CURRANS' LIST OR DAHLIAS FOR 1908. 25 
CACTUS DAHLIAS. 
General Collection — continued. 
No. Height— Ft. 
950 Slough Rival, brignt crimson ; long, pointed petals 3 
J051 Sirius, bright golden-yellow ground, heavily striped 
with vivid scarlet ; petals long and narrow .... 4 
952 Spotless Queen, pure white ; medium size and perfect 
shape ;j 
953 Spitfire, bright scarlet 3 
954 Standard Bearer, bright scarlet 3 
f955 star, bright bronzy yellow ; florets slightly incurv- 
ing ; free. F.C.C., L.D.U. 9d 4 
956aSUNSHINE, deep rosy carmine at points of the 
petals, passing to almost white ; the centre of 
unopened florets is tipped with white ; very free. 
F.C.C., N.D.S., and L.D.U. ; also A.M., R.H.S. 1/- 3 
957 Sweet Nell, ground colour intense pink, centre florets 
are lighted up with paler pink, sometimes almost 
white. 6d 3.1 
961 T. G. Baker, yellow, long horn-shaped petals ; a large 
fine flower ; free 3 
*958 The Pilot, base of florets deep yellow, merging to 
bright terra-cotta at the tips. 6d 3!. 
964 Thomas Parkin, light terra-cotta, of large size and 
perfect form ; florets narrow and incurved 21 
965 Thomas Wilson, reddish fawn, suffused amber ; 
florets long and narrow. 6d 4 
959 TINTED QUEEN, carmine and yellow, in a lovely 
combination of charming tints ; long stem ; good. 
7967 Tricolour, white and pale yellow, striped scarlet .... 3 
960 Uncle Tom, a seedling from " Night” — in many cases 
it is even darker than its parent 3 
968 Vesuvius, pure yellow, striped and speckled deep 
crimson 3 
J972 Victorian, pinkish white, striped and speckled deep 
crimson and purple. A.M., R.H.S., and F.C.C., 
N.D.S. 9d 41 
973 VICTORY, intense fiery red, long slender claw-like 
petals ; very fine. 1/6 3 
971 Violetta, violet-rose, flushed crimson 4 
975 W. E. Dickson, rich brilliant crimson ; large, full 
exhibition flower of fine quality ; long, narrow 
florets. F.C.C., L.D.U 
977 WEST HALL SCARLET, bright scarlet, long petals : 
flower stem quite erect. A. M., R.H.S. 1/6 
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