138 



IfHRTADRBR'-PHIIAOftPHIA-PA-Mf GARDH1«0»fll1H0llJ§ PLANTS ! 



TvPK OF 



Show Dahlia. 



SIX 



GIANT DAHLIAS 



The six sorts here offered are, without exception, 



the largest and mcst perfect double-flowering Dah- 



ias now grown, flowers of all of them attaining a 



size of between five and six inches across under 



ordinary cultivation. As cut flowers for vases they 



are exceedingly effective and last a long time 



in good condition. 



Cuban Giant. An immense ball of bright 



maroon, free and early. 

 Gettysburg. A bright rich, pure scarlet, of 



fine form. 

 Gigantea. A creamy white of immense pro- 

 portions. 

 firs. Roosevelt. Delicate silvery-rose. 

 rime. Van den Daele. A splendid decor- 

 ative variety for cutting; color soft rose with 

 deeper markings, shading to creamy white in the 

 centre. 



Souvenir de Gustave Doazon. A most 

 sensational Dahlia; a decorative variety of mammoth 

 proportions, which under ordinary cultivation will 

 produce flowers t3 inches across, and can lie grown to 

 isure full 9 inches. It is of free growth, remark- 

 ably profuse-flowering, and pure red in color. 



Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Set of 6 Giants for $1.25. 



LARGE-FLOWERING SHOW DAHLIAS. 



shaded peach-blossom on 



Arabella. Light sulphur-yellow. 



edges; a fine flower. 

 Client. A handsome brilliant velvety crimson. 

 Duchess of Cambridge. Base of petals white suffused 



pink, heavily tipped dark crimson. 

 Lady Maud Herbert. Pale yellow, shaded 



peach and tipped crimson. 

 Miss Hay Loomls. White, suffused with 



soft rose; very pretty. 

 Pendent. An early and profuse blooming 



crimson-maroon. 

 Queen of Yellows. Beautiful primrose-yellow. 

 Red Hussar. Pure cardinal-red; perfect form. 

 Ruby Queen. Brilliant deep ruby-purple. 

 Thos. White. Purple-garnet shaded black, 



Emily. Sollerino, with white markings; very 1; 

 John Elitch. Rich deep crimson. 

 John Thorpe. Solferino rose, of perfect form. 

 John Walker. An elegant pure white. 

 Kaiser Wilhelm. Old-gold lipped tiery red. 



ol hue form. 



1 'i line iui ill. 



White Dandy. A fine-shaped pure 



■_>,, 



HH.C uauu^ . n niie-snupco |iuic « 



h; 52.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 

 Set of lti varieties, $2.50. 



white. 

 100. 



Superb Double-quilled 

 Dalilias. 



A. I). Livonl. Beautiful clear pink, of per- 

 ■ . . 1 1 1 rod rerj 



Grand Duke Alexis Large, massive flow 



rr~, ivory white, with a taint tinge of 1*0 



the extremities of the petals. '!*) cts. each; 



$2.00 per doz. 

 Queen Victoria. Handsome, brighl yi 



finely quilled. 

 Ruth. Pure white, with faint tinge of blush on 



Yellow Livoni. Identical to the popular pink 

 \. I>. Livoni, except in color, which i- a 



blight yellow. :;.'. | i doz, 



Price, except where noted, 1"''' each;? 

 per do* : SI I pel 100. Sel ol "• lot 90 



Dahlia, Mm Va> 



THE NEW QUILLED SHOW DAHLIA "DRELRS WHITE" is very choice. See page 133. 



