HENRY A. DREER 



Dahlias 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS 



All of the Dahlias offered under this heading will he supplied in dormant field roots of proper planting; size. 



Ambassador. A soft yellow at the center with salmon, 

 amber, and pink shadings, gradually deepening to- 

 wards the tips. The blending of these colors cap- 

 tivates all. The flowers are of largest size and set 

 just right on perfect stems. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 

 per 100. 



Andreas Hofer. A lovely narrow-petaled Cactus of 

 ideal form and soft tender coloring. A most deli- 

 cate shade of pink with salmon suffusion passing 

 to a creamy white center. Its stiff, wiry, long stems 

 and free, habit of bloom make it invaluable for cut- 

 ting as well as for garden decoration. $3.50 per 

 doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Befreiung. A large bold flower on strong stem. Very 

 free, and differing from all others; in color a dis- 

 tinct reddish-bronze. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



California Beauty. Probably the nearest approach to 

 a pure copper. A flower of excellent form and 

 dainty appearance produced most prolifically on long 

 stiff wiry stem. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Cigarette. Creamy white, heavily edged with pome- 

 granate red, but it varies greatly, no two flowers 

 being exactly alike. $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Edna Ferher. Always attracts attention on account 

 of its extreme size and beauty. Glistening coral, 

 shading to old gold at base of the petals, these are 

 curled and twisted, forming' an extremely full flower. 

 $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



I'iisie Daniels. Very soft lavender-pink shading to 

 pearly white at center. Long, more or less wavy 

 petals forming a most perfect shaped large flower 

 on excellent stem. $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



F. W. Fellows. One of the very best Cactus varieties 

 ever raised, with flowers of unusual size for the 

 long narrow petaled type of which this is one of 

 the finest representatives. In color it is an intense 

 coral-red with deeper suffusion at the center. $3.50 

 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



(•ladys Bates. Very large, perfect flowers with in- 

 curved petals of a golden salmon. The reverse of 

 the petals is rose and the two colors give the effect 

 of a golden old-rose. It is an early, free, and con- 

 tinuous bloomer. $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per ltiO. 



Gladys Sherwood. A wonderful white. We have seen 

 flowers over 10 inches in diameter composed of 

 long curling petals of glistening white, of unusual 

 depth. $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



Goldene Sonne. In Goldene Sonne we have a counter- 

 terpart to Andreas Hofer with a larger flower and of 

 a rich golden yellow with soft rose suffusion. $3.50 

 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Jean Chazot or Gay Paree. This is one of the very 

 best all-round varieties that has yet been pro- 

 duced. A beautiful golden bronze with a faint 



" touch of Nasturtium-red and unsurpassed by any 

 of the autumn tints as a cut flower. $1.50 per doz.; 

 $12.00 per 100. 



Lolita Velaseo. There are many good white Cactus 

 Dahlias and all of them have some distinctive merit 

 of their own. We should hesitate to designate any 

 one of them as the best white on all points, but if 

 we had to select one individual sort, we would take 

 this splendid variety. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



"Mariposa. A perfectly formed Hybrid Cactus com- 



, posed of long narrow incurved petals which curl 

 and twist so as to baffle an artist. A delightful shade 

 of true pink which is intensified by a deeper center; 

 a faint violet suffusion adds to the effect. $1.50 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Mereedes. A gay and entrancing flower of large 

 size. Creamy-yellow suffused with sunset pink, the 

 reverse of the petals a deeper shade of pink. One 

 of the earliest and freest bloomers. $2.00 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Edna Spencer. One of the best of the narrow- 

 petaled Cactus varieties, the large flowers are pro- 

 duced on strong stems and are of a most delicate 

 lavender-pink 1 color with white suffusion. $1.25 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Ethel F. T. Smith. Creamy white shading to 

 lemon at the center. This is a close counterpart 

 except in color of Gladys Sherwood; the flowers are 

 of the same formation but still larger and not quite 

 so deep in the center. $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Papillon. One of the largest of this type, a greatly 

 improved Geo. Walters. A beautiful blending of old 

 rose with golden lights. $3.50 per doz.; $25.0O per 

 100. 

 Pierrot. A unique and striking color, and of unusual 

 grace. Has very long, narrow tubular petals which 

 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 dif- 

 ferent from all others. $1.50 per doz.: $12.0© per 

 100. 

 Siskiyou. A truly sensational Dahlia that grows to 

 immense size. An attractive pink with just a sug- 

 gestion of mauve. $3,50 per doz.; $25.00 per WO. 

 Springfield. An improvement over the variety 

 Countess of Lonsdale. In Springfield we have the 

 same beautiful blending of salmon-pink and amber, 

 possibly more intensified and luminous. $1.25 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Sulphur Queen. A splendid large flower of true Cactus 

 form of a clean sulphur-yellow. Early and free; the 

 best of this color yet introduced. $1.25 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 

 Sunnyside. A rich shade of grenadine-red which is 

 greatly intensified with metallic shadings, different 

 from all other varieties. A strong, vigorous grower, 

 very free and early, and makes a bright vivid spot in 

 the garden. $2.50 per doz.; $20.0© per 10ti. 

 Verheissung. A splendid orange-scarlet with golden 

 yellow suffusion at base. The long narrow petals 

 are quilled towards the tips, forming a most grace- 

 ful bloom. $0.0© per doz.; $45.©© per 100. 

 Wizard of Oz. A great Dahlia from all points of view, 

 size, formation, color, habit of growth and freedom 

 of bloom. Really a wonderful all-round Dahlia, be 

 it for the garden, exhibition, or cut flower. In color 

 it is a rare shade of amber-pink with soft salmon 

 shading or diffusion. $2.5© per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Modern Dahlia Culture (W. H. Waite). Complete Cultural Instructions, $1.50. 



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