Dreer's Select DAHLIAS 



Fifteen Outstanding Dahlias of Recent Introduction 



This set of fifteen varieties of established worth includes a 



number which we offered last year for the first time. Each of 



them has been tried and found to rank exceptionally high. We 



suggest that you include in your garden as many of these as you 



can find room for. They will give you a glorious display in the 



autumn months. They are offered as tubers only, ready for 



delivery at any time. 



Amalie Trui {Formal Decorative). A sensational new variety of 

 vigorous growth carrying magnificent large flowers of perfect 

 form. The blooms measure 10 inches across. They are a pure 

 buS with a faint feathering of carmine, blending them into a 

 beautiful salmon-rose color. Of dwarf habit with vigorous, long, 

 and strong stems. $2.00 each. 



Ballego's Glory. A very interesting Formal Decorative of 

 medium size. Of compact growth and very vigorous. The 

 flowers are a beautiful combination of scarlet and gold. 

 75c each. 



Dwight W. Morrow." Gigantic deep red Informal Decorative. 

 A healthy grower with heavy foliage that matches the splendid, 

 large, massive flowers. $1.50 each. 



Excelsior. A Formal Decorative with very large flowers of 

 perfect form and e.xcellent substance. The color is golden 

 orange overlaid with terra cotta. The bases and the reverse 

 of the broad petals are copper red. A wonderful combination 

 of colors. SI. 00 each. 



Franz Berger (Recurved or Straight Cactus). Very large double 

 flowers produced freely on very long, stiff, and wiry stems. 

 Unusually attractive with its narrow, twisted, bright scarlet 

 petals with a rosy flesh reverse. The blooms measure 8 to 10 

 inches in diameter. $1.00 each. 



Frau O. Bracht. A most deservedly popular Semi-Cactus 

 Dahlia combining perfect form with a lovely pale primrose 

 color of great attractiveness. The blooms are of good size 

 and they are carried on strong, wiry stems that help to make 

 this an almost perfect variety. $1.50 each. 



Kemp's Violet Wonder. An Informal Decorative that will be 

 hard to surpass in its color. The very large flowers are a 

 bright purplish violet of a richness that appeals immediately. 

 50c each. 



King Midas. A very large and most popular Informal Decorative 

 that has fascinated thousands at the shows and in exhibition 

 beds of Dahlia growers. Has magnificent, fully double, deep 

 blooms of an intense rich yellow color. 75c each. 



La Fiesta (Informal Decorative). Deep sulphur yellow, penciled 

 coral red. There are interesting color variations in this Dahlia. 

 At times the red blends with the yellow, giving almost a salmon- 

 pink effect. The lacy petals curl and twist, giving the flower 

 the appearance of a Chrysanthemum. Huge blooms held well 

 above the foliage on good stems. $2.00 each. 



Marathon. A giant Informal Decorative of a pure sulphur 

 yeUow color. It is a strong, vigorous grower producing its 

 showy flowers on long wiry stems. $1.50 each. 



Miss Elsie Jane {Straighl Cactui). Large flowers, six inches 

 across, of unique form and an appealing shrimp pink color with 

 cream shadings in the center and tipped violet-rose. Gracefully 

 twisted and curled petals. $3.00 each. 



Paul Pfitzer. A Straight Cactus Dahlia with giant flowers 

 borne freely on strong, wiry stems. Dainty, graceful petals of 

 tender rose with a lovely suffusion of lilac. Towards the base 

 the petals are yellow. $2,00 each. 



Royal Dutch 



Royal Dutch (Informal Decorative). Large, full, double flowers 

 with broad petals. A tawny apricot-orange heavily suffused 

 with carmine-rose. The reverse is pale old rose. Strong stiff 

 stems. Very free and vigorous. $2.50 each. 



Satan (Informal Decorative). An immense scarlet with yellow 

 on the reverse that shows in the center as the petals unfold. 

 Vigorous and very showy. Produces large flowers fine for 

 exhibition and keeps well when cut. $2.00 each. 



Thomas A. Edison. Gorgeous blooms of a Formal Decorative 

 form. The color is a magnificent rich royal purple different 

 from any other Dahlia. 75c each. 



Special Offer 



One each of the above Fifteen Outstanding 

 Dahlias, value $22.75, for $20.00. 



Dreer's Beautiful Cactus Dahlias 



A fascinating class with lovely blooms of a dainty and graceful 

 formation. We offer tubers of nine distinct and worthwhile 

 varieties ready for delivery any time. 



Ambassador. This is one of the very popular varieties with 

 perfectly formed, double flowers of a soft yellow buff with a 

 generous shading of bright salmon-pink. 



Andreas Hofer. A lovely, narrow-petaled Cactus of ideal 

 form and soft tender coloring. A most delicate shade of pink 

 with salmon suffusion passing to a creamy white center. 



Befreiung. A European Dahlia of perfect form and substantial 

 texture which makes the blooms exceptionally long lasting. 

 Carries a great profusion of showy russet orange-red flowers. 



Edna Ferber (Semi-Cactus). Glistening coral blooms shading 

 to old gold at base. These are curled and twisted, forming 

 e.xtremely full flowers on fine erect stems. Very brilliant. 



Friedensengel. A charming variety of recent introduction. 



Distinct and novel, having long creamy white petals, suffused 



on the reverse with a luminous magenta and tipped with yellow. 

 Gladys Bates. Lovely golden salmon with rose reverse which 



gives a mass effect of a golden orange-rose. A charming and 



most lovely Dahlia for every purpose. 

 Jersey's Sweetheart. Remarkably free flowering and most 



attractive delicate pink, shading to white toward the center. 



A lovely well-formed flower on a fine strong stem. 



Mrs. Edna Spencer. One of the best narrow-petaled Cactus 

 Dahlias. Delicate lavender-pink flowers with a white suffusion. 

 Elegant in form and carried on stiff, wiry stems. 



Schwerin's Wahl. An extremely attractive flower of medium 

 size, composed of rich yellow petals which shade to salmon 

 at the tips. It is a free bloomer. 



Strong tubers of these Cactus Dahlias: SOc each; $5.00 per dozen. 

 The set of Nine Cactus Dahlias, value $4.50, for $3.75. 



All Dahlias on this page are offered as tubers only, ready for delivery at any time 



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