dreer's garden calendar, 147 



ii£ mmif^' 



Of this attractive flower we have several hundred varieties, and 

 are constantly adding all the newest and best as they are oflfered, 

 and rejecting older and inferior kinds. Our collection has re- 

 ceived numerous prizes at the exhibitions of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society. 



Dahlias delight in a rich, sandy loam, highly manured with de- 

 composed cow manure. To insure perfect flowers, mulch during 

 the summer with short manure. Thin-out superfluous branches, 

 and keep them well tied up to strong stakes, firmly driven in the 

 ground at the time of planting. The best time for planting is 

 about the first of May for the roots, and the plants can be set out 

 as late as the tenth of June. The roots can be preserved during 

 the winter in dry sand, free from frost, damp, or fire-heat. 



We have classified them according to colors. Among the varie- 

 ties known as Fancy or Parti-colored Dahlias, there are some that 

 are more or less liable to ^^ sport," the flowers varying in color on 

 the same plant, and some seasons do not come up to the descrip- 

 tion. The following is a carefully selected list of the best. 



Price, 30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen ; $20 per 100 



FANCY YAEIETIES. 



ALICE. White, laced with pure rose. 

 AMERICA. White, striped and splashed with crimson. 

 AMORETTE. Light rose, edged with lilac. 

 -AMAZEMENT. Yellow,«striped with crimson. 

 ANTIOPE. Bufi^, shaded with carmine. 

 -AUTUMN GLOW. Orange salmon, with buflf edge. 

 ARTEMUS WARD, Blush, tipped with purple. 

 BIRD OF PASSAGE. White, tipped with carmine. 

 BIZARRE. Yellow, striped with crimson. 

 CHARIVARI. Yellow, striped and dotted with carmine. 

 CLARA NOVKLLO. Yellow, shaded buff, tipped with pink. 

 DANDY. Maroon, striped with lilac. 

 DRUSUS. Deep red, on yellow ground. 

 DUCHESS DE BRABANT. Crimson, with white tips. 

 EBENE. Rosy buff, mottled with white. 

 EMILY. White, with lavender edge. 

 GEORGE Wheeler. Lllac, tipped with purple. 

 GERMAN GLORY. Sulphur yellow, tipped with white. 

 HEBE. White, ede;ed vellow. tinped with red. 

 MRS. TPIOMPSOX. Yellow, striped with purple. 

 LAUY JANE ELLIS. Creamy-white, tipped with rose. 

 LADY OF THE LAKE. Blush, edged with purple. 

 MARTHA. Buff, shaded with drab. 

 MARQUIS DE BEAUMOND. White, tipped with rose. 

 MASTER OF ARTS. Buff, tipped wlih carmine. 

 MURILLO. Salmon, shaded with lilac. 

 NYDIA. Sulphur, tipped with purple. 

 CEILLET PARFAIT. Buff, striped with scarlet. 



