E. Sheppard & Sons’ Catalogue of Plants. 
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BEDDING DAHLIAS. 
Flag of Truce. White, flaked lilac. 
Mt. Blanc. White, free-flowering. 
Queen Victoria. Fine yellow. 
Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
DAHLIA JAUREZII. 
A most valuable and useful decorative plant for the late summer and autumn 
months. Its blossoms are of a rich crimson, and very much resemble, in shape and 
color, the well-known cactus, “ Cercus Speciosimus.” Height about three feet, 
very bushy; flowers of very striking appearance, quite unlike those of any ordinary 
double dahlia, the florets being flat and not cupped. Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per doz. 
SINGLE DAHLIAS. 
Amber. Amber, tinged purple ; free. 
Auranciaca. Orange-scarlet. 
Canary. Bright canary-yellow, extra fine. 
Coccinea Buffalo. Pale dun or fawn-color, flushed with orange-red. 
Cato. Clear orange-scarlet. The florets are yellow at the base. 
Comet. Deep reddish scarlet, veined and suffused with orange and gold flowers ; 
medium size, fine shape and form. 
