DREER’S TEN GREAT DAHLIAS 
Ten distinct varieties offered on this and the next page which we have singled out from among the Decorative and Cactus types 
as worthy of every Dahlia fancier’s special attention. While some of these are recent introductions the majority are varieties which have 
stood out most prominently for several years as the most desirable for either garden decoration or for cutting for house decoration and 
which prominent position they still hold. 
All of the varieties listed under this heading will be supplied in dormant field roots of proper planting size. 
Amun Ra or The Sun God (Giant Decorative). Amun 
Ra is wonderfully distinct both in color and formation, 
and while a giant in size is without coarseness, it being 
perfect in shape. The outer petals of the mam- 
moth flowers are of gorgeous copper and orange 
tones shading to gold and amber, deepening i. 
the centre to a dark reddish brown, 
the effect as a whole being that of 
a gorgeous sunset. The stems are 
stout and hold the immense flow- 
ers well above the strong vigorous 
plants; the flowers keep for days 
when cut and last a wonderfully long 
time on the plant. A variety that 
makes a lasting impression on all who 
see it. $2.50 each. 
Cigarette (Hybrid Cactus). This dis- 
tinct and novel Dahlia attracts more 
attention in our fields than any other 
variegated variety. In color it is 
creamy white heavily edged with 
pomegranate red, but it varies greatly, no 
two flowers being exactly alike. The petals 
are long and inclined to roll, forming a large, 
deep, well-shaped flower of great substance 
on very long stems of best quality. $1.50 each. 
F. W. Fellows (Cactus). 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 centre; no collection of Dahlias is 
Jean CHAzoT oR Gay PAREE DAHLIA 
complete without it. 75 cts. each. 
George Walters (Hybrid Cactus). One of the most popular Jean Chazot or Gay Paree (Hybrid Cactus). This French 
introduction is one of the very best all-around varieties that 
has yet been produced. It is a fine exhibition flower, splendid 
for garden decoration, and unsurpassed by any of the autumn 
favorites of the large-flowered Californians, producing its blooms 
on very long stiff stems very freely; these are of a pleasing 
salmon color with shrimp-pink shadings. 75 cts. each. tints as a cut flower. The habit of the plant is all that could be 
wished for, a free upright grower, long stiff, wiry stems hold the 
Insulinde (Hybrid Decorative). In the Philadelphia cutflower flowers well above the foliage in such a manner as to display 
their full beauty; it is one of the most prolific to flower, coming 
into bloom early and continuing in good condition to the end 
is not at all surprising when you note the beautiful autumnal of the season; we have never seen an imperfect flower, these are 
of good size, of splendid hybrid-cactus form, and in color a beau- 
tiful golden bronze with just a faint suffusion of Nasturtium- 
red that intensifies its brilliancy and adds to its charm. $1.50 
market Insulinde is one of the most sought after varieties. This 
coloring, the entirely distinct formation of its flowers, and the 
fact that these are borne on rigid, stiff stems and held in hori- 
zontal position like a Zinnia, Aster or Chrysanthemum, different each. 
from any other Dahlia. These flowers are large, 7 to 8inchesin | wrs Bana Spencer (English Cactus). One of the best of the 
diameter, with just sufficient broad, long curled and twisted narrow petaled Cactus varieties, the large flowers are produced 
on strong stems and are of a most delicate lavender-pink color 
: : p with white suffusion. One of the best for cutting, the color 
ochre, with salmon-red suffusion, which deepens towards the being of a tint that is universally admired; the flowers have 
centre. $1.50 each. wonderful lasting qualities. 75 cts. each. 
petals to form a perfect and graceful flower of a beautiful golden 
