. New Cactus Dahlia, Mauve Queen. New Cactus Dahlia. Armentine Desleins. Harmony. A splendid novelty, with full but gracefully formed flowers of a salmony-red color, with lighter tips and chamois- yellow centre. Mauve Queen. A distinct and beautiful variety, formed of long, tubular, incurved petals of a pleasing shade of clear mauve, shading lighter towards the centre. Mrs. Emberson. A distinct fancy variety, with immense blooms made up of incurved, long, twisted petals of a light lemon color, splashed and speckled with rosy-pink. firs. T. J. Woodall. Pure primrose, passing to carmine-pink at


. New Cactus Dahlia, Mauve Queen. New Cactus Dahlia. Armentine Desleins. Harmony. A splendid novelty, with full but gracefully formed flowers of a salmony-red color, with lighter tips and chamois- yellow centre. Mauve Queen. A distinct and beautiful variety, formed of long, tubular, incurved petals of a pleasing shade of clear mauve, shading lighter towards the centre. Mrs. Emberson. A distinct fancy variety, with immense blooms made up of incurved, long, twisted petals of a light lemon color, splashed and speckled with rosy-pink. firs. T. J. Woodall. Pure primrose, passing to carmine-pink at the points of the petals. These are long and narrow, gracefully curved, and the charming combination of colors forms a flower of great beauty. Queenie. A perfectly formed flower, with long, narrow petals of a delicate rosy-salmon, the reverse of the petals a deep salmon, forming a rich color combination. Rev. Arthur T. Bridge. The colorings in this variety are extremely handsome, being a bright, clear yellow, heavily tipped and suffused with bright, yet deep, rose- pink; good, erect habit; produces grand flowers. Rosa Starr. A large, perfect flower of long, tubular, in- curving petals, color a light crimson-carmine. Ruby Grinsted. A most delicately colored variety. The centre is a soft, tinted yellow, which is gradually suffused until it becomes a rich shade of rosy-fawn. Snowstorm. A large, bold, white flower, of fine form, moderately incurved; the plants are sturdy but dwarf, and commence flowering very early in the season, and produce large flowers with the utmost prodigality. T. G. Baker. Very large, fine yellow flowers on stiff, wiry stems, of dwarf, vigorous habit and very free. Tressie. A brilliant, rich flower, of deep scarlet, without shadings, of perfect cactus form. One of the finest of the high-colored sorts. Triumphator. A large flower of splendid form, borne on stout, stiff stems, of a most delicate yellow color shading to cream color; splendid as a cut flower. An


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