SLL18 BROTHEBS' CATALOGUE. 
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PAEONIES. 
The growing demand for these hardy and showy perennials has led us to increase our stock and also 
to make up an assortment of the best of each color. They should be planted in deep, rich soil, after which 
they require less attention than any other class of flowering 
plants. 
Tetiuifolia* The double form Tenuifolia is interest, 
ing and han<lsome, not only on account of its rich crimson 
flowers, which resemble in color the Gen. Jacqueminot 
Rose, but the fine feathery subdivided foliage makes them 
a handsome ornamental plant, even if they never produced 
a flower; is always scarce. (See cut.) Price 40 <fts. 
Amabilis Grandiflora. White, very large, 
double, fringed petals, fine, very sweet. Price 35 < 5 ts. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Rose pink, very large, 
double, sweet ; one of the best ; very showy. Price 30 < 5 ks. 
Diegans. Outside petals dark pink; large salmon 
center; loose, fine, sweet; an elegant sort. Price 30 ( 5 ls. 
Officinalis Rubra Plena. Rich, deep crimson; 
very early, and one of the brightest of all dark-colored 
varieties. Price 35 < 5 ts. 
Amabilis Speciosa. Rose, fading to pink; large, 
very double, sweet, high-built center, very free flower- 
ing. Price 25, As. 
DAHLIA. 
Gilt Edge. Won firstprize as thebestnew Dahlia. The petals are recurved like a Chrysanthemum; 
color ivory-white, deeply edged with rich golden yellow ; entirely unique and most beautiful. Price 25 As. 
Grand Duke Alexia (new). Without exception, the most unique Dahlia, and the grandest ever 
introduced. Frequently eighteen inches in circumference, most beautiful in form ; none finer; color, ivory- 
white with pink center; the petals, which are tubular in form, being just sutficiently opened at their ex- 
tremity to show a faint shade of blush or peach color, greatly enhancing the whole effect. A most admira- 
ble flower for cutting, as it remains fresh much longer than any Dahlia we know of. The plant is an 
elegant and robust grower, with large, dark foliage. ^ Price 25 As. 
Clifford W. Bruton. This superb new variety is acknowledged by all who have seen it to be the 
finest yellow decorative Cactus pahlia ever produced. It is a very strong, sturdy grower, and an extremely 
profuse bloomer for so large a flower. The flowers are large, five to six inches in diameter, and perfectly 
full to the center. The color is a solid pure yellow of the clearest and richest shade. On this account the 
flowers can be cut at any stage of development, and as they are borne on very long graceful stems, they are 
invaluable for cutting or exhibition purposes. Price 25 As. 
Iridescent. A beautiful Cactus variety with a combination of colors that is difficult to describe, the 
ground color being a clear orange overlaid with red and suffused with pink, giving a soft yet brilliant red 
effect with a blue reflex. The odd and beautiful coloring of this sort has caused the greatest praise every- 
where when exhibited. Very rare. Price 30 As. 
Wm. Agnew. The grandest red Cactus Dahlia ever produced. The flowers are of large size, some- 
times measuring more than seven inches in diameter, and always full to the center; of perfect form and of 
exquisite quality and finish, while the color is the richest shade of intense dazzling red. The petals are 
very long, the outer rows being beautifully twisted ; the plant is a strong, symmetrical grower, and, owing 
to perfect habit, will be especially valuable for every purpose. Price 30 As. 
Nympluea. Hy far the most delicately beautiful Dahlia ever introduced, and is more extensively 
grown for cut flowers than all others combined. The flowers are medium large size, always full to the cen- 
ter, and so clearly resembles the ideal pink Water Idly as to suggest the name. The color is a clear, dis- 
tinct, light shrimp pink, tinted lighter toward the center. The plant is a strong grower, of medium 
height, shrubby growth, and is the most profuse bloomer of any variety, being a mass of bloom from June 
until frost. 20 As. 
Snowclad. Fine white Pompon; strong, vigorous grower, of branching habit, and such a profuse 
bloomer as to suggest the name; of perfect form, and always full to the center. Price 15 As. 
Dahlias in variety. We have many varieties not listed above. We will send postpaid, two varieties in 
distinct colors not named, for 25 As., or 5 for 50 As. 
The recent improvement in this class of plants is causing a great demand for them. No finer ones in 
the trade than the first five on list; these are all of the newer type and every one a prize winner. 
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