DREER'S SELECT DAHLIAS 



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We submit to the trade a list of substantial, well-tried varieties 

 of Dahlias includin.s: a few of the many recent introductions. 



Hundreds of temporarily popular varieties have been tried and 

 discarded because we did not consider them of sufficient merit to 

 displace older, well-tried sorts in our gardens. 



The tubers offered are strong divisions of field clumps and are 

 readj' for immediate delivery. 



Plants, where offered, are from three-Inch pots ready for de- 

 livery in May, the proper planting time. 



We are paying particular attention this year to the popular 

 Miniature and Pompon Dahlias. 



Gardeners who want to ornament their home grounds and also 

 have suitable cutting material for house decoration have become 

 Increasingly fond of these smaller types. We offer up-to-date se- 

 lections. 



Eighteen Superb Double Miniature Dahlias 



These Double Miniature Dahlias produce flowers less 

 than three inches in diameter, and they now are avail- 

 able in many shades and types. They are delightful 

 subjects for the garden and yield a great abundance 

 of cutflowers for home decoration. 



Nesthaekchen 



Baby Bunting. A combination of violet-rose shading 

 to golden yellow' at the base of the wavy petals. 



Baby Beauty. Almost identical with the popular Jer- 

 sey's Beauty except in size of flower and plant. Grows 

 only about two feet high, and the flowers are about 

 three inches in diameter. A beautiful bright pink 

 with salmon suffusion. 

 Baby Soyal. Of Semi-Cactus form. The deep well- 

 formed flowers are bright salmon-pink shaded with 

 apricot and displaying a rich yellow tone at the base 

 of each petal. Deservedly popular. 

 Bordeau. Deep claret-red flowers borne on wiry stems. 

 Cupida. Carmine-pink blooms enhanced by lighter 



shades in the center. Unique. 

 Dazzler. A Formal Decorative Miniature of a bright 



scarlet color. 

 Sonau. A dainty variety with silvery soft rose flowers 



with wiry stems. 

 EUzabetli Fape. Old rose and tan. Very dainty. 

 Fred. A vigorous free-flowering variety with perfectly 

 formed Decorative flowers of a cheerful salmon-rose 

 color. 

 Goldina. Appleblossom pink. Very free and attractive. 

 Irene. Decorative form. Peach color. 

 Leiden's Miniature. Salmon-rose Miniature Cactus. 



Wiry stems. 

 Iiittle Jewel. A popular light pink variety of dainty. 



refined form. 

 Nestliaekchen (Nestling). An exceedingly satisfactory 

 Miniature Cactus - flowered variety with creamy 

 chamois flowers suffused with pale rose. Very free 

 and vigorous. 

 Paddy. Very free flowering, bright flesh colored suf- 

 fused with deep rose-pink. 

 Bed Head. Very bright scarlet-orange. 

 Roeschen. Graceful blooms of an appealing light rose 



color. 

 Sanhicau's Sweetheart. Tliis makes a fine yellow com- 

 panion to Baby Royal, which it resemlMes in form. 

 Color yellow buff suffused rose-red. Very free and 

 useful. 



Strong tuber divisions: 



20c each: $2.00 per doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



'We offer a full set, one each of the IS varieties, 



for $3.00. 





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New Dwarf Dahlias 

 for Forcing and the Garden 



A new race of dwarf compact plants excellent for garden use. covered 

 with flowers seldom more than four inches in diameter. Also excellent for 

 ';prin<^ forcing. Divisions potted in January and grown cool can easily be 

 brou^'ht into flower for Mother's Day. They can be flowered in a limited 

 way for Easter. We again offer green plants of these (ready in May) from 

 three-inch pots. These will make good plants for garden use. and, when 

 dug and cured in the fall, will divide into fine stock for forcing purposes 

 the following winter and spring. 



Cliristine. Pure white flowers of 

 small size. Blooms profusely. 



Easter Greeting'. White flowers, 

 larger and of better form than 

 Christine but not so early. 



Blsie. Deep golden yellow passing 

 to rich orange-carmine toward the 

 tips. Of good size and excellent 

 Semi-Cactus form. 



Gertrude. Clean sulphur - yellow. 

 Good size flowers borne profusely 

 on very compact plants. 



Kate. Showy bright orange-scarlet 

 llowers of formal contour. 



Ursula. An intense crimson Infor- 

 mal Decorative with carmine re- 

 verse. Flowers comparatively 

 large. 



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Any of the above, strong 3-inch pot plants ready in May: 

 30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



New Dwarf Forcing Dahlia — Maria 



This variety is a decided improvement on Easter Greeting, and in 

 Europe it has already displaced that variety for forcing purposes. With 

 strong, vigorous growth it produces a s\iperior flower. In our trials the 

 past year it seemed also a bit earlier. Strong 3-inch pots, ready in May: 

 40c each: $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. Send your orders early, as they 

 will be filled in rotation. We have a limited supply of tubers of Maria to 

 spare at 60o eacli; $6.00 per doz. 



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