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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Plants and Rooted Cuttings of Choice Florists’ Flowers {continued). 
Pompone or Bouquet Dahlias. 
A brilliant and charming class, of a neat compact habit of 
growth, with beautifully formed, perfectly double, minia- 
ture 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. Invaluable for cutting. 
NEW VARIETIES. 
Crimson Beauty. This is the best Crimson Pompone ever 
raised, very dwarf in habit of growth, and remarkably 
free flowering. The blooms are of medium size, perfect 
in form, and of the richest crimson colour each 2s. fid. 
Eden. Deep shaded crimson ; a small, compact, well-formed 
flower. 4 ft. ... ... ... each 9d. 
Eurydice. Blush, tipped with purple; very pleasing; 
flowers profusely. 4 ft. ... ... each 9d. 
Fairy Tales. Delicate primrose ; fine shape ; free and 
distinct. 3 ft. ... ... ... each 9d. 
Little Ethel. White, often tipped with purple; very 
pretty and free. 3 ft. ... ... each 9d. 
Mittie Wood. Primrose, edged with bronze; a very 
profuse bloomer. 3 ft. ... ... each 9d. 
Red Indian. Deep coral red ; charming. 3 ft. each 9d. 
Salmon Queen. A distinct and beautiful variety, with 
numerous medium-sized, well-formed blooms of a light 
salmon colour, deepening towards the tips of the petals 
to a rich reddish salmon . . ... each 2s. fid. 
Whisper. Clear yellow, edged with gold ; very attractive ; 
extra fine. 21ft. ... ... ... each 9d. 
PELARGON I U MS-Show, Fancy and 
Regal. 
We have a very choice collection of these beautiful and highly 
popular flowers, which we offer in fine healthy plants, well set 
with flower-buds, at prices as below. Our collection includes 
such fine varieties as Beauty of Oxton, Bush Hill Beauty, 
Captain Bailees, Dorothy, Duchess of Albany, Duchess of 
Edinburgh, Duchess of Teck, Emperor of Russia, Gold Mine, 
Kingston Beauty, Masterpiece, Pink Perfection, Prince Arthur, 
Prince of Novelties, Prince of Wales, Princess of Wales, 
Queen Victoria, Triomphe de St. Mande, Volonte National Alba, 
Bob Roy Improved, and many other new and beautiful sorts. 
New and select vara., fine plants per doz. 21s. and 24s. 
Very fine sorts, good plants ... „ 15s. „ 18s. 
Very fine sorts, smaller plants ... „ 9s. „ 12s. 
GENERAL LIST. 
NEW POMPONE DAHLIAS. 
Strong Plants ready in May. 
Gold and Silver Tricolor Geraniums. 
Lady Cullnm, Sophie Dumaresque, Lass 
o’Gowrie, Mrs. Laing, Mrs. John Clutton, 
and other beautiful varieties ... per doz. 5s. ; each fid. 
Sweet-scented Geranium. 
Lady Plymouth. Handsomely divided silver-variegated 
foliage, deliciously scented ... 3 for 2s. ; each 9d. 
New and extra choice sorts per doz. 6s. ; 6 for 3s. fid. 
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. P. 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. 
SHOW AND REGAL PELARGONIUMS. 
