HENRY A. DREER 



Dreer's Select Dahlias 



WHOLESALE LIST 



Cactus Dahlias 



Ambassador. A soft yellow at the center with salmon, 

 amber, and pink shadings. The flowers are of large 

 size and they are carried on good wiry stems. $3.00 

 per doz. ; $20.00 per 100. 



Andreas Hofer. A lovely narrow-petaled Cactus of ideal 

 form and soft tender coloring. A delicate shade of 

 pink with salmon suffusion passing to a creamy white 

 center. Stiff, long, wirv stems make it an ideal cut- 

 flower. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Befreiung'. A large bold flower on strong stems and of 

 great substance. Of a bronzy red color and very free. 

 $2.00 per doz.; $12,00 per 100. 



Cig'arette. Creamy white, heavily edged with Pome- 

 granate red. Very variable, many flowers coming 

 solid red. A very good form. $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 

 per 100. 



Frledensengel. An outstanding and novel coloring. Long 

 creamy white petals suffused with soft magenta on 

 the reverse and tipped with yellow. Very refined. ?2.50 

 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Gladys Bates. Good-sized, perfect, incurved flowers of 

 golden salmon. The reverse of the petals is rose, thp 

 combination giving the effect of golden old-rose. $2.00 

 per duz. ; $12.00 per 100. 



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

 wliite in tlif tinier. $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per lOO. 



Jagrendpractat. A sport of the popular variety Goldene 

 Sonne, with blooms of a soft golden yellow with deli- 

 cate pink suffusion. $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Mercedes. An entrancing flower of good size. Creamy 

 yellow suffused with sunset pink and the reverse "f 

 the petals a deeper shade of pink. $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



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

 v.'irietifs. The large flowers are produced on strong 

 stems and are of a delicate lavender-pink color with 

 wliite suffusion. $1.50 per doz,; $10.00 per 100. 



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

 lemon at the center. The flowers are large and very 

 attractive. $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Paul Pfltzer 



Paul Pfltzer. Wonderful giant flowers produced freely 

 on lung stiff stems. The lovely dainty petalage and 

 the very refined tender rose color lend unusual charm 

 making this in our opinion the most beautiful Dahlia 

 in commerce. The liases of the flowers are a pale 

 yellow contrasting nicely with the faint coppery red 

 tips of the undeveloped petals in the center of the 

 flower. To any who have not seen this beautiful 

 Dahlia we recommend it as one they will cherish as a 

 real acquisition. Roots $1.00 each. Green pot plants, 

 ready May 15th. 50c each. 



Pierrot. Very graceful flowers with long tubular petals 

 of a deep amber color. The petals are usually tipped 

 white. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Schwerin's Wahl. Shapely blooms of medium size 

 carried on stiff stems. The petals are golden yellow 

 at the bases shading to salmon at the tips. Salmon 

 reverse. A real beauty. $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



Sophy Morey. White suffused with Phlox purple. Very 

 pretty. $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Spring^eld. An improvement on the old Countess of 

 Lonsdale. In it we have the same delightful blending 

 of salinon-pink and amber intensified by a carmine 

 suffusion. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Sulphur Queen. A splendid flower of true Cactus form 

 and sulphur-vellow color. Early and free. $2.00 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Wizard of Oz. A rare shade of amber-pink with soft 

 salmon suffusion. Very large and distinctly attrac- 

 tive. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Miniature Decorative Dahlias 



The Miniature Decorative Dahlias because of their 

 dainty size, coloring and form are rapidly growing in 

 public favor. 

 Cupida, The petals are carmine-pink at the tips shading 



lighter toward the center of the flower. $3.00 per 



doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Douan. Soft rose with silvery wliite shadings. A lovely 



flower. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 





Nesthaekchen 



Nesthaekchen. One of the most sensational introduc- 

 tions of recent years. The dainty graceful flowers 

 are freely produced with long wiry stems on compact 

 dwarf plants. The color is a creamy chamois with a 

 lovely shading of rosv amethvst. Altogether a per- 

 fect gem. $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



Boeschen. Light rose blooms eiilianred by a silvery suf- 

 fusion. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pompon Dahlias 



Anna von Schwerln. Well-formed round blooms of a 



delicate light rose color. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 



100. 

 Arthur. The bushes are profusely covered with bright 



red flowers. $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Dandy. Small, perfectly-formed, deep orange. $2.50 



per doz.: $15.00 per 100. 

 Q-retchen Heine. Rose, tinted white, tipped carmine. 



Bea\itiful. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Joe Pette. .\ pure white of perfect form. $2.00 per 



doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Jonkheer von Citters. Yellow, tipped with orange. TTn- 



usually attractive. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Uttle David. A rich deep shade of orange. $2.00 per 



doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Iilttle Edith. Primrose yellow tipped with bright car- 

 mine. A beauty. $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Tom Thnmh. One of the smallest. Deep red. $1.50 per 



doz.: $10.00 per 100. 

 Yellow Daisy. This is one of the prettiest of the pure 



yellow Pompons. $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Yellow Gem. A good pure yellow. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 



per 100. 



Single Dahlias 



Bose-Pink Century. A clear rose-pink color. Long 



strong stems. 

 Tang'o Century. Cadmi\im yellow shaded orange-scarlet. 

 Either of the above Single.^, 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Ball or Show Dahlias 



A. D. Uvoni. Clear lilac-pink. Beautifully quilled and 



of perfect form. $1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 Gloria. Verv prettv small flowers of a brilliant sunset 



gold. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Maud Adams. Well-formed blooms of good size. White 



with delicate lavender suffusion. $1.50 per doz.; 



$10.00 per 100. 

 Herbstzeitlose. Small, almost a Pompon. Rather tall 



grower producing a great profusion of white flowers 



with faint lavender suffusion at the tips of the petals. 



$1.00 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 Stradella. Deep purple-crimson. Free flowering and 



long-stemmed. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



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