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HENRY A. DREER 



Dahlias 



WHOLESALE LIST 





Choice Cactus Dahlias 



(Continued) 



Mercedes. A gay and entrancing flower of large size, 

 of a creamy-yellow suffused with sunset pink, the 

 reverse of the petals a deeper shade of pink. One 

 of the earliest and freest bloomers. §5.0*1 per doz.; 

 $35.00 per 100. 



Mme, Diesnj". 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. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Mrs, E)dna Spencer. Splendid narrow-petalled 

 English Cactus type, flowers large, of a deli- 

 cate lavender-pink with white suffusion. $3.00 

 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Kthel F T Smith. Creamy-^vhite shading to 

 lemon at the centre. This is a close counter- 

 part except in color to Gladys Sherwood; the 

 flowers are of the same formation but still 

 larger and not quite so deep in the centre; a 

 remarkable Dahlia. $7.50 per doz.; $00.0O per 

 100. 



Mrs. J. li. Gardner. An attractive and refined 

 flower of perfect formation on perfect stem. 

 Color deep red with white tips. This without 

 question is the finest of the white-tipped red 

 varieties, very free. $7.50 per doz.; $00.00 per 

 100. 



Nagel's Glory. A distinct and pretty large incurved 

 flower composed of long narrow petals of a soft 

 Naples yellow ■with salmon suffusion, a most unique 

 and novel flower both in color and formation. 

 $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 per 100. 



Navel's Wonder. A gorgeously colored flower and 

 unique in formation. The petals are long and nar- 

 row, more or less tubular and curled with deeply 

 cleft tips adding to its graceful make-up. The color 

 Is a brilliant scarlet-red, lightly tipped and more 

 or less striated with yellow. $10.00 per doz.; $75.00 

 per 100. 



Nibelnngenhort. This is always greatly admired, with 

 flowers composed of rather broad, more or less 

 curled and twisted petals of a beautiful shade of 

 old rose with golden-apricot suffusion. $2.00 per 

 doz.; $15.00 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. 



Papillon. One of the largest of this type, which 

 seems a greatly improved George Walters, it is a 

 beautiful blending of old rose with golden lights. 

 An exceptionally fine exhibition variety. $5.00 per 

 doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Paradise. Of the well-known George Walters type in 

 formation but entirely distinct in color; creamy old- 

 rose suffused with gold in such a manner as to give 

 It a striking bronze tone. $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 

 100. 



Pieotee. 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 presents 

 itself in such a manner so as to give the flowers the 

 appearance of being tipped with white. $2.50 per 

 doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pierrot A unique and striking color, and of unusual 

 grace, being composed of very long, narrow tubular 

 petals, w^hlch are of a deep amber color, usually 

 showing white tips, but even when it comes a self 

 color without these tips it possesses an Individual 

 refinement different from all other sorts. .S2.50 per 

 doz.; 915.00 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. $7.50 per doz.; $60.00 per 

 100. 



Shirley Brown. One of the largest of the Hybrid Cac- 

 tus varieties. It can be grown to over ten Inches 

 in diameter. The flowers are of splendid form of 

 rich old gold, with rich orange-red shadings. $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. $7.50 per doz.; $60.00 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, 

 possibly more intensified and luminous, and even 

 freer flowering. $2..^0 per doz.; SIS.OO per 100. 



Snlphiir (Ineen. A splendid large flower of true Cac- 

 tus form of a clean sulphur-yello'sv, early and free; 

 the best of this color yet introduced. $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Cactus Dahlia, 

 Jean Chazot or Gay Paree 



Sunnv Sonth. A large flower described by the intro- 

 ducer, Mr. Broomall, as the finest yellow he has seen 

 in any type. A bright clear yellow without any- 

 shading; of fine deep formation, sturdy habit with 

 flowers held well above the foliage. $15.00 per doz.; 

 $100.00 per 100. 



Talisman. A gorgeously colored flower of a deep 

 blood-red with maroon shadings. Many of the long 

 petals incurve slightly showing the reverse of the 

 tips which gives the flower a more or less buff 

 tipped appearance. S2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



The MacGregor. A seedling of George "Walters of 

 which it is an exact duplicate in size and shape. 

 The flowers are large and full. Color spectrum-red; 

 an unusual color in Dahlias. The base of the petals 

 is lemon-yellow. It is unsurpassed for garden deco- 

 ration and keeps excentionally well when cut. It 

 is one of the first to flower and continues in good 

 condition to the end of the season: one of the best 

 all around reds in cultivation. $10.00 per doz.; 

 $75;00 per 100. 



Xante. A large golden-yellow but decidedly different, 

 it is heavilv suffused with apricot pink with deeper 

 shading. The fiower has great depth, built of heavy 

 evenly rolled petals. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



DREER RIVERTON DAHLIAS 



The following varieties, seedlings of our own, of 

 Decorative and Hybrid Cactus type, all of which we 

 can recommend, not only for their perfection of form, 

 perfect stems, size and color, but all are of vigorous, 

 robust, healthy growth, producing their beautiful 

 blooms early and continuously and with perfect 

 centres to the end of the season. 

 Riverton Beacon (Decorative). Rich primrose yellow, 



base suffused, striped and marked with Oriental-red. 

 Riverton Charm (Hybrid Decorative). A beautiful 



luminous silvery rose-pink. 

 Riverton Coral (Decorative). Light coral-red with 



rosy-red reflections. 

 Riverton Gem (Decorative). Old rose with coppery 



suffusion. 

 Riverton Golden Glow (Decorative). Rich deep yellow. 

 Riverton Rosemallow (Decorative). Beautiful mallow- 

 pink with lighter suffusions. 

 Riverton Snow (Decorative). A splendid white. 

 Price. Any of the above varieties. In dormant field 



roots of proper planting size, $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 



per 100. 



All the Dahlias listed above will be supplied in dormant roots 



