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DREERS SPECIAL DAHLIA CATALOGUE 



P.EONY-FLOWERED DAHLIA, 

 GEISHA 



Mme. Curtelin. \ery 

 large, fluffy flower of ricli 

 oriental red. 



Mannheim. Salmon pink illuminated with a golden sheen 



Magnet. Rose suffused with while. 



Philadelphia. In form this is a semi-double Cactus of giant 

 size, color rich reddish-purple with brighter shadings, suffused 

 and marked with white ; very free flowering and gay. 



Rheingau. Large, showy brilliant scarlet. 



Rev. H. J. Kitchen. Exquisite mauve-pink with sulphur 

 yellow markings. 



Price. Any of the above except where noted, in plants 



One each of the 20 



Pseony=flowered Dahlias 



of recent introduction 



This beautiful type is now very popular. The 

 artistic flowers are very large, and are best 

 compared to the semi-double P;\?onies in 

 general form. They all flower very freely, 

 and are borne on long, strong stems, mak- 

 ing excellent material for cutting, as welt 

 as for garden decoration. 



Antoine Rivoire. .\ brilliant ox-blood red 



willi ciim>on shadings. 



Andrew Carnegie. A hne lively rose pink. 



Bertha von Suttner. Exceptionally large 



flowers of a salmon pink color with yellow 



suffusion. 50 cts. each. 



Colonel Cody. Deep apricot buff with 



saliiion-pink shadings. 75 cts. each. 

 Caesar. .\ splendid canary-yellow. 75 cts. 



each. 

 Corallina. A beautiful coral-red, very large. 

 Fez. Immense semi-double madder-red 

 tipped amaranth. 50 cts. each. 

 Qeisha. The showiest and most attractive of this type 

 yet introduced ; of strong growth, w.th the rich colored 

 flowers standing well above the foliage. These are 

 original in form, consisting of peculiarly twisted and curled 

 petals, of an effective and rich combination of scarlet and 

 gold, the centre being yellow, which becomes suflused with 

 and deepens to scarlet at the centre of the petals, shading off 

 liu;hter at the edges. 

 London. Large bright crimson. 50 cts. each. 

 Mrs. J. B. Riding. A brilliant fiery-red, with twisted and 



pointed petals. 50 cts. each. 

 Princess Royal. \'ellow overlaid with a rosy sheen, soc. 

 Porcupine. White ground_flushed with soft rose. 50 cts. 

 Rabat. I'.normous flowers of a dark rich purple. 75 cts. 

 Ironmonger. Lavender with white shadings. 



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

 varieties for 57.50. 



Standard Varieties 



Paeony=f lowered 

 Dahlias 



Cleopatra. Rich oriental red. base of petals primrose- 

 yellow ; very effective. 



Duke Henry. Brilliant carmine red. 



Fellberg. A splendid large white. 



Qermania. Rrilliant strawberry-red, a very fluffy, artistic 

 flower. 



Qlory of Qroenekan. Very large orange-yellow. 



King Leopold. Primrose, shading lighter at edges. 



Queen Emma. A magnificent sort of a charming shade 

 of mallow or Hollyhock pink, the inner petals banded 

 with gold. 



Queen Wilhelmina. Immense, fluffy flower of pure 

 white with yellow centre. 



Riesen Edelweiss. Pure glistening white, frequently 6 

 inches across. 



Solfatere. Brilliant carmine with yellow centre. 



Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each ; I2.50 per doz 

 Set of 10 varieties for $2.00. 



P.EONY-FLOWERED DAHLIA, QUEEN WILHELMINA 



