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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, mcurved 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 under 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. 



Anna Bosch. Delicate soft coloring, ground color, lemon- 

 yellow with red suffusion, flowers of good size on excellent stems, 

 very free. $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. 



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 centre, 

 splendid for the garden, and unsurpassed in its color as a cut 

 flower; very free. 50 cts. each. 



Canary. Fine long stemmed, very double-yellow flowers; an 

 early, free and continuous bloomer. 50 cts. each. 



Carol3m Wintjen. One of the very large flowering decoratives, 

 averaging from 8 to 10 inches in diameter, color salmon-pink 

 shading to rose, flowers held erect on fine long stems, a beautiful 

 exhibition variety. $1.50 each. 



Charminster. A peculiarly pretty suffusion of creamy-white- 

 salmon and rosy-flesh, producing a very pleasing salmon-rose 

 effect; the good shaped flowers are held erect on strong, stiff 

 stems. 50 cts. each. 



Chieftain. A large flower of good form of a rich crimson- 

 carmine, with golden suffusion; 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. 



Choice. Medium sized flowers of great substance on stout 

 erect stems, color reddish old rose, with golden suffusion, which 

 is particularly pronounced and luminous at the centre of the 

 flower. 50 cts. each. 



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

 the centre, very free. 50 cts. each. 



Duchesse de Vendome. A French 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. $1.00 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 brilliant Turkish red. 35 cts. each. 



Ethel Wolf rum. Not a large flower, but very dainty and 

 pleasing in its soft color combination, the centre being white 

 while the outer petals are of a delicate mauve-rose; it is very 

 free-flowering on long stiff stems and a gem for cutting. 35 cts. 



Everitt Wright. An unusually distinct and pretty fancy decora- 

 tive of large size and splendid form, ground color, a golden 

 suffused salmon-pink striped and speckled with brilliant deep 

 currant-red. $1.00 each. 



Faust. Good shaped, large, briUiant luminous carmine with 

 french purple suffusion; free and continuous bloomer. 75 cts. 

 each. 



Frank A. Walker. A pleasing shade of solferino-pink that 

 lights up particularly brilliant under artificial light. Valuable 

 both for cutting and garden decoration. 35 cts. each. 



Frau G. Scheifi. Introduced some years ago, but still com- 

 paratively little known due to its being slow to propagate. It is 

 one of the most admired of the decorative type, color bright 

 lively chamois, with just a faint suggestion of orange suffusion. 

 The arrangement of its petals is quite distinct, these often show- 

 ing the coppery-orange reverse by their peculiar twisting. 

 50 cts. each. 



Freckles. One of the best of the fancies, producing good sized 

 flowers on long stiff stems in great profusion; in color it is distinct 

 and unique, the ground color a rich buttercup yellow prettily 

 streaked and striped with garnet. $1.00 each. 



Gloire de Verdun. A most perfect flower of giant size held on 

 very long stiff wiry stems; in color a most intense and brilliant 

 shade of cardinal red; one of the best and most effective high- 

 colored varieties. $1.00 each. 



Gloire Lyonnaise. A bright golden-yellow flamed with rosy- 

 carmine at the points; a showy, effective Dahlia. $1.00 each. 



Glory of Argonne. This is a most desirable cut flower on 

 good stiff stems; color delicate violet-rose shading to white at 

 the centre, flowers always of good form, plant of erect habit of 

 growth and exceptionally free flowering. 50 cts. each. 



Hortulanus Fiet. Flower over 8 inches in diameter, of the 

 most delicate shade of shrimp pink, the tip of each petal barely 

 touched with gold. The entire flower has a suffusion of delicate 

 tints of red and yellow, which gives a glow yet softness of color 

 of great charm. $1.00 each. 



Jack Rose. Brilliant crimson-red similar in shade to the popular 



"Jack" Rose; perfect for garden decoration and cutting. 



35 cts. each. 

 Jonkheer Boreel. A splendid, very large exhibition flower, on 



long wiry stems; color a pleasing salmon-yellow; very free. 



75 cts. each. 

 Lucero. Brown-buff with bronze shadings, extra long good stems, 



fine for cutting. 75 cts. each. 

 Lyndhurst. A good all around Dahlia for the garden or cutting, 



a brilliant cardinal-red. 35 cts. each. 



Marquise de Pomech. Rich maroon with scarlet shadings, a 

 good sized flower of good form and substance; the best decorative 

 of its color. $1.00 each. 



Mary C. Burns. Unique in color and entirely distinct from all 

 other varieties; the flowers are large, of perfect decorative 

 form; in color a luminous old gold with reddish reverse, a novel 

 and pleasing color combination. The flowers are held erect on 

 good stiff stems and are produced in great profusion. $1.00 each. 



Mexico. Brilliant cardinal-red with yellow markings and suffu- 

 sion, one of the largest of this type, gay and attractive and very 

 free. $1.50 each. 



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