24 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA 
a @ French Collerette 
- Dahlias 
The Collerette Dahlia when first 
introduced about ten years ago at- 
tracted considerable attention as a 
distinet type, but represented as 
they were by only a few small flowered varieties 
they Gid not become very popular; but recently 
French specialists have given us many beauti- 
ful improved forms, some with very large flow- 
ers and with delightful color combinations and 
from which we have selected the varieties here 
offered. These are all sorts which have been 
shown extensively at the European Dahlia 
Shows, where they have met with great favor, 
and we feel confident that they will meet with 
the same approval here. The flowers are single, 
having one row of petals, with an additional 
row of short petals around the dise which forms 
a frill or collar and which is usually of a dif- 
ferent color from the rest of the flower. 
Comte Nodler. Large, perfect flowers, deep sat- 
iny purple-garnet with sulphur-yellow cen- 
tre, collar rays also sulphur-yellow shading to 
white on the tips. 
Comte Cheremeteff. Vermilion-red shading to 
orange at tips; creamy-woaite collar. 
Capella. Luminous reddish maroon intensified 
by the pure white collar. Plants ready April 
15th. 50 ets. each. 
Cocarde Genevoise. Brilliant vermillion red with yellotv collar striped 
with red. Plants ready April 15th. 50 ets. each. 
Diadem. One of the finest, flowers very large, of a brilliant carmine- 
rose, the collar is white with light carmine markings. Plants ready 
April 15th. 50 cts. each. 
Director Rene Gerard. Flowers 5 inches in diameter and _ perfect, 
ground color creamy-white suffused and marked with French pur- 
ple; very long narrow creamy-white collar petals. 35 ets. each. 
Duchesse Melzid’Eril. Entirely distinct, a brilliant orange-searlet, suf- 
fused and marked with bright vermilion, collar petals a mottling of 
blush-white, purplish-violet and red. 
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x Diomede. Ground white, suffused and touched with blotches of brilliant 
GROUP OF COLLERETTE DAHLIAS purple-red, centre yellow, collar petals white, very attractive. 50 ets. 
each. 
Exposition de Lyon. A very gay flower of a bright Meteor. Deep cardinal-red, occasionally tipped with 
garnet, with clear yellow collar petals. creamy-yellow, collar petals sulphur-yellow. 
Grand Papa Charmet. Brilliant velvety French pur- Mons. L.Ferard. Flowers perfect, 4% inches in di- 
ple with white collar. Plants ready April 15th. ameter, ground color rich purplish-garnet, edged 
50 cts. each. and marked white, collar white with carmine mark- 
ings. 35 cts. each. 
Goldstern. A pretty self-colored deep canary-yellow, = E , 
both ray and collar petals being of the same color. M. Mery de Montigny. Very large cerise flowers suf- 
fused with rosy-violet at the tips, collar petals rose 
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Harman Payne. Brownish-red suffused with yellow color. Plants ready April 15th. 35 ets. each. 
on the edges, collar petals white with carmine 
markines Maurice Rivoire, Ox-blood red with deeper snadings 
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in the centre of petals and a pure white fringed 
. : rs collar. 
Henri Farman. Brilliant cardinal-red with velvety j 
shadings, frequently edged with creamy-yellow and Prince de Venosa. Deep tyrian rose shading lighter 
large halo of same color surrounding the golden towards the edges, collar petals white faintly 
disc, collar petals creamy-yellow. striped carmine. Plants ready April 15th. 35 ets. 
each. 
Leitstern. Garnet shaded maroon with white collar, i 
which is marked with maroon, flowers large. Plants Rheinkrone. Satiny-crimson petals of cactus form 
ready April 15th. 50 ets. each. with long collar petals carmine-rose marked and 
tipped white. 
Lichtblick. Clear lemon-yellow narrow petals, the col- Si ° me i 
ee Sige 2 eae Sat awe ignorina Rosa Esengrini. Heavy  shell-like petals 
lar pale yellow, flowers of tulip-like form. Plants formirislal leneoiventdot io wero tra iinle Hee entaae 
ready April, 15th.\ 35 cts. each. yellow suffused and marked with Orange sear ey 
: very abundant of right lemon- 
Mme. Gygax. Very conspicuous on account of its rich eae Petals avers a = 
coloring; a bright cochineal-red passing to yellow 
ups ane exceptionally long primrose-yellow collar Sirius. Rich garnet with pure white collar petals. 
etals. 
3 Bae Souvenir de Rene Bernardeau. Bright carmine with 
Mme. E. Poirier. Deep purple suffused with lighter | sulphur-yellow centre, collar petals of same color 
shades which gives it a violet-blue effect, collar suffused with carmine. 
petals white. The nearest approach to a blue. i 
| Souvenir de Chabanne. Very showy, 5 to 6 inches in 
Mme. Capron. One of the largest, a brilliant reddisa- diameter, ground color lemon-yellow with coral-red 
purple, collar petals unusually large of same color, markings, collar petals very abundant and long, 
but striped and marked with white, very distinct. | lemon-yellow tipped white. 
PRICE—Any of the above, except where noted, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. One each of 
the above 28 varieties, a most interesting collection, for $7.50. 
