. Collerette Dahlias Anyone only familiar with the early in- troductions of this type can form no idea of the beautiful artistic blending of soft and rich colors which is found in most of the newer sorts. All have single flowers with an additional row of short petals around the disc, forming a frill or collar, which is usually of a different color from the rest of the flower. Balmoral. Deep aniline-red shaded purple, with long narrow white collar petals. Dainty. Soft rose, deepening to carmine centre, lemon-yellow collar. Diadem. Very large, brilliant carmine-rose, collar white with light carm
. Collerette Dahlias Anyone only familiar with the early in- troductions of this type can form no idea of the beautiful artistic blending of soft and rich colors which is found in most of the newer sorts. All have single flowers with an additional row of short petals around the disc, forming a frill or collar, which is usually of a different color from the rest of the flower. Balmoral. Deep aniline-red shaded purple, with long narrow white collar petals. Dainty. Soft rose, deepening to carmine centre, lemon-yellow collar. Diadem. Very large, brilliant carmine-rose, collar white with light carmine markings. Exposition de Lyon. Bright garnet, yellow collar. Maurice Rivoire. Ox-blood red and white-fringed collar. Mine. Capron. Brilliant reddish-purple, collar striped white. Mine. Gygax. Bright cochineal-red, primrose- yellow collar. Rosette. Giant size, velvety cerise suffused white, white collar. Signorina Rosa Esengrini. Bright lemon-yellow marked with orange-scarlet, collar bright lemon-yellow. Souvenir de Chabanne. Lemon-yellow with coral-red markings, collar lemon-yellow tipped white. Price. Any of the above choice varieties, 25 cts. each. A collection of one each of the 10 sorts for $ Group of Collerette Dahlias Double Pompon Dahlias While the Pompon varieties are not as ex- tensively grown as the other double types they still have many admirers, their dainty little flowers are produced very freely. Amber Queen. Rich, clear amber apricot. Annie Doncaster, Light yellow, base suffused £ with pearly pink. Bobby. Plum color. One of the best. Catherine. Well formed primrose yellow. Darkness. Deep velvety-maroon. Fascination. Pink and lavender blotched white. Indian Chief. Crimson, very free. Kleine Domitea. Orange buff, always in flower. Prince Charming. Cream heavily tipped purple. Snowclad. A fine pure white. Sunbeam. A fine crimson. Ware's Mars. Beautiful deep red of fine form. Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Collection of 1 each of the
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