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57 GARDEN «GREENHOUSE PLANTS 
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“THE DREER COLLECTION” OF 
~ CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT 
This is a selection of twenty-five varieties made with a view of supplying the amateur with an assortment of Cactus sorts, which 
in our own experience we have found to be the freest-flowering under the most varied conditions of soil and climate, and which can 
be depended upon to make an early and continuous display in the garden, and at the same time furnish an abundance of choice 
flowers for cutting. The varieties are all introductions previous to 1915, and have been under observation ample time to establish 
their superior qualities. 
Alpenrose. A fine flower with twisted petals of bright aniline- 
red, intensified by a golden-yellow suffusion. 
Bessie Palliser. Roman ochre suffused with salmon, with a 
golden sheen at the base of the long petals, which are twisted 
and curled. 
Candeur. A wonderful pure white, which in the fully de- 
veloped flower more closely resembles an incurved Chrysan- 
themum than any other sort; a valuable cut flower. 
Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blending of 
salmon-pink and amber, a color difficult 
to describe. This is the Dahlia for the 
million. Blooms freely under 
all conditions. 
Dibs. A bright shade of rose- 
pink, each petal 
tipped old - gold, 
varying greatly in 
color with chang- 
ing weather condi- 
tions. 
Else. A _ charming 
variety, with a com- 
bination of delicate 
colors. The base 
of the petals is of 
buttercup-y ellow, 
gradually passing to 
amber; finished with 
a tip of tyrian rose. 
EtoiledeFrance.A 
dainty little flower 
about 3 inches in 
diameter, of a soft 
rosy-lilac with 
lighter tips; good 
stems for cutting; very free- 
flowering. 
Fernand Olivet. Remarkably 
free-flowering on stiff, wiry stems; 
brilliant maroon with scarlet shad- 
ings, the centre almost black. 
Galathea. A medium-sized flower of splendid form, especially 
appreciated on account of its delicate color, which is an even 
tender soft pink. We illustrate this beautiful variety on 
page 136. 
General French. Flowers of good size and form, of a pleas- 
ing shade of reddish-orange; a favorite cut-flower, 
Goldland. A splendid primrose-yellow, of perfect form and 
very free-flowering. 
Graefin yon Schimmelmann. Salmon-rose shading to a 
yellow centre; long, narrow incurved petals, very free and of 
exceptional merit. 
Price. 
Cactus Dau.ia Countgss oF LONSDALE 
Any of the above 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
H. Wearing. Pure salmon passing to bright amber at the 
base of the petals, which are long, narrow and straight, form- 
a model flower, which is well shown in the illustration on 
page 136. 
Lawine. White, with just a suggestion of blush as the flower 
matures; a fine, full, large flower; one of the best. Illus- 
trated on page 187. 
Libellule. Of splendid form, sulphur-yellow shaded with capu- 
cine red; exceptionally free-flowering. 
Lord Minto. Very symmetrical flowers with long 
quilled petals, which are cleft at the tips; color centre 
pale yellow, passing to a soft rosy-salmon at 
q the ends of the petals. 
rs Mauve Queen. A dainty va- 
tiety, formed of long tubular, 
incurved petals of a pleasing 
shade of clear 
mauve, shading 
lighter towards the 
centre. 
Mrs. Clinton. A 
splendid free-flow- 
ering variety; 
grcund color deep 
amber, which grad- 
ually shades to a 
rosy-scarlet. Illus- 
trated on page 137. 
Mrs. George Cas- 
elton. Free-flow- 
ering velvety-ma- 
roon with striking 
narrow _ quilled 
petals. 
Mme. Marie Dou- 
cet. One of the 
freest-flowering; a lovely mauve-pink, 
passing to a white centre; of good 
size, with finestems. 
Miss Willmott. Very free-flowering; 
reddish-apricot, shading to golden- 
yellow at centre; valuable for cutting, 
Brilliant geranium-red; early and free; a 
Nicely shown in the illustration on page 138, 
Sequoia. A beautiful variety, with long, tubular petals cleft 
at the tips, of a deep safron-yellow, suffused with red; a 
splendid autumn tint. 
Stability. A splendid exhibition flower, with long, slightly 
incurved tubular petals, of a beautiful shade of aniline-red; 
free-flowering. 
Rene Cayeux. 
great favorite. 
Vivid. A dwarf variety with splendid incurved flowers com™ 
posed of long incurved petals of the most intense fiery-red 
color; very free, good stems and fine for cutting. 
One each of the 25 varieties for $5.00. 
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