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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA 
Decorative DAHLIA 
DELICE 
A Chantecler. Ground color cadmium-yellow, striped, splashed 
and spotted with deep carmine-red; a very pretty fancy va- 
riety. 30 cts. each, 
Clifford W. Bruton. A fine, bright yellow. 20 cts. each. 
Columbine. A new and novel sort, ground color pale lilac- 
Plants 
rose, shaded, striped and speckled with light carmine. 
ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 
Crown of Gold. A _ brilliant glowing Chinese-orange with 
golden suffusion, a rich and pleasing flower of medium size, 
an excellent cut flower. 35 cts. each. 
/Delice. The most popular variety. We grow more Delice 
than any other sort, this year nearly 25,000, the most of which 
were in one field; a glorious sight when in flower. Its 
beautiful soft, yet lively color, a glowing rose-pink, together 
with its perfect shape, stout, stiff stems, which hold the flow- 
ers well above the foliage, and the fact that when cut it retains 
its freshness for a long time, makes this one of the most valu- 
able for cutting or decorative sorts inthe garden. 25 cts. each. 
fie aera nite 
¥ Distinction. 
creamy-white on lon 
Very pretty, tender rose-pink, shading to a 
g, stiff stems. A fine cut flower. 50 cts. 
each. 
Empress Josephine. Large, perfect flowers on long stems; 
color a light pink delicately penciled with purple, centre deep 
lavender. 50 cts. each. 
/ Fasan. Large flowers of an oriental-red suffused with yellow; 
very free-flowering. 50 cts. each. 
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! Flamingo. As a cut flower this will rank in the class with 
Delice; the flowers are held erect on stiff stems of a rich and 
glowing rose-pink, while it frequently shows an open centre; 
this does not detract from its beauty. 50 cts. each. 
F. L. Bassett. 
20 cts. each. 
Carmine-purple, shading deeper at the centre. 
{ Gaiety. A good variegated or fancy variety, nearly every 
flower showing its beautiful variegation; in color a bright 
strawberry-red, each petal having a broad band of white 
through the centre. 50 cts. each. 
)  # Athalia. 
( flower of giant size, extremely free-flowering. 
Select Decorative Dahlias 
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The Decorative Dahlias are an intermediate form between the 
Show and Cactus types. Many beautiful varieties have been 
introduced, some with flat petals, others reflexed, incurved or 
curiously twisted, but nearly all are without formality or stiff- 
ness, and practically all of them are leaders as cut flowers, bear- 
ing their large, perfectly formed blooms on long, stiff stems, 
and standing in good condition longer than most kinds; further- 
more, they are of easy culture, and seem to adapt them- 
selves to and succeed under the most varied conditions; a 
combination which assures their continued popularity. 
Rich ox-blood red with maroon shadings, a fine 
50 cts. 
each. 
YAuguste Nonin. A very large flower of: fiery-red, very 
free and borne on long, stiff stems; will prove valuable 
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for cutting or garden decoration. 25 cts. each. 
/ Autumn Glow. A large, full flower of fine form, prim- 
rose-yellow with bronze shadings, stiff long stems; a fine 
cut flower. Plants ready April 15th. 50 cts. each. 
Beloit. Particularly effective on account of its very large 
flowers, borne on stems 18 to 20 inches long and held 
well above the foliage; these are full double, of splendid 
form, of a rich purplish-garnet, shading deeper towards the 
centre. 25 cts. each. 
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¢ Brentwood Yellow. A new, compact growing variety, re- 
markably free-flowering, deep primrose-yellow of perfect form. 
Plants ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 
V Calypso, A new sort with large flowers, the petals of which 
are peculiarly curled and twisted, of a rich, dark, purplish- 
crimson, a very attractive flower, sometimes shows a centre 
like the Pzeony-flowered varieties, but desirable in either form; 
very free-flowering. Plants ready April 15th. 75 cts. each. 
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“Catherine Duer. Iridescent red; a favorite for cutting. 20 
cts. each. 
Gloire Lyonnaise. 
rosy carmine at the points; very effective. 
Golden West. One of the best, large primrose-yellows, very 
full double flowers with petals cleft at the tips; very free- 
flowering. Plants ready April 15th. 35 cts. each. 
A bright golden-yellow flamed with 
35 cts. each. 
Henri Jordain. A brilliant geranium-lake red with very dark 
suffusions and markings. 25 cts. each. 
Henry Patrick. 20 cts. 
each. 
Viack Rose. Brilliant crimson-red, similar in shade to the 
popular ‘‘Jack’’ Rose, which suggested its name; perfect for 
garden decoration or for cutting. 20 cts. each. 
A popular white cut flower. 
Jeanne Charmet. A splendid cut flower variety of a pleas- 
ing shade of violet-rose on a lighter ground. 35 cts. each. 
Joseph Rocher. We particularly recommend this new variety, 
one of the earliest to flower, of very perfect form on long, 
stiff, wiry stems and of a rich, deep garnet color. Plants 
ready April 15th. $1.00 each. 
| Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The first of the decorative 
Y sorts to come into flower, of medium size, good form and 
pure white color. 35 cts. each. 
Kupfierberg Gold. 
/ difficult to describe, a pretty shade of shrimp-pink with old 
rose and gold suffusions. 50 cts. each. 
e Grand Manitou. The best variegated Dahlia of the deco- 
7 rative type. The flowers are from 5 to 6 inches across; ground 
color white, prettily spotted, striped and blotched with deep 
reddish-violet; occasionally self-colored; these are borne on 
stout, stiff stems, held well above the foliage. Plants ready 
April 15th. 50 cts. each. 
Lyndhurst. 
cts. each. 
Brilliant cardinal-red. A fine cut flower. 20 
Maman Rozain. Flowers very large size, but graceful, of a 
pearly-white suffused with rose, reverse of petals velvety- 
purple edged with white; a most distinct and novel variety. 
50 cts. each. 
A beautiful Dahlia of a sparkling color _ , 
