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CANNELLS’ FLORAL GUIDE, 1912. 
Single Dahlias — continued 
3fi7 Flavius, bright golden yellow, good habit, showy- 
368 Fugi San, rich orange yellow, crimson ring in 
centre ; 3Jft. 
369 Glencoe, deep rich yellow ; 3ft. 
370 General Kuroki, rich satiny amber, tipped flesh 
crimson disc : 4ft. 
371 Grenadier, brilliant scarlet, good habit ; free. 
372 Iroquois, ground color buff, striped deep maroon. 
373 Kitty, lovely shade of rosy mauve, with dark ring 
round'disc ; 3 ft. 
374 Little Snow White, of fine form, free. 
375 Mavourneen, rich petunia, tipped mauve, 
376 Midget Improved, rich scarlet, very free. 
377 Mignonette, brownish crimson, round disc, tipped 
crushed strawberry. 
378 Mikado, scarlet centre, with broad band of yellow 
on tips of florets ; 3ft. 
379 Mrs. T. W. Bates, beautiful pale mauve, with 
crimson base, free ; 4ft. 
380 Peggy, tips of florets purplish rose, base rosy 
crimson, shaded orange ; 3ft. 
381 Safrano, creamy white, edged old gold. 
382 Sevenoaks White, good habit, free. 
383 Sincoe, yellow ground, striped and flaked crimson 
and rose. 
384 Sunrise, salmon red, shaded with orange, dark 
ring round centre ; 34ft. 
385 Stromboli, deep maroon, each petal tipiied pure 
white. 
3^6 Winona, rich deep maroon, almost black, perfect 
form, very free. 
Od. each. 4/- per doz. 
New Bedding Dahlia. 
387 Little Othello, a splendid bedding acquisition 
Foliage and stems nearly black ; flowers are 
freely produced, small single, and of a dark 
clear crimson with golden disc. A bed of this 
on our lawn last year claimed the admiring 
attention of all visitors. This, like our Kochia, 
will be grown in every park and garden, so 
distinct is its characteristics. 6d. 
Dahlias (Species). 
388 Dahlia Imperialis, it requires to be grown in a 
large pot or tub all the Summer, and treated like 
the others until about October, when it ought to 
be removed into a large conservatory, and when 
in perfection it will attain the height of 10 to 14 
feet, and produce an abundance of single papery- 
looking kind of flowers of a rosy white, and 
when in full bloom it has an unusually grand 
appearance. 9d . 
389 Argenteis Fob Marginata, silver-margined foliage 
with rosy-purple flowers ; ornamental. 6d. 
Single CactuS'Shaped Dahlias 
■Special favourites with ladies, because of theiir 
remarkably graceful appearance. They have none of 
the formality and stiffness so characteristic of all tho- 
other sections. 
390 Althea, glowing crimson. 
39 1 Bruce, pale yellow. 
392 Earl of Ravenswood, old gold. 
393 Ivanhoe, bright rose, crimson centre. 
394,^Marguerite, white, good. 
395 Marmion, crimson-scarlet. 
396 Queen Mary, pure white. 
397 Rob Roy, purple and violet. 
6(1. each. 4/- per doz. Other varieties supplied. 
Tom Thumb Dahlias. 
398 Booties, rich velvety red. 
400 Canary, deep yellow. 
40 1 Fairy, white and pale mauve. 
402 Gem, bright yellow. 
404 Hoopla, rich velvety maroon. 
406 Little Nell, orange. 
407 Midnight, velvety maroon. 
408 Miss Grace, light orange. 
409 Pearl, deep mauve self. f 
410 Tom Tit, clear orange-scarlet. 
41 1 Venus, rich crimson and maroon. 
.Ml those not priced 6d. each. 4/- per doz. 
The Climbing Dahlia. 
412 Hidalgoa Wercklei. — The Gardener says: "It i& 
an evergreen perennial, and its branches, which, 
arc soft and succulent, will attain a height of 20- 
feet, climbing by means of twisted petioles. 
The ray florets are bright scarlet, and much 
more in evidence than the disc florets, which are 
yellow, and arranged in a bush-like tuft. Will 
be found useful as a climber for a cool greenhouse- 
and also on walls outdoors." Plants, 9d. 
Another Type of Dahlia. 
Dahlia, Double Gloria, Anemone-formed, from 
seed, as has been noticed for six years, about 80- 
per cent, are true, and the culture is as with the 
other classes a very easy one. If sown in 
March-.April they will flower in September. 
1/- per packet. 
These will undoubtedly become of considerable 
value and use for cut flowers and other similar purposes, 
formation and colouring of flowers being all that one 
can desire, the foliage of many of them being highly 
ornamental, and they produce an enormous quantity 
of flowers. 
Named Plants of Gloria Dahlia, 6d. each, 5/- doz. 
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