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Dreer's Twelve Giant Flowering Decorative 

 Exhibition and Garden Dahlias 



The twelve varieties offered below have been singled out from the Decorative and Cactus types, not only as a 

 selected list of varieties prominent at nearly every Dahlia Show of note, but also as among the most desirable for 

 either garden decoration or for cutting for house decorations. All of these are of strong , vigorous , healthy growth, 

 very free flowering, carried on good, strong, stiff stems and hold their good form to the end of the season. 



Note —The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field-grown roots of proper planting size. 



Avalon. Pure clear yellow, the large flowers are very distinct and 

 pleasing, always with a full center. One of the best of its color. 

 50 cts. each. 



Galli-Curci. A strong semi-dwarf grower. Bloom large, un- 

 usually deep, carried on long, sturdy stem. Petals long, pointed 

 and wavy. Color brilliant salmon orange with gold suffusion 

 and an unusual amount of gold sheen or lustre throughout the 

 whole flower. 50 cts. each. 



Glory of Monmouth. A new color combination in Dahlias, 

 erosine pink shading to strawberry pink at center of petals, the 

 base of these being a light orange. The flowers are from 6 to 

 8 inches in diameter, 4 inches deep. 50 cts. each. 



Grace Ricords. Flowers medium to large with many petals 

 well placed giving them unusual depth. Color, white with 

 lavender blush at tips. 50 cts. each. 



Harry Mayer. A most satisfactory and attractive Dahlia, it 

 has size, depth, splendid stem, holds an even full center, a 

 sturdy, healthy grower; in color a beautiful silvery pink with 

 rose reverse. 50 cts. each. 



Lemonade. A splendidly formed deep flower of very large 

 size holding its good shape to the end of the season; color a 

 clean pale shade of lemon. The flowers are supported on good 

 stems and are produced very freely; good for all purposes. 

 50 cts. each. 



Margaret Woodrow Wilson. An exhibition variety of im- 

 mense size and wondrous beauty. Color an opalescent pink, 

 face of petals creamy- white with a phlox-pink reverse. 50 cts. 

 each. 



Marmion. Of such enormous size and depth that it immediately 

 attracts attention. Color a pure golden yellow with bronze 

 suffusion on reverse of petals and a deeper bronzy tone on the 

 high full center with an outline of the same color around each 

 petal; form of flowers is perfect, a good bloomer. 50 cts. each. 



Pride of San Francisco. Of strong vigorous but compact 

 habit of growth. Flowers of good size and of most perfect form 

 borne on stiff stems of sufficient length to make them as valuable 

 for cut flowers as for garden decoration. Its color is difficult to 

 convey. The petals are of a most pleasing shade of salmon- 

 pink, with soft rose-suffusion towards the tips of the outer 

 petals, and with golden base; the color effect as a whole being a 

 pleasing brilliant golden salmon-pink. 50 cts. each. 



Riverton Snow. For an all around white for the garden or for 

 cutting nothing can be found to surpass this perfectly formed, 

 free flowering white. 50 cts. each. 



Decorative Dahlia 

 Trentonian 



Roman Eagle. A typical autumn shade, a brilliant, flaming, 

 burnished-copper color. Flowers large, held well above the 

 foliage; a very profuse bloomer. 50 cts. each. 



Trentonian. A giant Decorative of outstanding merit of a 

 distinct and appealing color, a wonderful shading of old gold, 

 amber and coppery bronze, with a center of reddish bronze, 

 forming a flower of marvelous brilliancy. 50 cts. each. 



Special Offer. One each of the above 12 Giant Flowering Dahlias for $5.00. 



Peony -flowered or Art Dahlias 



The artistic flowers are best compared to the semi-double Peonies in general form. They all flower very freely and are borne on long 

 strong stems, making excellent material for cutting as well as for garden decoration. 



Dreamlight. A large full flower composed of many narrow flat 

 petals of a lovely shade of pale old rose illuminated with yellow 

 at the base. Numerous twisted and curled petaloids around the 

 disc make the Peony formation most perfect and attractive. 



Mme. Coissard. To us this is the most artistic and graceful 

 Dahlia of this type; its flowers are large, composed of incurving 

 shell-like petals; these are of brilliant French purple or carmine- 

 crimson, freely marked and suffused with white. 



Mondscheibe. Large canary-yellow, very free-flowering and 

 attractive. 



Mme. Paul Aubrey. A distinct and desirable novelty of true 

 Peony form. In color a beautiful rich deep mauve-pink. The 

 outer petals are broad and flat, the center petals quilled and 

 rolled towards the center. 



The Oriole. A very striking combination of burnt orange, red 

 and yellow. One of the best of recent introduction. Flowers 

 large on good long stems. 



Vivandiere. Of immense size and great depth; color a lively 

 cherry-carmine, shading lighter towards the tips. 

 25 cts. each. Set of 6 for $1.25. 



Note — The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field-grown roots of proper planting size 



