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HENRY A. DREER, Inc. 



Dreer's Select Dahlias 



WHOLESALE CATALOG 



Eleven Dwarf Bedding Dahlias 



AemstolB Glory. Dwarf compact plants not over 24 

 inches tall producing a profusion of bright orange- 

 scarlet flffwers about 4 inches in diameter. An ex- 

 cellent bedding variety. 



Cbristine. Pure white flowers of small size. Blooms 

 profusely. 



Easter Greeting'. "White flowers, larger and of better 

 form than Christine but not so early. 



Elsie 



Elsie. Deep golden yellow passing to rich orange- 

 carmine toward the tips. Of good size and excellent 

 form. 



Gertrude. Clean sulpliur-yellow. Good sized flowers 

 borne profusely on very compact plants. 



Kate. Showy bright orange-scarlet flowers of formal 

 contour. 



£ena. Delicate pink. 



Uaria. An exceptionally fine bedding Dahlia with showy 

 pure white blooms which are larger and more double 

 than those of Easter Greeting. 



&hein1)eck. The dwarf compact plants are covered from 

 early to late with rich orange-scarlet flowers measur- 

 ing about 4 Inches across. Each flower petal is tipped 

 with yellow. Very showy. 



Rosalie. An appealing variety with splendid lilac-rose 

 blooms, lighter towards the center. Of graceful ele- 

 gant form. 



TTrstUa. An Intense crimson with carmine reverse. 

 Flowers comparatively large. 



Any of the above, green plants only, in 3-lnch pots, 

 ready May 15: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



The letters following most of the varieties of- 

 fered indicate the type to which each kind belongs. 

 P. D. = Pormal Decorative 

 M. D. = Miniature Decorative 

 I. D. = Informal Decorative 

 IS. P. D. = SXiniattire Ponual Decorative 



D. 





= Decorative 



U. 



c. 



= Miniature Cactus 



S. 



c. 



t= Semi-Cactus 



s 





= Sliow 



c 





= Cactus 



Three New Dwarf Bedding Dahlias 



Eleanor (D). A real acquisition with an abundance of 

 brilliant orange-crimson flowers measuring 4-5 inches 

 in diameter. The plants seldom grow more than 15 

 inches tall and they are covered throughout the sum- 

 mer months and until freezing with a profusion of 

 blooms. 



Gerda (C). Very double lilac-rose flowers measuring 

 5-6 inches acioss. They are borne profusely through- 

 out the summer and fall. This variety is particularly 

 recommended because of its superior vitality. 



Buby Mae (S. C). Brilliant carmine-crimson blooms 

 5-6 inches across. A welcome addition to this class 

 with the plants growing about 2% feet tall. 



Any of the above, green plants only, in 3-inoh pots, 

 ready May 15: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Eight Novelty Dahlias 



Betty Coombs (C). A charming subject for decorative 

 purposes. Bright rosy pink shading to lemon yellow 

 at the base. Tubers only: 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Croix du Sud (Southern Cross). A most unusual and 

 outstanding variety. The flowers measure 6-8 inches 

 in diameter and have only a single row of deep blood 

 red petals with the center being built up with a mass 

 of golden tubular petals forming a deep pincushion. 

 As attractive as it is unusual. Plants only, in 3-inch 

 pots, ready May 15: 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Grnss an Greiz (P. D.). The flowers are a lovely shade 

 of pink so much admired in the popular variety Jer- 

 sey's Beauty. In form they are much the same as 

 this variety though a bit smaller. Blooms very pro- 

 fusely on fine long sturdy stems. Tubers only: 35c 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



Helly Bowdeweyn (P. D.). A very outstanding dwarf 

 Dahlia with fully double, waxy white blooms of med- 

 ium size. Very floriferous with strong wiry stems. 

 It was the foremost white variety in our 1939 trials. 

 Plants only, in 3-inch pots, ready May 15: 50c each; 

 $5.00 per doz. 



Moorkop (P. D.). This variety produces double crim- 

 son-maroon flowers in great abundance. It is a dwarf 

 bedding variety of real merit with attractive dark 

 foliage. Plants only, in 3-inch pots, ready May 15: 

 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Park Beauty (P. D.). Dwarf compact plants producing 

 a profusion of fully double flowers of a pleasing shade 

 of red. Excellent for bedding or border. Tubers only: 

 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 



Snowsprite (S. C). One of the best white miniatures. 

 A wonderfully artistic cutflower blooming very early 

 and continuously. Uniform with centers always full 

 and with good stems. Excellent for cutting. Plants 

 only, 3-inch pots, ready May 15: 25c each; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Youth (P. D.). Brilliant cinnabar red flowers about 4 

 Inches in diameter borne profusely on dwarf compact 

 plants. The bright color of these perfect double flow- 

 ers is very intriguing. Plants only, 3-inch pots, ready 

 May 15: 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 



Six Popular Dahlias 



Prances Z>aBocco. This slightly Informal-Decorative 

 yellow Dahlia is one of the most reliable for cut- 

 flower purposes that goes into the Philadelphia mar- 

 ket. The full-double flowers are about six Inches in 

 diameter. They are produced freely on sturdy, 

 healthy plants. 



Gallant Pox. This New Jersey Dahlia is of outstanding 

 merit. A perfect Formal-Decorative in form with 

 six-inch flowers of an entrancing luminous dark red 

 color which is described by some as claret, but defles 

 definite description. The New York and Philadelphia 

 markets absorb the cutflowers as fast as they can 

 be produced. 



Jane Cowl. One of the most popular in the garden 

 and on the exhibition table. An immense Informal- 

 Decorative of very vigorous habit. The blooms com- 

 bine lovely shades of bronze and old gold. 



Jersey's Beauty. Probably the most popular and most 

 satisfactory Dahlia in commerce today. A perfect 

 Formal-Decorative of a beautiful pink color. 



Boycroft. A Semi-Cactus of perfect form producing six 

 to seven-inch fiowers in great profusion. Of a deep 

 orange-terra cotta color suffused with rose. 



Snowboy. White Formal Decorative with perfect deep 

 flowers, five or six inches in diameter. 



Any of the above, strong tubers only: 

 ISc each; $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. 



Our Tuber divisions are strongr and vigforous 



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