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DAHLIA. 
POMPON DAHLIA FLOWBK. 
SHOW DAHLIA FLOWER 
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, i 
If many shoots start, thin them out. After flowering, ! 
and before hard frosts, take up the plants, remove the j 
tops, dry the bulbs a little, and put in the cellar until , 
spring, when they can be divided and replanted. Look I 
at them occasionally to see that they are not shriveling j 
from loo dry an atmosphere, nor starting the eye 
early in consequence of too much moisture and warmth. | 
The Dahlia is divided into four pretty distinct j 
classes, — the ordinary or Show Dahlia ; the Dwarf or j 
Bedding Dahlia , making a thick, compact bush only j 
eighteen inches in height, but with flowers of full size; | 
the Pompon or Bouquet , with small, very perfect flow- j 
ers, and the Single Dahlia , which is now becoming very ' 
popular, and is especially desirable for cutting. Our 
engravings show the classes. 
As the Dahlia is a Fall flower, there is no need of 
planting before about the middle of May, or even later. 
Tubers can be forwarded as soon as danger from frost is 
passed—about first of April. Price, except in the se¬ 
lect list of scarce sorts, 25 cents each, and $2.50 per 
dozen. If the selection is left to us, we will sell bulbs 
at $2.00 per dozen, and we think we can make a selec¬ 
tion that will delight any lover of this beautiful flower. 
Our stock forms the largest and finest collection in the 
world. Not one-half of them have we described, partly 
from lack of space, but mainly because we have but a 
few of each kind, and we have only named below those 
of which we have a pretty large stock. 
GENERAL COLLECTION. 
Dahlia Ada Tiffin, light peach, tinged with rose. 
Adelaide, clear yellow, high center. 
Admiration, yellow ground, edged and mottled with 
lake. 
Alexander Cramond, crimson and maroon; very 
effective. 
Amazon, yellow, with scarlet edge. 
Anna Warner, creamy ground, shaded to flesh color. 
Arthur, deep lilac, full size. 
Beauty, yellow, suffused with rose, and sometimes j 
tipped white. 
Benjamin Crossland, rich dark purple. 
Dahlia Bird of Passage, white, tipped with pink. 
Bizarre, light ground, heavily striped and flaked with 
purple. 
British Triumph, rich crimson. 
Cardinal, very rich scarlet; fine form and habit. 
Champion Rollo, large, dark orange, shaded edges. 
Charles Lidgard, deep yellow, edged with red. 
Charles Turner, yellow, edged with crimson. 
Chorister, fawn color, striped crimson and rose. 
Chris Ridley, bright glowing crimson. 
Constancy, yellow ground, deeply edged with lake. 
Crown Prince, fine buff; free bloomer. 
Dayspring, new variety of buff, very fine shape. 
Delight, creamy white, slightly edged with purple. 
Dragon, yellow, tipped with crimson. 
Due de Brabant, fine new lilac. 
Duchess of Wellington, white, tipped with pur¬ 
plish crimson. 
Duke of Connaught, dark crimson, shaded purple. 
Duke of Edinburgh, deep yellow. 
Earl of Radnor, rich plum color; large and fine. 
Emily, blush, suffused with rose; large, free bloomer. 
Emily Edwards, blush white, slightly tinted. 
Empress Maud, white, edged with purple; good 
form. 
Ethel Newcombe light, yellow tinted, high center. 
Fancy Boy, light s :arlet. 
Fanny Purchase, bright yellow; very fine standard 
variety. 
Firefly, deep scarlet. 
Flambeau, bright orange-scarlet. 
Flamingo, vermilion scarlet; very fine flower. 
George Rawlings, very dark maroon; full size. 
Glory of Summer, rich, glowing salmon-scarlet. 
Golden Gate, yellow, tipped with red ; fine. 
Hebe, pale, rosy lilac ; good petal and outline. 
Hercules, yellow, striped and speckled with crimson. 
High Sheriff, very dark, nearly black. 
Hugh Austin, orange-scarlet, striped with dark red. 
H. W. Ward, yellow ground, heavily edged deep 
crimson. 
James Cocker, fine purple. 
James O’Brien, yellow, with crimson and red stripes. 
James Stephens, bright orange-scarlet ; new color ; 
very fin a 
James Wilder, maroon; good form, and constant. 
James Vick, purplish maroon ; color intense ; full 
and symmetrical. 
