SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 



Marguerite 



BOUCHON 



"Diamond Anniversary" Collection of Cactus Dahlias 



Six perfect gems, which we have selected from our extensive collection to place in a class by themselves 

 on account of their beautiful colors, form and freedom of bloom. They have been a feature in our fields 

 during the past two years, have been admired by every visitor, and we offer them with the full assurance 

 that our patrons will be as well pleased with them as we are. These six varieties can only be supplied 

 in green or growing plants, which will be ready to send out about the end of April. 



Galathea. A medium-sized flower of splendid form, es- 

 pecially appreciated on account of its delicate color, 

 which is an even, tender soft pink. 75 cts. each. 



Mrs. Henry R. Wirth. We have for many years rec- 

 ommended Countess of Lonsdale as the Dahlia for 

 the million, on account of its free-flowering habit 

 and the fact that every flower which it produces is 

 perfect. We have in Mrs. Wirth a splendid compan- 

 ion, it being the first Cactus variety in our fields to 

 flower, and continues covered with perfect flowers 

 until the end of the season. It is an intense, rich, 

 glowing, fiery scarlet in color. 50 cts. each. 



Marguerite Bouchon. We have no hesitancy in saying 

 that this is the most beautiful Cactus Dahlia yet 

 introduced. It is of absolutely perfect form; every 

 flower on a good stem well above the foliage; color 

 a magnificent shade of brilliant, yet soft rose, with 

 very large white centre and distinctly defined white 

 tips. 75 cts. each. 



Mons. Sexe. This is one of the finest fancy varieties 

 grown. The flowers are of perfect form, about four 

 inches in diameter and of a rich oriental-red, which 

 is tipped and more or less marked and suffused with 

 old gold. Splendid for garden decoration. 50 cts. 

 each. 

 Thais. In our Special Dahlia Catalogue of last year 

 we listed this as a Decorative variety, while it 

 really belongs to the (so-called) Hybrid Cactus 

 class, it having rather broad petals, which are 

 loosely arranged, making up an informally shaped 

 flower, which on account of its color, a pure white 

 with a soft mauve suffusion, is deposited over the 

 snowy petals like a dew, makes it one of the most 

 delicately colored sorts which we have yet offered. 

 75 cts. each. 



Tricolor. Everybody likes Tricolor on account of its 

 distinct and beautiful medley of colors. The ground 

 is buttercup-yellow, with a blotch of scarlet on each 

 petal, and as the flower matures the end of each 

 petal becomes suffused with rosy-white, forming a 

 pretty tricolored combination. 50 cts. each. 



One plnnt enoh of the six "Diamond Anniversary" sorts for $3.00. 



Tricolor 



Mons.Sexr 



For Wholesale Prices see pages 1 to 4 



