THE DREER DOZEN 



Hardy Everblooming Potted Hybrid-Tea Roses 

 One each of the 12 Varieties, value $9.00 for $8.00 



In presenting our 1936 collection of "The Dreer Dozen" we wish to assure you that we have taken 

 great care to include in it the finest of the popular varieties that are bound to give entire satisfaction 

 to the lover of fine Roses. The color range has had our particular attention as we know how im- 

 portant a feature this is to the amateur gardener. We recommend this collection most highly. 



Edith Nellie Perkins. An outstanding Rose of vigorous, up- 

 right growth and bushy habit. It is a profuse and continuous 

 bloomer all season long. The large, ovoid buds open to medium- 

 sized double blooms which last a long time and are moderately 

 fragrant. The outside of the petals is rich Orient red shaded with 

 cerise-orange. The inside is salmon-pink flushed with orange. 

 The flowers are borne singly on long stems enhanced by the 

 glossy and leatherj- rich bronzy green foliage. 7Sc each; $8.00 

 per doz. 



Etoile de Hollande. The most popular red garden Rose — 

 a brilliant crimson-red. A strong, vigorous grower, free and con- 

 tinuous bloomer. Large, moderately double, fragrant flowers, 

 beautiful in all stages of development. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



Golden Dawn 



Golden Dawn. The ideal yellow garden Rose. The ovoid, 

 lemon yellow bud is heavily splashed with crimson and develops 

 into a well-formed, sweetly scented, large, double. Sunflower 

 yellow flower that recalls the old favorite Marechal Niel. 

 Vigorous and free flowering. 7.Sc each; $8.00 per doz. 



McGredy's Scarlet. A red Rose of marked superiority on 



account of its strung vigorous growth, free and continuous habit 

 of flowering, and its brilliant color. The fragrant, full, double 

 fl.owers are of good size. They are brilliant scarlet, orangy 

 yellow at base of petals, the upper portions of same being lightly 

 touched with crimson, varying some in color under changing 

 weather conditions but always beautiful. 75c each; $8.00 per 

 doz. 



Mme. Jules Bouche. .\ splendid white, at times sliglilly 

 tinted with just a touch of tender blush pink. Long, pointed, 

 shapely buds and full, double, fragrant, well-formed flowers. 

 Of vigorous growth, and a free and continuous bloomer. 

 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. The best yellow bedding 

 Rose we have today. It is of clean, healthy, vigorous growth 

 with abundant, dark bronzy, disease-resisting foliage. The 

 good-sized buds are long and develop into full, double, very 

 shapely flowers of a rich deep lemon yellow; sweetly scented. 

 A free and continuous bloomer. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



President Hoover. A glorious Rose, wonderfully free in the 

 easy manner in which it grows and charming in its color arrange- 

 ment which is a splendid combination of cerise-pink, flame, 

 scarlet, and yellow. This combination of colors gives the most 

 dazzling color effect imaginable. The buds are beautifully 

 pointed. The large flowers, composed of broad, thick, heavy 

 petals, have a moderate fragrance. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



Radiance. This is the popular carmine-pink which is bound to 

 succeed everywhere. A strong, vigorous grower with well- 

 shaped, large, double blooms. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



Red Radiance. A sport of Radiance with most attractive 

 bright cerise blooms. As large and vigorous, and as free bloom- 

 ing. 75c each; S8.00 per doz. 



Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. This Rose is famous for its 

 beautiful and most striking rich Sunflower yellow color. It has 

 long, pointed buds of exquisite form developing into very large, 

 double flowers with a pleasing and rich fragrance. Its growth 

 is vigorous and strong and it produces a great profusion of 

 blooms throughout the growing season. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



Talisman 



Talisman. One of the most popular Roses either as a cut 

 flower or for the garden. The long pointed buds are bright 

 yellow. As the petals unfold they develop into fair-sized, double, 

 fragrant, high-centered flowers that combine bright apricot, 

 gold, and ileep rose-pink into a glittering mass of color. Con- 

 tinuous and free flowering. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



Ville de Paris. .\ very distinct, rich Buttercup yellow without 

 a trace of any other color, retaining its richness untler all weather 

 conditions. In formation it is somewluit similar to Radiance, 

 fairly double, and splendid for cutting. A tall, upright grower 

 aiul a profuse lilo.>nuT. 75c each; $8.00 per doz. 



The Collection of the Dreer Dozen, one each of the above, value $9.00, for $8.00. 



Dreer's Roses are vigorous and well rooted 



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