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List of Dahlias 



GROWS BY 



HEXKY A. DREER, Inc. 



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t^cT^cnETvmr) 



X MAY 1 9 1927 * 



Philadelphia, Fa. 



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PRICES A.WKXED ARE THOSE AT WHICH THEY WILL BE 

 OFl BRED TO THE FLORIST TRADE IN xgog 



t^^ Special Prices 



TO THE CATALOGUE TRADE 

 UPO\ APPI.ICATIOS .. .-. 



Ahms Perry. 



Alpha. \\ . ■ 

 Aurora. Ko.; 

 Aegir. Rich, 



Cactus Dahlias 



Merr red ; »er» free 



wirru, Cinlinmired 



lighter edges. 



!Vr hundreJ 



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lO CO 



15 00 

 S 00 



Aschenbrodel. A beautital combin«tion of rose and gold . 

 B«:>sie Mitchell. .\pricix.or«nge, shading to red cenUe 



BerlichifiKen. c . 15 00 



Comet. Iv >- :iped Ijrrian rose ... 10 OO 



Clara Q. Stredwick. >hnnii>-pink, shading to saltnon- 



crr.lTf 



Countess of Lonsdale. Kine salmon-pink and amber . 

 Country tiirl. tiolUn^r • , " rose 



Else. Hurtrrc'j;- %.!!■« »i. '>*< 



Exquisite. i. il.purrora 



Effective. i...j.u:,.> rose with >-.. ■-...^ 



Fairy. .\ beautiful pare while of grmceful (orm 15 00 



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xid-rtd ... 



[link, passirjg to r.se centre . . 



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Flora. .\ tin? a" 

 Floradora. 1 ■■■ 

 Frute. r >.«- : .;. ^>ii ' 

 Frau Hermine .Marx 



pink 



Qeneral French. ^ 



Uabricl. • i- • 



General Buller 



Uotelinde. i'n 



H. W. Sillem. Brilliant cat'lmal-red, large and perfect 



Holsatia. Knilianl ormngc-tcarlet 



dii.a 

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aj-'jcd white 



15 00 



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Mohen/ollera. Rich. bronxT, ormnge-red with golden sheen 10 00 



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Horn of Plenty. : 



J. M. Jackson. 



Kriemhilde. Hnlliant pink, passing to while at cenu« . 



Ke> ne's White. A fine white cactus 



Loogalu. C>range scarlet, shaded canuinc 



Lawine. \n ■■ cactus 



.Mary Service. shaded orange and lose . . 



.Mars. linllianl scarlet with '.range at bate of petak . . 



Mrs. H. J Jones, .'xailet, tipped while 



Mrs. Ed. .Mawle> A fine, clear yellow 



Mabel Tulloch. "-.l't^; *- at base 



Mrs. Spencer Castle. . *iih lilac-n>*e 



tips . «S 00 



MUs Dorothy Oliver. IVimrose-yellow, with white lips . 15 00 

 Pink Pearl. Mallow pink at base, liiading to white lips . . 10 00 

 Progenitor. - \- ■ ,■ .10 co 



Prince of N ellows. i- > .1500 



Pius .X. The bnest while cactus 15 00 



Reliable. Very large carmine, suSiucd salinoa and yellow . 10 00 



Rakete. Rich, glowing, fjery red 8 00 



Ruckert. Itnlliant blood-red with darker shadings .... S 00 

 Rinj(dove. Salmon-carmine centre, passing to white on 



8 00 



Roland von Berlin. Brilliant geranium- red ; fine .... 15 00 



Rother. Very rich, bright garnet ; one of the best 15 00 



Shooting Star. Pure golden yellow of good form .... 



Stern. A • ne lemon-yellow 



Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery scarlet . . .... 



Strahlen Krone Intense cardinal-red . .... 



Thuringia. Brilliant fiery red .... 



The Antlers. Purple-maroon with violet shadu.gs .... 



Uncle Tom. Maioon, shaded black 



Victor von Scheffel. Softest pink, passing to white centre, 

 Volker. .-V very free-flowering yellow .... . . . • 



%Valthari. Soft sulphur-yellow in centre, shading to white at 



tips .... 



Winsome. .\ standard white cacttLs .... 

 W. F. Balding. Primrose yellow centre ; outer petals salmon- 

 red 



Zephyr. Crimson carmine with bronze shading- 



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New Cactus Varieties for 1909 



Blitz -A rich. Kri'.liar.t geranium-lake 



Qold Fasan. 'Jnrome-yellow ground color, p.assing to rosy- 

 red on edges . . - 



Hagen. Rich, purple-brown with deep, aniline red markings, 

 Helene. Centre creamy-white passing to mauvr:-rose at edges, 



Libelle. A fr.'-, large purple 



Ortwin. P.»auifa! ^almon-flesh, with rosy hue 



Thos. Parkin. -autiful mars-orange ; bright and distinct, 

 Warjag. Orange (..-.mson tipped with bright carmine mark- 

 ings, making a most brilliant, iridescent eflect 



Paeony-Flowered Dahlias 



Baron de Qrancy. Large, creamy-white 



Germania. Wine color, with yellow shadings . 



Queen Emma. Rose, with sahnon shadings 



Queen Wilhelmina. A grand, pure white 



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Decorative Dahlias 



rer hui\dred 



Admiral Dewey. Rich purple . . S 00 



Black Be.tuty. Peep, vdvety-maroon ; almost black ... 8 00 



Bronze Beauty. Bright ooppery-orange 8 00 



Clifford W. Bruton. line, bright yellow See 



Catherine Duer. Iridescent geranium-red . . S 00 



Cuban Giant large, bright maroon to 00 



Eureka, r.tight magenta of fine form 8 00 



Evadne. Centre priniroso shading to blush edge 8 00 



F. L. Bassett. Carmine-purple with deeper centre .... S 00 



Fire Kain. Rich, cardinal-re<l S 00 



Gettysburg. Bright, rich, pure scarlet 1000 



Gigantea. Immense, large creamy-while 10 00 



Gold of Gphir. BulV, suffused rosy red ; centre yellow 8 00 



Ha\cl. r.right salmon-rose with deeper shadings in centre . 800 



Lucielle. KineoKl gold • 8 00 



l.emon Giant. Ijirge lemon-yellow . . S 00 



Lyndhurst. Rich cardinal-red 8 00 



Mrs. T. F. DeWitt. Very free primrose yellow 8 00 



Mrs Winters A fine white cut ilower 8 00 



Mmc. Van den Daele. Finest soft pink cut flower ... to 00 



Orange King. Rich, glowing, orange scarlet 8 00 



Svlsia. S.)li. pleasmg, niaMve-pink with while centre ... S 00 



Souv. de Qusiave Uoazon. Pure red, of immense size 1000 



N\ illiam Agnew. Rich, dazrhng, cnrinine-red 800 



Wlllielm .Miller. Rich, deep nniline-red, suffused purple . 800 



Zulu. Deep maroon, with black shadings 8 00 



Double Show and Fancy Dahlias 



Arabella. Light sulphur yellow, lipiwd peach-blossom 800 

 Admiral Schley. Rich crimson, with broad white band 



through the centre of each petal ... 8 00 



A. D. Livoni. Clear pink, of fine form 8 00 



Chameleon. Flesh-colored centre, shading to pink, with yel 



low bicndings 8 OO 



Client. Rich velvety crimson 8 oo 



Duche.^S of Cambridge, Creamy-white, lipped crimson . 8 oo 



Llegans. Tyrian rose, tipped while .... 8 oo 



Eloise. White, edge<l puqilish garnet 8 oo 



Emily. Large solferino willi while markings 8 oo 



Frank Smith. Intense purplish maroon, tipped white . . . lo oo 



John Walker. Fine white 8 oo 



John Thorpe. Very large solferino red 8 oo 



Keystone. Soft rose, spotted and striped crimson .... 8 oo 



Lucy Fawcett. Sulphur-yellow, striped and spotted carmine, 8 oo 



Lottie Eckford. White, striped and spotted purple ... 8 oo 

 Mm. Stancombe. Straw-yellow, suffused amber, striped 



red, lipped blush 8 00 



Miss Browning. Primrose-yellow, lipped white 8 oo 



Miss May Loomis. While, delicately suffused rose . . 8 oo 



Mme. Alfred Moreau. A perfect, large, pure, mauve-pink, to oo 



Olympla. Rose-pink, striped, spotted and pencilled crimson, 8 oo 



Pendent. Very large, bright crimson-maroon 8 00 



Progress. Soft rosy-lake, spotted and pencilled crimson . . 8 oo 



Queen Victoria. A fine (|uilled yellow 8 oo 



Queen of Yellows. A fine yellow cut flower 8 oo 



Ruby Queen. Brilliant deep purple 8 oo 



Red Hussar. Pure cardinal-red, of fine form 8 oo 



Striped Banner. Cardinal-red, stripe'! white 8 oo 



Thomas Westcott. Fiery red, tipped white 8 oo 



Thomas White. Purple garnet, shaded black 8 oo 



Twentieth Century Dahlias 



Crimson Century. Rich crimson with lighter shadings . lo oo 



Maroon Century. Rich, velvety maroon lo oo 



Pink Century. Shell pink with deeper shadings .... lo oo 



Scarlet Century. Brilliant scarlet, golden disc lo oo 



Twentieth Century. Rosy crim.son, shading to white on 



edges and while halo lo oo 



Standard Single Dahlias 



Alba Superba. Beauiiful large, pure white 



Advin jement. Ruby-re I with rose halo and yellow centre, 



Ami Barrillet. Fine rich garnet 



Black Bird. Black velvety maroon 



Emma. Free orange buff 



Gaillardia. Golden yellow with broad red halo around the 



golden disc 



Oracle. Blush while with primrose yellow halo 



Mrs. Bowman. Solferino; a large flower 



Polly Eccles. Pure apricot, with halo of poppy-red . . . 



Striking. Deep garnet, tipped while 



Wildfire. Brilliant poppy-red, of large size 



Coilerette Dahlias 

 Maurice Rivoire (newj. Attractive flower; deep, ox-blood 



red, with deeper stripe dov.n the centre and pure while collar, 15 oo 

 President Viger. Rich claret with white collar 10 00 



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