8 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA 
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Cotossat Cacrus DAHLIA 
ETENDARD DE LYON. 
. KALIF. 
A truly majestic flower, frequently measuring 8 to 9 inches in 
diameter, of perfect Cactus form, in color a pure scarlet. The 
habit of the plant is all that can be desired, growing, with us, 
about 43 feet high; the gigantic flowers, which are produced 
very freely, are held erect on strong, stiff stems, making it a 
most effective and useful variety for cutting as well as for garden 
decoration. Kalif is of German origin, and is the first variety 
that has had the distinction of receiving the National German 
Dahlia Society’s highest award—a silver medal. Illustrated on 
the front cover of this catalogue. Plants ready after April 15th. 
$2.50 each. 
We offer a prize of $10.00 for the best one flower of Kalif 
shown at the annual meeting of the New England Dahlia So- 
ciety, summer of 1914. 
ready after April 15th. 
FOUR NEW COLOSSAL 
, , CACTUS DAHLIAS 
If you are looking for something ‘‘really stun- 
ning’’ in Dahlias, the four sorts offered below 
are sure to more than measure up to 
your expectations. Any attempted de- 
scription seems to fall short of doing 
them justice. They surely must be 
seen to be appreciated. We illustrate 
y Kalif on the front cover and Nibelun- 
genhort on the back cover of this cata- 
logue. 
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ETENDARD 
DE LYON. 
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Even the person who classes all 
shades of purple as so-called malignant ma- 
gentas stops to admire this beautiful carmine- 
rose new giant, which we consider one of the 
most distinct varieties for garden decoration, 
The flowers are of a hybrid-cactus type, distinct in shape 
from all others; the petals are broad, curled and wavy 
and form a flower fully 6 inches in diameter and 4inches 
deep, a very large flower, yet without any stiffness or formality; its color 
is a rich carmine-rose, with a brilliant suffusion difficult to describe. Plants 
75 cts. each. 
“ NIBELUNGENHORT. 
This is another distinct introduction which has been greatly 
admired, with flowers from 7 to 8 inches across, composed of 
rather broad, more or less curled and twisted petals of a beauti- 
ful shade of old-rose with golden-apricot suffusion. Very free- 
flowering on long stems; a fine cut flower. Illustrated on the 
back cover of this catalogue. Plants ready after April 15th. 
$1.50 each. 
WALKURE. 
A seedling of Vater Rhein, with the strong, vigorous, free- 
flowering habit of its parent, flowers frequently measuring 7 
inches across. These are of sulphur-yellow, deepening to a 
luminous golden-yellow at the centre. Plants ready after April 
15th. $1.50 each. 
We will supply one plant each of the above Four New Colossals for $5.00. 
Dreer’s Giant Cactus 
Dahlias. 
This splendid type arrests the attention of every visitor, and is now included in the collections of almost all Dahlia connoisseurs. 
To bring them prominently to the attention of our customers we illustrate three of them on the plate opposite. 
Not only are the 
flowers of very large size, distinct and unique in form, but the habit of the plants is also very vigorous, growing with us about 5 
feet high and very free-flowering, and they should be included in all collections. 
Y Nerthus. The centre of the flower is a rich, glowing, bronzy, 
* orange-yellow, passing toa carmine-rose at the tips, the whole 
suffused with a glowing golden color, which gives it an iri- 
descence which it is not possible to describe. (Illustrated on 
plate opposite. ) 
v Rheingau. A large, bold and most effective brilliant scarlet 
variety, raised well above the foliage on strong, stiff stems; 
] splendid for cutting and for garden decoration. While it fre- 
quently shows an open centre, this rather adds to its attract- 
iveness, andin this form it might correctly be classed as a 
Vv hybrid Pzeony-flowered type. 
Rheinkonig., Pure snow-white flowers of splendid form, 5 
inches and over in diameter. These are of great substance, 
lasting splendidly when cut; they are borne on long, stiff 
stems held well above the foliage, making it as valuable for 
garden decoration as for cutting. 
Price. 
r 
‘Vater Rhein. Flowers frequently 7 
. raised well above the foliage on stout stems; the petals are 
“broad, curled and twisted, forming an ideal flower, the color 
of which is yellow, suffused with salmon-rose; a beautiful, at- 
inches in diameter, 
tractive and imposing flower. 
(A 
Wodan. Bold, large, but not coarse flower, frequently 7 
inches in diameter, a graceful arrangement of semi-incurved 
tubular petals of a pleasing, delicate salmon-rose color, shad- 
. ing to old-gold in the centre. (Illustrated on plate opposite. ) 
Large, gracefully-arranged, per- 
(Illus- 
Wolfgang von Goethe. 
fect flowers of a rich apricot, with carmine shadings. 
trated on plate opposite. ) 
35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. The set of 6 varieties for $2.00, or the three 
illustrated on plate opposite for $1.00. 
We offer on page 4 anumber of Prizes for the best flowers of the above Dahlias to be exhibited in October. 
