HENRY A. DREER 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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DREER'S DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 







Decorative Dahlia, 

 Avalon 



Yiiuui Ra or The Sun God. Wonderfully distinct in 

 color and formation. The outer petals of the mam- 

 moth flowers are gorgeous copper and orange tones, 

 shading to gold and amber, deepening in the center 

 to a reddish brown, the effect being that of a gor- 

 geous sunset. $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Avalon. Pure clear yellow. The large flowers are 

 very distinct and pleasing, always with a full cen- 

 ter. One of the best of its color. $1.25 per doz.: 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Camden Courier. A very large flower of great depth 

 and perfect form. Light cadmium-yellow overlaid 

 grenadine-red. The blending of these two colors 

 produces a rich bronze effect. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 

 per 100. 



Champagne. Aside of being one of the largest Dahlias 

 this wonderful variety also is a model for shape, 

 habit of growth, and above all, its remarkable and 

 distinct color; aptly described by its introducer as 

 "Golden champagne" with chamoise shadings. $3.50 

 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Couronne d'Or. A French variety which we feel jus- 

 tified in placing in the same class with that most 

 popular of all Decorative Dahlias, Jersey's Beauty. 

 A rich golden apricot with the reverse golden car- 

 mine, reflecting in a luminous manner on the face 

 of the flower. $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Elite Glory. A sensational, massive, mammoth, rich 

 red exhibition variety with heavy, stout stems. Of 

 sturdy vigorous habit. $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Ellinor Vanderveer. An incomparable Dahlia of ex- 

 quisite beauty and of great size and depth having 

 every desirable quality. Color a rich glowing satiny 

 pink. One of the earliest to come into flower. $2.00 

 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Fort Washington. A dark mahogany-red that does 

 not fade, the best and largest dark red exhibition 

 Decorative. The plants as well as the flowers are 

 giants with long strong stems. $5.00 per doz : 

 $40.00 per 100. 



Galll-Curci. A strong semi-dwarf grower. Large, 

 unusually deep blooms carried on long, sturdy 

 stems. Petals long, pointed, and wavy. Color, 

 brilliant salmon-orange with gold suffusion and an 

 unusual amount of gold sheen or lustre throughout 

 the whole flower. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100 



Glory of Monmouth. A new color combination in 

 Dahlias, eosine-pink shading to strawberry-pink at 

 center of petals, the base of these being a light 

 orange. The flowers are from 6 to 8 inches in diam- 

 eter, 4 inches deep. $2.0O per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Grace Ricords. Flower medium to large with many 

 petals well placed giving them unusual depth. 

 Color, white with lavender-blush at tips. $1.50 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Harry Mayer. A most satisfactory and attractive 

 Dahlia. It has size, depth, splendid stem, holds an 

 even full center, and is a sturdy, healthy grower; in 

 color a beautiful silvery pink with rose reverse. 

 $2.50 per doz.; $2O.00 per 100. 



Jane Cowl. Deep massive blooms of bronzy buff and 

 old gold blending darker toward the perfect center. 

 The petals are broad with just enough twist to add 

 the refinement often lacking in large Dahlias. A 

 wonderful exhibition flower. $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 

 per 100. 



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

 tion today. A beautiful shade of rose-pink and 

 possessed of every good point desired in a Dahlia. 

 $1.25 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Jersey's Ideal. A deep amaranth-pink, very distinct, 

 with flowers borne face up on the top of stiff 

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



Jersey's Radiant. Very large flower of bittersweet 

 orange color. One of the best exhibition varieties 

 and fine for cutting. $2.00 per doz.; Sir,. on per 100. 



Jersey's Rose. A splendid companion to the famous 

 Jersey's Beauty, of a luminous tyrian rose with red 

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



Jersey's Sweetheart. A dainty pink, shading to white 

 in center. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Judge Marean. A harmonious combination of glow- 

 ing salmon-pink, red, iridescent orange, yellow, and 

 gold. $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 per 100. 



Kathleen Norris. A magnificent true rose-pink deep- 

 ening to mallow-pink. Gigantic double blooms on 

 splendid long, strong stems. $12.50 per doz.; $100.00 

 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. The 

 flowers are supported on good stems and are pro- 

 duced very freely. $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Margaret Masson. One of the finest exhibition varie- 

 ties with very large, full flowers of splendid form. 

 Color a most pleasing shade of silvery lavender- 

 pink. $4.50 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Margaret Woodrow "Wilson. An exhibition variety of 

 immense size and wondrous beauty. Color an opal- 

 escent pink, face of petals creamy white with a 

 phlox-pink reverse. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Munition. Of such enormous size and depth that it 

 immediately attracts attention. Color a pure gol- 

 den yellow with bronze suffusion on reverse of 

 petals and a deeper bronzy tone on the high full 

 center with an outline of the same color around 

 each petal. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Miss California. A splendidly formed flower carried 

 on long, stiff stem, of a striking, luminous Tyrian 

 rose. $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 per 100. 



Penn Charter. A very attractive, well-formed, deep 

 massive flower of large size. Clear golden yellow, 

 tinted apricot. $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 per 100. 



Picture. A delicately colored variety that always 

 pleases. The flowers of good size are of perfect 

 form. Delicate lemon-yellow with a distinct but 

 soft suffusion of capucine-buff. $1.50 per doz.; 

 $12.00 per 100. 



Pink Imperial. Very large and carried on unusually 

 strong stem. Petals long and wavy; color, bright 

 rose-pink with a small amount of gold at base of 

 petals. Tall and vigorous. $12.50 per doz.; $100.00 

 per 100. 



Pride of San Francisco. Of strong, vigorous but com- 

 pact habit of growth. Flowers of good size and of 

 most perfect form borne on stiff stems of sufficient 

 length to make them as valuable for cut flowers as 

 for garden decoration. The petals are of a pleas- 

 ing shade of salmon-pink, with soft rose suffusion 

 towards" the tips of the outer petals, and with 

 golden base. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Note — The Dahlias offered on this page will he sup- 

 plied In dormant field grown roots of proper planting 

 side. 



Henry A. Dreer, 1306 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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