A Dainty Novelty 



Nesthaekchen 



(Nestling) 



A New Miniature 

 Hybrid Cactus Dahlia 



A genuine novelty certain to meet with quick and universal 

 popularity, even if only for its lavish display of flowers. These 

 are of dainty size and of extremely graceful form. The color is 

 creamy chamois, shaded a lovely rosy amethyst. 



For table centers and blending with other floral decorations, it 

 will be found invaluable. We look for this little Cactus Dahlia 

 to attain high favor in the eyes of the most critical Dahlia 



connoisseurs. 



Plants ready May IS: 50c each; 



i.OO per doz. 



Dreer's Twelve Giant-Flowering 

 Exhibition and Garden Dahlias 



The 12 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 garden decoration or for house decoration. 

 All of them are strong, vigorous, and very free flowering. The 

 blooms are carried on good strong stiff stems. All varieties nol 

 noted as Cactus belong to the Decorative type. 



Avalon. Pure clear yellow. The large flowers are very distinct 

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

 color and a free bloomer. 50c each. 



Befreiung (Cactui). A large bold flower on strong stem, very 

 free and differing from all others. The color is a distinct shade 

 of reddish-bronze. 50c each. 



Edna Ferber {Semi-Cactus). Always attracts attention on 

 account of its extreme size and beauty. Glistening coral 

 blooms shading to old gold at base of the petals. These are 

 curled and twisted, forming an extremely full flower which is 

 held erect on fine stems. A very brilliant variety. 50c each. 



Galli-Curci. A strong semi-dwarf grower. Large, unusually 

 deep blooms carried on long, sturdy stems. 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. 50c each. 



Glory of Monmouth. A new color combination in Dahlias, 

 eosine 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 and 4 inches deep. 50c each. 



Jersey's Ideal. A deep amaranth pink, very distinct, with 

 the flowers borne face up on the top of stiff stems. 50c each. 



Jersey's Radiant. Very large flower of bittersweet orange 

 color, one of the best exhibition varieties and fine for cutting. 

 A good strong grower. 50c 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. The 

 plants grow about 4J ft. high and carry a large quantity of 

 immense blooms. 50c 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. It is a vigorous grower, 6 feet high, holding its huge 

 blooms well above the foliage. 50c each. 



Mrs. Ethel P. T. Smith (Cactus). Creamy white shading to 

 lemon at the center. This is a close counterpart except in color 

 of Gladys Sherwood. The flowers are of the same formation but 

 still larger and not quite so deep in the center. A remarkable 

 Dahlia. 50c each. 



Roman Eagle 



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

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

 foliage; a very profuse bloomer. SOc each. 



Sagamore. Light saffron-yellow with glowing red-tinted golden 

 suffusion. A good free bloomer with medium sized flowers 

 which are particularly prized for cutting. .SOc each. 

 The set of these 12 for $4.50 



We supply planting-size field-grown roots of the Giant Flowering Exhibition and Garden Dahlias 177 



