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HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



DECORATIVE DAHLIA, ADMIRAL DEWEY 



Four New Decorative Dahlias. 



Catherine Duer. A strong growing free flowering variety 

 which originated at Newport, R. I., where it has become 

 very popular on account of its bright crimson scarlet color, 

 which lights up especially bright when used in decorations 

 under artificial light. Roots, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen. 



Frank L. Bassett. Entirely distinct in color, which is of a 

 bright royal purple, shading to blue ; the nearest approach to 

 a blue Dahlia yet introduced, and an attractive, well-formed 

 flower. Roots, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Pendent. An extremely early and profuse bloming, bright 

 crimson-maroon, produced on long graceful stems. Roots, 15 

 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen. 



Mrs. Winters. A finely formed large, pure snow-white 

 variety, the best white of its class. 



Roots, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 

 The set of 4 varieties for 65 cents. 



Twenty-five Decorative 

 Dahlias. 



Admiral Dewey. Brilliant imperial purple ; 



fine form. 

 Baron Schroeder. A fine bright purple with 



bluish shadings. 

 Black Beauty. A grand deep maroon, of 



distinct form. 

 Bronze Beauty. Reddish bronze ; a fine 



large flower. 

 Clifford W. Bruton. The finest yellow ; a 



grand flower. 

 Countess of Pembroke. Soft rosy lake. 

 Evadne. Soft primrose, shading to white. 

 Henry Patrick. A fine»pure white. 

 John Elitch. Deep crimson, of perfect form ; 



very large. 

 Lucielle. Old gold ; very free. 

 Lemon Giant. Very large lemon-yellow. 

 Lyndhurst. A fine bright scarlet. 

 Marchioness of Bute. Pure white, tipped 



rosy-carmine. 

 Mephisto. Rich glowing vermilion. 

 Miss Bennett. Deep orange 

 Mrs. Basham. Pale yellow suffused with rose. 

 firs. A. Newhall. Dark crimson, shaded 



maroon. 

 Nymphsea. ( Water Lily Dahlia. ) Clear 



shrimp pink, shading slightly darker towards 



the outer petals. 

 Oban. Rosy lavender suffused and overlaid 



silvery fawn. 

 Perle. ( Perle de la tete a" Or. ) The finest 



white yet introduced. 

 Salmon Queen. Beautiful pure, soft salmon, 



of fine form. 



Twenty=five Decorative Dahlias— Continued. 



Sundew. Bright orange-scarlet. 

 Wm. Agnew. Rich dazzling red ; grand flower. 

 Wilhelm fliller. Brilliant purple, large, free and distinct. 

 Zulu. The black Dahlia ; black maroon. 



Roots, 10 cts. each ; Si. 00 per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. 

 Set of 25 Decorative Dahlias, $2.00. 



Four Giant-Flowering Dahlias. 



The four 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 ordinary cultivation. 



Cuban Giant. An immense ball of bright maroon. Plants 

 April 15th. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



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

 April 15th. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per dozen ; 15.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Roosevelt. Delicate silver rose. Plants, 20 cts. each - T 

 $2.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. 



Mme. Van den Daei. Soft rose with deeper markings, shad- 

 ing to creamy white in the centre. Roots, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 

 per dozen ; $20.00 per 100. 



One each of the Four Giant Dahlias for $1.00. 



Five Grand New Show Dahlias. 



Black Diamond. The largest and most perfect of its color 

 yet introduced ; almost jet black when first expanding, chang- 

 ing to a velvety black maroon. Roots, 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 per doz. 



Eureka. A fine large, deep rose-color with quilled petals, of 

 perfect form. Roots, 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 



Philadelphia. This strikingly reminds one of the well-known 

 famous Chrysanthemum of the same name, a creamy yellow 

 with deeper shadings towards the centre, a perfect ball in 

 shape. Plants ready April 15th; 35 cts. each; $3.50 per dozen. 



Pink Dandy. A pure pink "sport" from the fancy variety 

 of this name; valuable for cutting. Roots, 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



White Dandy. This promises to be the ideal white show 

 Dahlia ; it is a pure white sport from Dandy, producing per- 

 fectly shaped flowers, like its parent, on fine long stems, 

 which will make it invaluable for cutting. Plants ready April 

 15th. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per dozen. 



We will furnish one each of the 5 New Show varieties for $1.25. 



GIANT DAHLIA MME. VAN DEN DAEL 



