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Popular Cactus Dahlias 



A careful selection of well tried varieties that we can recommend 

 as superior in their respective types and colors. 

 Break O'Day. Large, attractive, sulphur-yellow shading lighter 



at tips. 50 cts. each. 

 California Beauty. The nearest approach to a clear copper; 



of excellent form. SO cts. each. 

 Cardinal Superba. A large, wonderfully brilliant red with 



golden lustre. 50 cts. each. 

 Elsie Daniels. Very soft lavender pink, shading to pearly 



white at centre. 50 cts. each. 

 Esther Hunt. A striking, luminous tone of chinese-orange. 



50 cts. each. 



Esther R. Holmes. A most graceful large flower of a delicate 



shade of mauve-pink. 50 cts. each. 

 Etendard de Lyon. Everyone admires this distinct, large, 



beautiful carmine-rose or royal purple. 50 cts. each. 

 Ethel M. An absolutely perfect, pretty, lavender-pink, shading 



lighter at tips. 50 cts. each. 

 F. W. Fellows. One of the best and most popular; an intense 



coral-red deepening towards the centre. 50 cts. each. 

 George Walters. A favorite; pleasing salmon with coral-pink 



shadings. 50 cts. each. 

 Gertrude Ederle. Free, large, creamy-yellow, the color of the 



English Primrose. $1.50 each. 

 Koh-I-Noor. Maroon, at times so dark as to appear nearly 



black, with deep velvety sheen. $1.00 each. 

 Kronjuwel. A beautiful, distinct, pure old gold; a splendid 



Dahlia. $1.00 each. 

 Lolita Velasco. A gem in every way among the whites; perfect 



in form and of large size. $1.00 each. 

 Marian Moore. A clear cerise-pink; large, perfect incurved 



flowers. 75 cts. each. 

 Mme. Diesny. A large beautiful flower of loosely arranged 



petals, of a lively shade of amaranth-pink. 50 cts. each. 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner. An attractive refined flower of a deep 



coral-red with white tips. 50 cts. each. 

 Nagel's Glory. A unique, large, incurved flower; soft naples 



yellow with salmon suffusion. $1.00 each. 

 Nagel's Wonder. A gorgeous, brilliant scarlet-red lightly tipped 



and striated with yellow; large flower resembling a semi-in- 

 curved Chrysanthemum in form. $1.50 each. 

 Nibelungenhort. Composed of curled and twisted petals 



forming a much admired flower of a beautiful shade of old rose 



with golden-apricot suffusion. 50 cts. each. 

 Nichu. A fine, incurved, large, light yellow. 50 cts. each. 

 Papillon. An improvement on George Walters; a pretty blend- 

 ing of old rose with golden lights. 50 cts. each. 

 Picotee. Luminous crimson-carmine; the reverse of the twisted, 



silvery white petals giving the flowers the appearance of being 



tipped with white. 50 cts. each. 

 Pierrot. An old but still one of the most pleasing of this type, 



deep amber with white tips. 50 cts. each. 

 Serenade. Incurved flower of water-lily form; an iridescent 



old rose color that shimmers like silk. 75 cts. each. 

 Sinbad. Of incurved form; a bright maroon. The lighter shade 



of the reverse of the twisted petals makes the flowers appear as 



if tipped with mauve. 75 cts. each. 

 Springfield. Medium-sized flowers; of a beautiful blending of 



salmon pink and amber; very free. 50 cts. each. 

 Strahlenmeer. Of giant size, very compact, free-flowering 



habit; light yellow passing to white at tips. $1.00 each. 

 Sulphur Queen. A splendid, large, clean sulphur-yellow; one 



of the best of its color. 50 cts. each. 

 Sunnyside. A rich shade of grenadine red with metallic lustre; 



distinct from all others. 75 cts. each. 

 Sunny South. A glorious, large, bright, clear yellow. 50 cts. each. 

 Talisman. A distinct, effective, deep blood red shaded maroon. 



50 cts. each. 



The MacGregor. Spectrum-red, an unusual and pleasing color 

 in Dahlias; one of the best garden varieties in cultivation. 

 75 cts. each. 



Zante. A large, deep, finely-shaped flower; golden yellow, 

 heavily suffused with apricot-pink. 75 cts. each. 



SPECIAL OFFER. We will supply one root each of the 

 34 varieties, amounting at single rates to $23.00, for 

 $20.00 



Double Show Dahlias 



This is the old-fashioned densely double type that will always 

 have many admirers; they are very free, early and continuous 

 bloomers. 



A. D. Livoni. A splendid clear pink, beautifully quilled, of 

 perfect form; very free flowering. 



American Beauty. One of the very best of this type, a bril- 

 liant crimson-red with French-purple suffusion; a rich glowing 

 color. 



Cuban Giant. Very large ball-shaped flowers of a bright 

 maroon. 



Dreer's White. A pure glistening white; a large ball-shaped 

 flower with closely quilled petals. The best white Show Dahlia; 

 a splendid exhibition flower; very free. 



Dreer's Yellow. The best yellow Show Dahlia yet sent out. A 

 good grower, early and profuse bloomer. In general form and 

 makeup, the flowers resemble Dreer's White, but larger. 



Maud Adams. White with delicate lavender suffusion. 



Paul David. A brilliant carmine-red, one of the largest and most 

 perfect Show Dahlias. 



Stradella. Beautiful deep purple crimson. Exceptionally free 

 flowering on good long stems. 



Price. Any of the above Double Show Dahlias, 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. One each of the 8 sorts, for $1.50. 



Peony-flowered or 

 Art Dahlias 



The artistic flowers are best compared to the semi-double 

 Peonies in general form. They all flower very freely and are 

 borne on long, strong stems, making excellent material for cutting 

 as well as for garden decoration. 



Dreamlight. A large full flower composed of many narrow 

 flat petals of a lovely shade of pale old rose illuminated with 

 yellow at the base. Numerous twisted and curled petaloids 

 around the disc make the Peony formation most perfect and 

 attractive. 50 cts. each. 

 Drum Major. One of the largest of the Peony-flowered type 

 which under ordinary field culture attains a size of over 8 inches; 

 in color, it is one of the most brilliant, a rich fiery-red which is 

 intensified by a lemon-yellow centre with which the petals are 

 also more or less tipped and marked. 25 cts. each. 

 Hampton Court. One of the best; a bold flower of good form, 



of a bright mauve-pink. 50 cts. each. 

 Mexico. Brilliant cardinal-red with yellow markings and suffu- 

 sion, one of the largest of this type, gay and attractive and very 

 free. 25 cts. each. 

 Mme. Coissard. To us this is the most artistic and graceful 

 Dahlia of this type; its flowers are large, composed of incurving 

 shell-like petals; these are of brilliant French purple or carmine- 

 crimson, freely marked and suffused with white. 50 cts. each. 

 Mme. Paul Aubrey. A distinct and desirable novelty of true 

 Peony form. In color a beautiful rich deep mauve- pink. The 

 outer petals are broad and flat, the centre petals quilled and 

 rolled towards the centre. 50 cts. each. 

 Mondscheibe. Large canary-yellow, very free-flowering and 



attractive. 50 cts. each. 

 The Mahdi. A very large fancy Peony of good form, of a rich 

 blood-red mottled and streaked with creamy-white and yellow 

 a very attractive flower. 50 cts. each. 

 The Oriole. A very striking combination of burnt orange, red 

 and yellow. One of the best of recent introduction. Flowers 

 large on good long stems. 50 cts. each. 

 Vivandiere. Of immense size and great depth; color a lively 

 cherry-carmine, shading lighter towards the tips. 25 cts. each. 

 One each of the 10 varieties for $3.50. 



-The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field grown roots of proper planting size 



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