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ELLIS BB0THEB8' CATALOGUE. 
Marshal Neil. No yellow Rose yel produced equals it. The flowers are of the largest size, highly 
fragrant, and of the richest and deepest golden yellow; the flowers remain in perfection several days. It 
is a vigorous grower. Price 15 dls. 
Mertuosa. A grand Uos6 and one which no one can aflbrd to be without. The flower is cupped, 
finely formed, always in bloom. Soft shade of pink, fragrant, but not a Tea. Price 10 < 5 ts. 
Per/es des Jardins. Flowers very large, full and well formed; color, beautiful straw or rich 
canary; vigorous growth, extra fine. Price 15 dts. 
Duchess de Brabant. One of our most valuable summer and winter blooming varieties, equally 
good for either season, free bloomer; color, light carmine, tinged with violet; buds full and very fragrant. 
Extra for pots or bedding. Price 10 ( 5 ts. 
Papa Gontier. A lovely Tea Rose, which has proved to be all that has been claimed. The blooms 
are large and long, with thick, broad petals of a dark carmine-crimson. The inner petals are a bright rosy 
carmine, and light up well at night. It is delightfully fragrant and combines all the qualities of the Bon 
Silene.” Exceedingly free-flowering, summer and winter. Price 10 < 5 ts. 
Marie Guillot. White, tinged with delicate shade of lemon; large, full and beautifully iinbric.ated 
in form; one of the finest white Teas; the perfection of form in Tea Roses; highly fragrant. This Rose 
is so much better than the “ Bride” that we drop that sort from our list. Price 10 As. 
Couquet de Lyon, the Yellow Hertnosa. No Rose like it for freedom of bloom. The plant 
is a fine grower, and carries numbers of flowers on every shoot. A fine yellow Rose, large, not at all for- 
mal, but very attractive. Called ” Yellow Hermosa” from its free-flowering character. Price 10 As. 
Marion Dingee. This promises to be of extraordinary value. It is a strong, vigorous grower, 
making a handsome, graceful bush, with large, thick, deep green leaves. The flowers are large, beautifully 
cup-shaped, moderately full, and borne in wonderful profusion all through the growing season. The color 
is perhaps its most remarkable feature. It is a deep, brilliant crimson, one of the darkest, if not the very 
darkest and richest colored Tea Rose in existence. Price 15 As. 
DAHLIA. 
Gilt JCdge. Won first prize as the best new Dahlia. 'Phe 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 sufliciently opened at their ex- 
tremity to show a faint shade of bb»sh or j>e,ach 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 Dahlia 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 diificult 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. 'Phe odd and beautiful coloring of this sort has caused the greatest praise every, 
where when exhibited. Very rare. Price 30 As. 
Wni. 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 purjwse. Price 30 As. 
NympheCa. By 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 Lily 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. Price 20 As. 
Vivid. A very showy pompon giving a profusion of perfectly formed flowers of the most intense 
scarlet. 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. 
