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PETER HENDERSON a CO., MEW YORK- 



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TRUE "CACTUS" DAHLIAS. 



Aegir. An intensely bright red, beautiful form, petals 

 uniquely twisted and incurved. 



Alpha. Clear white, striped soft purple-crimson. 



Brunhilde. Rich plum color. Very rich and deep shade. 



Comet. Silver rose, speckled and striped crimson. 



Countess of Lonsdale. Lustrous salmon-pink. Splendid. 



Country Girl. Deep yellow, bronze-red markings. 



Crimson Beauty. A beautiful, deep, glossy crimson. 



Dorothy Vernon. The shadings are delicate and vari- 

 ous Ground color warm flesh, showing tints of 

 opaline pink and light blush. 



Edith Groom. A pure white elegant form. 



Flora. Pure white, large flower, beautiful form. 



Floradora. Dark velvety crimson, fine form. 



Fairy. A beautifully formed flower airily poised on 

 long stems, pure white. 



Gabriel. Creamy-white and crimson. Changeable. 



Gen. Buller. Deep cardinal-red shaded with purplish- 

 maroon. Tipped with white. Very attractive. 



Gracie. Salmon-red, with a sheen of purple. 



Harbor Light. Vivid orange-red, overlaid with flame 

 at the tips, striped with reddish carmine. 



H. Shoesmith. Brilliant orange scarlet-crimson, the 

 brightest possible shade, long, graceful petals. 



Innocence. Soft lemon yellow, shading to pure white. 



J. H. Jackson. A deep maroon, almost black, but with 

 a deep crimson tone underlying the surface. 



John H. Roach. A fine light yellow of perfect form, 

 long, incurved, pointed petals. A beautiful flower. 



Juliet. Bright rosy pink shading to white center. 



Liberty. Attractive rosy carmine and deep maroon. 



Manifesto. Pure white, large size and fine quality. 



Marjorie Caselton. Outer petals rose-pink, tips and 

 central florets pure white. 



Master Carl. Bright amber with buff shadings, im- 

 mense petals gracefully curved. A sterling variety. 



Minnie West. Yellow, passing to white at the tips. 



Morning Glow. Deep primrose occasionally tinged 

 with light carmine, very pretty. 



Mrs. F. Grinsted. A deep, rich crimson, lightly shaded 

 lightly with purple, finely incurved. 



Mrs. George Stevenson. Brilliant yellow, very bright, 

 large flowers on erect stems. 

 Price, field-grown roots, 20c. each, 82.00 per doz. 



All the Dahlias 

 sold by us are 

 strong, FIELD- 

 GROWN roots, 

 superior to the 

 green cuttings or 

 pot roots. 



PINK AND WHITE CACTUS DAHLIA, KRIEMHILDE. 



New Giant Crimson' Red Dahlia, 



SOUVENIR de GUST AVE DOUZON. 



A truly wonderful variety, a giant in size, some 

 flowers reaching ten inches across. The color is an 

 intense shade of orange-red with rich crimson shad- 

 ings. It is a broad-petaled " Decorative " and of 

 splendid form. The profusion of bloom is remark- 

 able for such a large variety. It has created a sensa- 

 tion in the Dahlia world. (See cut.) Price, 35c. each, 

 S3. 50 per doz. (Field grown roots.) 



New Cactus Dahlia, ELSE. 



A unique and charming variety with a blending of 

 shades rivaling an orchid. Buttercup yellow at the 

 base gradually shading to amber, the edges of the 

 petals finished with bright tyrian rose. Price, field 

 grown roots, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



New Yellow Cactus Dahlia, 



HOBBIES' YELLOW. 



A bright, pure, golden yellow; nothing in Dahlias 

 excels it in this respect. Splendid habit, good stems 

 and admirable for cut flowers. In form it is a true 

 " Cactus," blooms most abundantly. Price, 25c. each, 

 $2.50 per doz. (Field-grown roots.) 



Pink "Cactus" Dahlia, KRIEMHILDE. 



The color is an exquisite shade of delicate shell-pink. 

 The broad center petals are white, forming a beautiful 

 rosette of that color above the pink. It is a profuse 

 bloomer of strong upright habit. (See cut.) Price, 

 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. (Field-grown roots.) 



