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W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST. 
Novelties and Dahlias of Special Merit 
(Varieties I here offered for the first time are indicated by date.) 
CHARLES CLAYTON 1909, (The subject of the Frontis-piece.) 
I consider Charles Clayton my best introduction. The strongest words of praise are not 
extravagant when applied to this wonderful new Cactue. It is the ideal in color, form, length 
of stem and general good habits. Beyond which it would seem little could be hoped for. A 
glance at the illustration is convincing of its perfect form. Stems are long, throwing the 
flowers well above the foliage. The color is a most intense red, so vivid as to dazzle the eye. 
Flowers are medium to large in size and are produced freely. Plant grows to a height of 4 feet. 
Price strong tubers $2.00 each, $20.00 per doz. 
BADENIA. (Cactus.) Color, a clear, bright orange, striped 
and flecked with bright red. Petals are very long, 
and curved towards the center. A model of per- 
fection. Height 4 ft. 
Strong tubers 20 cents each; $2.00 per doz. 
CORNUCOPIA. (Cactus.) A superb variety; petals 
very long and regular in form. Deep vermillion, 
shading darker. Flowers large and produced in pro- 
fusion. Height 3 ft. 
Strong tubers, 20 cents each; $2.00 per doz. 
CORONATA. A single dahlia introduced last season 
from Germany. Flowers are light scarlet in color 
and very perfect in form, stems are remarkably long 
— often 2J feet in length. Its chief distinctive 
feature lies in the fact that it is really fragrant, mak- 
ing it a valuable addition to the list. Its perfume is 
suggestive of the delicate odor of the Petunia. Height 
3 feet. 
Strong tubers 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz. 
Cora Gilbert. 
CORA GILBERT. A new show dahlia. In form a perfect 
model., rounded and full with a high center, petals 
beautifully quilled. Color, creamy pink, beautifully 
shaded. Stems very long. Height 4 ft. 
Strong tubers 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz. 
ESPANOLA 1909. (Cactus.) Bright canary yellow. 
Petals twisted, curving forward. Stems are long 
and flowers borne errect above the foliage. Plant 
vigerous and robust in habit. A valuable addition to 
the yellows. Height 4 ft. 
Price 50 cents each; $5.00 per doz. 
COUNTRY GIRL. (Cactus.) Base of petals golden 
yellow suffused with salmon rose, a bright and pleas- 
ing combination of color, difficult to describe. Flow- 
ers are very large and perfect in form. An excep- 
tionally fine dahlia. Height 3£ ft. Price 25cts. each, 
82.50 per dozen. 
Countess of Lonsdale. 
COUNTESS OF LONSDALE. The freest-flowering 
Cactus Dahlia in the collection, and perfect in form. 
Color an exquisite shade of rich salmon, with just a 
suspicion of apricot at the base of the petals. To- 
wards the tips the color deepens gradually to the 
softest carmine pink. Height 3 feet. 
Strong tubers, 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
DAINTY. This new European Cactus is most fittingly 
described by its name. The dainty coloring baffles 
description, but may be partly described as a lemon 
base, shading to an exquisite rosy pink at the tips. 
It has the other good qualities of freedom of blooms, 
which are thrown well above the foliage, while its 
form and habit of growth is all that could be asked. 
Height 4 feet. 
Strong tubers 25c each; 82.50 per doz. 
