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New Cactus Dahlia Aschenbrodel. 



rirs. Spencer Castle. A water-lily-like flower, with short 

 petals, forming a very pretty double flower of a rosy amber 

 color at the base, passing to a lilac rose at the tips; early and 

 very free-flowering. 



Plus X. A beautiful large white, with slight sulphur tint, very 

 double with nicely quilled petals; the finest white Cactus for 

 cutting. V J 



Papagei. A pretty fancy or variegated variety, the ground 

 color being yellow with bright rosy-red variegations extend- 

 ing almost to the lemon-colored tips. 



Prince Of Yellows. A rich canary-yellow, of very large 

 size, with broad petals, which are fringed at the tips; a 

 strong grower, producing an abundance of blooms of fine 

 quality; the best yellow for cutting. 



Roland von Berlin. A magnificent brilliant Dahlia of 

 large size, of an intense geranium-red, with deeper shad- 

 ings, and full of fire. The flowers are produced most pro- 

 fusely on stiff stems held well above the foliage. 



Rother. A magnificent bloom of very large size, with long, 

 twisted petals, of a particularly rich, bright garnet color; 

 one of the finest dark-colored sorts yet introduced. 



Signal. A brilliant crimson-scarlet, of dwarf habit, flowers 

 large, of fine form, and produced very freelv. 



Stern. A beautiful flat-petalled, star-shaped flower of pure 

 lemon-yellow; a good grower, and exceptionally free-flow- 

 ering, showy either in the garden or as a cut flower. 



Price: 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. Set of 18 varieties 

 for $5.00. 



FANCY CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



A distinct type, in which the flowers are beautifully striped 

 and variegated. 



Alpha. Creamy white, with pencilings, spots and stripes of 

 reddish-purple. 



Comet. Delicate lilac, penciled, spotted and striped with 

 tyrian rose. 



Vesuvius. Ground color buttercup-yellow, striped and 

 spotted with Oriental-red. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. One of each for 75 cts. 



Superb New Cactus 



Dahlias of 1908. 



Aurora. A grand Dahlia, not only in its soft, delicate 

 coloring, but also in shape, the petals being long and 

 tubular, forming a full, double flower, while in color it 

 is one of the most exquisite, a reddish apricot suffused 

 with flesh-pink, shading lighter towards the tip of the 

 petals. 

 Aschenbrodel. A beautiful flower, with wide, curiously 

 twisted petals, the coloring like a summer sunset, being 

 a combination of rose and gold, the base of the petals 

 of gold passing into rich rose-pink, and again to pale 

 lemon at the tips. 

 Berlichingen. Deep crimson carmine shading to bright 

 carmine at the tips, flowers of medium size, nicely quilled 

 petals, plant of fine habit, very free, making a very 

 showy effect. 

 Country Girl. Base of petals golden yellow suffused 

 with salmon rose, which is deepest at the points; a bright 

 and striking combination of colors which is difficult to 

 describe; the flowers are of very large size, with broad, 

 pointed petals; a free and early bloomer. 

 Effective. Chamois-rose with yellow shadings, deeper 

 in the centre, a large, perfectly formed, intensely dou- 

 ble, globular flower with finely pointed petals, very dis- 

 tinct, flowers freely. 

 Erecta. Of very erect habit of growth; the flowers also 

 are held erect on stout stiff stems; color a brilliant ama- 

 ranth-rose softened with lighter shadings. 

 Frau Hermine flarx. This is one of the best cut flower 

 varieties. The flowers are of medium size, and when fully de- 

 veloped almost identical in color with the La France Rose; 

 that is, a silvery rose, a most pleasing color. 

 Fairy. Not a very large but a beautiful flower of light, airy 



form, of the purest white. 

 Lawine. Pure white with just a suggestion of blush as the 

 flower ages. It is of large size, a fine full flower, early and 

 free, with strong stems, holding the flowers erect. 

 Miss Dorothy Oliver. Primrose-yellow at base, fading grad- 

 ually to white at the tips of the long, narrow petals; a lovely 

 flower. 



New Cactus Dahlia Pius X. 



THE NEW QUILLED SHOW DAHLIA, "DREERS WHITE," is the finest introduction in years. See page 133. 



