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Summer-Flowering Rulbs 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS — Continued 
TWELVE BEST SINGLE DAHLIAS 
20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
TWELVE BEST SHOW 
DAHLIAS 
20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
A. D. Livoni. Beautiful soft pink, 
with quilled p: Is and full to the 
center; an early and profuse bloomer. 
Arabella. Pale primrose, tipped 
and shaded old rose and lavender. 
One of the loveliest of this section. 
Density. The petals are so densely arranged that they will last, 
when cut, longer than any other Dahlia. The color is a deep pink. 
Emily. One of the best; varies from rosy lavender to white, suffused 
lavender. A large, beautiful and striking flower. 
Maid of Orleans. White, suffused purple, edged bright purple. 
Mrs. Dexter. Very large; a rich shade of salmon ; best of its color. 
Model of Perfection. Fine rosy lavender ; an extrerhely profuse 
bloomer; flowers long-stemmed. t - 
Nero. Dark crimson-maroon. 
Psyche. Tale primrose, shaded rcse; a dwarf-branching plant and 
one of the most profuse bloomers. An ideal bedder. 
President. White, edged lavender-pink ; fine. 
Queen of Yellows. A beautiful clear yellow. 
White Swan. Pure white, on long stems ; strong, vigorous grower. 
Buttercup. The nearest approach 
to a clear yellow; 3 foot. 
Duke of Marlborough. The 
finest of the very deep crimsons; fine 
individual blooms on large trusses, 
and exceptionally free-flowering and 
attractive; foliage green; 4 feet. 
Florence Vaughan. Bright, 
rich golden-yellow, spotted with red, 
of large size and perfect form ; foliage 
green; 4 feet. 
J. D. Elsele. Bright vermilion-scarlet overlaid with orange; largo, 
heavy trusses raised well above the green foliage ; 3% feet. 
Jean Tissot. Intense brilliant vermilion with orange shadings ; one 
of the very best and brightest; 5 feet. 
Mile. Berat. The nearest approach to a pink in a flrst-class 
bedder; foliage green; 4 feet. 
President Meyer. A pleasing cherry-carmine, both individual 
flowers and truss of immense size ; massive bronze foliage ; 4% feet. 
Mme. Crozy. The popular bright scarlet with golden edge * foliage 
green; 4 feet. 
Souvenir d’ Antoine Crozy. Intense crimson-scar .et, with 
broad golden-yellow border; foliage green ; 3 feet. 
Canna 
Nyinphsea. The flowers are of medium to large size, always full to 
the center, resembling the ideal pink water-lily. The color is a clear, 
distinct, light shrimp-pink, tinted lighter toward the center. 
Oban. Very large; rosy lavender, suffused and overlaid silvery fawn. 
Red and Rlack. Deep, glowing crimson, heavily margined jet 
black ; as the flowers fully open, the crimson changes to deep wine-red 
and the margin to black-maroon ; the flowers are of beautiful form. 
Rayon d'Or. Rich orange, striped white; sometimes one solid 
color; very striking. 
Sundew. Bright orange-salmon. 
William Agnew. Finest red ever introduced. Of intense, 
glistening scarlet-crimson, immense size, perfect form and always a 
mass of color. 
Zulu. Rightly named the “Black Dahlia.” Jet black, changing to 
black-maroon as the flowers fully 
expand. Of fine form and full to the 
center. 
TWELVE BEST DAHLIAS 
FANCY VARIETIES 
To those not particular about named 
varieties, these give grand satisfac¬ 
tion. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Buffalo Bill. Rich golden orange, 
striped crimson. 
Frank Goodman. Rich, deep 
purple, tipped with white. 
Frank Smith. The finest fancy 
Dahlia grown; intense purplish 
maroon, almost black, tipped rosy 
white. 
Keystone. Pink, striped crimson; 
large*; fine. 
Lucy Fawcett. Light yellow, 
striped rosy magenta. 
Miss Browning. Of exquisite 
form ; pure yellow, tipped pure white. 
Mrs. Stancombe. Straw,suffused 
amber, striped red; mottled and 
tipped pinkish white. 
Penelope. "White, flaked lavender; 
most beautiful and chaste; of perfect 
form, always full to the center. 
Prince Alexander. Pink,striped 
and penciled dark red. 
S. Sickman. Dark maroon, with 
fringed petals, tipped white. 
Stripe d B a n n e r. Crimson- 
scarlet, tipped white. 
Thos. West.cott. Small; profuse 
blooming; red, tipped white. 
Large-Flowering Dwarf 
French 
CANNAS 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 
100. Set of 12 Best Cannas, $1.75. 
These are at the present time the 
most popular plants which one can 
use, and, in combination with Salvia 
especially, make an elegant, all¬ 
summer flowering display. In our 
named sorts we havo included all the 
best and newest varieties, and our 
mixture also contains a most liberal 
proportion of these sorts. 
Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall 
brilliant crimson ; foliage green ; 6 to 
7 feet. 
Alsace. Pale sulphur, changing 
to creamy white; planted in con¬ 
junction with the high-colored sorts 
it makes a flue contrast; foliage 
green; 4% feet. 
Beaute Poltevlne. Brilliant 
crimson with scarlet shadings; a 
grand dwarf variety, never exceeding 
3 feet; foliage green. 
Roots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 12 varieties for $1.50. 
Ami Barrilet. Pure garnet; very rich ; free-flowering. 
Anemone. Pure white; early and free. 
Annie Hughes. Carmine lake, with yellow disc. 
Fashion. Crimson-maroon, darker shadings. 
Gold Standard. Pure deep yellow; very large. 
Juno. White, tipped bright rose; yellow disc. 
Lawrence Kramer. Brilliant rose-pink of a pleasing shade. 
Mrs. Bowman. Solferino; a fine large flower. 
Novelty. Deep pink, spotted, penciled and striped with maroon. 
Polly Eccles. Satin-fawn with red disc. 
Sunset. Yellow, old-gold and salmon, beautifully blended. 
\V ildfire. The purest, richest scarlet. 
DOUBLE DAHLIAS IN 
SUPERB MIXTURE 
