SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 
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Decorative Dahlias 
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Mammouth. A very large flower, fre- 
quently 7 inches in diameter on good long 
stems of a bright scarlet. Plants ready 
April 15th. 50 cts. each. 
Manzanola. 3rilliant oriental-red with 
deeper shadings, a fine shaped flower with 
good stem, very free and ideal for cutting. 
Plants ready April 15th. 35 cts. each. 
Manzanita. Entirely distinct in coloring 
from all others, described by the introducer 
as a rich lavender; with us it has been the 
nearest approach to a pure mauve. 25 cts. 
for 
Meadow Gold. A fine large flower sup- 
ported on long stiff stems, color primrose- 
yellow faintly tinged with pink on the 
outer petals, Plants, 35 cts. each, 
/Miss Minnie McCullough. One of the 
most popular cut-flower varieties now 
grown; particularly valuable for use under 
artificial light. Color soft yellow, over- 
laid with bronze; a beautiful autumnal tint. 
20 cts. each. 
Mme. A. Lumiere. A very distinct and attractive 
variety; ground color white, suffused towards the ends 
of the petals with red, the tips pointed with bright violet 
red. 25 cts. each. 
Mme. Van den Daele. A charming soft rose with 
deeper markings, shading to white in the centre; a 
beautiful sort for cutting. 25 cts. each. 
Mont Blanc. An early, free, continuous flowering creamy- 
white on good stiff stems. One of the most important 
cut-flower varieties. 25 cts. each. 
“Mrs. C. W. Bassett. A splendid Dahlia, of a pleasing, 
delicate mauve-pink, perfect in form, exceptionally free-flow- 
ering on good stiff stems; fine for cutting. 35 cts. each. 
“Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold. Ground color crimson-carmine, 
each petal tipped and more or less marked with white; a 
striking and beautiful flower, produced very freely. 35 cts. 
each. 
Mrs. Fleers. Deep rose; a good shaped flower of medium 
size. 40 cts. each. 
/Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt. A large-flowered variety of ele- 
gant shape, mauve-pink of a shade that is very pleasing in a 
YE Dahlia; a fine cut flower. 25 cts. each. 
Mrs. Roosevelt. Of immense size and remarkably free-flow- 
ering; color a delicate silvery-rose, which is very attractive 
when cut. 25 cts. each. 
Wee King. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet. 
Ouray. Rich, deep velvety maroon of good form, very free- 
flowering. 20 cts. each. 
Papa Charmet. 
with bright garnet shadings. 
Perle de Lyon. Not only the most valuable white Decora- 
tive Dahlia, but the best white of any class for cut-flower 
purposes; its flowers are of good size, and held erect on long, 
stiff, wiry stems. 20 cts. each. 
Prince Danilo. A new sort with very refined flowers of 
medium size; ground color a creamy-salmon deeply suffused 
with carmine rose. Plants ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 
he Princess Juliana. While we cannot agree with the European 
growers that this new sort is in white decorative varieties as 
important as Delice is among the pink varieties, we must 
admit it is one of the very promising cut-flower sorts, and on 
account of its early and free-flowering habit and neatly formed 
flowers will be appreciated by the amateur. Plants ready 
April 15th. 50 cts. each. : 
Princess Victoria Louise. 
on long stems. 25 cts. each. 
20 cts. each. 
A large flower of rich, deep morocco-red 
25 cts. each. 
A. bright solferino-red, flowers 
/Ulysse. 
DECORATIVE 
DaH1iia, 
ULyssr. 
Riese von Stuttgart. Probably the largest Dahlia of this 
type; a seedling of Souvenir de Gustave Doazon, which it 
exceeds in size, frequently measuring 8 inches and over in 
diameter; in color a bright blood-red, shading deeper to the 
centre; a variety which attracts universal attention. 25 cts. 
each. 
Rosenkonigin. A miniature hybrid decorative variety about 
three inches in diameter of pretty form; color salmon-carmine 
shading to a white tip. 50 cts. each. 
Sappho. 
striped and spotted with crimson red. 
A pretty fancy variety, ground color rosy white 
25 cts. each. 
Schneehuhn. A _ beautiful pure white exhibition variety, 
flowers of exceptionally good form and large size. 50 cts. 
each. 
/sonne Von Fellbach. New, with very large flowers of a 
peculiar and distinct color, a deep madder-yellow shading 
ve deeper towards the centre. 50 cts. each. 
Souvenir de Gustave Doazon. Of mammoth proportions, 
which, under ordinary cultivation, will produce flowers 6 
inches across, and can be grown to measure full 9 inches. It 
is of free growth, remarkably profuse-flowering and pure red 
in color. 25 cts. each. 
Sylvia. 
white in the centre. 
Triomphe de Schmitt. Tips of petals carmine-red, flamed 
towards the centre with golden-yellow and suffused with 
crimson; large, well-shaped flower. 20 cts. each. 
The finest Decorative Dahlia of its color. <A rich 
velvety maroon with almost black shadings. The flowers are 
perfect in form, the petals being very gracefully arranged, 
gradually changing ,to 
20 cts. each. 
Soft, pleasing mauve-pink, 
A fine cut flower. 
making it with its stiff stems an ideal cut-flower. 40 cts. 
each. 
Wm. Agnew. Rich, dazzling carmine-red. A standard cut- 
flower variety. 20 cts. each, 
Flowers of very large size, of perfect form, 
25 cts. each. 
Yellow Colosse. 
pure primrose-yellow, 
