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Dahlias 
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SPLENDID NEW CACTUS 
NOVELTIES OF 
VARIETIES. 
1921. 
Sturdy young plants ready in May from 3 inch pots. If \sent in 
leatherboard pots, carriage paid, 3/- per dozen extra. 
F.C.C. denotes First-Class Certificate from the National Dahlia 
Society. A.M., Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Emperor, one of the finest ever offered ; colour, rich purple crimson ; 
very long and strong flower stems. F.C.C. and A.M. 2/6. 
Independent, soft salmon pink, lightly tipped yellow, with lemon-yellow 
base; good stems; F.C.C. and A.M. 2/6. 
Magnet, clear yellow, deepening to reddish salmon, of regular incurved 
form; F.C.C. and A.M. 2/6. 
Miss Honey, brilliant scarlet; in every way a typical garden cactus ; 
very free and with strong, erect stems; F.C.C. and A.M. 2/6. 
Pearl, clear cerise, shading to yellow at tips of florets ; a lovely colour ; 
very free and with good stems. 2/6. 
Peerless, clear deep yellow; a flower of great size on strong, erect 
stems; very fine. F.C.C. and A.M. 2/6. 
Phoenix, red, overlaying yellow, edged and veined deeper colour ; very 
dwarf habit. 2 /-. 
Redwing, light orange with yellow base, and with a decided reddish 
tinge at tips ; straight, narrow petals ; free and with good stems. 
F.C.C. and A.M. 2 
Rival, crimson scarlet throughout; a very deep and full flower, suitable 
for any purpose; long stems. F.C.C. and A.M. 2/6. 
Satisfaction, yellow, faintly tinged and veined lilac; the largest in 
diameter of the new varieties ; very free and wfith good stems. 
F.C.C. and A.M., Award Silver Medal as a second best Cactus 
Dahlia of 1920. 2/6. 
Silverhifi Park, a grand white of beautifully incurved form and of great 
size ; good stems. Awarded Gold Medal as the best new Cactus 
Dahlia of 1920. 3/-. 
Superb, deep velvety crimson, of large size ; most suitable for showing 
on boards. 2 /6. 
All the above varieties are from the famous raisers, Messrs. Stredwick 
& Son. Owing to a new rule of the National Dahlia Society, the 
awards indicated were provisional, subject to a trial at Wesley 
Gardens. 
