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DAHLIA. 



The best time for planting is after the first of May for the tubers, and the plants may be set out as late as the 

 icth of June. They delight in a rich, sandy loam, highly manured with decomposed cow manure. To insure per- 

 fect flowers, mulch during the summer with shore manure. Thin out superfluous branches, and keep them well liei 

 up to strong stakes, firmly driven in the ground. The roots can be preserved during the winter in dry sand, free 

 from frost, damp, or fire-heat. 



General Collection of Large Flowering Varieties. 



Large ground roots or plants, 25 cents each ; $2 50 per dozen. 



Adeline. \\'hite, tipped with crimson. 

 Amazement. Yei iow, striped with crimson. 

 Amazon Primrose, full centre. 

 Amorette L ght rose, edged with lilac. 

 Autumn Glo^v Orange-salmon, buflf edge. 

 Beppo Primrose, tipped with scarlet. 

 Bicolor. Lilac striped, dotted with maroon. 

 Bila Bila. Auiora, yellow base. 

 Bob Ridley. Bright, laige scarlet. 

 British Triumph. Fine deep scarlet. 

 Blumenfalter. Pure rose, quilled like an 



a-ter. 

 California. Pure yellow. 

 Canary Bird. Canarj' yellow. 

 Crimson King Fine crimson. 

 Dandy. Maroon, striped with lilac. 

 Defiance Pale yellow, tipped with white. 

 Donald Beaton. Purple. 

 Duchess of Cambridge. Rose, tipped with 



crimson. 

 Ed. Purchase. Beautiful cnmson. 

 Earl of Radnor. Dark crimson. 

 Emily Wh:te, with lavender edge. 

 Fascination. Deep rosy lilac. 

 Favorite. Pure white, dotted with purple. 

 Fireball Bright orange -scarlet. 

 Flora. Deep purplish lilac. 

 Gloire de Guixard. White, shaded and 



tipped with red. 

 Gladiator. White, broad maroon margin. 

 Golden Bedder. Canary-yellow. 

 Golden Princess. Light yellow. 

 Golden Beauty. Yellow. 

 Hector Orange-scarlet. 

 John Kirby. Buff. 

 John Standish. Rich crimson. 

 John Davis. Pure yellow. 

 John McKeyne. Yellow, tipped with scarlet. 

 Lady Atkins Fine dark scarlet. 

 Lady Herbert. White, edged crimson. 

 Lady Jane Ellis. Creamy white, tipped with rose 

 Lady of the Lake Blush, edged purple. 

 Leah. Orange-yellow. 



Mad. Anna. WTiite, edged with purplish rose. 

 Magdala. Fawa, striped and spotted with maroon 

 Mantes de la Ville. Ro-.y lilac. 

 Marie Bersaud. Orange scarlet. 

 Marquis de Beaumond. White, tipped with rose. 

 Mrs. Bond. Crimson, shaded with i-carlet. 

 Mrs Kuth. Yellow, tipped with white. 

 Mrs Thompson. Yellow, striped with purple. 

 Mrs Wm. Piggott. Pure white. 

 Mrs. Lewington. Deep purple. 



Negro Boy. Blackish purple, shaded maroon. 



Oblata. Pure white. 



Ovid. Brilliant purple, good form. 



Penelope. Blush white, faintly striped with purple. 



Princess Mathilde. Pure white ; dwari". 



Rev J B McCamm. Yellow, flaked red, ver>- large. 



Rover. Deep scarlet, shaded with maroon. 



Rob Roy. O.^ange, shaded j-ellow and crimson. 



S. Sickman. White, edged with maroon. 



Souv. de Mad. Moreau. Very large carmine, rose 



shaded ; verj' fine. 

 Sunbeam. Carmine, striped maroon. 

 Sunrise. Pure yellow. 



The President. White, lightly tipped with purple. 

 Unique. Fine yellow. 

 Vesta. Pure white. 

 Virgo Maria. Pure white. 

 Wacht-am-Rhein. Maroon. 



DAHLIA — Pompone Liliputian or Bouquet Varieties. 



The term '• Liliputian " applies to the flowers, not the plants. They are distinguished by a profiision of elegant 

 miniature blossoms, remarkable for symmetry of form and beauty of colors. Useful for bouquets and baskets of 

 cut flowers. Ground roots or plants, 25 cents each ; ^$2.50 per doz. 



Alma Sonntag. Pure white; elegant form. 



Ajax. Pure white. 



Braeutschenschmuck. Very small white flowers, 



one inch in diameter. 

 Butterfly. Orange, tipped with scarlet. 

 Conflagration. Bright orange, tinted scarlst. 



Deutscher Goldmeteor. Golden yellow, broad crim- 

 son margin. 



Deutscher Turnergruss. Crimson scarlet, edged with 

 white. 



Deutsche Jugendfuelle. Rose. 



Deutsche Maedchenliebe. Lilac. 



