DREER'S SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 



DECORATl 

 DAHLIA 



nocence 



cutting 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The first of the decoraiive 

 sorts to come into flower, of medium size, ijood form and 

 pure white color. 25 cts. each ; ?2.50 per dn/. 

 Le Grand ManitOU. The first variegated Dahlia of the 

 decorative type. The flowers are from 5 to 6 inches across, 

 ground color white, prettily spotted, striped and blotched 

 with deep reddish-violet ; occasionally self-colored ; these are 

 borne on stout, stifi" stems, held well above the foliage 35 cts. 

 each ; $3 50 per doz. 

 Lucie. Pale ecru wi h old-gold rose shadirgs; distinct and 

 pleasing. Plants 50 cts. each. 



Maman Rozain. Flowers of very large fize but gracefu', 

 of a pearly white suffused with rose, reverse of petals velvety 

 purple edged with white; a most distinct and novel variety. 

 Plants 81.00 each. 



Miss Minnie McCullough. One of the most popular cut 

 flower varieties now grown, particularly valuable for use undtr 

 artificial light Color st ft yellow, overlaid with bronze; a 

 beautiful autumnal tint. 35 cts. each ; f^io yer dcz 



Mme. A. Lumier. A very distinct semi-dcuble vaiiel) , 

 ground color white, sufl'used towards the ends of the peltls 

 with red, the tips pointed with bright violet-red. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. 



Mont Blanc. Very large creamy-white with unusually broad, 

 wavy pe'als. Plants 50 cts. each. 



Monte Rosa. A delicate rosy-mauve tinted caimine of gcod 

 form on good stiff stems. 50 cis. each. 



Mr. Sexe. A medium-sized flower of good form held on 

 stiff stems, cardinal red tipped and suffused with old-gold. 

 Plants 75 cts. each. 



Omega. Flower of perfect form with large petals, base lemon- 

 yellow shading to cream, sufl^used with solfeiino striated with 

 carmine-purple. Plants 75 cts. each. 



Ouray. Rich, deep velvety-maroan of good form, very free- 

 flowering. Plants 50 cts. each. 



Papa Charmet. A large flower of rich, deep morocco-red 

 wi»h bright garnet shadings; the finest dark decorative Dahlia 

 yet offered. Plants 35 cts. each. 



NEW AND EXTRA CHOICE 

 DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



Coronna. A miniature pure white, usually from 

 2)^ to 3 inches in diameter, of most peifect form 

 and remarkably free-flowering. Plants 35 cts. each. 

 Delacroix. A splendid primrose-yellow, with the 

 tips of the petals cleft, giving it a fringed appear- 

 ance ; quite distinct. Plants 75 cts. each. 

 Delice. Its beautiful soft, yet lively color, a glow- 

 ing rose-pink, together with its pefrect shape, stout, 

 stiff stems, which hold the flowers well above the 

 foliage, and the fact that when cut it retains its 

 freshness for a long time, makes this one of the 

 most valuable for cutting or decorative sorts in 

 the garden. 25 cts. each; ;?2.50 per doz. 

 Dragon d'Or. A soft yellow with petals cleft on 



the tips; quite distinct. Plants 35 cts. each. 

 Qalathea. Delicate soft pink, a medium-sized 

 flower of splendid form, an ideal Dahlia which on 

 account of its delicate color and pleasing shape 

 appeals to everyone. Plants $i.co each. 

 Uloire Lyonnaise. A bright golden-yellow flamed 

 with rosy-Lirmine at the points; very effective and 

 a splendid dahlia. Plants 75 cts. each. 

 I Schimmeiman. Salmon-rose shading to a yellow 

 id flower composed of long, narrow, incurved petals and 

 vering. Plants 75 cts. each. 



A small flower of the purest white, the plants which grow 

 bushes are at all times covered with bloom; a gem for 

 Plants 75 cts. each. 

 Perle de Lyon. Not only the most valuable white decoia- 

 tive Dahlia, but the best white of any class for cut-flower pur- 

 poses ; its flowers are of good size, and held erect on long, 

 stiff, wiry steins. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Pierre Dupont. A free-llowering creamy white, on good 



steins. Plants 50 cts. each. 

 Reise von Stuttgart. Probably the largest Dahlia of this 

 type; a seedling of Souvenir de Gustave Doazon which it ex- 

 ceeds in size, frequently measuring S inches in diameter, in 

 color a bright blood-red shading deeper to the centie ; a va- 

 riety which will attract universal attention. Plants 50 cts. 

 each. 

 Senor Leon Perez Delicate mauve-pink shading to white 

 at the centre, a well built flower on stiff stems, free and early. 

 Plants 50 cts. each. 

 Seven Oaks Scarlet. A miniature variety, rarely over 2^ 

 inches across, and a gem either for garden decoration or as a 

 cut flower; the perfect flowers, borne on stiff stems, are of a 

 vivid orange-scarlet; a striking novelty. 35 cts. each. 

 Souvenir de Maurice Rivoire. A broad petaled variety, 

 forming a graceful, loose (lower, the ground color of which is 

 deep amber suftused and marked with raspberry- red at the 

 tips; quite distinct. Plants 50 cts. each. 

 Thais. Not a large flower but one of the most pleasing in the 

 collection, the ground color white suffused with mauve-rosej 

 the petals are broad and loosely, informally arranged; a good 

 cut flower. Plants Jl.oo each. 

 Tricolor. Flower of medium size, of good foini, ground color 

 buttercup yellow with a blotch of scarlet on each petal snd 

 as the flower matures the end of each petal becomes suflused 

 with rosy-white, firming a pretty tiicolored combinalion. 

 Plants 50 cts. each. 

 Triomphe de Schmitt. Tipsof petals carmine red flamed 

 towards the centre with golden-yellow and suflused with crim- 

 son, large, well-shaped flower. Plants 50 cls. each. 

 Ulysse. A very fine, rich, velvety maroon with nearly black 



shadings. Plants 75 cts. each. 

 Yellow Colosse. Flowers of very large size, of perfect form, 

 pure primrose-yellow; the best of its color and valuable for all 

 purposes. Plants 25 cts. each; J2.50 per doz. 



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Collection of one each of the 31 above sorts, a grand lot, for $13.75. 



