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Dahlia 



Eighteen Grand Cactus Dahlias. 



Oelestine. Yellow, suIFused with orange, giving a rich 

 golden yellow effect. 



Countess of Pembroke. Pure delicate rosy lavender, 

 flowers of medium size, of perfect form and extremely 

 profuse bloomer.' 



Empress of India. Deep rich maroon, a fine flower. 



Gilt Edg'e. Entirely distinct from all others, each petal 

 having a golden yellow edge with white centre. 



Kynerith. Brilliant vermilion, shading to a lighter 

 shade at base of petals. 



Lemon Giant. Pure lemon of immense size, very free. 



Lancelot. Fine large reddish amber. 



Miss Barry. Deep rosy lake, large and full to the centre, 

 twisted petals, very fine. 



Mrs. Francis Fell. White tinted pink, long twisted 

 petals, very free. 



Mrs. Hawkins. Eich sulphur yellow,, shading lighter 

 toward the tips, slightly tinted red. 



Nymphsea (Pink Water- Lily Dahlia). In color a clear 

 distinct shrimp-pink, shading slightly darker towards 

 the outer petals, a color difficult .to describe ; this pecu- 

 liar color and its form have suggested the name Water- 

 Lily Dahlia. The most popular Dahlia in cultivation. 



Oban. Rosy-lavender, overlaid with a delicate silvery- 

 fawn ; very distinct. 



Oriental. Pale .salmon, very large and double, of fine 

 form. 



Perle (Perle de la tete D'Or.) The finest white Cac- 

 tus-Dahlia yet introduced, a perfect gem in every way 

 with large pure glistening white flowers, most valuable 

 for cutting purposes ; very early and free. 



Princess Harry. Rich cream, shading to soft primro.se- 

 yellow at base of petals, occaaionaly lightly tinted with 

 pink, the flowers are soft, waxen, and of exquisite finish. 



Semiramis. Color buff", overlaid and suff'used with red- 

 dish orange, a color that is always admired ; perfect in 

 form. 



Wm. Pierce. Rich butter yellow, the best of its color. 

 Zulu. The black Dahlia, rich blackish maroon of fine 

 form. 



10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen ; the set of 18 for $1.50 ; 

 $8.00 per 100. 



...Dahlias... 



The collections of the various types ofi'ered 

 on this and the next page are the "cream " of 

 over five hundred varieties, selected after crit- 

 ical examination and combining in a super- 

 lative degree purity of color, periection of form, 

 free and continuous flowering, and that suc- 

 ceed under the most ordinary garden culture. 



Twelve Best Show and 

 Fancy Varieties. 



Client. Bright glowing crimson. 

 Geo. Rawlings. Dark velvety maroon. 

 Jas. Stephens. Bright orange scarlet. 

 John Walker. Finest pure white, abso- 

 lutely perfect in form. 

 Lottie Eckford. White spotted and striped 

 pink and crimson. Very pretty. Jj 

 Miss Cannell. White tipped rosy pink. ' 

 Miss May Lomas. Pure white, delicately 

 suff'used with soft rosy lavender. Almost 

 unusual shade. 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Exquisite shell-pink. 



One of the finest. 

 Mrs. Stancombe. A pleasing fancy sort. 

 Straw suff'used amber striped red, mottled 

 and tipped blush white. 

 Psyche. Pale primrose, tinted and shaded 



rose. Very free. 

 Queen of Yellows. The best yellow, 

 a. B. Pennybaker. Silvery white, inner 

 petals tinged pink, outer petals heavily 

 tipped rosy red. 



10 cts. each ; set of 12, $1. ; $8. per 100. 



Six Superb Doable Qnilled Varieties. 



We have brought together under this heading six of the 

 choicest quilled sorts. All are of exceptionally fine form, 

 and are interesting either as cut flowers or for garden 

 decoration. 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful clear pink, of perfect form, and 

 one of the freest-flowering of all. 



Bessie. Pretty quilled pompone creamy white. 



Elegans. Rosy purple, tipped and striped white. 



Grand Duke Alexis. Large massive flowers, ivory 

 white, with a faint tinge of rose at the extremities of 

 the petals. A grand handsome flower. Perfect form. 



Le Petit Jean. Beautiful rich crimson maroon pom- 

 pone. 



Queen Victoria. Handsome deep yellow. Finely 

 qnilled. 



10 cents each ; set of 6, 50 cents ; $8.00 per 100. 



Twelve Choice Donble Pompones. 



Catherine. The best pure yellow pompone, of fine form. 



Daybreak. Of the same delicate shade of pink as Car- 

 nation Daybreak, of exquisite finish and form, and a 

 very profuse bloomer 



ElfiQ. A dainty little flower; pale primrose changing to 

 creamy white ; full and free. 



Elegante. Soft pink, tipped deep pink, reflex light pink, 

 making a beautiful combination of shades. 



Kleine Domitea. Orange-buff', always in bloom ; fine. 



Little Beatrice. A most profuse flowering pink, edged 

 purple. 



Lou Kramer. Base of petals yellow, heavily tipped 

 bright crimson, overlaid bright pink ; a pleasing variety. 



Prince Charming. White, penciled, suff'used and heav- 

 ily tipped purplish pink; a strong grower of good form. 



Red Piper. Dark red of a peculiarly pleasing shade, 

 finely formed flowers. 



Rosalie. Yellow tipped crimson of good form. 



Snow-clad. Without exception the finest white pom- 

 pone yet introduced. 



Vivid. Bright deep crimson scarlet. 



10 cents each, the set of 12 for $1.00 ; $8.00 per 100. 



