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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA 





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Superb New Cactus Dahlias 



for 1913 — continued 



Schneekonigin. A most valuable white of absolute 

 purity, flowers of ideal form, composed of long 

 very accurately arranged petals, held well above 



the foliage on good stems, will prove a fine 



cut flower. 75 cts. each. 



'._ Schone Helena. A tender mauve color with yel- 

 low suffusion in the centre, flowers on 

 stiff wire-like stems. 50 cts. each. 



Sherlock. Orange-scarlet with apricot 

 suffusion, one of the pleasing autumn 

 tints. Flowers very large on good 

 stems for cutting; free, early and con- 

 tinuous bloomer. 75 cts. each. 



Sensation. A perfect flower of large size, 

 long, narrow, twisted petals of a warm 

 and pleasing shade of flesh-pink il- 

 luminated by a golden reflex in the cen- 

 tre. 75 cts. each. 



Sir John Sinclair. 



lighter centre 

 curved petals. 



Coral-red shading to a 

 with long tubular in- 

 50 cts. each. 



XHW CACTUS DAHLIA 

 SOHNBEKO Nl G I N 



The Earl. Rich ruby-crimson, a magnificent flower of 

 finest shape with wonderfully incurving petals. 75 

 cts. each. 



The Lion. A good shaped large flower, bronzy old- 

 rose suffused with yellow and salmon; very free and 

 effective. 50 cts. each. 



Thos. Obelin. A brilliant fiery-red, a fine large refined 

 flower of perfect incurved form, produced in the 

 greatest profusion on long stiff stems; a fine cut 

 flower. (Illustrated on Page 7.) 75 cts. each. 



Trojan. Pale yellow, outer petals lightly suffused with 

 salmon and sometimes tipped white, flowers very 

 large and full, with long almost straight petals, 

 good centre and erect habit. 75 cts. 

 2ach. 



Vivid. A dwarf variety with splendid in- 

 curved flowers composed of long in- 

 curved petals of the most intense fiery- 

 red color, very free, good stems and 

 fine for cutting. 50 cts. each. 



Walter Deegen. An intense rich and bril- 

 liant fiery-red suffused with orange on 

 good long stems. 50 cts. each. 



White Ensign. A good creamy white of 

 medium size and good form with 

 incurved twisted petals. 7." cts. each. 



Yellow Hammer. This is a great Dahlia, the flowers 

 which are very large are of perfect graceful form, 

 composed of long, tubular, semi-incurved petals of 

 a bright primrose yellow, on long stiff stems. 75 

 cts. each. 



Collections of one each of the 52 new varieties 

 for 1913 offered and described on pages 6, 

 7 and 8, for $27.50. 



Suzanne Cayeux. An exceptionally large 

 creamy-white with long narrow incurv- 

 ed petals, with liberal cultivation it will 

 produce wonderful exhibition flowers. 

 50 cts. each. 



Sweetbrier. A superb variety of an exquisite shade of 

 pink very free on good stiff stems. 75 cts. each. 



Stredwick's Erecta. A well formed flower of large 



size composed of long incurving petals of a glow- 

 ing brilliant rose-pink. 50 cts. each. 



NEW CACTUS DAHLIA 

 VIVID 



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