W. E. MAESHALL & CO. DAHLIAS. 
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DAHLIAS 
The renewed popularity of the Dahlia in recent years has brought out many new sorts, 
and any one wishing to get the cream will fir d most of them in our collection, which can be 
recommended either for growing in competition, market purposes, or private collections, and 
embrace all classifications. 
SUPERB NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS 
The following are all new varieties, and 
comprise the cream of the novelties, 
which have been grown here and 
proved to be of extra merit. 
Amos Perry. The best bright scarlet, long 
twisted petals. 
Berlichingen. Deep crimson carmine, 
shading to bright carmine at the tips. 
Burbank. Very rich brilliant red. 
Country Girl. Golden yellow suffused with 
salmon rose. 
Dainty. Lemon yello.w, shading to rose 
pink. Pine for cutting. 
Goliath. Very large yellow, suffused with 
reddish salmon. 
Hagen. A rich purplish-brown with deep 
red markings. 
Harbor Light. Orange red overlaid with 
flame, twised incurved petals. 
H. F. Eobertson. Pure yellow. 
Ivanhoe. Long narrow petals of a bright 
straw color; dwarf. 
J. B. Briant. Golden yellow, tinting to creamy 
yellow at the tip of petals. 
Keyne’s White. A fine pure white. 
Lyric.. Flowers large, yellow at the base 
shading to a rich bronze-red. 
Mary Farnsworth. Pure yellow, heavily tip¬ 
ped pure white. 
Master Carl. Color bright amber, very large 
perfect form. 
Mrs. James Mace. Light shade of pink, 
shading to white at the base of petals. 
Northern Star. Intense crimson scarlet. 
Pickwick. Coral changing to deep rose. 
Princess. Eose-pink, long narrow petals beau¬ 
tifully incurved. 
Queen Alexandria. Soft salmon, suffused 
pink; free flowering. 
Eev. A. T. Bridge. Bright clear yellow, tipped 
and suffused with rose pink. 
Eosine. A pleasing shade of rose. 
Siegfried. Cream white with twisted in¬ 
curved petals. 
Vesuve. A rich geranium lake. 
Strong field grown roots of the above 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 
NOVELTIES IN DAHLIAS. 
A complete list of the best new varieties 
with descriptions is given on page 8 of this 
Catalogue. 
Cactus Dahlia. 
SELECT CACTUS DAHLIAS. 
Containing a very choice collection of the 
leading varieties. 
Atlanta. Large bright red. 
Bridesmaid. Pale crimson, shading to white. 
Countess of Lonsdale. Eich salmon-tinted 
apricot. Extremely profuse bloomer. 
Floradora. Wine-crimson, splendid-shaped 
flowers on long, wiry stems. 
Galliard. Deep red, with fine petals, and a 
tendency to curve inward; very free. 
General Buller. Deep rich velvety maroon, 
tipped white. 
Hohenzollern. A combination of gold and 
bronzy orange red. 
Kreimhilde. Delicate pink, shading to rose 
pink. Long stiff stems. 
Mavis. Salmon, with pure yellow at the base 
of the petals. 
Mrs. J. H. Jones. Deep crimson, with a 
broad stripe of white in petals. 
Mrs. J. J. Crowe. Clear light canary yellow; 
quilled and curved petals. 
Spotless Queen. Pure white. 
Standard Bearer. A medium-size flower of 
brightest scarlet. 
Titania. Very large deep maroon. 
Uncle Tom. The best black Cactus. Color 
jet black passing to maroon. 
Victor von Scheffel. Delicate pink. 
Volker. Clear yellow. 
Winsome. The finest white. Very large flow¬ 
ers and long stems. 
Strong field grown roots of the above 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
