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FARR’S SELECTED LIST OF FREE-BLOOMING CACTUS DAHLIAS, continued 
KRIEMHILDE. One of the most popular. 
Outer petals beautiful pink, gradually shading to a 
pure white center; beautifully formed flower. 
LIBELLULE. Sulphur-yellow, shaded with 
capucine-red; especially free-flowering and of splen¬ 
did form. 
MARATHON. A very distinct shade of rich, 
brilliant purple. 
MARY SERVICE. Apricot, shaded orange, 
tipped purplish rose. 
MAUVE QUEEN. Long, tubular, incurved pet¬ 
als; clear mauve, shading lighter toward the center. 
MME. HENRI CAYEUX. A very beautiful 
variety of a soft, bright rose-color, shading to white 
at the tips. 
MME. MARIE DOUCET. A fine mauve-pink, 
passing to a white center; large flowers on long stems, 
very freely produced. 
MRS. C. G. WYATT. A white variety of the 
most perfect form, and especially noted for its 
freedom of bloom. 
MRS. CLINTON. Deep amber, shading to rosy 
scarlet; a beautiful combination of colors. 
MRS. HENRY R. WIRTH. Intense, glowing, 
fiery scarlet; a variety which produces^ its perfect 
blooms in the greatest abundance, being a good 
companion to Countess of Lonsdale, which, until 
the introduction of this variety, stood first in this 
respect. 35 cts. 
MRS. SCRASE DICKENS. Deep golden yellow; 
immense size. 
PARSIFAL. Splendid creamy white; early- 
flowering; very free. 
PIUS X. A beautiful large, white flower, with 
sulphur tint; quilled petals; very double. 
PROGENITOR. Brilliant carmine; petals fringed 
on the end. 
RANJII. Intense, velvety, black maroon; very 
narrow, sharp-pointed petals intermingled in the 
center with green bracts; distinct and beautiful. 
RENE CAYEUX. Rich geranium-red; very 
early-flowering. 
RHEINKONIG. Very large, pure snow-white 
flowers of splendid form and great substance, very 
freely produced on long, stiff stems, held well above 
the foliage. Invaluable for cut-flowers and for 
garden decoration. 
SEQUOIA. Long, tubular petals cleft at the 
tips; large flower; saffron-yellow, suffused red. 
STANDARD BEARER. Rich fiery scarlet; of 
perfect form. 
SWEETBRIER. A very beautiful variety, with 
flowers of an exquisite shade of pink, freely pro¬ 
duced on good, stiff stems. 
THOS. OBELIN. Finely formed, incurved 
flowers of fiery red, produced in great profusion. 
THOS. PARKIN. Flowers of large size, with 
long, curling, incurved petals; light terra-cotta. 
Dwarf habit; erect and free-flowering. 
UNCLE TOM. Velvety black, shading to dark 
maroon. The best black. 
W. HOPKINS. Very large flowers, with long, 
twisted petals of a rich ox-blood-red. 
WOLFGANG VON GOETHE. Rich apricot, 
with carmine shadings; very large, finely formed 
flowers. 35 cts. 
YELLOWHAMMER. A beautiful variety, with 
very large flowers of long, tubular, incurved petals; 
bright primrose-yellow; very freely produced on 
long, stiff stems. 50 cts. 
Decorative Dahlias 
Decorative Dahlias are intermediates between the Show and Cactus types, having wider petals, mostly 
flat reflexed. A few of the varieties, like Mrs. Roosevelt, have the edges of the petals somewhat incurved. 
There are many very beautiful varieties among them. Most of the flowers are unusually large and are 
borne on long, stiff stems, making them especially adapted for cut-flowers. 
Unless otherwise noted, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per 
AUGUSTE NONIN. Fiery red; very large flow¬ 
ers, with long, stiff stems. 
BRONZE BEAUTY. Bright coppery orange. 
DELICE. Beautiful, soft, glowing rose-pink. 
Retains its freshness an unusually long time when 
cut. One of the most valuable new varieties. 
FREIBEUTER. An intensely brilliant cardinal- 
red; extremely early and a continuous bloomer. 35c. 
JACK ROSE. Brilliant crimson-red, similar to 
the popular “Jack” rose. Fine habit, very free 
bloomer, and one of the finest cut-flower varieties. 
20 cts. 
KUROKI. Lovely clear salmon; exceedingly 
free-blooming, on long stems. 
doz., $18 per 100. 1 each of 25 varieties, $5.85 
MME. A. LUMIERE. Ground-color white, 
suffused toward the ends of the petals with red, the 
tips pointed with bright violet-red. 
MME. VAN DEN DAEL. A monstrous-flowering 
variety, of a soft shell-pink, shading to creamy 
white. A very beautiful variety. 
MONT BLANC. An early, free-blooming, creamy 
white variety, on long, stiff stems. A splendid 
variety for cut-flowers. 
MRS. FURBUSH. Veiy dark, rich purplish 
garnet, with maroon shadings; stiff, wiry stems. 
A free and continuous bloomer. 
MRS. J. GARDNER CASSATT. A very large- 
flowered variety, of a pleasing shade of mauve-pink. 
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