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DREER'S SELECT DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



The Decorative Dahlias are an intermediate form between the Show and Cactus types. Many beautiful varieties have been intro- 

 duced, some with flat petals, others reflexed, incurved or curiously twisted; but nearly all are without formality or stiffness, and prac- 

 tically all of them are leaders as cut flowers, bearing their large perfectly formed blooms on long, stiff stems, and standing in good con- 

 dition longer than most kinds; furthermore, they are of easy culture, and seem to adapt themselves to and succeed uhder the most varied 

 conditions, a combination which assures their continued popularity. 



The collection here offered contains many recent introductions and a selection of the very best of the well 

 tried standard sorts and all of these will be supplied in dormant field grown roots of proper planting size. 



Bonnie Brae. Flowers of immense size and true deco- 

 rative form, pale sulphur yellow shading to creamy white 

 and suffused with light rose-pink. SI. 00 each. 



Bountiful. Distinct from all other varieties, flowers 

 6 to 7 inches in diameter, of absolutely perfect form, a 

 graceful flower of a lively solferino pink, with white 

 shadings in the center, splendid for the garden, and 

 unsurpassed in its color as a cut flower; very free. 50 

 cts. each. 



C. C. Moore. An exceptionally beautiful 

 decorative of very large size and good depth 

 of bloom; composed of curled and wavy 

 petals making a most graceful, shapely 

 flower of a luminous orange-bufi, with deeper 

 apricot-red suffusion at the centre. A 

 splendid flower for all purposes, on a per- 

 fect stem. 75 cts. each. 



Chieftain. A large flower of good form 

 of a rich crimson-carmine, with golden suffu- 

 sion; occasionally flowers will appear that 

 are heavily streaked and splashed with 

 canary-yellow. It is very pretty, either in 

 its normal color or when it sports to this 

 fancy form. 50 cts. each. 



Dakota. One of Judge INIarean's introduc- 

 tions producing very large exhibition flowers 

 of good form on good stout stems, color a 

 deep tone of rich coral-red with coppery 

 suffusion; a good decorative garden variety. 

 SI. 50 each. 



Daphne. An excellent long-stemmed pink shading to white at 

 the centre, very free. 50 cts. each. 



Dempsey. Good large well-formed flowers with somewhat 

 curled petals on good stiff stems of a brilliant French purple; 

 an effective exhibition and garden variety. $1.00 each. 



Doris Farrell. A splendid large weU-shaped flower of a pleasing 

 lively shade of lilac-pink with lighter suffusion, fine stems, ideal 

 for cutting. SI -50 each. 



Dr. Tevis. A magnificent Dahlia that has made a wonderful 

 record for itself at all exhibitions and which is equally as valuable 

 for garden decoration and as a cut flower. In color it is a beauu- 

 ful shade of soft salmon-rose suffused with old gold, shading to a 

 golden apricot center. The immense flowers which are of grace- 

 ful attractive form, are held erect on fine long stems; an early, 

 free and continuous bloomer. SI .00 each. 



Duchesse de Vendome. A Frenc'i introduction that we can 

 recommend highly both as a garden variety as well as for cut 

 flowers on account of its free-flowering habit, and medium sized 

 pure white flowers. 50 cts. each. 



Earl Williams. An exceptionally attractive fancy or varie- 

 gated variety, one of the best of this type; the flowers are of 

 largest size, of splendid deep formation of a brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet color, each petal tipped with white; an early and free 

 bloomer that continues in good shape to the end of the season. 

 S2.50 each. 



Easton. Not extra large, but a variety of brilliant coloring that 

 should be in every collection, good form and remarkable free- 

 flowering, in color a kfrilliant Turkish re'd;: 3o cts. each." 



Edith Wooster. Introduced from California as a Peony- 

 flowered, but with us this wonderful flower has always been of 

 true decorative form to the end of the season. The flowers are 

 of large size on stiff stems, ground color a soft amber-yellow, 

 marked and blended with sunset-red, it is of excellent habit of 

 growth and a remarkably free bloomer. $1.00 each. 



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Anna Mair. A giant decorative difficult to describe. The color 

 is a pinkish red like old velvet, varying to soft yeUowish-red 

 towards the centre. The flowers are borne on long stems well 

 above the foliage; a splendid Dahlia for all purposes. $1.50 each. 



Augustinus. One of the Chrysanthemum-flowered type of 

 decoratives, the flowers are very large, composed of long petals 

 which are more or less twisted, forming a most graceful pleasing 

 flower. The ground color is a rosy salmon overlaid with bright 

 metallic lilac, splendid stems and remarkably free flowering. 

 ■ $1.00 each. 



Azalea. Always attracts attention on account of its pleasing 



color and great floriferousness. The flowers are of good size of 



; a creamy-yellow more or less suffused with salmon, shading to 



old-rose, the depth of this shading depending upon weather 



conditions. 75 cts. each. 



Bacchus. An introduction of a French specialist that is entirely 

 disrinct with very large flowers of a brilliant rich reddish purple, 

 stems all that can be desired, splendid habit of growth, fine 

 exhibition, garden, and cut flower. $1.00 each. 



