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Arthur T. Boddington. 342 West Fourteenth St., New York 



Note. — Unless otherwise specified, all Dahlias 

 are supplied in strongfield-grown roots. In some 

 cases the demand for certain varieties exhausts 

 my supply of mots, after which I send out grow- 

 ing plants which give equally good results. 



cream of the hundreds of varieties in commi 

 superiority in purity of color, length of stem, \ 



DAHLIAS 



The following list of Dahlias has been 

 most carefully selected, and comprises the 

 ■ce. The very best of each class is represi 

 :rfection of form, continuous flowering qualit 



Besides the following. I can supply all the 

 choicest varieties in commerce, and will send 

 my special Dahlia Cataloeue on application. 

 For Dahlia Seed, see page 12. 



ited. These varieties were chosen for their 

 s and general excellence. 



The Grand >Jew Dahlia, Improved Countess of Lonsdale 



This is by far the most handsome and useful Cactus Dahlia introd 

 tifully at night. The flowers are loose, upon tall, erect stems, and th 

 blooms shipped into New York City, none are more popular with the 

 divided roots, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. 



THE TWELVE BEST CACTUS DAHLIAS 

 Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each, SI. 60 per dozen 

 Arachne. Petals creamy white, edged with broad band of crim- 

 son, curiously twisted. 

 Britannia. Deep salmon flesh ; stout, stiff stems. 

 £arl of Pembroke. Bright plum color, petals long and pointed. 

 Gloriosa. Vivid carmine-crimson. 



Hohenzollern. Rich orange bronzy red, with golden sheen. Fine. 

 Island Queen. Soft lavender-pink. 



John H. Roach. A fine light yellow of perfect form ; a beautiful 



flower, and always full to the center. 

 Kingfisher. Purple-crimson; very early; profuse bloomer, on 



long stems. One of the best varieties for cut-flowers. 

 Kriemhilde. Undoubtedly the finest and most perfect pink Cactus 



Dahlia to date. As a cut-flower likely to supersede all other 



pink sorts. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Miss A. Nightingale. Deep yellow, heavily tipped bright red. 

 Miss Webster. A fine pure white. 

 Strahlein Krone. Intense cardinal-red. 



The collection 0! 12 varieties as above, $1.75 



THE TWELVE BEST SHOW DAHLIAS 

 Price, except where noted, 16 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful soft pink ; early and profuse bloomer. 

 Glowing Coal. Bright glowing crimson. 

 John Kynes. Golden yellow, tipped scarlet. 

 Keystone. Pink, tipped crimson. 

 M. D. Halloek. Early ; clear pure yellow. 



Mad. Moreau. Deep rosy pink ; very large variety on long stems. 

 Miss May Lomas. Delicate pure white ; large and free bloomer ; 



one of the best cutting varieties. 

 Mrs. Dexrter. Delicate shell-pink 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Delicate shell-pink. 

 Mrs. Stancomb. Straw-color, suffused amber. 

 Queen Victoria. Deep yellow ; one of the best for cutting. 

 Ruby Queen. Rich ruby red. 



Storm King (Blizzard). A companion for the supetTj pink 

 Dahlia, A. D. Livoni. Flowers are snow-white ; extremely early 

 and a free bloomer, producing its flowers on long stems This is 

 the florist's ideal white. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



The collection of 12 varieties as above, $1.76 



THE TWELVE BEST DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 

 Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen 

 Black Beauty. Dark velvety maroon. 



Catherine Duer. A strong-growing, free-flowering variety which 

 originated at Newport, R. I., where it has become very popular on 

 account of its bright iridescent crimson-scarlet color, which lights 

 up beautifully when used in decorations under artificial light. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Clifford W. Bruton. Best yellow ; immense size ; perfect form. 



Eureka. Deep rose, quilled petals. 



Fern-leaved Beauty. White, striped deep crimson ; fern-like 

 foliage. 



Grand Duke Alexis. Pure white, distinctly tinged delicate pink. 

 Henry Patrick. Superb pure white ; long stems ; fine for cutting. 

 Lyndhurst. (True.) One of the best bright scarlets ; invaluable 

 for cutting. 



Maid of Kent. Cherry-red, tipped and blotched pure white ; very 

 effective and pretty. 



Nymphaea. Clear shrimp-pink, shading darker. The most deli- 

 cately beautiful Dahlia ever introduced. 



Perle (Pcrle de la Ule d'Or). The grandest white Decorative 

 D dilia to date ; very large and of beautiful shape. 



William Agnew. Rich, dazzling red; immense size and perfect 

 form, and always a mass of color. 



The collection of 12 varieties as above, $1.76 



uced to date. The color is intense crimson-scarUt, lighting up beau- 

 leir profusion is extraordinary. Among the many thousands of Dahlia 

 retail buyer than the beautiful Improved Countess of Lonsdale. For 



THE TWELVE BEST POMPON DAHLIAS 



Price, except where noted, 16 cts. each, SI. 50 per dozen. 



Aillets Imperial. Rose, tipped purplish crimson. 

 Allie Mourey. Pinkish white, tipped deep pink ; small, compact 



flowers. 



Catherine. Finest pure yellow. 

 Elegant. Soft pink. 



Guiding Star. Pure white ; a good favorite. 

 Little Herman. Deep red, tipped white. 



Miss LiOu Kramer. Base of petals yellow, heavily tipped bright 



crimson, overlaid with bright pink. 

 Prince Charming. White, penciled, suffused and heavily tipped 



purple-pink. 



Rosalie. Yellow, edged crimson. 25 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 

 Snowclad. The finest white Pompon to date. 

 Sunshine. Vivid scarlet. 



Yellow Bird. Pure creamy yellow ; fine form. 



The collection of 12 varieties as above, $1.76 



THE TWELVE BEST SINGLE DAHLIAS 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen 



Ami Barrilet. Pure garnet ; very rich. 

 Anemone. Pure white ; very free. 

 Annie Hughes. Carmine-lake, with yellow disc. 

 Blackbird. Black velvety maroon, with bright red spot at the base 



of each petal. 

 John Downie. Intense glowing crimson-scarlet. 

 Lady Whitehead. Cerise-pink, with light disc ; bright and fine. 

 Lawrence Kramer. New. Clear bright rosy pink ; strong grower. 

 Miss Roberts. A fine large yellow. 

 Snow Queen. Best single ; pure white. 

 Sunset. Yellow and old-gold blended. 



The 20th Century. Intense rosy crimson, with white tips and 

 white disc around the yellow center. As the season advances the 

 flower grows lighter until it becomes a beautiful pure pink. 

 The flowers are very large, sometimes reaching 7 inches in diam- 

 eter. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Wildfire. New. A clear scarlet ; early and continuous bloomer ; 

 one of the best cut-flower varieties. 



The collection of 12 varieties as above, $1.75 



FRENCH COLLARETTE DAHLIAS 



An entirely distinct type of single Dahlias, having a row of short 

 petals around the disc, which form a frill or collar around the cen- 

 ter. They are of dwarf, branching habit, and extremely profuse 

 bloomers. 



I offer plants of the two varieties at 26 cts. each, S2.60 per doz. 



Joseph Goujon. Large, orange-red, with light canary-yellow 



collar, with from ten to twelve petals. 

 President Vigor. The most beautiful and striking of the two. 

 Rich, deep blood-red, shading darker toward the base of the petals, 

 with pure white collar. 



MIXED DAHLIAS 



These I offer without names in mixture, colors separate or all 



colors mixed, and containing all classes. g^ch Doz. 100 



Pink $0 15 $1 25 $8 00 



Red 15 I 25 8 00 



White 15 I 25 » 00 



Yellow 15 I 25 8 00 



All Colors 10 I 00 7 50 



