SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 5 
MARGUERITE 
BouCHON 
Mrs. HENRY 
R.WIRTH 
“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- Mons. Sexe. This is one of the finest fancy varieties 
pecially appreciated on account of its delicate color, grown. The flowers are of perfect form, about four 
which is an even, tender soft pink. 75 cts. each. inches in diameter and of a rich oriental-red, which 
is tipped and more or less marked and suffused with 
Mrs. Henry R. Wirth. We have for many years rec- pla eor0: Splendid for garden decoration. 50 cts. 
each. 
ommended Countess of Lonsdale as the Dahlia for 5 
the million, on account of its free-flowering habit Thais. In our Special Dahlia Catalogue of last year 
and the fact that every flower which it produces is we listed this as a Decorative variety, while it 
perfect. We have in Mrs. Wirth a splendid compan- 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 
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, with a soft mauve suffusion, is deposited over the 
glowing, fiery scarlet in color. 50 ects. each. snowy petals like a dew, makes it one of the most 
: delicately colored sorts which we have yet offered. 
Marguerite Bouchon. We have no hesitancy in saying 75 ets. each, 2 
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 
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 eacn 
a magnificent shade of brilliant, yet soft rose, with petal, and as the flower matures the end of each 
very large white centre and distinctly defined white petal becomes suffused with rosy-white, forming a 
tips. 75 ets. each. pretty tricolored combinaticn. 50 ets. each, 
One plant each of the six “Diamond Anniversary” sorts for $3.00. 
TRICOLOR GALATHEA MONS. SEXE 
