DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT 



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New Decorative Dahlia Jack Rose 



Unquestionably the most important addition to the 

 decor :itive class of Dahlias for many years. In color a 

 -red, rich and glowing-, and which has 

 me Jack Rose on account of the close 

 to the popular Gen. Jacqueminot Rose, or 

 lly known, the Jack Rose. The habit 

 of the plant is all that can be desired for garden decoration, 

 it being of a uniform compact habit nf growth, producing its 

 flowers with the greatest freedom; these are borne on erect 

 stout stems and always come perfect, a green centre or an 

 open flower never having been seen, and under the most 

 cultivation they will measure five inches or more 

 r. As a cut flower its rich color, together with 

 iff stems whicli hold the flower erect, will at once 

 ._ a place, in fact the comparatively few flowers 

 placed on the market the past season were quickly disposed 

 of at highest prices. Awarded a certificate of merit by the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society October 20th. 

 Strong: green plants SOc each, $5.00 per dozen, 

 $35.00 per IOO 



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New Quilled Show Dahlia 



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tilled Show Dahlia is probably the most 



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iring habit. In our trial grounds the past summer it 

 D. Livoni. Its flowers are of large size, frequently 

 and are borne on stout, stiff stems, nodding lightly, 

 form in a general way the popular Grand Duke 

 e refined and perfect build, and never shows a trace 

 of any color, always being of a pure glistening white. It was 

 shown at the annual exhibition of the New England Dahlia Soci ty, 

 where it received an Honorary Award, the highest award given. 

 The Florists Exchange, reporting on this exhibition, says: "Among 

 notable exhibits perhaps the most striking was that of Henry A. 

 Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia, who exhibited a lot of their uew Dahlia 

 Dreer's White, and which were magnificent flowers of a pure white." 

 Strong; green plants 50e each, $5.00 per dozen, 

 $35.00 per IOO 



White Pompon Dahlia 

 "Guiding Star or White Aster" 



This is unquestionably the most useful Dahlia for cutting for 

 made-up work, being superior to Double White Petunias, which are 

 now so extensively grown. It is not new (we have known it for 

 nearly quarter of a century), but growers of Dahlia roots did not 

 find it a profitable variety to grow as a root proposition, and it was 

 almost lost to cultivation. We have succeeded in working up a large 

 stock of green plants, which, if planted under the most ordinary 

 conditions, will, from the mi. Idle of July and throughout the season, 

 produce a mass of flowers which rarely exceed two inches in diame- 

 ter, of the purest white color. The petals being deeply cleft, give it 

 a refined and graceful appearance. You will find it one of the 

 most profitable open-ground summer cut flowers. 



Strong green plants 75c per dozen, $5.00 per tOO, 

 $40.no per 1000 



HENRY A. DREER 



714 Chestnut Street 

 Philadelphia, Penna. 



A variety that appeals 

 distinct color, which is of 

 different from any other variety m ™ium 

 perfect, of strong erect growth, holding 

 above the foliage on stiff stems. Al 

 after being cut any other variety nuunu iu us. 

 Strong green plants SOc each, $5.00 per dozen, 

 $35.00 per IOO 



New Single Dahlia Jack 



A handsome new single variety, entirely distinct, and 

 one of the most brilliant and gayest in color that we have 

 ever sent out; it is of a brilliant fiery scarlet color with the 

 base of the petals distinctly overlaid with golden yellow, 

 particularly pleasing under artificial light. The flowers 

 are large, with broad, overlapping recurved petals. The 

 plant is of medium height, very branching, and a wonder- 

 fully profuse bloomer; the flowers are borne on long, stiff 

 stems, and are valuable as cut flowers. Awarded Certifi- 

 cate of Merit American Institute, New York, September, 

 1908. 

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Pompon Dahlia "Guiding Star or White Aster" 



