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HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia, Pa. 



NEW CACTUS DAHLIA VESUVIUS 



TWELVE SUPERB NEW CACTUS 

 DAHLIAS FOR 1906. 



Charm. Perfect shaped flowers, with long, narrow petals, 



the centre petals being white edged with pale yellow, 



the outer petals gradually changing to a light blush edged 



with salmon pink ; occasionally the entire centre will be 



a pale but luminous yellow, while the outer petals will 



be salmon-pink, beautiful in both forms. 40 cts. 



each ; $4.00 per doz. 



Dainty. Well named both for color and form ; 

 the ground color is lemon-yellow, which extends 

 through nearly one-half of the flower, where it 

 shades off to a soft glowing golden rose with a slight 

 tip of yellow at the point of each petal. 50 cts. 

 each; $5.00 per doz. 



Eva. Of medium size with incurved petals, color 

 pure white. 35 cts. each ; $3- 50 per doz. 

 Floradora. One of the most important additions 

 to our list, both on account of its remarkable free- 

 flowering habit and its distinct blood-red color. 25 

 cts. each ; $2. 50 per doz. 

 Florence M. Stredwick. The finest white Cactus 

 Dahlia yet introduced, of large size, perfect form and 

 great substance, lasting in good condition for two weeks. 

 Strong-growing plants, ready April 25th, 75 cts. each. 

 Frute. Peaches and cream appropriately describes the 

 coloring of this beauty, being of a pleasing, soft rose-pink pass- 

 ing to a cream centre. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 (JOtelinde. An ideal and beautifully formed primrose-yellow. 35 

 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 



Mabel Tulloch. Soft violet-rose with yellow shadings at the 

 base of petals ; a fine formed flower. 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per 

 doz. 



Uncle Tom. Maroon with deeper shadings, almost approach- 

 ing black ; a finely shaped flower and very free-flowering. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



Vesuvius. Our illustration gives a good idea of the style of 

 marking and variegation of this new type ; the ground color is 



pure buttercup-yellow, striped and spotted with oriental red. 



40 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 

 Wm. F. Balding. A pretty formed flower, full to the centre, 



which is primrose-yellow, while the outer petals are of a 

 . pleasing salmon-red. 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per doz. 

 Zephyr. A grand flower of reddish-violet, the color being 



heightened by each petal being of an old-gold color at the 



base. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



One each of the above 12 superb New Sorts for $4.00. 



NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS OF 1905. 



Clara Q. Stredwick. Orange-salmon, shading to yellow at the 



centre ; flowers large with long petals. 

 Dr. Bolan. Rich glowing carmine, shaded orange. 

 Flamingo. Bright flaming scarlet, exceptionally large 



flowers ; long pointed petals. 

 Herder. Perfectly formed tubular flowers of a delicate 



rose-pink suffused with cream. 

 J. H. Jackson. Brilliant crimson-maroon, very free. 

 firs. Edward Mawley. A finely shaped clear 



yellow. 30 cts. each ; §3-50 per doz. 

 Mrs. H. J. Jones. An immense, perfect flower 



of rich, bright scarlet with cream-colored edge ; 



occasionally coming self-colored, but beautiful 



either way. 

 Professor Dr. Zacharias. A medium-sized, 



but perfect yellow variety ; very free-flowering. 

 Ringdove. An attractive flower with narrow 



petals, pale -pink at the tips, shading to apricot at 



the centre. 

 Winsome. A fine creamy white of good size and 



perfect form. 

 Price any of the above, except where noted, 25 cts 



each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 10 sorts for $2.00. 



Mixed Dahlias. 



In straightening out our named Dahlias last fall a great many 

 were thrown into a general mixture containing all sorts, many 

 being high-priced Cactus varieties and just the thing to plant in 

 quantity for show or cutting. We offer them at the very low price 

 of 60 cts. per doz.; #4.00 per 100 ; $30.00 per 1000. 



NEW CACTUS DAHLIA WINSOME 



