JAMES VICK, ROCHESTER , N. V 
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DAHLIAS. 
SHOW DAHLIA PLANT. 
DAHLIA FLOWER. 
DAHLIA HOOT. 
The Dahlia is the grandest Autumn Flower we 
have. Nothing is its equal in any respect in September 
and October. It is in its glory when everything else is 
faded or fading, and surrenders only to the Frost King 
Put Dahlia tubers in the ground when the season 
becomes warm, covering the neck some three inches. 
If many shoots start, thin them out. After flowering, 
and before hard 
frosts, take up the 
plants, remove the 
tops, dry the bulbs a 
little, and put in the 
cellar until spring, 
when they can be 
divided and re¬ 
planted. Look at 
them occasionally to 
sec that they arc not 
shriveling from too 
dry an atmosphere, 
nor starting the eye 
early in consequence of too much moisture and warmth. 
The Dahlia is divided into three pretty distinct 
classes, — the ordinary or Show Dahlia ; the Dwarf or 
Bedding Dahlia, making a thick, compact bush only 
eighteen inches in height, but with flowers of full size ; 
and the Pompon or Bouquet, with small, very perfect 
flowers, only from one to two inches in diameter, while 
the plant is of nearly the common size. As the Dahlia 
is a Fall flower, there is no need of planting before 
the middle of May, or even later. Our engravings 
show the character of these three classes. 
Tubers can be sent as soon as danger from frost is 
passed — about first of April. Price, except in the se 
lcct list of scarce sorts, 25 cents each, and $2.=o per 
dozen. If the selection is left to us, we will sell bulbs 
at $2.00 per dozen. To those who wish to make a large 
collection, or plant extensive beds, wo will sell at £18.00 
per hundred, our selection. We have very many 
excellent varieties not in the list below, from lack of 
space, and because we have only a few of each, so that 
where customers arc not particular as to name we can 
make them a choice selection. 
GENERAL COLLECTION. 
Ada Tiffin, light peach, tinged with rose. 
Alexander Cramond, crimson and maroon. 
Amazon, yellow, with scarlet edge. 
Arthur, deep lilac, full size. 
Benjamin Crossland, rich dark purple. 
Bird of Passage, white, tipped with pink. 
Bizarre, l.ght, heavily striped and flaked purple. 
British Triumph, rich crimson. 
Charles Lidgard, deep yellow, edged with red. 
Charles Turner, yellow, edged with crimson. 
Chris Ridley, bright glowing crimson. 
Cockatoo, yellow, with intense scarlet tips. 
Constancy, yellow ground, deeply edged with lake. 
Dauntless, deep orange, shaded buff. 
Drake Lewis, rich bright scarlet. 
Due de Brabant, fine new lilac. 
Duke of Edinburgh, deep yellow. 
Earl of Radnor, rich plum, large and fine. 
Emily, blush, suffused with rose, large, free bloomer. 
Empress Maud, white, edged with purple, good form. 
Ethel Ncwcombe, light, yellow tinted, high center. 
Fancy Boy, light scarlet. 
Fanny Purchase, bright yellow ; standard variety. 
Firefly, deep scarlet. 
Flamingo, vermilion scarlet, very fine flower. 
George Goodhall, large, scarlet. 
Glory of Summer, rich, glowing salmon scarlet. 
Hercules, yellow ground, striped and speckled with 
crimson. 
High Sheriff, very dark, nearly black. 
James Cocker, fine purple. 
James Vick, rich violet purple, very profuse bloomer. 
James Wilder, maroon. 
J. Neville Keynes, large, shaded yellow. 
John Cocker, very dark maroon. 
John Lamont, maroon, striped black; new. 
John Sealey, lilac, striped crimson. 
John Standish, bright red; full, perfect flower. 
John Wm. Lord, copper red. 
John Wyatt, crimson scarlet. 
Lady Allington, dark scarlet, tipped white. 
Lady Paxton, red, tipped with white. 
Lucy Fawcett, straw, striped and spotted crimson. 
Madame Zahler, yellow, tipped with rose; large. 
Maid of Athens, maroon, tipped red and white. 
Maria Gerring, white, striped deep purple. 
Michael Saunders, rich rosy purple. 
Mirefield Beauty, fine red ; always perfect. 
Monsieur Chauviere, lilac ground, striped and spot¬ 
ted crimson. 
