HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 
‘“‘The Dreer Collection)’’; of 
CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
This is a selection of twenty-five varieties made with a view of 
supplying an assortment of Cactus sorts, which in our own 
experience we have found to be the freest-flowering under the 
most varied conditions, of soil and climate, and which can be de- 
pended upon to make an early and continuous display in the garden, 
and at the same time furnish an abundance of choice flowers for cut- 
ting. The varieties are all introductions previous to 1910, and have 
been under observation ample time to establish their superior qualities. 
Aegir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, peculiarly twisted petals. 
Amos Perry. Flowers large, with long petals. Color fiery-red; one 
of the earliest and freest-flowering. 
Berlichingen. Deep crimson earmine shading to bright carmine at 
the tips; very showy. 
Blitz. An early and free-flowering rich and brilliant geranium-lake 
of exceptionally fine form. 
Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blending of salmon- 
pink and amber, a color difficult to describe. This is the Dahlia for 
the million, Flowers freely under all conditions. 
Country Girl. Base of petals golden yellow suffused with salmon 
rose, which is deepest at the points. 
Else. A charming variety, with a combination 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, pro- 
=duced on stout, stiff stems, makes it valuable for cutting. 
Floradora. A remarkably free-flowering, bright blood-red. 
Gabriel. Creamy-white, edged with vermilion. 
Gold Fasan. Ground color chrome-yellow, passing to rosy-red ; 
flowers of medium size, of perfect shape. 
H. W. Sillem. A brilliant, rich, cardinal-red, with deeper shadings; 
flowers of perfect form, and very large. 
Hohenzollern. Rich, orange-red, with golden sheen. 
Hagen. Remarkably free-flowering, perfect flowers of medium size, 
of a rich purplish-brown, with deep-aniline-red markings, giving it 
a striped appearance. 
J.H. Jackson. Brilliant crimson-maroon; very free. 
Kriemhilde. A most popular cut flower variety; perfect flowers on 
long stems; color a brilliant pink, gradually shading to white at the 
centre. 
Mrs. MacMillan. Yellowish-white at base of petals, gradually 
passing to a purplish-mauve, suffused with shades of pink in the 
body of the flower, giving it a brilliancy difficult to describe. 
Mrs. H. J. Jones. Very large, perfect, rich, bright scarlet, with 
cream-colored edge; occasionally comes self-colored. 
Papagei. Ground color yellow with bright rosy-red variegations, 
extending almost to the lemon-colored tips. 
Pius X. A beautiful large, white, with slight sulphur tint; very 
double, with nicely quilled petals. 
Prince of Yellows. A rich canary-yellow; the best yellow for cutting. 
Roland von Berlin. A magnificent, brilliant and intense geranium- 
red, with deeper shadings and full of fire. 
Rother. Rich, bright garnet; one of the finest dark-colored {sorts 
yet introduced. 
Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery scarlet, free and of perfect form. 
Strahlen Krone. Intense cardinal-red ; rich and glowing. 
Price. Any of the above 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $10 00 per 100. 
Set of 25 varieties for $2.50. 
Select Standard Cactus Dahlias. 
Clara G. Stredwick. Shrimp-pink, shading to salmon-red. 
Dreadnought. Very large, deep ox-blood red. 
Edelweiss. Dwarf; very free-flowering, white. 
Effective Chamois-rose with yellow shadings. 
Exquisite. Fine pure orange-scarlet with salmon shadings. 
Flami»go. Brilliant vermilion, long, pointed petals. 
Gen. French. A good-sized flower, terra-cotta. 
Harzer Kind. A charming dwarf bedding variety, covered through- 
out the season with pretty mauve-pink flowers. 
Helene. A dwarf, free-flowering bedding variety, centre of flower 
creamy-white, passing to a pleasing mauve-rose at the edges. 
Herziloide. Delicate rosy-chamois suffused with yellow at the base; 
a soft, pleasing color. 
Ivanhoe. Of perfect, dwarf habit; flowers large, with long, narrow 
petals of a bright straw-color. 
Keyne’s White. A fine white of perfect shape. 
Leuchtfeuer. A brilliant variety of a bright blood-red with deeper 
shadings; the flowers are of fine form. 
Libelle. A very free variety, with large flowers of good form; of a 
distinct purple color, rich and pleasing. 
-Loogalu. A broad-petalled very full, double flower, orange-scarlet 
with carmine shadings. 
Mare. A brilliant scarlet, intensified with orange at the base of the 
petals. ql 
Mrs. Clinton. Ground color deep amber, gradually shading to a 
rosy-scarlet, with a glow and finish impossible to describe. 
Ortwin. A compact bedding variety,-producing handsome flowers 
of a distinct salmon-flesh color with rosy hue. 
Pink Pearl. Mallow-pink at the base of the petals, shading off grad- 
ually to white at the tips, . 
Reliable. A very large, bold, striking flower, of a pleasing madder- 
carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. F 
S. M. Mossaffer Eddin. A distinct and pretty flower of a rich ani- 
line-red, petals long and peculiarly twisted. 
Thomas Parkin. A magnificent flower of the most refined type; 
color a beautiful mars-orange. 
Thuringia. Flowers very large, and always of good form; of a 
brilliant fiery-red color. A remarkably free bloomer. 
‘Uncle Tom. Maroon with darker shadings. almost black. 
Volker. A charming free-flowering pure yellow. 
Price. to cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per Ioo. 
ties for $2.00. 
Set of 25 varie- 
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NEW GERMAN GIANT CACTUS DAHLIA RHEINKONIG 
New German Giant 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
Nerthus. Flowers fully 6 inches in diameter, of splendid form, 
borne on stout, stiff.stems, held well above the foliage. The centre 
of the flower is a rich, glowing bronzy orange-yellow, passing toa 
carmine-rose at the tips, the whole suffused with a glowing golden 
color, which gives it an iridescense which it is not possible to de- 
scribe. Strong plants, ready April 15th. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per 
doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Rheinkonig. In this we believe we are offering the ideal white Cac- 
tus Dahlia which has been a desiderata for a long time. In habit of 
growth it is robust, similar to the varieties Lawine and Flora; in 
color a pure snow-white, with flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter. 
These are of great substance, lasting splendidly when cut; they are 
borne on long, stiff stems held well above the foliage, making it as 
valuable for garden decoration as for cutting. Our own representa- 
tive had the opportunity of comparing this variety with many other 
sorts which were planted for comparison at the trials which during 
the past summer were made at the Palmen Garten at Frankfurt, 
Germany, were it showed upin such superior form over all others 
that we at once secured all available stock. We offer it, believing 
it to be the most desirable acquisition in Dahlias offered in many 
years. Strong plants, ready April 15th. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; 
$35.00 per Too. 
Vater Rhein. Flowers frequently 7 inches in diameter, raised well 
above the foliage on stout stems; the petals are broad, curled and 
twisted, forming an ideal flower, the color of which is yellow suffused 
with salmon-rose; a beautiful, attractive and imposing flower. 
Strong plants, ready April 15th. 35cts.each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 
per Ico. 
Wodan. This is the strongest-growing variety in the collection, the 
plant being exceptionally robust and growing fully 6 feet high, with 
large, bold flowers, frequently over 7 inches in diameter; but with 
this large size there is no coarseness, the flowers being a graceful 
arrangement of semi-incurved tubular petals of a most pleasing, 
delicate salmon-rose color shading to old gold in the centre. Strong 
plants, ready April 15th. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Wolfgang von Goethe. A splendid large, free-flowering variety, 
with gracefully arranged, perfect flowers of a rich apricot with car- 
mine shadings; a splendid cut flower. Strong plants, ready April 
15th. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
One each of the above 5 new sorts for $1.75. 
