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 Dreer's Colossal and Giant Dahlias 



The twelve varieties offered under this heading are included in every up-to-date 

 collection. They attract attention at all exhibitions as well as in the fields, where 

 their large size but refined form and their vigorous free-flowering habit and pleas- 

 ing colors stamps each one a leader in its respective class. 

 Etendard De Lyon (Cactus). Everyone stops to admire 

 this beautiful carmine rose giant, which we consider one of the 

 finest varieties for garden decoration. The flowers are of a 

 hybrid cactus type, distinct in shape from all others; the petals 

 .are broad, curled and wavy and form a flcxer fully 6 

 inches in diameter and 4 inches deep, a very large 

 flower, yet without any stiffness or formality; its color 

 is a rich carmine-rose or Royal purple with a brilliant 

 suffusion difficult to describe. $1.00 each. 



Hortulanus Fiet (Decorative). A colossal flower 

 over eight 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. 75 cts. 

 each. 



Kalif (Cactus) A truly majestic flower, frequently 

 measuring over 9 inches in diameter, of perfect Cac- 

 tus form, in color a pure scarlet. The habit of the 

 plant is all that can be desired, growing with us, about 4£ feet 

 high; the gigantic flowers, which are produced very freely, 

 are held erect on strong stiff stems, making it a most effective 

 and useful variety for cutting as well as for garden decoration. 

 $1 = 00 each. 



Mme. Coissard (Pseony). To us this is the most artistic and 

 graceful Dahlia of this type yet introduced; its flowers are 

 large, composed of incurving shell-like petals; these are of 

 brilliant French purple or carmine-crimson, freely marked, 

 shaded and suffused with white. $1.00 each. 



P,eony Dahlia 

 Mme. Coissard 



Mondscheibe (Pseony). An imposing, large-sized, Paeony-flowered soft 

 yellow, held erect on good stiff stems, useful for cutting and valuable 

 for garden decoration. 75 cts. each. 



Nerthus (Cactus). The centre of the large flowers of this fine va- 

 riety are a rich, glowing, bronzy, orange-yellow, passing to a 

 carmine-rose at the tips, the whole suffused with a glowing 

 golden color, which gives them an iridescence which it is not pos- 

 sible to describe. 35 cts. each. 



Nibelungenhort (Cactus). This is always greatly admired, with 

 flowers from 7 to 8 inches across, composed of rather broad, more 

 or less, curled and twisted petals of a beautiful shade of old 



rose with golden-apricot suffusion. Very free-flower- , 



ing on long stems. 75 cts. each, 



Red Flamingo (Decorative). Very large, with broad 



wavy petals, forming a unique rich luminous crimson- , 



red flower of unusual attractiveness. A splendid dec- 

 orative free-flowering variety, 75 cts. each. 



Rheinkoenig (Cactus). An ideal white variety, with 

 flowers over five inches in diameter, of splendid form, 

 andborneon long stiff stems heldwel! above the foliage, 

 of great substance, lasting well when cut 35 cts. each. 



Vater Rhein (Cactus). Flowers frequently 7 inches in 

 diameter, raised well above the foliage on stout 

 stems; the petals are broad, curled and twisted, form 

 ing an ideal flower, the color of which is yellow, suf- 

 fused with salmon-rose; a beautiful, attractive and 

 imposing flower. 50 cts. each. 



Wodan (Cactus). Bold, large, but not coarse flower 

 frequently 7 inches in diameter; a graceful arrange- 

 ment of semi-incurved tubular petals of a pleasing, 

 delicate salmon-rose color, shading to old-gold in the 

 centre. 50 cts. each. 



Wolfgang von Goethe (Cactus). A very large flower, 

 of loose but regular and graceful arrangement that 

 makes it an ideal cut-flower, its color a rich apricot 

 with carmine suffusion and shadings, is bright, yet sub- 

 dued, showing up particularly well under artificial 

 light. 50 cts. each. 

 We will supply one each of the above Twelve 



Qiant and Colossal Dahlias for $6,oo. 



