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Cactits Dahlia, Countess of Lonsdale. 



Else. A charming variety, with a combination of delicate 

 colors. The base of the petals is of buttercup-yellow, gradu- 

 ally passing to amber, finished with a tip of tyrian rose. 



Flora. An ideal while (actus Dahlia. A large, heavy flower, 

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



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



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

 a pleasing soft rose-pink passing to a cream centre. 



Gabriel. < Ireamy white, edged with vermilion. 



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

 ing terra- cotta. 



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

 shadings, flowers of perfect form, and frequently measuring 7 

 inches in diameter. 



Cactus Dahlias 



of Special Merit. 



A selection of twenty-five varieties made with a view of 

 supplying the amateur with an assortment of Cactus sorts, 

 which in our own experience we have found to be the freest- 

 flowering under the most varied conditions of soil and cli- 

 mate, and which can be depended upon to make an early 

 and continuous display in the garden, and at the same time 

 furnish an abundance of choice flowers for cutting. The 

 varieties are all introductions previous to 1908, and have 

 been under observation ample time to establish their su- 

 perior qualities. 



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

 Amos Perry. Flowers very large, with long, tubular 

 petals. Color fiery-red; one of the earliest and freest- 

 flowering. 

 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 blend- 

 ing of salmon-pink and amber, a color difficult to describe. 

 This is the Dahlia for the million. Flowers freely under 

 all conditions. 

 Hohenzollern. Rich, bornzy orange-red, with golden 



sheen. 

 Horn of Plenty. Deep carmine-purple; flowers large; 



long, narrow, twisted petals cleft on ends. 

 Kriemhilde. A most popular cut flower variety; perfect 

 flowers on long stems; color a brilliant pink, gradually 

 shading to white at the centre. 

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

 Alars. A brilliant scarlet, intensified with orange at the base 



of the petals. 

 A\rs. Edward Mawley. A fine clear yellow; very free. 

 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 staghorn fern. 

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

 off gradually to white at the tips, the effect being a soft, rosy 

 pink; fine for cutting. 

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



madder-carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. 

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

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

 Thuringia. Flowers very large, and always of good form; of 



a brilliant fiery-red color. A remarkably free bloomer. 

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



Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $18.00 per 100. Set of 2-5 varieties, *.">.O0. 



SELECT STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



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



shading to a reddish centre. 

 Exquisite. Fine pure orange-scarlet with salmon shadings. 



Flamingo. Brilliant vermilion, long, pointed petals. 



(ien. Buller. Cardinal red, each petal tipped with white. 



(iottelinde. Primrose yellow, of fine form. 



Hammonia. Brilliant red -.haded orange; very showy. 



Holsatia Brilliant orange scarlet base, intensifying to bright 

 scarlet at the tips, ol g< lod shape. 



Keyne's White. \ fine white of perfect shape. 



Loogalu \ broad petal led, very full, double flower, orange, 

 ; white i .ii mine shadings, 



flabel Tulloch, Sofl violet rose with yellow shadings at the 

 Ii.im- of the petals, 



Mary Service. Vpricot, shaded orange, shading to purplish- 

 rose al the tips; a free and continuous bloomer. 



A'rs. Clinton. Ground coloi deep, amber, gradual!) shading 

 to a rosy scarlet, with a glow and finish impossible to describe. 



Radiance, Orange-scarlet, passing graduallj to yellow at the 

 base ol the long, narrow petals; a perfect flower. 



Rakete Rich, glowing, tui \ red, ol good form, 



Price, 15 cts. each; $1.50 pei doz.; $10.00 per LOO. 



Ringdove. Salmon-carmine centre with yellow shadings, 

 passing to white on the edges; variable, but always pretty. 



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

 red with darker shadings. 



Shooting Star. Good-sized flowers, on stout steins held well 

 above the foliage. Color pure golden-yellow. 



The Antlers. A very free purple-maroon with violet shadings. 



Uncle Tom. Maroon with darker shadings, almost black. 



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

 passing to white in the centre; wr\ pleasing. 



Volker. A charming fire flowering pure yellow. 



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

 pleasing salmon red: a prettily formed flower. 



Waltharl. flowers of good size, of an exquisitely graceful 

 fom, light sulphur-yellow in the centre, shading to nearly 

 pure white at the edgi 



W'underkind. Flowei s ^>( medium size, of a luminous canary- 

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

 Zephyr. Crimson-carmine, intensified by bronzy shadings at 



tlie base of the petals; a fine large flower. 



S,t of 2") varieties foi si. 00. 



Our collection of Cactus Dahlias contains only the very finest and most distinct varieties 



