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



DAHLIA JACK ROSE 



Six Qiant Dahlias. 



The six sorts here offered are. without exception, the largest and 

 most perfect double-flowering Dahlias now grown, flowers of all of 

 them attaining a size of between five and six inches across under ordi- 

 nary cultivation. 



Cuban Qiant. An immense ball of bright maroon, free and early. 

 Gigantea. A creamy white of immense size. 

 Gettysburg. A bright rich, pure scarlet, of fine form. 

 Mrs. Roosevelt. Delicate silvery-rose. $2.00 per doz.; I15.00 per loo. 



Mme. Van den Daele. A splendid decorative variety for cutting; 

 color soft rose with deeper markings, shading to creamy white in 

 the centre. Strong green plants. 



Souvenir de Gustave Doazon. A most sensational Dahlia; a 

 decorative variety of mammoth proportions, which under ordinary 

 cultivation will produce flowers 6 inches across, and can be grown 

 to measure full 9 inches. It is of free growth, remarkably profuse- 

 flowering, and pure red in color. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



New Decorative Dahlias for 1909. 



Jack Rose. Unquestionably the most important addition to the deco- 

 rative class of Dahlias for many years. In color a brilliant crimson- 

 red, rich and glowing, and which has suggested its name Jack Rose 

 on account of the close approach in color to the popular Gen. 

 Jacqueminot Rose, or as it is more commonly known, the Jack Rose. 

 The habit of the plant is all that can be desired for garden decora- 

 tion, it being of a uniform compact habit of growth, producing its 

 flowers with the greatest freedom ; these are borne on erect stout 

 stems and always come perfect, a green centre or an open flower 

 never having been seen, and under the most ordinary cultivation 

 they will measure five inches or more in diameter. As a cut flower 

 its rich color, together with its long stifi stems which hold the flower 

 erect, will at once secure it a place, in fact the comparatively few 

 flowers placed on the market the past season were quickly disposed 

 of at highest prices. Awarded a certificate of merit by the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society October 20th. Strong plants ready 

 April 15th. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per loc. 



Delice. A variety that appeals to every one on account of its distinct 

 color, which is of a lively crimson-pink, entirely different from any 

 other variety in cultivation ; its habit is perfect, of strong erect 

 growth, holding its flowers well above the foliage on stiff stems. As 

 a cut flower it outlasts after being cut any other variety known to us . 

 Strong plants ready April 15th. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 

 per 100. 



Le Colosse. Flower of colossal size, few measuring under 6 inches 

 in diameter; color, according to the introducer, carmine-scarlet, 

 but really watermelon-red ; comes into bloom very early, is very free 

 and seems to suit our climatic conditions exactly. Strong plants 

 ready April 15th. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 



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. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Mile. Marguerite des Blanc. Flowers from .s to 6 inches in diam- 

 eter, pure white, very full and of perfect form ; an early and abund- 

 ant bloomer. Strong plants ready April 15th. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 

 per doz. 



We will supply one each of the five new Decorative Dahlias for $1.50. 



Select Decorative Dahlias. 



Admiral Dewey. A rich purple, very free. 



Black Beauty. Deep velvety maroon, almost black. A fine flower. 



Bronze Beauty. Bright coppery-orange. 



Camellia. Very dwarf, never exceeding 30 inches in height, bearing 



Camellia-shaped flowers about 3 inches in diameter, of a brilliant 



russet orange-scarlet ; very free. 

 Catherine Duer. Iridescent geranium-red, a favorite at Newport, 



where it is used most extensively 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.J 

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

 Gold of Ophir. Rich old gold, shading to amber centre. 

 Havel. Reminds one of some of the newer water-lilies in form and 



color, which is of a bright salmon-rose, shaded deeper at the centre. 



One of the freest. 

 Henry Patrick. A beautiful pure white. 

 Lemon Giant. Very large, lemon-yellow. 

 Lucielle. Old gold, very free. 



Lyndhurst. Rich and brilliant cardinal-red. A fine cut flower. 

 Mrs. T. F. DeWitt. A very free-flowering primrose yellow. 

 Mrs. Winters. A large, finely formed snow-white. A grand cut 



flower. 

 Orange King. Rich, glowing orange-scarlet. 



Perle (Perle de la tete (V Or). A beautiful glistening white; a splen- 

 did variety for cutting. 

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



the center. A fine cut flower. 

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

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

 Zulu. Deep maroon, with black shadings. 

 Price, 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. Set of 24 varieties, $2.00. 



Large=flowering Show Dahlias. 



Arabella. Light sulphur-yellow, shaded peach-blossom on edges ; a 

 fine flower. 



Client. A handsome brilliant velvety crimson. 



Duchess of Cambridge. Base of petals white suffused pink, heavily- 

 tipped dark crimson. 



Emily. Solferino, with white markings ; very large. 



John Elitch. Rich deep crimson. 



John Thorpe. Solferino-rose, of perfect form. 



John Walker. An elegant pure white. 



Kaiser Wilhelm. Old gold, tipped fiery red. 



Lady Maud Herbert. Pale yellow, shaded peach and tipped 

 crimson. 



Miss May Loomis. White, suffused with soft rose, very pretty. 



Pendent. An early and profuse blooming crimson maroon. 



Queen of Yellows. Beautiful primrose-yellow. 



Red Hussar. Pure cardinal-red , perfect form. 



Ruby Queen. Brilliant deep purple. 



Thos. White. Purple garnet, shaded black, of fine form. 



White Dandy. A fine-shaped pure white 



15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Set of i6 varieties, $1.75 



Five Superb Double=quilled Dahlias. 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful clear pink, of perfect form and very free. 

 Grand Duke Alexis. Large, massive flowers, ivory-white, with a 



faint tinge of rose at the extremities of the petals. 

 Queen Victoria. Handsome, bright yellow, finely quilled. 

 Ruth. Pure white, with faint tinge of blush on edges. 

 Yellow Livoni. Identical to the popular pink A. D. Livoni, except 

 in color, which is a bright yellow. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Except where noted, 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 Set of 5 for 75 cts. 



Choice Fancy Dahlias. 



Admiral Schley. Rich crimson, with garnet edges and a broad 



band of white through the centre of each petal. 

 Chameleon. Flesh-colored centre, shading to crushed strawberry, 



with yellowish blending ; a variable flower, of good form. 

 Eloise. White, tinted flesh, each petal edged with deep, purplish- 

 garnet. 

 Frank Smith. Intense purplish-maroon, shading almost to black, 



each petal tipped with white. The most perfect fancy Dahlia. 

 Keystone. Light rose, spotted and striped crimson. 

 Lottie Eckford. White, striped and spotted with French purple. 

 Lucy Fawcett. Sulphur-yellow, striped and spotted carmine-rose. 

 Miss Browning. Canary yellow, tipped white. 

 Mrs. Stancombe. Straw-yellow, suffused amber, striped red and 



mottled and tipped blush. 

 Olympia. Bright rose-pink, striped, spotted and penciled with rich 



crimson. 

 Progress. Soft rosy-lake, beautifully spotted and penciled with 



glowing crimson ; entirely distinct. 

 Striped Banner. Cardinal-red, striped white. 



15 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz.; $10,000 per 100. 

 Set of 12 varieties for $1.25. 



