DREER’S SELECT ROSES 
Strong Two-Year-Old Stock for Your Retail Trade 
The Roses here offered are all field grown plants that have been potted during the winter months and 
have been stored in cold houses and cold frames, so that they break away naturally in spring, making this the 
best possible stock for selling to the retail customer. 
The prices noted are for strong plants in 5- and 6-inch pots (according to the growth of the variety), for 
delivery during April, May and June, and while we will make shipments earlier if requested, we prefer to book 
orders for those months only. 
Note. The prices noted are all given per hundred, but these will apply for any number of plants that 
may be selected. 
New Hybrid-Tea Roses and Varieties of Special Merit 
The list offered under this heading embraces, besides the latest introductions and novelties, many of 
which are being sent out exclusively by us this season, such sorts of earlier introduction that are of special 
merit or that are still scarce and worthy of special attention by the planter. 
Dainty Bess (Archer, 1925). An appropriate name for 
a daintily colored and well formed single flower, 
3% inches in diameter composed of delicately crin- 
kled and wavy petals of a pleasing shade of shell 
pink with a conspicuous bunch of crimson stamens. 
The flowers last well when cut and are charming 
when displayed in individual vases. A strong, vigor- 
ous grower and profuse flowering, the flowers being 
produced on strong branching stems. Awarded the 
Gold Medal of the National English Rose Society in 
1925. $75.00 per 100. 
Dame Edith Helen (Alex. Dickson, 1926). Perfect buds 
developing into wonderful flowers of immense size 
are produced singly on well-foliaged strong canes. 
The flowers are composed of very substantial broad 
petals which curl back prettily forming a glorious 
long pointed bud and a full double flower which is 
beautiful in every stage of development. Color a 
brilliant yet soft Rose du Barri pink; strongly 
sweet-scented. $60.00 per 100. 
Dorina Neave (Pemberton, 1926). A meritorious bed- 
ding Rose of a delightful silvery pink with large, 
full, pointed, globular, fragrant ‘flowers carried 
erect on stiff stems. Plant of strong, bushy, com- 
pact habit. $75.00 per 100. 
Dr. Edward Deacon (Morse & Son, 1926). A variety 
that will charm every lover of a real good Rose. Its 
color is fascinating, the margin of the petals being 
a delicate tint of shrimp pink gradually merging to 
a deep salmon-orange towards the base of the artis- 
tically reflexed petals, forming a fine, very full 
flower, that has good lasting qualities. The habit 
of the plant is ideal, upright, strong and free flow- 
ering, with very healthy foliage. $75.00 per 100. 
New Hybrid-Tea Rose, Charles P. Kilham 
Duchess of Athol (Dobbie & Co., 1928). The coloring 
of this new variety is uncommon and delightful, 
old golden-orange flushed with peach pink, partioue 
larly attractive in the bud and open state, growth 
Abol (F. Evans, 1927). An exceptionally vigorous vigorous, a free and continuous profuse bloomer. 
growing, very free-flowering, new white. No other Awarded Certificate of Merit of the National Rose 
white variety, and for that matter, very few colored Society of England. $100.00 per 100. 
varieties, have such a delightful sweet perfume as 
this novelty. In the bud stage and before the Duchess of York (Sandy Dickson, 1925). Good_ sized 
well formed double flowers of unique and distinct 
flowers are fully expanded, the centre petals are coloring: a pretty shade of tangerine orange with 
sometimes tinted with pink on the edges of the rose suffusion, passing to golden rose-pink as the 
petals, passing to pure white as the flowers develop. flowers develop. A good free-flowering garden 
Good shapely buds and full, double, well formed variety. $75.00 per 100. 
flowers are fully expanded, the centre petals are 3 t : ' 
with very few thorns. $75.00 per 100. Edith Nellie Perkins (Alex. Dickson, 1928). A Rose 
entirely distinct in coloring and of such strong 
robust growth that it should succeed anywhere and 
Charles P. Kilham (Beckwith & Sons, 1926). A bril- produce an abundance of its pretty colored flowers. 
liant distinct and striking novelty which we know The buds are long and pointed, the outside of the 
ill aL Glen ces overw Rose lover.. The petals are of cream and blush shaded with orange 
MANE ENDING ord ICES y € ae at the base, the inner face is salmon-pink with 
buds are long pointed of perfect shape, opening golden orange base; the flowers are moderately 
to high centered perfectly formed full double flow- double, and sweetly scented. $75.00 per 100. 
ers of a rich and brilliant Oriental red flushed with 
orange and glowing scarlet. A vigorous grower; Elizabeth of York (Dobbie & Co., 1927). Beautifully 
formed long pointed buds of a glowing cerise-red 
very free flowering and sweetly tea-scented. with yellow suffusion at the base; the petals as they 
Awarded Gold Medal National Rose Society of Eng- unfold spread widely with a splendid reflex ulti- 
land, Spring, 1927. $75.00 per 100. mately showing the stamens. An artistic, dainty, 
delicately colored flower. $60.00 per 100. 
Cuba (Pernet-Ducher, 1926). As a bedding Rose for Everest (Easlea & Sons, 1927). One of the largest 
brilliant mass effect we know of nothing that will Roses yet raised, buds large, perfectly shaped, flow- 
i petri A “ ers of immense size with long broad petals of firm 
equal this’ French introduction and although the texture, fragrant ivory-white with creamy suffusion 
large flowers are almost single, they possess a and when fully developed resembles a large Peony 
charm and brillianey in color which is an entirely borne on long stems. While awarded a Gold Medal 
new tone in Roses, a glorious bright vermilion- by the National Rose Society of England in 1927 as 
‘| efi Sag A < a Hybrid-Tea, it has the characteristics of a most 
Scariet oyerlyine a Olena sround, this color com vigorous growing Hybrid-Perpetual and is agmir- 
bination is so intense that in full sunlight it glistens ably adapted to grow as a pillar Rose. $75.00 
with an iridescent sparkle. $60.00 per 100. per 100. 
The Above Prices Are for Strong Field-grown Plants from 5 and 6 inch Pots for Spring Delivery 
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