HENRY A. DREER 



Dahlias 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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DECORATIVE 



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DAHLIAS 



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Oeoorative Dahlia, 

 Mrs I. de Ver Warner 



Lilian Baldwin. Its effective color, a lively iridescent, 

 glistening bright pink, makes this a favorite cut 

 flower, particularly under artificial light. The plant 

 is very free flowering, carrying its blooms on good 

 long stems. $7..50 per doz. ; $G0.0O per 100. 



Louise Aureau. A splendid garden variety with fair- 

 sized flowers produced most profusely of a bright 

 pure mauve. $2.50 per doz.; ,^18.00 per 100. 



Lydia Poole. A closely built large flower of a bril- 

 liant lavender pink, an early and free bloomer. 

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



Marc Aureau. A fine large sulphur-yellow, shading 

 to lemon at centre; very free on long stems, a good 

 cut flower. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Margaret Masson. One of the finest exhibition 

 varieties with very large full flowers of splendid 

 form. Color a most pleasing shade of silvery lav- 

 ender-pink. $10.00 per doz.; .^75.00 per 100. 



M. H. de Young. Not only a splendid large exhibition 

 variety, but equally good for garden decoration 

 or as a cut flower. Color pure old gold with scarce- 

 ly any variation except an iridescent, slightly 

 higher colored centre. .$7.50 per doz.; $00.00 per 100. 



Miss Freeman. Large perfectly formed Decorative 

 flowers of a pleasing shade of salmon-orange with 

 peach-red suffu.sion; a fine cut fiower. $2.50 per 

 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Monmouth .Jewel. A seedling from Amun Ra with 

 large well-formed flowers held well above the foli- 

 age. Color bitter-sweet orange, shaded lemon chrome 

 at base. .$15.00 per doz.; $100.00 per 100. 



Mr. Alex Waldie. A large flower, a particularly soft 

 and pleasing color, being a creamy-ground, overlaid 

 and suffused with delicate salmon-pink on the outer 

 petals, the centre creamy-white, a dainty color com- 

 bination. .$2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Mr. C. H. Dresselhuls. A soft rose-pink with white 

 suffusion towards the tips, and one of the most pro- 

 lific bloomers. Of medium size just right for cut- 

 ting. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Mr. Crowley. An exquisite shade of salmon-pink with 

 the base of the petals golden-yellow, flowers of large 

 size and come on stout stems on plants of very com- 

 pact habit of growth, a splendid exhibition flower. 

 $3.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Mrs. C. H. Breclt. A splendid all around variety either 

 for garden decoration or for cutting. Its flowers 

 are always of perfect shape, full double to the 

 centre of a soft yellow deeply suffused with car- 

 mine. .52.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



>Irs. Eleanor Martin. Very large flowers of best exhi- 

 bition type and the coloring is unique, different from 

 all others, a beautiful mulberry with golden suf- 

 fusion. $7.50 per doz.; .$60.00 per 100. 



■^Irs. I. de Ver Warner. A wonderful Dahlia that has 

 justly gained a great reputation. In color it is of 

 that refined, pleasing mauve-pink that is usually 

 referred to as an orchid coloring. The flowers are 

 large, of perfect form, on long, stiff stems, and are 

 .-so placed as to show their full profile. $2.50 per doz.; 

 .filS.OO per 100. 



Hr.s. Nat Slocombe. No other variety approaches this 

 for a good all-around bright primrose-yellow. .$5.00 

 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



Olivia. The medium-sized flowers of perfect form; pro- 

 duced very freely are of an attractive violet-mauve; 

 usually tipped with a small dash of white. $5.00 

 per doz.; .$40.00 per 100. 



Oregon Beauty. Remarkable for Its large size and 



brilliancy of color, an intense Oriental-red with 

 golden sheen and garnet suffusion which makes it 

 stand out prominently in the garden among all 

 others. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



I'atriek O'Mara. Named in honor of one of America's 

 noted horticulturists. It is of free-flowering habit. 

 The flowers are of good size, perfect form, and in 

 color a rich chrome-yellow^, with salmon-red suf- 

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



Paul Miehael. One of the large exhibition flowers, 

 petals quilled at base, curled and twisted, color pure 

 gold, shaded orange-buff at centre, very free- 

 flowering. .$2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pieture. A delicately colored variety. The flowers of 

 good size are of perfect Decorative form. Color a 

 delicate lemon-yellow with a distinct but soft suf- 

 fusion of capucine-buff. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 

 100. 



Pink Perfection. This is a pink-flowered form of the 

 popular Hortulanus Fiet, of perfect Decorative form 

 held erect on stiff stems and free-flowering. In color 

 it is a beautiful shade of salmon-pink, with old rose 

 suffusion and illuminated with a lively golden sheen. 

 $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



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Decorative Dahlia, 

 Royal Gold 



All the Dahlias listed above will be supplied in dormant roots 



