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"THE DREER COLLECTION" OF 



CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT. 



Hks is a selection of twenty-five varieties made with a 



«arw of supplying the amateur with an assortment of Cactus 



uMis, which in our own experience we have found to be 



ihe freest- flowering under the most varied conditions of 



joil and climate, and which can be depended upon to make 



tn early and continuous display in the garden, and at the 



wme time furnish an abundance of choice flowers for cut- 



ting. The varieties are all introductions previous to 1911, 



sad have been under observation ample time to establish 



ibeir superior qualities. 



Aeg^ir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, peculiarly twisted petals. 



Amazone. Rich, glowing amaranth-red sulTused with 

 purple. 



4schenbrodeI. Base of petals gold, passing to rich 

 rose-pink, lipped lemon; very beautiful, very free. (See 

 cut.) 



.iurora. A beautiful reddish-apricot suffu.sed with flesh- 

 pink, shading lighter to the tips. (Illu.->lrated on plate 

 opposite. ) 



Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blend- 

 ing of salmon pink and amber, a color difficult to de- 

 scribe. 1 his is the Dahlia for the million. Flowers 

 freely under all conditions. 



Country Qirl. Base of petals golden-yellow suffused 

 with salmon-rose, which is deepest at the points. 



Else. A charming variety, with a comljination of delicate 

 colors. The base of the petals is of buttercup-yellow, 

 gradually passing to amber, finished with a tip of tyrian 

 rose. 



Flora. An ideal white Cactus Dahlia. A large, heavy 

 flower, produced on stout, stiff stems, makes it valuable 

 for cutting. 



Floradora. A remarkably free flowering, bright blood-red. 



Frau Hermine Marx. A delicate silvery-rose of good size 

 and very free. 



Qoliath. Ground color yellow, suffused and tinted with 

 reddish-salmon. 



Cacti's Dahlia Puts X. 



H. W. Sillem. A brilliant, rich, cardinal-red, with deeper 



shadings; flowers of perfect form, and very large. 

 Lawine. White, with just a suggestion of blush as the flower 

 matures; a fine, full, large flower; one of the best. (Illus- 

 trated on plate opposite.) 



Master Carle. Very large, bright saffron-yellow; • 



splendid flower. 

 Mrs. Geo. Stevenson. A biight, sparkling yellow, 



with large, perfect flowers on long steins. 

 rirs. H. J. Jones. Very large, perfect, rich, bright 

 scarlet, with cream-colored edge; occasionally comes 

 self-colored. 

 Pink Pearl. Mallow pink at base of petals, gradually 



shading to while at tip of petals. 

 Pius X. A beautitul large white, with slight sulphui 

 tint; very double, with nicely quilled petals. (.See cut.) 

 Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal being furcated 



on the end like a staghorn fern. 

 Roland von Berlin. A magnificent, brilliant and in- 

 tense geranium-red, with deeper shadingi and full ol 

 fire. (Illustrated on plate opposite.) 

 Rother. Rich, bright garnet; one of the finest dark- 

 colored sorts yet introduced. 

 Sceptre. Base of petals yellow, passing to mauTe-rosf 



at tips with salmon sheen; a pleasing, live color. 

 Sequoia. A beautiful variety, with long, tubular petali 

 cleft at the tips, of a deep saffron yellow sufl^used with 

 red; a splendid autumn tint. (Illustrated on plate 

 opposite. ) 



Rich, fiery scarlet, free and oJ 



Intense cardinal-red; rich and 



Cactus Dahlia Ascrenbrodbl 



Standard Bearer. 



perfect form. 

 Strahlen Krone. 



glowing. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 



$18.00 per 100. Set of "J.^ varieties for $.').00. 



spe:ci.a.x. offer. 



One each of the five sorts shown on plate opposite for $1.25. 



SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE, Uttrng over SCO varieties. Copy ient on applicatkm. 



