. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, plants, vines, fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. Dahlias. 31. DOUBLE DAHLIAS. DAHLIAS. I make a specialty of Dahlia culture, and raise sev- eral thousand plants annually, each year endeavoring to improve the collection if possible by adding a few- new varieties and discarding old ones. The following is a list of some of the best kinds that I have found, and persons who have seen them in bloom pronounce them the best co
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, plants, vines, fruits, Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. Dahlias. 31. DOUBLE DAHLIAS. DAHLIAS. I make a specialty of Dahlia culture, and raise sev- eral thousand plants annually, each year endeavoring to improve the collection if possible by adding a few- new varieties and discarding old ones. The following is a list of some of the best kinds that I have found, and persons who have seen them in bloom pronounce them the best collection of DAHLIAS IN THIS SECTION OF THE COUNTRY. Large roots, 25 cts. each, § per doz.; small roots and cut- tings, 15 cts. each, per doz. Adelaide. Bright yellow. Arrah Na Pog-ue. Maroon-tipped white. Ariel. Pure white. '. Yellow, tipped crimson. Defiance. Lemon, tipped with white. Donald Beaton. Dark velvety maroon. Emily. Delicate lavender-blush; very large. Gen. Legg'ett. Very dark maroon, striped white. Madge Wildfire. Scarlet. Mantes Le Villa. Very fine purple. Moonbeam. Pure white. Mrs. Wm. Piggott. Cream white; very perfect and fine. Mrs. Daniels. Pink and rose. Mrs. Wytham. Yellow; very large. Ovide. Velvetj' royal pui'ple. Variegata. White and purple. Virgo Marie. Pure white. Wm. C. Bryant. Yellow and buff. CACTUS DAHLIAS. A distinct species with longer petals that are not quilled as in the older varieties. The flowers are large, full and beautiful. Cochineal. Rich crimson, toned with a brownish shade. Pirefly. Rich velvety crimson. Henry Patrick. Pure white; very large; said to be the best white dahlia ever i*aised ; jnew. 35 cts. Juarezii. Scarlet. Lady Marsliam. Salmon-scai"let; a new variety of enormous size. 85 cts. Prince Alexander. Crimson, shading to salmon. Zulu. Dark velvety maroon, nearly black. DWARF DAHLIAS. These form dwarf bushy plants from 2 to 4|feet high, and bloom verj^ freely; flowers double and very perfect. Fire King. Daz
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