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HENRY A. DREER 



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WHOLESALE LIST 



CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS 



All of tbe Dahlias offered under this heading tvill be supplied In dormant field roots of proper plantinsT size. 



F. W. Fellows. One of the very best Cactus varieties 

 with flowers of unusual size for the long narrow- 

 petaled type. In color it is an intense coral-red 

 with deeper suffusion. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



George Walters. One of the most popular of the large- 

 flowered Californians, a pleasing' salmon with coral- 

 pink shadings. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Gertrude Ederle. An early floivering variety continu- 

 ing in good condition throughout tlie season. Color 

 a soft creamy yellow, like the English Primrose, 

 particularly effective under artficial light. Flowers 

 very large, composed of long straight petals, always 

 \s'ith a good centre and carried on long straight 

 stems. $7.50 per doz.; $G0.00 per 100. 



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Cactus Dahlia, 

 Andreas Hofer 



Ambassador. Color a soft yellow at the centre w^ith 

 salmon, amber and pink shadings, gradually deepen- 

 ing towards the tips. The blending of these colors 

 captivates all. The flowers are of largest size and 



set just right on perfect stems. $4.00 per doz.; 

 $30.00 per 100. 



Andreas Hofer. A lovely narrow-petaled Cactus of 

 ideal form and soft tender coloring. A most delicate 

 shade of pink with salmon suffusion passing to a 

 creamy-white centre. Its stiff, wiry long stems and 

 free habit of bloom make it invaluable for cut 

 flowers as well as for garden decoration. $3.50 per 

 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Break O'Day. A good-sized flower with a full, high 

 centre, with more or less curved and twisted petals, 

 intermingled with the flatter ones, forming a most 

 graceful flower. In color, a clear sulphur-yellow, 

 shading to sulphur-white, at the tips. $2.50 per 

 doz.; .$18.00 per 100. 



California Beauty. Probably the nearest approach to 

 a pure copper, a flower of excellent form and dainty 

 appearance produced most prolifically on long, 

 stiff, wiry stems; a gem in the garden and a -^ 

 splendid cut flower. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Cigarette. Creamy-T\-hite. heavily edged with pome- 

 granate-red, but it varies greatly, no two flowers 

 being exactly alike. The petals are long and in- 

 clined to roll, forming a large deep, well-shaped 

 flower. $5.00 per doz.; .$40.00 per 10 0. 



Esther Hunt. A large flower, distinct and beautiful 

 both in form and coloring, the latter being a strik- 

 ing luminous tone of chinese-orange. $2.50 per doz.; 

 .$1S.OO per 100. 



Bsther K. Holmes. A most graceful flower of good 

 size, a most delicate and pleasing shade of mauve- 

 pink, a fine cut flower. .$2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Etendard de Lyon. Everyone admires this beautiful 

 rich carmine-rose or royal purple. The flowers are 



distinct in shape with broad, curling wavy petals 

 which form a large flower without any stiffness or 

 formality. $3.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Ethel M. An absolutely perfect flower of medium to 

 large size, good stiff stems; in color a pretty laven- 

 der pink shading lighter at the tips and very perfect 

 white centre. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Gladys Bales. Very large perfect flowers, with in- 

 curved petals of a golden salmon, the reverse of 

 the petals being rose, the two colors giving the 

 effect of a golden old rose. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 

 per 100. 



Gladys Sher-»vood. A wonderful white. We have seen 

 flowers over 10 inches in diameter composed of long 

 curling petals of glistening white forming a flower 

 of unusual depth. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Goldene Sonne. Andreas Hofer is one of the finest and 

 most graceful in delicate pink Cactus varieties we 

 know. In Goldene Sonne we have its counterpart in 

 formation but with a larger flower and of a rich 

 golden yellow with soft rose suffusion. $3.50 per 

 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Mariposa. Long, narrow, incurved petals. A de- 

 lightful shade of true pink, Intensified by a deeper 

 centre. One of the gigantic California Introduc- 

 tions which has depth as well as diameter of flower. 

 An absolutely stiff stem, which rises nearly three 

 feet above the foliage, a centre which is regular and 

 perfect. $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Cactus Dahlia, California Beauty 



All the Dahlias listed above will be supplied in dormant roots 



