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DREER'S TWELVE GIANT FLOWERING DECORATIVE, EXHIBITION 



and GARDEN DAHLIAS 



The twelve varieties offered below have been singled out from the Decorative and Cactus types, not only as a selected list of varieties 

 prominent at nearly every Dahlia Show of note, but also as among the most desirable for either garden decoration or for cutting for house 

 decoration. 



All of these are of strong, vigorous, healthy growth, very free flowering, carried on good, strong, stiff stems and hold their good form to 



the end of the season. 



Note — The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field-grown roots of proper planting size 



\ ; ( Avalon. Pure dear yellow, the large flowers are very distinct and 



pleasing, always with a full centre. One of the best of its color. 

 50 cts. each. 



Eldorado. Picture a comparatively low growing bush with 

 immense golden-yellow blooms which stand up and look you in 

 the face, and you have Eldorado. A strong feature of this 

 beauty is the depth of the flower which corresponds with the 

 size; a splendid Dahlia in every way. 50 cts. each. 

 Ellinor Vanderveer. An incomparable Dahlia of exquisite 

 beauty and of great size and depth having every desirable 

 quality. Color a rich, glowing, satiny pink. One of the earliest 

 to come into flower. 50 cts. each. 

 Glory of Monmouth. A new color combination in Dahlias, 

 erosine pink shading to strawberry pink at centre of petals, the 

 base of these being a light orange. The flowers are from 6 to 

 8 inches in diameter, 4 inches deep. 75 cts. each. 

 Harry Mayer. A most satisfactory and attractive Dahlia, it 

 has size, depth, splendid stem, holds an even full centre, a 

 sturdy, healthy grower; in color a beautiful silvery pink with 

 rose reverse. $1.00 each. 

 Jersey's Beauty. Not only the finest true pink Decorative 

 variety but we believe we are justified in saying the best all- 

 around Dahlia for any purpose yet introduced. The beautiful 

 large pink flowers are of perfect form, supported on long, stiff 

 straight stems. It is early and free flowering. No one will b 

 disappointed in planting Jersey's Beauty. 50 cts. each. 



Decorative Dahlia 

 Trentonian 



Lemonade. A splendidly formed deep flower of very large 

 size holding its good shape to the end of the season; color 

 a clean pale shade of lemon. The flowers are supported on 

 good stems and are produced very freely; good for all pur- \ 

 poses. 75 cts. each. 



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Margaret Woodrow Wilson. An exhibition variety of 

 immense size and wondrous beauty. Color an opalescent 

 pink, face of petals creamy-white with a phlox-pink reverse. 

 $1.00 each. 



Marmion. Of such enormous size and depth that it immediately 

 attracts attention. Color a pure golden yellow with bronze 

 suffusion on reverse of petals and a deeper bronzy tone on the 

 high full centre with an outline of the same color around each 

 petal; form of flowers is perfect, a good bloomer. $1.00 each. 



Monmouth Jewel. A seedling from Amun Ra with large well- 

 formed flowers held well above the foliage. Color bittersweet 

 orange, shaded lemon-chrome at base of petals. $1.00 each. 



Roman Eagle. A typical autumn shade, a brilliant, flaming, 

 burnished-copper color. Flowers large, held well above the 

 foliage; a very profuse bloomer. 75 cts. each. 



Trentonian. A giant Decorative of outstanding merit of a 

 distinct and appealing color, a wonderful shading of old gold, 

 amber and coppery bronze, with a centre of reddish bronze, 

 forming a flower of marvelous brilliancy. 50 cts. each. 



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Special Offer. One each of the above 12 Giant Flowering Dahlias for $7.50. 



Note— The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field-grown roots of proper planting si* 



