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DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST, 







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£ig]iteen Grand Cactus Dalilias. 



Celestine. Yellow, snffused with oraDge, giving a rich 



golden yellow effect. 

 Countess of Pembroke. Pure delicate rosy lavender, 

 flowers of medinm size, of perfect form and extremely 

 profuse bloomer. 

 Empress of India. Deep rich maroon, a fine flower. 



Gilt Edge. Entirely distinct from all others, each petal 

 having a golden yellow edge with white centre. 



Kynerithi. Brilliant vermilion, shading to a lighter 

 shade at base of petals. 



Lemon Giant. Pure lemon of immense size, very free. 



Lancelot. Fine large reddish amber. 



Miss Barry. Deep rosy lake, large and full to the centre, 

 twisted petals, very fine. 



Mrs. Francis Fell. White tinted pink, long twisted 

 petals, very free. 



Mrs. Hawkins. Eich sulphur yellow, shading lighter 

 toward the tips, slightly tinted red. 



Nymphsea (Pink Water-LUy Dahlia). In color a clear 

 distinct shrimp-pink, shading slightly darker towards 

 the outer petals, a color diificult to describe ; this pecu- 

 liar color and its form have suggested the name Water- 

 Lily Dahlia. The most popular Dahlia in cultivation. 



Oban. Rosy-lavender, overlaid with a delicate silvery- 

 fawn ; very distinct. 



Oriental. Pale salmon, very large and double, of fine 

 form. 



Perle (Perle de la tete D'Or.) The finest white Cac- 

 tus-Dahlia yet introduced, a perfect gem in every way 

 with large pure glistening white flowers, most valuable 

 for cutting purposes ; very early and free. 



Princess Harry. Rich cream, shading to soft primrose- 

 yellow at base of petals, occasionaly lightly tinted vrith 

 pink, the flowers are soft, waxen, and of exquisite finish. 



Semiramis. Color buff, overlaid and suffused with red- 

 dish orange, a color that is always admired ; perfect in 

 form. 



Wm. Pierce. Rich butter yellow, the best of its color. 



Zulu. The black Dahlia, rich blackish maroon of fine 

 form. 

 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen ; the set of 18 for $1.50 ; 



$8.00 per 100. 



...Dahlias... 



The collections of the various types offered 

 on this and the next page are the "cream " of 

 over five hundred varieties, selected after crit- 

 ical examination and combining in a super- 

 lative degree purity of color, periection of form, 

 free and continuous flowering, and that suc- 

 ceed under the most ordinary garden culture. 



Twelve Best Slxoinr and 

 Fancy Varieties. 



Client. Bright glowing crimson. 

 Geo. Rawlings. Dark velvety maroon. 

 Jas. Stephens. Bright orange scarlet. 

 John "Walker. Finest pure white, abso- 

 lutely perfect in form. 

 Lottie Eckford. White spotted and striped 



pink and crimson. Very pretty. 

 Miss Cannell. White tipped "rosy pink. 

 Miss May Lomas. Pure white, delicately 



suffused with soft rosy lavender. A most 



unusual shade. 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Exquisite shell-pink. 



One of the finest. 

 Mrs. Stancombe. A pleasing fancy sort. 



Straw suffused amber striped red, mottled 



and tipped blush white. 

 Psyche. Pale primrose, tinted and shaded 



rose. Very free. 

 Queen of YelloAVS. The best yellow. 

 S. B. Pennybaker. Silvery white, inner 



petals tinged pink, outer petals heavily 



tipped rosy red. 



10 cts. each ; set of 12, $1. ; $8. per 100. 



Six Snperb Double Quilled Varieties. 



We have brought together under this heading six of the 



choicest quilled sorts. All are of exceptionally fine form, 



and are interesting either as cut flowers or for garden 



decoration. 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful clear pink, of perfect form, and 

 one of the freest-flowering of all. 



Bessie. Pretty quilled pompone creamy white. 



Elegans. Rosy purple, tipped and striped white. 



Grand Duke Alexis. Large massive flowers, ivory 

 white, with a faint tinge of rose at the extremities of 

 the petals. A grand handsome flower. Perfect form. 



Le Petit Jean. Beautiful rich crimson maroon pom- 

 pone. 



Queen Victoria. Handsome deep yellow. Finely 

 quilled. 

 10 cents each ; set of 6, 50 cents ; $8.C0 per 100. 



Twelve Clioice Double Pompones. 



Catherine. The best pure yellow pompone, of fine form. 



Daybreak. Of the same delicate shade of pink as Car- 

 nation Daybreak, of exquisite finish and form, and a 

 very profuse bloomer. 



Elfln A dainty little fiower ; pale primrose changing to 

 creamy white ; full and free. 



Elegante. Soft pink, tipped deep pink, refiex light pink, 

 making a beautiful combination of shades. 



K.leine Domitea. Orange-buff', always in bloom ; fine. 



Little Beatrice. A most profuse flowering pink, edged 

 purple. 



Lou Kramer. Base of petals yellow, heavily tipped 

 bright crimson, overlaid bright pink ; a pleasing variety. 



Prince Charming. White, penciled, suffused and heav- 

 ily tipped purplish pink; a strong grower of good form. 



Red Piper. Dark red of a peculiarly pleasing shade, 

 finely formed fiowers. 



Rosalie. Yellow tipped crimson of good form. 



SnOTV-clad. Without exception the finest white pom- 

 pone yet introduced. 



Vivid. Bright deep crimson scarlet. 



10 cents each, the set of 12 for $1.00 ; $8.00 per 100. 



