SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 5 
MARGUERITE 
Mrs. Henry BoucHon. 
R. WirtTH 
“Diamond Anniversary” Collection of Cactus Dahlias 
After another season’s test we can fully endorse our last year’s description of this fine collection, as follows: 
“<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.’’ 
Galathea. A medium-sized flower of splendid form, especially 
appreciated on account of its delicate color, which is an even, 
tender soft pink. 50 cts. each. 
JV Mrs. Henry R. Wirth. We have, for many years, recom- 
mended Countess of Lonsdale as the Dahlia for the million, 
on account of its free-flowering habit and the fact that every 
flower which it produces is perfect. We have in Mrs, Wirth 
a splendid companion, 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, glowing, fiery 
scarlet in color. 50 cts. each. 
J Marguerite Bouchon. We have no hesitancy in saying 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 a magnificent shade of brilliant, yet 
soft rose, with very large white centre and distinctly defined 
white tips. 75 cts. each. 
’ Mons. Sexe. 
’ Thais. 
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Flowers of perfect form, about four inches in 
diameter and of a rich oriental-red, which is tipped and more 
or less marked and suffused with old-gold. Splendid for 
garden decoration. 35 cts. each. 
The rather broad petals, which are loosely arranged, 
make up an informally shaped flower which, on account of its 
color, a pure white with a soft mauve suftusion which is depos- 
ited over the snowy petals like a dew, makes it one of the 
most delicately colored sorts which we have yet offered. 75 
cents, each. 
ricolor. Everybody likes Tricolor on account of its distinct 
and beautiful medley of colors. The ground is buttercup- 
yellow, with a blotch of scarlet on each petal, and as the 
flower matures the end of each petal becomes suffused with 
rosy-white, forming a pretty tri-colored combination. 450 cts. 
each. 
One each of the six ‘‘Diamond Anniversary”’ sorts for $3.00 
TRICOLOR. 
GALATHEA., 
Mons. SEXE 
