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HENSY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



DAHLIA, PIUS X 



Superb New Cactus Dahlias for 1909. 



Alexander Scalarandis. A very full flowerof fine form, free, vigorous 

 grovv'th ; color currant-red with bright cardinal shadings, frequently 

 interspersed with white petals. Strong plants ready April 15th. 



Blitz. An early and free flowering rich and brilliant geranium- 

 lake of exceptionally fine form, with narrow incurved petals; the 

 flowers hold well above the foliage on stiff wiry stems. 



Cockatoo. Lemon-yellow shaded with rose, the centre petals pure 

 white, making a very unusual combination. Like nearly all fancy 

 varieties this varies very much, sometimes coming of a self-color all 

 yellow, in others the rose color predominating, but pretty in either 

 shade. 



Gold Pasan. Ground color chrome-yellow passing to rosy-red, 

 flowers of medium size on good, stiff stems and of perfect shape. 



Qudrun. A particularly handsome Dahlia ; the outer petals are of a 

 delicate crimson-pink, gradually passing to a while centre suffused 

 with cream and rose; flowers large, of good form, very free and 

 distinct. Strong plants ready April 15th. 



Hagen. A remarkably free flowering variety with very perfect 

 flowers of medium size, of a rich purplish brown with deep aniline- 

 red markings, giving it a striped appearance. 



H. Shoesmith One of the brighte.st varieties in our collection, a 

 brilliant carmine red, of good form, with long, narrow petals. 

 Strong plants ready April 15th. 



Herziluide. Delicate rosy chamois suffused with yellow at the base, 

 a soft and pleasing color. The flowers are held well above the 

 foliage and are of elegant graceful form. 



Helena. A fine dwarf, very free bedding variety, flowers on stiff 

 stems well above the foliage, centre creamy white, passing to a 

 pleasing mauve rose on the outer petals. 



Ivanhoe. Of perfect dwarf habit, very free, flowers large and of good 

 form, with long narrow petals, and of a deep but bright straw color. 

 Strong plants ready April 15th. 



Leuchtfeuer. A beautiful and brilliant variety of a bright blood-red 

 with deeper shadings; the flowers are very full and of fine form on 

 strong, stiff stems. Strong plants ready April 15th. 



Libelie. A very free variety, with large flowers of good form ; a dis- 

 tinct purple color, rich and pleasing. 



Marjorie Caselton. Avery pleasing variety, outer petals rose-pink, 

 tips and central florets pure white ; free flowering, with good erect 

 habit. Strong plants ready April 15th. 



IVlnie. Camille Pabst. Very distinct, pretty and pleasing, shade 

 of deep amber yellow, suffused with salmon rose, flower of good 

 shape with broad, twisted petals. Strong plants ready April 15th. 



JVlrs. George Stevenson. A bright s^parkling yellow, with large 

 perfect formed flowers on long stems. Strong plants ready 

 April 15th. 



Ortwin. A dwarf compact bedding variety, producing very freely, 

 handsome flowers of a distinct salmon-flesh color with rosy hue. 



Princess Use. Medium sized flowers of elegant form, centre deli- 

 cate rose suffused with carmine gradually passing to white on the 

 edges. 



Sceptre. A strong growing free flowering variety, producing good 

 sized flowers on long, stiff stems ;:color at base of petals yellow, 

 passing to mauve rose on the tips with a salmon sheen. A pleasing 

 live color. Strong plants ready April 15th. 



Superb New Cactus Dahlias for 1909 — Continued. 



Schwan. Probably the largest white Cactus Dahlia yet introduced; 

 it is of a ver>' pure color except at the base of the petals, where it 

 shows a tinge of green, which seems to intensify the pureness of 

 the, white ; the flowers are of good form and produced very freely. 

 S. M. Mosaffer Eddin. A distinct and pretty flower of a rich ani- 

 "~ line-red, petals long and peculiarly twisted on the ends. 

 Thomas Parkin. A magnificent flower of the most re- 

 fined type, petals very narrow and incurved, forming a • 

 flower of great depth, color entirely distinct, a beautiful 

 mars orange. 

 Thusnelda Chamois suffused with rose and pink, a very 

 delicate color, long pointed petals forming an ideal 

 flower : very free. 

 Vesuve. Flower of fine form, medium size, of a rich ge- 

 ranium-lake with deeper shadings. Strong plants ready 

 April 15th 

 Warjag. Orange carmme tipped with bright carmine, 

 making a bfilliant iridescent red effect, flowers of good 

 size and very regular form, an early and late bloomer. 

 W. Hopkins. Very large size, long twisted petals pro- 

 ducing a flower of good form, coloi oxblood red , frequent- 

 ly showing the reverse of the twisted petals, which are 

 of a light rose and which intensifies and brightens the 

 color in the body of the flower. Strong plants ready 

 April 15th, 



35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 

 The set of 25 superb new varieties for $6.00. 



Superb New Cactus Dahlias 

 of 1908. 



Aurora. A grand Dahlia, not only in its soft, delicate 

 coloring, but also in shape, the petals being long and 

 tubular, forming a full, double flower, while in color it is 

 one of the most exquisite, a reddish apricot suffused with 

 flesh-pink, shading lighter towards the tip of the petals. 

 Aschenbrodel. A beautiful flower, with wide, curiously twisted 



petals, the coloring like a summer sunset, being a combination of 



rose and gold, the base of the petals of gold passing into rich rose- 

 pink, and again to pale lemon at the tips. 

 Berlichingen. Deep crimson carmine, shading to bright carmine at 



the tips, flowers of medium size, nicely quilled petals. 

 Country Girl. Base of petals golden yellow suffused with salmon 



rose, which is deepest at the points, a bright and striking combina- 

 tion of colors which is difficult to describe. 

 Effective. Chamois-rose with yellow shadings, deeper in the centre, 



a large, perfectly formed, intensely double, globular flower with 



finely pointed petals, very distinct, flowers freely. 

 Erecta. Of very erect habit, with flowers also erect on stout, stiff 



stems, color a brilliant amaranth-rose, softened with lighter 



shadings. 

 Frau Hermine Marx. This promises to be one of the best cut flower 



varieties. The flowers are of -medium size and of a silvery rose, a 



most pleasing color. 

 Fairy. Not a very large but a beautiful flower of light, airy form, of 



the purest white. 

 Lawine. Pure white with just a suggestion of blush as the flower 



ages. It is of large size, a fine full flower, early and fiee.with strong 



stems, holding the flowers erect. 

 Miss Dorothy Oliver. Primrose-yellow at base, fading gradually to 



white at the tips of the long, narrow petals ; a lovely flower. 

 Mrs. Spencer Castle. A water-lily-like flower, with short petals, 



forming a very pretty double flower of a rosy amber color at the 



base, passing to a lilac rose at the tips. 

 Pius X. A beautiful large white, with slight sulphur tint, very double 



with nicely quilled petals ; the finest white Cactus variety for cutting. 

 Papagei. A pretty fancy or variegated variety, the ground color 



being yellow with bright rosy-red variegations extending almost to 



the lemon-colored tips. 

 Prince of Yellows. A rich canary-yellow, of very large size, with 



broad petals, which are fringed at the tips ; the best yellow for 



cutting. 

 Roland von Berlin. A magnificent brilliant Dahlia. In color it is of 



an intense geranium -red, with deeper shadings, and full of fire. 

 Rother. A magnificent bloom of verj- large size, with long, twisted 



petals, of a particularly rich, bright garnet color; one of the finest 



dark-colored sorts. 

 Signal. A brilliant crimson scarlet, of dwarf habit, never exceeding 



30 inches in height, flowers large, of fine form. 

 Stern. A beautiful, flat-petalled, star-shaped flower of pure lemon- 

 yellow ; a good grower, and exceptionally free-flowering, showy 



either in the garden or as a cut flower. 

 Price : 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen ; $15.00 per 100. One of each 



of the 18 varieties for $3.50. 



Three Fancy Striped Cactus 

 Dahlias. 



A distinct type, in which the flowers are beautifully striped and 

 variegated. 

 Alpha. Creamy white, with pencilings, spots and stripes of reddish 



purple. 

 Comet. Delicate lilac, penciled, spotted and striped with tyrian rose. 

 Vesuvius. Ground color buttercup-yellow, striped and spotted with 



Oriental red. 



15 cents each, I1.50 per dozen, |io.oo per 100. 



