The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Plants and Rooted Cuttings of 
Pompone or Bouquet Dahlias. 
A brilliant and charming class, of a neat compact habit of growth, 
with beautifully formed, perfectly double, miniature flowers, 
which are produced in profusion throughout the Summer and 
Autumn. The colours vary from deep crimson and brilliant 
scarlet to the softest primrose, pure white, &c., three colours 
being sometimes blended in the same flower. 
NEW VARIETIES. 
each — 8. d. 
Crimson Beauty. The blooms are of medium size, 
perfect in form, and of the richest crimson colour ... 1 0 
Eden. Deep shaded crimson ; a small, compact, well- 
formed flower ... ... ... ... ... 0 9 
Eurydice. Blush, tipped with purple; very pleasing; 
flowers profusely ... ... ... ... 0 9 
Fairy Tales. Delicate primrose ; fine shape ; free and 
distinct ... ... ... ... ... 0 9 
Little Ethel. White, often tipped with purple; very 
pretty and free ... ... ... ■■■ 0 9 
Lilian. Primrose, deeply edged with peach, a most 
perfect flower ; a first-class habit ... ... ... 16 
Lorna Doone. Rosy purple, dark purple tip, small 
flowers, remarkably pretty, and good habit. First 
Class Certificates from N.D.S. and R.II.S ... ... 1 6 
Choice Florists’ Flowers ( continued ) . 
cacli— s. d. 
Mars. A brilliant scarlet, extremely showy, medium- 
sized flower, exceptionally free, and strong grower ... 1 G 
Midget. Soft rose, small and beautifully formed, very 
free flowering. Two First Class Certificates ... 1 fi 
Mittie Wood. Primrose, edged with bronze ... 0 9 
Red Indian. Deep coral red ; oharming ..09 
Salmon Queen. A distinct and beautiful variety, 
light salmon colour, deepening towards the tips of the 
petals to a rich reddish salmon ... ... .. 10 
Whisper. Clear yellow, edged with gold ; very attractive 0 9 
GENERAL LIST. 
Strong Plants ready in May. 
New and extra choice sorts per doz. Os. ; 6 for 3s. 6d. 
Our own selection ... ... „ 3s. fid. and 4s. 6d. 
„ „ ... ... 6 for 2s. and 2s. 6d. 
Brilliant, Burning Coal, Catherine, Chamelion, Comte von 
Sternberg, Dandy, Darkness, Don Juan, Dora., Eccentric, E. F. 
Junker, Fair Helen, Fashion, Favorite, Gazelle, Grace, Gem, 
Golden Gem, Hector, Iolanthe, Iseult, Janet, Lady Blanche, 
Lady Jane, Leila, Little Arthur, Little Duchess, Little Prince, 
Mignon, Prince of Liliputians, Profusion, Pure Love, Rosalie, 
Royalty, Sensation, Thomas Moore, Titania, Virginal, White 
Aster, White Button, William Carlisle. 
DOUBLE-FLOWERED ZONAL PELARGONIUMS. 
Splendid double and massive flowers of the most charming and 
brilliant colours; in many of the varieties the flowers are 
beautifully formed, whilst they are all much more durable 
than those of the single-flowered varieties. 
New and select varieties ... per doz. 9s. ; 6 for 5s. 
Choice varieties, our selection 
per doz. 4s. fid. and 6s. ; G for 2s. fid. and 3s. 6d. 
Select Varieties. 
each— s. (1. 
Attraction. Light lilac pink, beautiful ... ... 0 9 
Baronne de Villeneuve. Beautiful carmine-rose ... 0 9 
Californian Gold. Brilliant orange-scarlet ... 1 0 
Carollus Duran. Dark crimson, splendid ... ... 0 9 
Charles Daniels. Brilliant magenta crimson ... 0 9 
Ernest Bach. Flowers very large, semi-double ; upper 
petals bril'iaat scarlet, lower petals a beautiful cerise 1 0 
G. Goesche. A very fine dwarf-growing variety, 
bearing fine trusses of large perfectly double flowers, 
of an intense deep blood scarlet colour ; superb 1 6 
Graf Herbert von Bismarck. Brilliant scarlet 0 9 
Grand Chancellor Faidherbe. Deep crimson ... 0 6 
Le Cid. Deep rich scarlet; splendid flowers and truss 0 9 
Le Cygne. Pure white, splendidly formed flowers 0 6 
M. Alois Frey. Delicate salmon rose ... ... 0 9 
oacli— s. d. 
Madame J. Causse. Salmon, rosy orange centre ... 1 0 
Madame Gilbert. Lovely bright fresh rose ... 0 9 
Marquise de l’Aigle. Brilliant carmine pink ... 0 9 
M. Adrien Corret. Cerise, tinged with vermilion . 0 fi 
M. Gunther. Rich and brilliant carmine-crimson ; plant 
of dwarf sturdy growth, splendid variety ... ... 16 
M. Prudent-Besson. Bright purple, shaded violet ... 0 9 
Meteor. Brilliant orange scarlet ... ... ... 0 9 
Ministre Constans. Deep mottled salmon ... 0 fi 
Mr. W. Bealby. Light crimson-cerise, splendid ... 0 9 
Penelope. Dark amaranth crimson, flamed with scarlet; 
flowers very full and double ... ... ...10 
Perle Blanche. Pure white flowers, perfectly double 
and of the most splendid form ... ... ... 0 9 
Secretaire Daurel. Deep carmine-cerise, splendid ... 0 9 
Sir Trevor Lawrence. Bright deep rose; a fine 
t-russer, and a splendidly effective variety ... ... 1 0 
Soleil Levant. Cerise-pink, splendidly formed ... 0 9 
Surpasse Edouard Barker. Vermilion rose ... 0 9 
Theodore de Banville. Brilliant orange-scarlet; a 
very distinct and telling variety ... ... ... 1 6 
Triomphe de France. Salmon-red, the edges of 
a beautiful creamy white ; splendid ... ... 0 9 
Vesuvius. Intense vermilion scarlet ... ... 0 9 
DOUBLE-FLOWERED IVY-LEAVED PELARGONIUMS. 
No class of plants has been so highly improved within the past 
few years as these. The flowers of some are as double and 
well-formed as the most perfect Rose or Camellia, and the 
colours range from pure white to the most intensely brilliant 
magenta, crimson, scarlet, delicate rose, lilac, mauve, &c. 
Magnificent for pots or hanging-baskets in the greenhouse 
or conservatory, or for garden decoration, whilst as cut-flowers 
they are charmingly beautiful. 
New and select varieties per doz. 6s. ; 6 for 3s. 6d. 
Choice varieties, our selection per doz. 3s. fid. ; fi for 2s. 
each — s. d. 
Andre Theuriet. Bright rich amaranth ... ... 0 9 
Abundance. Deep rosy lilac, fine ... ... ... 0 6 
Alice Crousse. Violet purple, tinged crimson ... 0 9 
Bernardo Marone. Deep rosy pink ... ... 0 9 
Cardinal Lavigerie. Beautiful bright scarlet ... 1 0 
Congo. Lilac rose, with lighter edges ... ... 0 6 
Cuvier. Beautiful rich violet purple, very fine ... 0 9 
Daniels Bros. Charming violet carmine colour ... 0 9 
De Quatrefages. Deep bright rosy purple ; very fine 0 9 
Eblouisant. Very large semi-double flowers, colour a 
brilliant fiery scarlet ; splendid showy variety ... 1 6 
Edmund About. Brilliant cerise ; very double ... 0 9 
Francisque Sarcy. Rosy crimson, splendid ... 0 6 
Future Fame. Brilliant amaranth purple ... ... 0 9 
Galilee. Bright rosy pink ; large, beautifully formed ... 0 9 
each— s. d. 
General Briere de Lisle. Scarlet, splendid ... 0 9 
General de Negrier. Scarlet oarmine ... ... 0 9 
Girofiee. Rich bright purplish crimson; an exceptionally 
fine variety for pot culture ... ... ... 1 0 
Jeanne d’Are. White, suffused with lavender ... 0 6 
Le Printemps. Beautiful salmon rose ... ... 0 9 
Louis Mayet. Very large and splendidly formed 
perfectly double flowers, colour a bright rosy purple 1 6 
Louis Thibaut. Light crimson scarlet, very fine ... 0 6 
Madame Crousse. Delicate rose, large flowers ... 0 6 
Madame Sylvain May. Cerise pink ... ... 0 9 
Madame Thibaut. Brilliant crimson cerise ... 0 9 
M. de Lesseps. Crimson scarlet, very fine flowers ... 0 6 
Mdlle. Marie Fabre. Splendid carmine cerise ... 0 9 
Mdlle. Laura Daix. Charming rosy crimson ... 0 9 
Merveille. Rich magenta crimson, magnificent ... 0 9 
Mignonne. Delicate bright rose, splendid form ... 0 6 
Murillo. Large, deep crimson flowers ... ... 0 6 
Robert Owen. Large, deep rosy carmine ... ... 0 9 
Rosacina. Brilliant carmine scarlet colour ... ... 0 9 
Sir Richard Wallace. Beautifully formed perfectly 
double flowers, colour a lovely rose-carmine ... 1 6 
Soleil Couchant. Bright rosy mauve ... ... ° 6 
Souvenir de Charles Turner. Splendid variety, 
large, well-formed flowers ; beautiful deep rose ... 0 9 
