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DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



FOUNDED 

 1850 



Show Dahlias 



A. D. LIVONI— Clear, bright pink; quilled petals; 



best pink Show Dahlia. 

 ARABELLA— One of the loveliest; soft primrose, 



shaded and tipped rose. 

 CHAS. LANIER— Very large, golden yellow, 



shaded amber. 

 PRINCESS VICTORIA— Finest pure yellow Show 



Dahlia. Clear, pure canary-yellow, without shade or 



blemish from bud to old age. Perfect form, on long, 



slender stems, extremely early; profuse bloomer. 

 STORM KING— The earliest white Show Dahlia; per- 

 fect form and extremely profuse bloomer. 

 WHITE SWAN— Large, pure white. Reliable. 



Cactus Dahlias 



COUNTRY GIRI^Large, deep golden yellow, tipped bright amber. 



fully incurved petals. 

 FRUTE— Soft salmon pink, shaded and tipped clear, bright pink. 



the clearest and finest pink Cactus Dahlia, as the predominant color effect 



is clear, pure salmon pink. 

 J. H. JACKSON — Very large, rich velvety maroon, 

 JULIET— Rosy pink, tinting lighter toward the center. Very large, with 



long, incurved petals. 

 KRIEMHILDE— Deep rosy pink with lighter center. A distinct and valua- 

 ble variety, as the flowers keep a long time after cutting. 

 MRS. GEORGE STEVENSON— Very large, clear canary-yellow. The best 



yellow cactus. 

 MRS. H. J. JONES— Scarlet, tipped white. Bright and effective. 

 THE PILOT— Yellow, heavily tipped bright terra cotta. 

 WHITE KRIEMHILDE— A new pure white Kremhilde, the best commercial 



white Cactus Dahlia. It is a strong, vigorous grower, and very profuse 



!yL / / ^ Century Dahlias 



bloomer. Price, 20c 

 each, 3 for 50c. 



Peony-flowered Dahlia. 



Cactus Dahlia. 



20TH CENTURY— Ear- 

 ly in the season in- 

 tense rosy crimson, 

 shading to white at 



tips and base of petals, but as the season advances the flowers 

 open lighter, until by October they are nearly white, a bright 

 pink blotch in the center of the petals. 



FRINGED 20TH CENTURY— The first of a new race, with cleft 

 or serrated petals. A great improvement of 20th Century, much 

 larger, brighter color, while the stems are long, slender and 

 stiff. Bright rosy crimson, with lighter markings. Height 4 feet. 



GIGANTEA ALBA CENTURY— Snow white, of immense size, 

 beautiful form; produced in endless profusion on long, graceful 

 stems. Height, 5 feet. 



GLADYS CENTURY— The most distinct and beautiful of this 

 wonderful class. Center of petals rosy crimson, with rose pink 

 band on either side, and white zone around the yellow center. 

 Height, 3 feet. 



GOLDEN CENTURY— The sensational golden yellow cut flower 

 variety; owing to its rich shades, immense size, long, slender, 

 wiry stems and good keeping qualities. Golden yellow shaded 

 amber; gorgeous under artificial light. Height, 4 feet. 



Paeony-Flowered Dahlias 



SENSATION — Vermilion red, tipped snow white. Distinct and strik- 

 ing. A strong, vigorous grower and profuse bloomer. 



JOHN WANAMAKER — This wonderful new creation marks a new era 

 in Dahlia culture. It is not only one of the largest and handsomest, 

 but has a distinctly new habit of branching, or stooling, right at the 

 ground. The color is an exquisite and fashionable shade of rose 

 lake, or as popularly called, orchid-pink. 



Price, all Dahlias on this page, except where noted, pot-grown plants, 

 purchaser 's selection, 15c each, 4 for 50c, $1.25 per dozen, postpaid, 



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