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CHOICE FANCY DAHLIAS. 



Admiral Schley. Rich crimson, with garnet edges and a 



broad band of white through the centre of each petal. 

 Chameleon. Flesh-colored centre, shading to crushed 



strawberry, with yellowish blending. 

 Eloise. White, tinted flesh, each petal edged 



with deep, purplish -garnet. 

 -Frank Smith. Intense purplish-maroon, shad- 

 ing almost to black, each petal tipped with 



white. The most perfect fancy Dahlia. 

 Keystone. Light rose, spotted and striped 



crimson. 

 Lottie Eckford. White, striped and spotted 



with French purple. 

 Lucy Fawcett. Sulphur-yellow, striped 



and spotted carmine-rose. 

 Mrs. Stancombe. Straw-yellow, suffused 



amber, striped red and tipped blush. 

 MiS5 Browning. Canary-yellow, tipped 



white. 

 Olympia. Bright rose-pink, striped, spotted 



and pencilled with rich crimson. 

 Progress. Soft rosy-lake, beautifully spotted 



and pencilled with glowing Crimson. 

 Str.ped Banner. Cardinal-red, striped white. 



20cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100 

 Set of l^-varieties for $2.00. 



DOUBLE POMPON DAHLIAS. 



Darkness. Deep velvety maroon. 



Ganymede. Ground color golden amber; top and reflex 



bright rose; very pretty. 

 Gold Hanchen. Pure primrose-yellow. 

 Kleine Domltea. Orange-buff; always in flower. 

 Little Bessie. Creamy-white; quilled petals. 

 Little Herman. Deep red, tipped white. 

 Little Naiad. White tipped amaranth-red. 

 Rosalie. Lemon-yellow, tipped solferino. 

 Salamander. Golden-yellow, tipped orange- red. 

 San Toy. White, tipped with Tyrian-rose. 

 Snowclad Unquestionably the finest white. 

 Ware's flars. Beautiful deep red of fine form. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 12 for $1.50. 



P.EONY-FLOWERED DaHLIA. 



Fancy Dahlia, 



Frank Smith. 



P^EONY-FLOWERED DAHLIAS. 



This new type promises to become very popular. The artistic 

 flowers are very large, and are best compared to the semi-double 

 Paeonies in general form. They all flower, very freely, and are 

 borne oh long, strong stems, making excellent material for cut- 

 ting, as well as for garden decoration. 



Baron de Grancy. A fine, large pure white. 



Duke Henry. Brilliant carmine-red. 



King Leopold. Primrose, shading lighter at edges. 



Germania. Brilliant strawberry-red, a very fluffy, artistic 



flower, standing well above the foliage. 

 Glory of Baarn. Soft hortensia-rose,' very large. 

 Queen Emma. A magnificent sort hat appears almost 

 artificial; it is of a charming shade of mallow or Hollyhock 

 pink, the inner petals banded with gold. 

 -Queen Wilhelmina. Immense, fluffy flower of pure white 

 with yellow centre. 

 Solfatare. Bright carmine, yellow centre. 



Price, 3"i cts. each. The set of 8 varieties for $2.50. 



COLLERETTE DAHLIAS. 



An entirely distinct type, having a row of short "petals 

 around the disc, which form a frill or collar, and which are 

 of an entirely different color from the rest of the flower. 



Comte Cheremeteff. Vermilion, shading to orange at 



tips; creamy-white collar. Plants ready April 15th. 50 



cts. each. 

 Exposition de Lyon. Bright garnet; collar petals clear 



yellow; a gay-colored flower. 35 cts. each. 

 Haurice Rivoire. An attractive flower, with broad petals 



of ox-blood red, with deeper stripe down the centre, and a 



pure white-fringed collar. 20 cts. each. 

 Orphee. Bright red suffused with violet, large collar of 



light vellow. 35 cts. each. 

 Pres. Viger. Rich claret, shading lighter towards the 



edges, while the frill or collar is pure white. 20 ets. each. 

 One each of the above 5 sorts for $1.50. 



Practically all the Dahlias we offer are grown by ourselves, and can be depended upon being true to name. 



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