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



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Twenty-five Cactus Dahlias 

 of Special Merit. 



Aeglr. Rich, warm, cardinal-red, with peculiarly twisted petals. 



Amos Perry. Flowers very large, with long, tubular petals, color 

 fiery red ; one of the earliest and freest-flowering. 



Clara Q. Stredwick. A splendidly-formed flower of very large size, 

 color shrimp-pink, shading to salmon-red in centre. 



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. 



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. 



Frute. Peaches and cream describes the color of this beauty, a pleas- 

 ing, soft, rose-pink, passing to a cream centre. 



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 ; an improvement on 

 the " Spider Dahlia " Arachne. 



General French. A good-sized flower of good form, of a pleasing 

 terra-cotta. 



H. W. Sillem. A brilliant, rich cardinal-red, with deeper shadings, 

 flowers of perfect form, and frequently measuring seven inches in 

 diameter. 



Hohenzollern. Rich, bronzy orange-red, with golden sheen. 



Horn of Plenty. Deep, carmine-purple, flowers large, long, narrow 

 twisted petals, cleft on ends. 



J. H. Jackson. Brilliant crimson-maroon, very free. 



Kriemhilde. The most popular cut-flower variety grown to-day ; 

 perfect flowers on long stems, color a brilliant pink, gradually shad- 

 mg to white at the centre. 



Mars. A brilliant scarlet, intensified with orange at the base of the 

 petals. 



Mrs. Edward Mawley. Clear yellow, a fine flower, one of the 

 freest. 



Mrs. H. J. Jones. Very large ; perfect, rich, bright scarlet, with 

 cream-colored edge, occasionally comes self-colored, but beautiful 

 either way. 



Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal furcated at the end like a 

 Staghorn Fern. 



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

 gradually to white at the tips, the effect being a soft rosy-pink ; 

 medium size, very full, forming an almost globular flower; fine for 

 cutting. 



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

 carmine, suffused with salmon and yellow. 



Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery-scarlet, very free and of perfect form. 



Strahlen Krone. Intense cardinal-red, rich and glowing; one of the 

 most satisfactory of its color for the garden. 



Thuringia. Flowers very large and always of good form ; of a bril- 

 liant, fiery red color ; a remarkably free-bloomer. 



Winsome. A fine white, of good size and perfect form. 



Price: is cents each, $1.25 per dozen ; $10.00 per loo. One each of the 

 25 varieties for I3.00. 



Select Standard Cactus Dahlias. 



Bessie Mitchell. A fine flower, on stiff stems ; apricot-orange, shad- 

 ing to a reddish centre. 

 Exquisite. Fine, pure orange-scarlet, with salmon shadings. 

 Flamingo. Brilliant vermilion, long-pointed petals. 

 Qen. Buller. Cardinal-red, each petal tipped with white ; a fine 



flower, and much admired. 

 Qottelinde. Primrose-yellow, of fine form. 



Hammonia. Brilliant red, with orange shadings ; very showy. 

 Holsatia. Bright, orange-scarlet base, intensifying to bright scarlet 



at the tips ; of good shape. 

 Keynes White. A fine white, of perfect shape. 

 Loogalu. A broad-petalled, very full, double flower; orange-scarlet, 



with carmine shadings. 

 Mary Service. Apricot, shaded orange, shading to purplish-rose at 



the tips ; a well-formed flower and a free and continuous bloomer. 

 Mrs. Clinton. Ground color deep amber, gradually shading to a 



rosy-scarlet, with a glow and finish impossible to describe. 

 Mabel Tulloch. Soft violet-rose, with yellow shadings at the base of 



the petals. 

 Rakete. Rich, glowing, fiery-red, of good form. 

 Ringdove. Salmon-carmine centre, with yellow shadings, passing to 



white on the edges ; very variable, but always pretty. 

 Ruckert. A superb flower of perfect form ; a brilliant blood-red, with 



darker shadings. 

 Radiance. Orange-scarlet, passing gradually to yellow at the base 



of the long, narrow petals ; a perfect flower. 

 Shooting Star. An entirely distinct, pure golden-yellow, on stout, 



stiff stems. 

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

 Uncle Tom. Maroon, with darker shadings, almost black. 

 Volker. A charming, free-flowering yellow. 

 Victor von Scheffel. An elegant cut-flower, of a soft pink, passing 



to white in the centre ; very pleasing. 

 Walthari. Light sulphur-yellow in the centre, shading to almost 



pure white on the tips ; one of the most exquisitely graceful formed 



varieties in our collection. 

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

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

 W. F. Balding. Centre primrose-yellow, tlie outer petals pleasing 



salmon-red ; a prettily-formed flower. 

 Zephyr. Crimson-carmine, intensified by bronzy shadings at the 



base of the petals ; a fine, large flower. 



Price : lo cents each ; $1.00 per dozen ; 

 25 sorts for I2.00. 



!.oo per 100. One each of the 



DAHLIA COUNTESS OF LONSDALE 



Special Selection of Dahlias 

 for Cut Flowers. 



The following list of varieties we especially recommend for cutting 

 purposes, descriptions will be found in their respective classes. 



Per doz. Per 100 



A. D. Livoni (Quilled). Pink $1 00 



Aeglr (Cactus). Cardinal red ... ... i 25 



Alba Superba (Single). Fine large white i 25 



Arabella (Show). Light, sulphur-shaded peach . . . i 25 



Aschenbrodel (Cactus). Yellow, suffused rose ... 250 



Blitz (Cactus). Geranium lake 3 50 



Catherine Duer (Decorative). Red i 00 



Chas. Lanier (Show). Deep yellow 250 



Clifford W. Bruton (Decorative). Yellow ... i 00 



Countess of Lonsdale (Cactus). Salmon i 25 



Country Girl (Cactus). Salmon rose 2 50 



Crimson Century (Single). Crimson and rose . . . i 25 



Delice (Decorative). Bright pink 5 00 



Else (Cactus). Amber and rose . . i 25 



Fire=rain (Decorative). Brilliant red i 00 



Frank Smith (Fancy). Maroon tipped white ... i 25 



Floradora (Cactus). Blood red i 25 



Gen. Buller (Cactus). Red, tipped white 100 



Grand Duke Alexis (Quilled). Ivory white ... i 00 



Helene (Cactus). Delicate rose 3 50 



H. W. Sillem (Cactus). Cardinal red i 25 



Jack Rose (Decorative). Crimson red . : 500 



J. H.Jackson (Cactus). Crimson maroon i 25 



John Thorpe (Show). Solferino rose i 25 



Kriemhilde (Cactus). Pink i 25 



Lawine (Cactus). White ... 2 50 



Lyndhurst (Decorative). Bright red i 00 



Ortwin (Cactus). Salmon flesh ... 3 50 



Pearlhilde (Cactus). Pearl white ... .... 350 



Pink Pearl (Cactus). Pink ... i 25 



Pius X (Cactus). Finest white ... 2 50 



Prince of Yellows (Cactus). Fine yellow 2 50 



Queen Victoria (Quilled). Yellow i 00 



Queen of Yellows (Show). Yellow i 25 



Red Hussar (Show). Cardinal red i 25 



Roland von Berlin (Cactus). Geranium red .... 2 50 



Rother (Cactus). Bright garnet .... ... 250 



Ruckert (Cactus). Bright red i 00 



Scarlet Century (Single). Scarlet . • • i 25 



Souvenir de GustaveDoazon (Giant). Purered. . 150 



Standard Bearer (Cactus). Fiery scarlet ... 125 



Sylvia (Decorative). Soft pink i 00 



Twentieth Century (Single). Pink i 25 



Uncle Tom (Cactus). Deep maroon i 00 



Victor von Scheffel (Cactus). Pink i 00 



Volker (Cactus). Yellow i 00 



War jag (Cactus). Iridescent red 3 50 



Wm. Agnew (Decorative). Red i 00 



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 This will be an interesting trial lot. 



Cut-flower Dahlias for $5.00. 



