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Show Dahlias—General Collection. 
The following varieties are without a question the very choicest of 
this section. Many more varieties are in cultivation, but we think it 
better to keep only the best in each section. Such a course must prove 
more satisfactory to buyers, seeing that it affords them the opportunity 
of selecting freely without the slightest fear of disappointment. Price, 
20 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
Burgundy. Deep puce, suffused with pale purplish maroon, of good size and 
form. 
Countess of Lonsdale. Rosy lilac. Well formed. 
Flag of Truce. White, tipped with lilac. Extra. 
George Rawlings. Very dark maroon ; a full-sized flower, cupped and 
symmetrical. 
Henry Walton. Yellow ground, edged vermilion ; very distinct and strong. 
Joseph B. Service. A fine yellow. 
Julia Wyatt. Creamy white; large and fine. 
John Wyatt. Very deep scarlet ; of good form and substance. 
Lady Herbert. Light orange, deeply edged with crimson. 
Mrs. Dodds. Blush, outer petals lilac ; constant and good. 
Mrs. G. R. Jefford. A deep yellow ; one of the best. 
Miss Ruth. Yellow; petals edged with pure white; a grand flower. 
Mr. Dix. Deep red ; fine form. 
Forget-me-not. Purple, tipped with crimson. Extra. 
Roustagand. Bright golden yellow ; free and remarkably floriferous. 
Mrs. Harris. White ground, edged with pale lilac ; one of the best. 
Miss Constance. Blush white, tipped and blotched with scarlet ; a splendid 
flower. 
SINGLE DAHLIA, DR. MOFFAT. 
Dwarf Dahlias. 
This is a group to which we desire to call special attention. They are all of dwarf, bushy habit, and consequently 
most useful for bedding, and for the purpose of supplying cut flowers. Price, 25 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 
Cameliaflora. Plants very uniform in height, growing about 
two feet; flowers pure snow white, exceedingly free, and fine for 
cutting. 
George Thompson. A very attractive variety ; of good habit, 
and producing most freely beautiful bright yellow flowers. 
Pearl. A very charming variety for bedding and for cutting; 
of neat, upright growth, and producing enormous quantities of 
flowers, which are of good form and the purest whiteness. 
King of Dwarfs. Is a very showy sort, neat in habit, and pro¬ 
ducing quantities of showy purple flowers. 
Rising Sun. A real gem ; of specially neat and close growth, 
seldom exceeding eighteen inches in height, and having an abun¬ 
dance of intensely bright scarlet flowers. 
White Bedder. A very fine and useful bedding sort; good 
habit, and quantities of white flowers. 
Pompone, or Bouquet Dahlias. 
Price, 20 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
Darkness. Deep rich maroon ; the best of its class. 
E. F. Jungker. Amber; small, compact flower; useful for 
cutting. 
Fashion. Pale orange ; remarkably free flowering. 
Golden Gem. Bright yellow ; small and free ; pretty for cutting. 
Guiding Star. Certainly one of the best of the Pompones for 
cutting purposes. It has a good habit, flowers freely, and produces 
pure white, beautifully-shaped flowers. 
Little Wonder. One of the best varieties of this section; 
abundance of bright scarlet flowers ; a fine bedding variety. 
Little Arthur. Bright orange scarlet; a splendid sort. 
Isabel. Beautiful, well-formed, dazzling orange-scarlet flowers. 
Nemesis. Maroon ; sometimes tipped with white ; very pretty. 
Pure Love. A very pretty variety ; producing soft lilac flowers. 
Infancy. Pure white ; a vigorous grower. 
Cactus, or Decorative Dahlias. 
Price, 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Cochineal. This is a beautiful variety which may very correctly 
be described as an intermediate form between a true Cactus Dahlia 
and an ordinary show variety. The petals are somewhat pointed ; 
in color it is the richest crimson, toned with a brownish shade. 
Fire King. (Glare of the Garden.) Produces myriads of 
flowers of a dazzling scarlet color. Altogether this is a variety of 
the greatest merit, both for general border decoration and for 
cutting. 
Mr. A. W. Tait. Distinct from all the other varieties compris¬ 
ing this group. It produces an abundance of pure white, perfectly- 
doublc flowers which have the tips of their petals singularly and 
effectively cleft, imparting to the flower a quaint appearance. 
Mrs. Hawkins. This variety is in form something between a 
Cactus and Show Dahlia, and is possessed of a free, yet close, neat 
habit. The color of the flower is a most lovely rich sulphur, beau¬ 
tifully shading off toward the tips of the petals to a lighter shade. 
William Pearce. A veritable Cactus flower; color deep rich 
yellow. One of the best of this section. 
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