most graceful flower of good size, a 

 most delicate and pleasing shade of mauve-pink, a fine cut 

 flower. 50 cts. each. 



Etendard de Lyon. Everyone admires this 

 beautiful rich carmine-rose or roj-al purple. The 

 flowers are distinct in shape from aU others, with 

 broad, curling, wavy petals which form a large 

 flower without any stiffness or formality. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Ethel M. An absolutely perfect flower of medium 

 to large size, good stiff stem; in color a pretty 

 lavender pink shading lighter at the tips and 

 very perfect white centre. SI -00 each. 



F. W. Fellows. One of the verj' best Cactus 

 varieties ever raised, with flowers of imusual 

 size for the long narrow petaled type of which 

 this is one of the finest representatives. In color 

 it is an intense coral-red with deeper suffusion 

 at the centre. 50 cts. each. 



George Walters. One of the most popular large 

 flowered Califomians, producing its blooms \tr\ 

 freely on long stiff stems, of a pleasing salmon 

 with shrimp-pink shadings; a fine garden variety 

 and good cut flower. 50 cts. each. 



Gertrude Ederle. An early flowering variety continuing 



good throughout the season. Color a soft creamy yeUow, 



like the English Primrose particularly effective under 



ardfidal light. Flowers very large, composed of long straight 



petals. SI 00 each. 



Gladys Bates. Very large perfect flowers, with incurved petals 



of a golden salmon, the reverse of the petals being rose, the two colors gi\'ing the 



effect of a golden old-rose. It is an early, free and continuous bloomer; one of 



the most popular Decorative varieties. SO cts. each. 



Note — The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field-grrown roots of proper planting size 



