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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



Fancy Cactus Dahlias. 



A distinct type, in which the flowers are beauti- 

 fully striped and variegated. 

 Alpha. Creamy-white, with pencilings, spots and 



stripes of reddish-purple. 

 Comet. Delicatelilac, penciled, spotted and striped 



with tyrian rose. 

 Vesuvius. Ground color buttercup yellow, striped 



and spotted with Oriental-red. 

 15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen ; $10.00 per ico. 



Select Standard Cactus Dahlias. 



Clara Q. Stredwick. Shrimp-pink, shading to 

 salmon-red. 



Bessie Mitchell. A fine flower on stiff stems, apricot 

 orange shading to a reddish centre. 



Dreadnought. Very large, deep ox-blood red. 



Edelweiss. Dwarf; very free-flowering, white. 



Effective. Chamois-rose with yellow shadings. 



Erecta. Brilliant amaranth-rose with lighter shad- 

 ings. 



Exquisite. Fine pure orange-scarlet with salmon 

 shadings. 



Flamingo. Brilliant vermilion, long, pointed petals. 



Fairy. A beautiful pure white flower of light, airy 

 form. 



Frau HermineMarx. Silvery-rose; amostpleasing 

 shade. 



Frute. Soft rose pink passing to a cream centre. 



Gen. Buller- Cardinal-red, each petal tipped with 

 white. 



Gen. French. A good-sized flower, terra cotta. 



Keyne's White. A fine white of perfect shape. 



Loogalu. Abroad-petaled, very full, double flower, 

 orange, scarlet with carmine shadings. 



Miss Dorothy Oliver. Primrose-yellow at base, 

 fading gradually to white at tips of the long, nar- 

 row petals. 



Mrs. Clinton. Ground color deep amber gradually 

 shading to a rosy-scarlet, with a glow and finish 

 impossible to describe. 



Mrs. Edward Mawley. A fine clear yellow ; very 

 free. 



Papagei. Ground color yellow with bright rosy red variegations. 



Pink Pearl. Mallow-pink at the base of the petals, shading off 

 gradually to white at the tips. 



Reliable. A very large, bold, striking flower, of a pleasing madder- 

 carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. 



The Antlers. A very free purple-maroon with violet shadings. 



Uncle Tom. Maroon with darker shadings, almost black. 



Volker. A charming free-flowering pure yellow. 



Wunderkind. Flowers of medium size, of a luminous canary- 

 yellow, shading to white, suffused with flesh at the edges. 

 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. Set of 25, $2.00. 



Decorative Dahlias. 



Recent Introductions and Varieties of Special Merit. 



Delice. Its beautiful soft, yet lively color, a glowing rose-pink, to- 

 gether with its perfect shape, stout, stiff stems which hold the 

 flowers well above the foliage, and the fact that when cut it retains 

 its freshness longer than any variety we know of, makes this one 

 of the most valuable for cutting, and at the same time it is singled 

 out as one of the most decorative sorts in the garden. Plants ready 

 April 15th. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



Jack Rose. Brilliant crimson-red, rich and glowing, similar in 

 shade to the popular " Jack " Rose, which suggested its name. The 

 habit of the plant is perfect for garden decoration, while its stiff 

 stems, holding the large flowers erect, secure for it a foremost place 

 as a high-colored cut flower. 35 cents each ; $3.50 per dozen ; $25.00 

 per 100. 



Jeanne Charmet. Another splendid cut flower variety of a pleasing 

 shade of violet rose on a lighter ground color, flowers frequently 

 over 6 inches across on long, stiff stems. Plants ready April 15th. 

 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



Juno. An effective and rich velvety reddish brown with brilliant 

 carmine markings, flowers of large size on strong stems. 25 cents 

 each ; $2.50 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



La France. A free flowering solferino-red, of large size, holding its 

 flowers well above the foliage ; a variety that will give a good 

 account of itself under the most varied conditions. 20 cents each ; 

 $2.00 per dozen ; $12.00 per 100. 



Marianna. Very dwarf, not over 2% ft. high, and producing an 

 abundance of flowers about 4 inches across, of a pleasing rich 

 orange buff. A splendid garden variety. Plants ready April 15th. 

 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen ; $12.00 per 100. 



Perle de Lyon. The most valuable white Decorative Dahlia yet 

 introduced, and which is certain to become a leader as a cut flower, 

 perfect in form, pure in color, and produced on long, stiff stems, and 

 very free- flowering. Plants ready April 15th. 25 cents each ; $2.50 

 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



Ruth Forbes. A grand large flower of a beautiful solferino-red, 

 long stems and fine as a cut flower. Plants ready April 15th. 35 

 cents each ; $3.50 per dozen. 



Yellow Colosae. Flowers of very large size, of perfect form, pure 

 primrose-yellow ; the best of its color and valuable for all purposes. 

 Plants ready April 15th. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen ; $15.00 per 

 100. 



One each of the 9 sorts $2.00. 



DECORATIVE DAHLIA, MME. VAN DEN DAELE 



Select Standard Decorative Dahlias. 



Admiral Dewey. A rich purple, very free. 



Black Beauty. Deep velvety-maroon, almost black. 



Bronze Beauty. Bright coppery-orange. 



Catherine Duer. Iridescent-red; a favorite for cutting. 



Clifford W. Bruton. A fine bright yellow. 



Eureka. A deep rose color, of large size and fine form. 



Evadne. Centre soft primrose shading to white, edge of flower 



blush. 

 F. L. Bassett. Carmine-purple, shading deeper at the centre. 

 Fire Rain. A free-flowering cardinal-red ; a fine cut flower. 

 Gold of Ophir. Rich old-gold shading to amber. 

 Havel. Water_Lily-like flower of bright salmon-rose shaded deeper 



at the centre. 

 Henry Patrick. A beautiful pure white. 

 Lucille. Old gold ; very free. 



Lyndhurst. Brilliant cardinal-red. A fine cut flower. 

 Mme. Van den Daele. A charming soft rose with deeper markings, 



shading to white in the centre. $1.25 per dozen ; $10.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Linder. White suffused with soft pink. 

 Mrs. T. F. DeWitt. Primrose-yellow, very free-flowering. 

 Mrs Winters. A fine snow-white. A grand cut-flower. 

 Orange King. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet. 

 Perle (Perle de la tete a" Or). A beautiful glistening white; a 



splendid variety for cutting. $1.25 per dozen ; $10.00 per 100. 

 Sylvia. Soft, pleasing mauve-pink, gradually changing to white in 



the centre. A fine cut flower. 

 Wm. Agnew. Rich, dazzling carmine-red. A grand flower. 

 Wilhelm Miller. Rich, aniline-red, suffused with purple. 

 Zulu. Deep maroon with black shadings. 



S.00 per 100. Set of 



Price, except where noted, $1.00 per dozen: 

 24 varieties, $2.00. 



Paeony-flowered Dahlias. 



This new type promises to become very popular. The artistic 

 flowers are very large, and are best compared to the semi-double 

 Pasonies in general form. They all flower very freely, and are borne 

 on long, strong stems, making excellent material for cutting. 

 Cleopatra. Rich oriental red, base of petals primrose-yellow ; very 



effective. Plants ready April 15th. 35 cents each. 

 Duke Henry. Brilliant carmine red. 



Germanla. Brilliant strawberry- r ed, a very' fluffy, artistic flower. 

 King Leopold. Primrose, shading lighter at edges. 

 Mme. Louise Perier. Crimson-carmine, suffused with white, base 



of petals yellow ; striking. Plants ready April 15th. 35 cents each. 

 Philadelphia. In form this is a semi-double Cactus of giant size, 



color crimson, shaded pink ; very free-flowering, and for a gay effect 



in the garden is unapproachable. 50 cents each. 

 Queen Emma. A magnificent sort that appears almost artificial; it 



is of a charming shade of mallow or Hollyhock pink, the inner petals 



banded with gold. 

 Queen Wilhelmina. Immense, fluffy flower of pure white with 



yellow centre. 



Price, except where noted, 20 cents each; $2.25 per dozen; $15.00 



per 100. 



One each of the 8 varieties for $2.00. 



