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HENRY A. DBEEB, Philadelphia, Pa. 



TYPE OF CACTUS DAHLIA 



Superb New Cactus Dahlias of 1 907. 



Albion. A large, long, straight-petalled pure white flower, with 

 creamy centre, of approved form. 



Amos Perry. Flowers very large, with long, tubular petals. Color 

 fiery red ; one of the earliest and freest flowering. 



Attila. Tender mauve pink on the edges passing to a creamy white 

 centre; a beautiful Dahlia of large size and excellent form. 



Coronation. Glowing red ; a medium-sized flower of fine form ; 

 splendid for cutting. 



Else. A charming variety, with a combination of delicate colors. 

 The base of the petals is of buttercup-yellow, gradually passing to 

 amber, finished with a tip of tyrian rose. 



Etna. A novel combination of color, lilac with a tint of violet, which 

 is brightened by the base of the petals being yellow, flowers in- 

 curved, of good form, free and early. 



Flora. An ideal white Cacus Dahlia. A large, heavy flower, pro- 

 duced on stout, stiff stems, makes it valuable for cutting. 



Harbor Light. Brilliant cochineal-red, with a stripe of reddish-apri- 

 cot through the centre of each petal. The coloring is variable, some- 

 times the light, at others the dark color, predominating, but beauti- 

 ful in either form. 



H. W. Sillem. A brilliant rich, cardinal-red, with deeper shading, 

 flowers of perfect form, and frequently measuring 7 inches in 

 diameter. 



Imperator. Large-sized flower of deep currant-red, with deeper 

 shadings. 



Lauretta. Base of petals deep amber-yellow, passing to apricot and 

 old-rose on the edges ; an attractive combination. 



Lenau. Ground color coral-red, suffused with apricot, shading to 

 salmon-rose on the edges as the flower matures. 



Loogalu. A broad petalled, very full, double flower, orange, scarlet 

 with carmine shadings. 



Minnie West. Canary-yellow in centre, gradually shading to white 

 at tips ; a good, large flower. 



Mrs. Clinton. A flower which is admired by everyone. The ground 

 color is deep amber, gradually shading to a rosy scarlet, with a glow 

 and finish impossible to describe. 



Pink Pearl. Mallow pink at the base of the petals, shading off grad- 

 ually to white at tips, the effect being a soft, rosy pink ; medium size, 

 very full, forming an almost globular flower ; fine for cutting. 



Radiance. Orange-scarlet, passing gradually to yellow at the base of 

 the long, narrow petals ; a perfect flower. 



Reliable. A very large, bold, striking flower, of a pleasing madder- 

 carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. 



Shooting Star. (Stem-schnuppe.) Good-sized flowers, of regular 

 form, produced on stout stems held well above the foliage. Color 

 pure golden yellow ; entirely distinct. 



Tnuringia. Flowers very large, and always of good form; of a 

 brilliant fiery-red color. A remarkable free bloomer. 



Walthari. Among the light-colored varieties this is a perfect gem. 

 The flowers, which are of good size, of an exquisitely graceful form, 

 are of a light sulphur-yellow in the centre, shading to nearly a pure 

 white at the edges. 



Wunderkind. A bedding Dahlia of decided merit, exceptionally free, 

 early and continuous. The flowers are of medium size, of a luminous 

 canary-yellow, shading to white, suffused with flesh at the edges. 

 Price : 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. One each of the 22 



varieties for $3.50. 



Cactus Dahlias of Special Merit. 



Alexander Immer. Rich, velvety maroon, by several shades the 

 closest approach to black. 



Bessie Mitchell. A fine flower on stiff stems, apricot orange shad- 

 ing to a reddish centre. 



Carmen Sylva. Soft, rosy-carmine, shading lighter to the centre. 



Charm. Centre petals white-eged with pale yellow, the outer petals 

 gradually changing to a light Dlush edged with salmon. 



Clara G. Stredwick. A splendidly formed flower of very large size, 

 color shrimp pink, shading to salmon-red in centre. 



Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blending of salmon- 

 pink and amber, a color difficult to describe. This is the Dahlia for 

 the million. Flowers freely under all conditions. 



Dainty. Ground color lemon-yellow, shading to a soft, glowing 

 golden rose with tip of yellow ;*truly dainty. 



F. A. Wellesly. Brilliant blood-red suffused with carmine. 



Floradora. A remarkably free-flowering, bright blood red. 



Florence M. Stredwick. Pure white, of large size and perfect form. 



Frute. Peaches and cream describes the color of this beauty ; a pleas- 

 ing soft rose-pink passing to a cream centre. 



Gabriel. Creamy white, edged with vermilion ; pxi improvement on 

 the " Spider Dahlia " Araehne. 



Gen. French. A good-sized flower of good form, of a pleasing terra- 

 cotta. 



Holsatia. Brilliant orange-scarlet base, intensifying to bright scarlet 

 at the tips, of good shape. 



J. H. Jackson. Brilliant crimson-maroon ; very free. 



Kingfisher. Carmine-purple, long, narrow petals and finely formed. 



Magnificent. A pretty Dahlia, ground color capucine-lake, passing 

 to salmon-rose at the tips. 



Mrs. H. L. Brousson. Large, perfect flowers of a delicate tint of 

 salmon on a yellow ground. 



Mars. A brilliant scarlet, intensified with orange at the base of the 

 petals. 



Mabel Tulloch. Soft violet rose with yellow shadings at the base of 

 the petals. 



Rakete. Rich glowing, fiery-red, of good form. 



Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery-scarlet, very free, and of perfect form. 



Victor von Scheffel. An ideal cut flower, of a soft pink, passing to 

 white in the centre ; very pleasing. 



Volker. A charming free-flowering pure yellow. 



W. F. Balding. Centre primrose yellow, the outer petals pleasing 

 salmon-red ; a prettily formed flower. 

 Price: 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. One each of the 25 



varieties for $3.00. 



Select Standard Cactus Dahlias. 



Aegir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, with peculiarly twisted petals. 



Capstan. Soft orange-scarlet, shaded apricot, remarkably free 

 flowering. 



Cornucopia. Vermilion with carmine shadings, long, narrow petals. 



Earl of Pembroke. Bright plum color; a royal shade. 



Exquisite. Fine pure orange scarlet with salmon shadings. 



Firebrand. Rich, glowing vermilion, shading deeper. 



Flamingo. Brilliant vermilion, long, pointed petals. 



Galliard. Rich, glowing scarlet, with long, tubular petals. 



Qellert. Full, double, of fine form, scarlet, shading to ruby at base 

 of petals. 



Gen. Buller. Cardinal red, each petal tipped with white. 



Gottelinde. Primrose-yellow, of fine form. 



Hohenzollern. Rich bronzy orange-red, with golden sheen. 



Horn of Plenty. Deep carmine-purple; flowers large, long, narrow, 

 twisted petals cleft on ends. 



Kriemhilde. The most popular cut flower variety grown to-day; 

 perfect flowers on long stems ; color a brilliant pink, gradually shad- 

 ing to white at the centre. 



Landrath Dr. Schiff. A most pleasing shade of apricot suffused 

 with rose. 



Mary Service. Apricot,- shaded orange, shading to purplish-rose at 

 the tips ; a well-formed flower, and a free and continuous bloomer. 



Mrs. H. J. Jones. Very large, perfect, rich, bright scarlet with 

 cream-colored edge; occasionally comes self-colored. 



Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal being furcated on the end 

 like a stag-horn fern. 



Ringdove. Salmon carmine centre with yellow shadings, passing to 

 white on the edges ; very variable, but always pretty. 



Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to ruby-red at the edge of the 



petals ; a rich pleasing color. 

 Ruckert. A superb flower of perfect form, a brilliant blood-red with 



darker shadings. 



Strahlen Krone. Intense cardinal-red ; rich and glowing. 



Uncle Tom. Maroon with darker shadings, almost black. 



Winsome. A fine white of good size and perfect form. 



Zephyr. Crimson carmine, intensified by bronzy shadings at the 

 base of the petals ; a fine large flower. 



Price: 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 

 for $2.00. 



.00 per 100. Set of 25 sorts 



