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DREER'S COLLERETTE DAHLIAS. 



With few exceptions the Collerette Dahlias are of French origin, where they have been very popular for some years. During the 

 past two seasons they have occupied a prominent place at the exhibitions in England, and have been enthusiastically received; in our 

 own grounds during the past two summers they were so much admired that we are convinced of their coming popularity here, and 

 with this in mind we prepared the plate opposite showing a quartette of desirable representative sorts. 



Anyone onlv familiar with the first introductions of this type can form no idea of the beautiful, artistic blending of soft and rich 

 colorings found in most of the newer sorts, all have single flowers, with an additional row of petals around the disc forming a frill 

 or collar, which is usually of a contrasting color to the rest of the flower. 



Comte Cheremeteff. Vermilion-red shading to orange at 

 tips; creamy-white collar. 



Diadem. One of the finest, flowers very large, of a brilliant 

 carmine-rose, the collar is white with light carmine markings. 



Oiomede. Ground white, suffused and touched with blotches 

 of brilliant purple-red, centre yellow, collar petalswhite, very 

 attractive. 



Exposition de Lyon. A very gay flower of a bright garnet 

 with clear yellow collar petals. (Illustrated on plate oppo- 

 site.) 



Qoldstern. Both ray and collar petals a pretty canary- 

 yellow. 



Mme. Capron. Brilliant reddish-purple, collar petals un- 

 usually large, of same color, but marked with white. 



Maurice Rivoire. Ox-blood red with deeper shadings in the 

 centre of petals and a pure white fringed collar. (Illustrated 

 on plate opposite. ) 



Mme. Qygax. Bright cochineal-red, passing to yellow tips, 

 and exceptionally long primrose-yellow collar petals. (Illus- 

 trated on plate opposite.) 



Signorina Rosa Esengrini. Heavy shell-like petals form- 

 ing a large perfect flower of a bright lemon-yellow suffused 

 and marked with orange-scarlet, collar petals very abundant, 

 of a bright lenion-yellow. 



Souvenir de Chabanne. Ground color lemon-yellow with 

 coral-red markings, collar petals very abundant and long, 

 lemon-yellow tipped white. (Illustrated on plate opposite.) 



Price. Any of the above, 30 cts. each. A collection of one each of the above 10 interesting varieties for |2.50. 

 Or the Quartette shown on the plate opposite for $1.00. 



NEIJV CENTURY SIXGI^E DAIII.IAS. 



These magnificent single varieties are all of free-branching habit, flowering early, profusely and continuously throughout the 

 season; flowers 4 J to 6 inches across on stems 3 feet long, and when cut keep in good condition many days. 



Anna Long. A beautiful pink with silvery-white suffusion. 

 One of the best. 



Crimson Century. Rich, deep velvet crimson, shaded ma- 

 roon, with rose halo around a yellow disc. 



Fringed Century. Intense rosy-crimson with lighter mark- 

 ings, fringed or cleft petals. 



Hazel Heiter. Bright crimson-carmine with .deeper shadings, 

 base of petals canary-yellow. 



Jack. Brilliant fiery scarlet, the base of the petals overlaid 

 with golden-yellow; the freest-flowering Dahlia grown. 



Maroon Century. Rich maroon, with yellow 

 disc. 



Mrs. J. C. Hance. One of the prettiest, very 

 large, well-rounded flowers; early in the season 

 it is white, slightly flushed and tipped with soft 

 rose-pink, later in the season the entire flower 

 is a tender rose-pink. 25 cts. each. 



Pink Century. Delicate soft pink. 



Rose=Pink Century. Flowers 6 inches and 

 over in diameter, of a clear rose-pink color, a 

 strong grower with long, stiff' stems; fine as a 

 cut flower, particularly under artificial light. 



Scarlet Century. Brilliant scarlet, golden 

 disc. 



Spanish Century. Primrose-yellow, striped, 

 pencilled and spotted with deep carmine-red. 



White Century. Pure white, with large, 



heavy, overlapping petals of good texture. 35 cts. each. 



Wildfire Century. Brilliant cochineal-red with orange-scarlet 

 suffusion, habit dwarf and free. 35 cts. each. 



Twentieth Century. Eariy in the season an intense rosy-crim- \ 



son, shading gradually to almost white on the edges and a light ^-^-- 

 halo around the disc. As the season advances the flowers be- 

 come lighter, changing to almost pure white, suffused with soft 

 pink. 



Price, except where noted, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100 

 Set of 15 varieties for $3.00. 



Eckford Century. A counterpart in single of the double 

 fancy variety, Lottie Eckford, a pure white which is spotted 

 and pencilled with crimson. The largest of the Century va- 

 rieties. 50 cts. each. 



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Rose- Pink 



New Century 



Dahlia. 



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