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 find 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 
liroved to be of extra merit. 
Amos Perry. The best bright scarlet, long 
twisted petals. 
Comrade. Pawn color at the base, shading 
to pink at the tips of the petals. 
Fritz Severin. Deep crimson-pink, with 
white band at base. 
Hereward. Pure white spotted with crim¬ 
son. Flowers good size. 
Ian the. Yellow, on buff ground, edged 
pale pink. 
J. B. Briant. Golden yellow, tinting to 
creamy yellow at the tip of petals. 
Lord Brassy. Very fine rosy pink. 
Lyric. Flowers large, yellow at the base 
shading to a rich bronze-red. 
Master Carl. Color bright amber, very 
large perfect form. 
Osprey. Yellow, striped with light scarlet. 
Oliver Twist. Bright crimson. The petals 
are peculiarly twisted. 
Pink Pearl. A pleasing shade of rose- 
pink, shading to pearl. 
Princess. Eose-pink, long narrow petals, 
beautifully incurved. 
Pius X. A beautiful large white, petals 
nicely quilled. 
Queen Alexandria. Soft salmon, suffused pink; 
free flowering. 
Richard Dean. Very fine; vermilion-scarlet, 
tipped white. 
The Pilot. Bright terra-cotta shading to 
yellow at the base. 
Zephyr. A distinct shade of rosy pink, me¬ 
dium-sized flower of perfect shape. 
Strong field grown roots of the above 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz. 
SELECT LIST OF CACTUS 
DAHLIAS. 
Containing a very choice collection of the 
leading varieties. 
Clara J. Stredwick. Color salmon-flesh, long 
narrow pointed 23'etals. 
Countess of Lonsdale. Rich salmon-tinted 
apricot. Extremely profuse bloomer. 
Floradora. Wine-crimson, sjDlendid-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. 
Hohenzollem. A combination of gold and 
bronzy orange-red. 
Island Queen. Soft lavender pink. 
J. H. Jackson. The finest velvety maroon. 
Perfect flowers, long narrow petals. 
Kreimhilde. Delicate pink, shading to rose 
pink. Long stiff stems. 
SELECT LIST OF CACTUS DAHLIAS. 
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Mabel Tullock. Color a beautiful soft rosy- 
pink. Highly recommended. 
Mavis. Salmon, with iDure yellow at the base 
of the petals. 
Mrs. D. Cornish. Yellow, with rose-red tips 
and edges. 
Mrs. J. H. Jones. Dee^) crimson, with a 
broad stripe of white in petals. 
Mrs. J. J. Crowe. Clear light canary yellow; 
quilled and curved petals. 
Sindolt. White, suffused and shaded soft 
pink. 
Standard Bearer. A medium-sized flower of 
brightest scarlet. 
Uncle Tom. The best black Cactus. Color 
jet black passing to maroon. 
Winsome. The finest white. Verj^ large flow¬ 
ers and long stems. 
Strong field grown roots of the above 
15 cts each $1.50 per doz. 
GIANT FLOWERING DAHLIAS. 
These are the largest and most perfect double¬ 
flowering Dahlias. 
Cuban Giant. An immense ball of bright 
maroon. 
Gettysburg. A bright rich scarlet. 
Gigantea. Creamy white. Very large. 
Mad. van Den Dael. Color shell pink, with 
deeper markings. 
Mrs. Roosevelt. A delicate shade of soft pink. 
Pendent. A^ery large; bright crimson maroon. 
Profuse bloomer. 
Souv. de Gustave Doozan. A beautiful red; 
flowers from 6 to 8 inches across. 
Yellow Duke. The largest yellow. 
Strong roots. 20c. each; $2.00 doz. 
