DREER'S SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 



"THE DREER COLLECTION" OF 



CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT 



This is a selection of twenty-five varieties made witli a view o 

 supplying the amateur with an assortment of Cactus sorts, which 

 in our own experience we have found to be the freest-flowering 

 under the most varied conditions of soil and climate, and which 

 can be depended upon to make an early and continuous display 

 in the garden, and at the same time furnish an abundance of 

 choice flowers for cutting. The varieties are all introductions 

 previous to 191 1, and have been under observation ample time 

 to establish their superior qualities. 



Aegir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, peculiarly twisted petals. 

 Amazone. Rich, glowing amaranth-red suffused with purple. 

 Aschenbrodel. Base of petals gold, passing to rich rose-pink, 



tipped lemon; very beautiful, very free. 

 Aurora. A beautiful reddish-apricot suffused with flesh pink, 



shading lighter to the tips. { Illustrated on front cover of this 



catalogue.) 

 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 condi- 

 tions. (See cut. ) 

 Country Oirl. Base of petals golden-yellow suflused with 



salmon-rose, which is deepest at the points. 

 Else. A charming variety, with a combination of delicate 



colors. The base of the petals is of buttercup-yellow, gradu- 

 ally passing to amber, finished with a tip of tyrian rose. 

 Flora. An ideal white Cactus Dahlia. A large, heavy flower, 



produced on stout, stiff stems, makes it valuable for cutting. 

 Floradora. A remarkably free-flowering, bright blood-red. 

 Frau Hermine Marx. A delicate silvery-rose of good size 



and very free. 

 Qoliath. Ground color yellow, suflused and tinted with 



reddish-salmon. 

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



shadings; flowers of perfect form, and very large. 



CACTTIS DAHLIA, SCEPTRE 



CACTUS DAHLIA, COUNTESS OF LONSDALE 



Lawine. White, with just a suggestion of blush as the flower 

 matures; a fine, full, large flower; one of the best. (Illus- 

 trated on front cover of this catalogue. ) 

 Master Carle. Very large, bright safifron-yellow; a splendid 



flower. 

 Mrs. Geo. Stevenson. A bright, sparkling yellow, with 



large, perfect flowers on long stems. 

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

 with cream-colored edge; occasionally comes self-colored. 



Pink Pearl. Mallow-pink at base of petals, gradually 



shadingfto white at tip of petals. 

 Pius X. A beautiful large, white, with slight sulphur 



tint; very double, with nicely quilled petals. 

 Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal being furcated 



on the end like a staghorn fern. 

 Roland von Berlin. A magnificent, brilliant and 

 intense geranium-red, with deeper shadings and full of 

 fire. (Illustrated on front cover of this catalogue. ) 

 Rother. Rich, bright garnet; one of the finest dark- 

 colored sorts yet introduced. 

 Sceptre. Base of petals yellow, passing to mauve-rose 

 at tips with salmon sheen; a pleasing, live color. (See 

 cut.) 

 Sequoia. A beautiful variety, with long, tubular petals 

 cleft at the tips, of a deep saffion-yellow suflused with 

 red; a splendid autumn tint. (Illustrated on front 

 cover of this catalogue. ) 

 Standard Bearer. Rich, fiery scarlet, free and of 



perfect form. 

 Strahlen Krone. Intense cardinal-red; rich and 



glowing. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. Set of 25 varieties for $5.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



< )ne each of the five sorts shown on plate used as 

 front cover of this catalogue, a fine collection for $1.25. 



