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HENRY A. DREER 



Dahlias 



WHOLESALE LIST 



Decorative Dahlia, 

 Jessie K. PrescoK 



Harry Sheldon, Jr. A large well formed flower of de- 

 lightful color, the outer petals of a bright lavender- 

 pink with creamy-white centre, strong semi-dwarf 

 habit of growth. $5.00 per doz. ; .$40.00 per 100. 



Hortulanus Fiet. Flower over 8 inches in diameter, of 

 the most delicate shade of shrimp-pink, the tip of 

 each petal barely touched with gold. The entire 

 flower has a suffusion of delicate tints of red and 

 yellow, which gives a glow yet softness of color of 

 great charm. $3.50 per doz.; .'525.00 per 100. 



Insniinde. One of the most popular varieties both as 

 a cut flower as well as for garden decoration. The 

 blooms are from 7 to 8 inches in diameter, with just 

 sufficient broad, long, curled and twisted petals to 

 form a perfect and graceful flower. These are held 

 horizontally on the stem like a Chrysanthemum. 

 Color, a beautiful golden ochre, with salmon-red 

 suffusion which deepens towards the centre. $5.00 

 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Islam Patrol. A gorgeously rich colored flower, a 

 dark velvety crimson-scarlet tipped and flushed with 

 pure gold. One of the most brilliantly colored 

 varieties. $7.50 per doz.; .$G0.0O per 100. 



Jersey's Beauty. The most popular Dahlia in cultiva- 

 tion to-day, be it for exhibition, as a cut flower or 

 the garden. A beautiful shade of rose pink and 

 possessed of every good point desired in a Dahlia, 

 size, perfect form, long perfect stems, splendid habit , 

 and freedom of flowering. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00'~- 

 per 100. 



Jersey's Empress. A very large purplish maroon of 

 good formation, composed of long narrow petals, 

 flowers of good depth and substance. $10.00 per 

 doz.; $80.00 per 100. 



Jersey's Fiancee. A good-sized flower always carried 

 on good stems, color rose-pink, base of petals suf- 

 fused with yellow and slight golden tips. $7.50 per 

 doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Jersey's Ideal. A deep amaranth-pink, with the flowers 

 borne face up like Chrysanthemums on the top of 

 stiff stems: with long petals curling over making a 

 very deep flow-er; vigorous and free. $5.00 per doz.; 

 iMO.OO per 100. 



Jersey's King. "Very large perfect flowers of a bril- 

 liant Oriental-red with carmine suffusion. $3.50 

 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Jersey's Pride. A large attractive flower, apricot or- 

 ange with golden suffusion. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 

 per 100. 



Jersey's Radiant. Very large flower, of Bitter-sweet 

 orange color, one of the best exhibition varieties and 

 flne for cutting. !?3.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



SELECT DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



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Jersey's Rose. A splendid companion to the famous 

 Jersey's Beauty with flowers of large size and per- 

 fect form of a luminous tyrian rose with red suf- 

 fusion at the centre. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00-per 100. 



Jersey's Sovereign. A distinct shade of salmon 

 orange, a strong vigorous grower, flowers of good 

 size on good stems. $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100. 



Jersey's Svfeetheart. A dainty attractive pink, shad- 

 ing to white in centre; flowers produced in abun- 

 dance on slender stiff stems; particularly valuable 

 for cutting. $7.50 per doz.; $60.00 per 100. 



Jessie K. Prescott. Deep orange at centre, shading 

 to creamy orange on the outer petals. These are 

 long and narrow and roll backwards, giving the 

 flower a light graceful formation. $2.50 per doz.; 

 .$18.00 per 100. 



Judge Marean. A very large flower of perfect Decora- 

 tive shape. The colors changing as the flowers pass 

 through different stages of development are a com- 

 bination of glowing salmon-pink, red iridescent 

 orange, yellow and gold all blending most har- 

 moniously. $7.50 per doz.; $(>0.00 per 100. 



Kittle Dunlap. If this has any ■weak points we have 

 failed to discover them. It flowers early and con- 

 tinues perfect throughout the season. In color it 

 is a much admired beautiful shade of carmine-rose 

 with a brilliant suffusion. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 

 100. 



Laddie. A soft lemon-yellow with orange-buff suffu- 

 sion, this suffusion in the depth of the flower gives 

 it a glowing color that makes it particularly attrac- 

 tive. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



L,a Mascotte. Entirely distinct in form and coloring. 

 The face of the petals is silvery-pink while the 

 reverse is reddish violet, the petals being quilled on 

 first opening, the two-toned effect produced is very 

 novel and pleasing. $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Leah M. Gleadell. Perfect blooms always greatly ad- 

 mired. The color is copper illuminated with gold. 

 $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Lemonade. A splendidly formed deep flower of 

 very large size holding its good shape to the end 

 of the season, color a clean pale shade of lemon. 

 .$10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100. 



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Decorative Dahlia, Jersey's Beauty 



All the Dahlias listed above will be supplied in dormant roots 



