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DAHLIAS.
Owing to the introduction of many new varieties of American origin, the Dahlia has taken a wonderful leap in popular favor within the
last year or two, and is again becoming a great favorite everywhere. On many accounts the Dahlia is a very desirable plant to grow;
the flowers are showy and gorgeous. It commences to bloom in July and August, and continues flowering until cut down by frost.
Price, 15 cents each; six for 80 cents; $1.50 per dozen.
Our selection of Dahlias— 3 for 35c; 6 for 60c; 12 for $1.00.
Decorative and Cactus Dahlias. Show and Fancy Dahlias.
The name Show Dahlia generally applies to those varieties producing large,
well-formed flowers, showing only solid colors, but many have shaded tips.
The Fancy Dahlias embrace all the variegated varieties, those that are striped,
mottled and penciled, and are indicated in the list by (F).
Ada Tiffin, light peach, tinged with rose.
Apple Blossom, very pretty; embraces all the colors found in the apple blos-
som, from red, pink, and car-
mine, to pure white (f).
Alec Fielding, creamy ground,
heavily tipped.
Bird of Passage, white, tipped
with pink ; always reliable.
Beauty, snow white, of good
form and texture.
Captain Jack, dark red, shaded
maroon.
Client, rich crimson, very erect
and showy.
Constancy, yellow, deeply
edged v. iih lake.
Country Lad, large, rich, sul-
phur yellow, pink tip, edged
darker; dwarf.
Emily, blush, suffused with rose,
large, free bloomer.
Ethel Vick, soft sea-shell pink,
with quilled petals, and full to
the center
Edith Connor, outer petals rosy
pink, inner petals rich rosy
red (f).
Fire King, bright crimson ;
dwarf.
Fraulein Hettergot, light and
rose ; fine ; dwarf.
Fanny Purchase, bright yel-
low ; fine standard sort.
German Boy, large, yellow, suf-
fused scarlet.
Goldfinder, golden yellow, good
habit ; free bloomer.
Gem of the Dwarfs, red, tipped
white; unsurpassed ; dwarf (f).
John Walker, clear wh'ite, per-
fect flower.
John Sladden, darkest maroon,
almost black.
James Vick, intense purplish
full and symmetrical.
(D) Decorative. (C) Cactus.
The Decorative Dahlia is an intermediate form, having broad flat petals,
and was formerly classed with the Cactus Dahlia. The Cactus Dahlia
embraces the long, narrow-petaled varieties, the petals of which are generally
pointed or twisted. They grow tall, bloom freely, and are splendid for rutting.
Baron Schroeder, imperial purple (d).
Blanche Keith, fine yellow ,with
long twisted petals (c).
Countess of Gosford, cinnamon,
suffused with gold (c).
Clifford W. Bruton, acknowl-
edged by all who have seen it to
be the finest yellow Cactus
Dahlia. Flowers large, five to
six inches in diameter, and full
to the center; solid pure yellow;
the clearest, richest shade ever
seen (d).
Constancy, a very pleasing vari-
ety, of beautiful form ; color, a
rich reddish orange, shaded
bronze, tipped with white f d).
Empress of India, deep crim-
son maroon (n).
Henry Patrick, the very best
pure white decorative Dahlia to
date ; flowers large, borne on
long stems ; an early, profuse
and continuous bloomer (d).
Iridescent, the flowers of this
new variety are of a silken tex-
ture, iridescent or changeable in
color as they sway in the sun-
light ; the ground is orange red,
edged with bluish crimson (d).
King of Cactus, very large, deep
magenta, overlaid rosy crimson
(c).
Kynerith, a clear dazzling red,
of fine form (c).
Lady Montague, deep, rich
crimson (d).
Mrs. Tait, large, white, with
long fringed petals (c).
Miss Arnold, deep pink, shaded
lilac (c).
Mrs. Peart, beautiful white, long
twisted petals (c).
Maid of Kent, a peculiar color,
the petals being white and crimson, shading to deep maroon ; some all white,
others only in part, while still others are almost entirely crimson maroon (d).
Mrs. George Reed, pure white, beautifully edged and flaked rosy lake, the
petals overlap each other and are deeply cleft (i.).
Nymphaea (the Pink Water Lily Dahlia). The plant is a strong, robust
grower, while the flowers, which arc always full to the center, are large size.
The color is a light shrimp pink, tinted lighter toward the center (d).
Oriental, large delicate salmon, strong, vigorous grower; profuse bloomer (d).
Red and Black, deep glowing crimson, heavily margined jet black ; as flower
opens the crimson changes to wine red and the margin to black maroon (d).
St. Catherine, cadmium yellow, free bloomer (d).
Sydney Hailing, deep purplish maroon (d).
William Agnew, the grandest red Dahlia ever produced ; flowers are of larg-
est size, sometimes measuring more than seven inches in diameter, full to the
center; rich shade of intense dazzling red (d).
William Pierce, flowers a deep butter yellow, and of good substance (d).
Xanthia, a noble variety, often measuring six inches across, deep bright crim-
son, suffused maroon ; each petal is either tipped or banded through the
center with royal purple (d).
Zulu, the darkest maroon, almost black ; one of the very best dark Dahlias (d).
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Above illustration shows the-! Decorative
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Show . varieties
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King of the Dwarfs, rich purple maroon ; dwarf; fine bedder.
Lottie Eckford, white, beautifully striped with purple; fine form, (p.)
Lustrous, bright scarlet ; fine flower and free bloomer.
Magician, large, deep yellow, tipped and shaded with scarlet (f).
Miss Bi owning, clear yellow, beautifully tipped with white (f).
Mirefield Beauty, a beautiful shade of red ; one of the best.
Mrs. Langtry, cream color; edged with crimson.
Mt. Blanc, clear white ; free bloomer and fine bedder.
Margaret Bruant, white; good bedder; flowers medium size.
May Oakleigh, deep lilac; a profuse bloomer ; has long stems.
Miss Florence Shearer, clear soft lilac, edged lighter ; fine show variety.
Miss May Lomas, pure white, delicately suffused with soft rosy lavender.
Miss Dodd, large, pure yellow ; fine dwarf ; good habit.
Oriole, golden ground, stripped and tipped with scarlet ; constant bloomer.
Oakfield, purple; beautiful form, and free bloomer.
Princess Bonnie, a fine, large, white, slightly shaded lavender.
Pioneer, very dark maroon ; large and fine ; free bloomer.
Prince Bismarck, deep rich purple ; very large and full ; unsurpassed.
Princess, white; large flower; and a very free bloomer.