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DAHLIA NOVELTIES and VARIETIES of SPECIAL MERIT— Continued 



Nichu (Hybrid Cactus). Flowers of immense size of very in- 

 curved shape on good stems, producing an abundance of 



beautiful light yellow flowers with good centres to the end of 



the season. Plants $5.00 each. 

 Oberon {Decorative). An immense well-built flower and of 



distinct color. A deep old-rose with just the faintest touch 



of violet. A splendid free-flowering variety on excellent 



stems. Plants, $2.50 each. 

 Olivia [Decorative). The medium-sized flowers of perfect 



form; produced very freely on good stiff stems are of an 



attractive violet-mauve; usuaUy tipped with a small dash of 



white. Plants, $2.50 each. 

 Paradise (Hybrid Cactus). Of the well known George 



Walters type in formation but entirely distinct in color; 



creamy old-rose suffused with gold in such a manner as to 



give it a striking brown tone; extremely free with perfect 



stems. Plants, $3.00 each. 

 Pearl Ruggles (Peony). There is nothing more attractive 



in Peonies than this very large peculiarly-formed light and 



graceful flower with its much curled and twisted petals 



and its exquisite cerise-pink color with soft pink and 



white shadings. Plants, $1.00 each. 

 Rayonanthe (Decorative). A pretty, loosely arranged large 



flower that always has a good centre to the end of the season 



of a good sulphur yellow, a desirable, distinct variety. Plants, 



$2.00 each. 

 Santa Rosa (Decorative). Beautiful distinct old rose of very 



good form on good stems; an exceptionally good cut flower 



with fine keeping qualities. Plants, $2.00 each. 

 Sinbad (Hybrid Cactus). Color a bright maroon with the reverse 



of the petals a lighter shade, and as they twist and turn the 



effect is a blossom tipped with mauve. The form is incurved 



long wiry but stiff stems, extremely free. Plants, $2.50 each. 

 Siskiyou (Hybrid Cactus). Mr. Broomall the veteran Dahlia 



grower of California says that Siskiyou produced the largest 



flowers he has ever grown. It was awarded first prize at the 



1924 Los Angeles show for the largest bloom and many other 



prizes throughout the country. Color a distinct pink tinted 



mauve. Plants, $2.50 each. 

 Skagerrak (Cactus). This beautiful clear, clean lemon-yellow has 



flowers which under ordinary field culture without disbudding 



measure 7 inches in diameter. In form it is all that can be 



wished for, the long petals making a deep gracefully shaped 



flower, always full to the centre. Plants, $1.00 each. 



Decorative 



Dahlia Susan 



Magill 



New Dahlia 

 RivERTON Rose-Mallow 



Susan Magill (Decorative). A deep shade of lilac is not an attrac- 

 tive description for a Dahlia, nevertheless this variety is ad- 

 mired by everyone, a large, well shaped flower with the bushes 

 loaded with bloom throughout the season, an attractive garden 

 variety. Plants, $2.50 each. 



Triomphe (Decorative). A medium sized flower of distinct color- 

 ing, a brilliant analine-red passing to soft mauve at the edge. 

 Plants, $2.00 each. 



William Slocombe (Decorative). A beautiful clean-cut, pure 

 canary-yellow of splendid form, with very large flowers; it is 

 early flowering and continues good to the end of the season. 

 Plants, $1.00 each. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



We will supply a strong, vigorous plant each of the 38 novelties 

 and varieties of special merit as offered on pages 139 to 141, 

 a wonderful collection, which if ordered singly would cost $86.00, 

 for $65.00. 



Dreer's Riverton Decorative Dahlias 



We take pleasure in introducing the following eight new varieties, 

 seedlings of our own, all of which we can recommend, not only for 

 their perfection of form, perfect stems, size and color, but all are 

 of vigorous, robust, healthy growth producing their beautiful 

 blooms early and continuously and with perfect centres to the end 

 of the season. 



These eight varieties can only be supplied in green 

 or growing plants which will be ready for delivery at the 

 proper planting time about May 15th. 

 Riverton Beacon. Rich golden-yellow with brilliant red mark- 

 ings and suffusion. 

 Riverton Cardinal. Brilliant cardinal-red. 

 Riverton Coral. Light coral-red with rosy -red reflections. 

 Riverton Giant. Gracefully curled and twisted petals of a 



deep blood-red. 

 Riverton Golden Glow. Rich deep yellow. 

 Riverton Gold. Pure golden-yellow with sabnon-rose reverse. 

 Riverton Rose-Mallow. Beautiful mallow-pink with lighter 



suffusions. 

 Riverton Snow. A splendid white. 

 Price. Having prepared a large stock of the above enables us to 



offer them at an unsually low price for such meritorious novelties. 



$1.00 each; the set of 8 for $7.50. 



