HENRY A. DREER 



Dahlias 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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Hybrid Cactns Dahlia, 

 Esther R. Holmes 



Jean Chazot or "Gay Farce." One of the best com- 

 mercial bronze or aiitunin-tinted cut flowers, and one 

 of the best all-around varieties that has yet been 

 produced for garden decoration. The habit of the 

 plant is all that could be wished for. A free, upright 

 grower; long, stiff, wiry stems hold the flowers well 

 above the foliage in such a manner as to display 

 their full beauty; it is one of the most prolific flow- 

 ering, coming into bloom early and continuing in 

 good condition to the end of the season; we have 

 never seen an imperfect flower; these are of good 

 size, of splendid Hybrid-Cactus form, and in color a 

 beautiful golden-bronze with just a faint suffusion 

 of Nasturtium-red that intensifies its brilliancy. 

 $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 3 00. 



Marian Moore. A clear pinkish cerise without the 

 slightest taint of magenta, the reverse of the petal 

 being of a lighter tint. The flowers are large, of 

 perfect incurved formation with perfect stem. 95.00 

 per doz.; ^S.'j.OO per 100. 



Mercedes. A gay and entrancing flower of large size, 

 of a creamy-yellow suffused with sunset pink, the 

 reverse of the petals a deepe/- shade of pink. One 

 of the earliest and freest bloomers. .$5.00 per doz.; 

 $35.00 per 100. 



Mme. Diesny. A fine Dahlia of good size composed of 

 moderately loosely arranged petals of a beautiful " 

 lively shade of amaranth-pink. A very free pro- 

 ducer. $.^.50 per doz.; .$25.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Kdna Spencer. Splendid narrow-petalled English 

 Cactus type, flowers large, of a delicate-lavender- 

 pink with white suffusion. $2.50 per doz.; .$18.00 per 

 100. 



Mrs. Ethel F. T. Smith. Creamy-white shading to 

 lemon at the centre. This is a close counterpart 

 except in color to Gladys Sherwood; the flowers are 

 of the same formation but still larger; a remarkable 

 Dahlia. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Mrs. J. Li. Gardner. An attractive and refined flower 

 of perfect formation on good stem. Color deep red 

 with white tips. This without question is the 

 finest of the white-tipped red varieties. $5.00 per 

 doz.; .$40.00 per 100. 



Nichn. Flowers of Immense size of very Incurved 

 shape on good stems, producing an abundance of 

 beautiful light yellow flowers with good centres to 

 the end of the season. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Paradise. Of the well-known George Walters type In 

 formation but distinct in color; creamy old-rose 

 suffused with gold in such a manner as to give it a 

 striking bronze tone. $3.50 per doz.; .$25.00 per 100. 



Choice Cactus Dahlias 



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Picotee. Color of rich luminous crimson-carmine with 

 the reverse of petals a silvery-white color, the petals 

 being fluted on the ends, this reverse side preaents 

 Itself In such a manner so as to give the flowers the 

 appearance of being tipped with white. $2.50 per 

 doz.; $18.00 per lUO. 



Pierrot, A unique and striking color, and of unusual 

 grace, composed of very long, narrow tubular 

 petals, which are of a deep amber color, usually 

 showing white tips. .$2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Serenade. A perfectly formed Incurved flower on the 

 style of a water lily, color an iridescent old rose 

 that shimmers in the sunlight like changeable 

 silk, the reverse of the petals is violet, the central 

 petals shaded with gold. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 

 100. 



Sinbad. Color a bright maroon with the reverse of 

 the petals a lighter shade, and as they twist and 

 turn the effect Is a blossom tipped with mauve. 

 The form is incurved. $5.0O per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Springfield. An improvement over the variety Coun- 

 tess of Lonsdale, which for many years was con- 

 sidered one of the very best Cactus varieties for 

 general cultivation. In Springfield, we have the 

 same beautiful blending of salmon-pink and amber, 

 and freer flowering. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Sulphur ftueen. A splendid large flower of true Cac- 

 tus form of a clean sulphur-yellow, early and free; 

 the best of this color. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Sunnyside. A rich shade of grenadine-red, greatly 

 intensified with metallic shadings, different from all 

 other varieties. A strong, vigorous grower, very 

 free and early, and makes a bright vivid spot In the 

 garden. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Talisman, A gorgeously colored flower of a deep 

 blood-red with maroon shadings. Many of the long 

 petals incurve slightly showing a reverse of the 

 tips which gives the flower a more or less buff 

 tipped appearance. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



The Grizzly. Very large flowers of great depth, borne 

 on long stiff stems of a brilliant garnet-red with 

 maroon shading; always attracts attention. $5.00 

 per doz.; .$40.00 per 100. 



Zante. A large golden-yellow but decidedly different, 

 it is heavily suffused with apricot pink with deeper 

 shading. The flower has great depth, built of heavy 

 evenly rolled petals. $2..50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



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Hybrid Cactu.s Dahlia, 

 Jean Chazot or Gay Paree 



All the Dahlias listed above will be supplied in dormant roots 



