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Dreer's Select Dahlias 



One of Our Leading Specialties 



All the Dahlias offered in this catalogue will be supplied in 

 dormant field-grown roots or in strong divisions of such roots of 

 proper planting size, excepting the Novelties on this and at the 

 top of the following page. 



The novelties can be supplied only in specially pre- 

 pared, strong, vigorous growing, green plants, which 

 will be ready for delivery after May 15th. 



Ask for our free leaflet on growing Dahlias. 



Paul Pfitzer 



Marathon 



Excelsior 



Three Exhibition Novelties 



These three sensational novelties combine the two outstanding qualities most desired by the Dahlia 

 enthusiast — abundance of bloom to glorify the garden and flowers of such perfect symmetry of form and 

 size as to make them just ideal for exhibition work and blue ribbon winners at the Garden Club's Show. 



Marathon— Giant Hybrid Cactus Dahlia 



An outstanding giant yellow, producing on long wiry stems 

 deep, well-formed flowers about ten inches in diameter. Color a 

 clear lively sulphur yellow. A fine vigorous grower and free 

 bloomer. 



Plants $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 



Excelsior— Giant Hybrid Cactus Dahlia 



This novelty from Europe will arouse a great deal of attention. 

 The large, substantial, well-formed flowers attain a diameter of 

 10 to 12 inches. The color is golden orange overlaid with terra- 

 cotta. The bases and the reverse of the broad petals are coppery 

 red, harmonizing pleasingly with the general autumn tone of the 

 whole. 



Plants $2.00 each; $20.00 per doz. 



Paul Pfitzer 



Giant-Flowered Cactus Dahlia 

 of Exceptional Beauty 



The wonderful giant flowers are freely produced on vigorous 

 plants and supported by graceful wiry stems. The dainty, grace- 

 ful petalage lends unusual charm to the plant. Add to this grace 

 the tender rose color, faintly suffused with lilac, and we find a 

 most unusual appeal. The bases of the petals are yellow contrast- 

 ing nicely with the coppery red color of the tips of the undeveloped 

 petals in the center of the flower. All flowers unfold to perfection. 

 This is in our opinion one of the most outstanding introductions 

 of recent years. 



Plants $2.50 each; $25.00 per doz. 



One each of these three Exhibition Novelties for $6.00 



Three European Novelties 



Three beautiful German varieties which are every whit as lovely and bear the same 

 super-abundance of bloom in our American gardens as in their native Fatherland. 



Friedensengel (Cactus) 



Distinct and novel in color. The 

 flowers which are of absolutely perfect 

 shape are composed of long, creamy- 

 white petals suffused with soft magenta 

 on the reverse and tipped with yellow. 

 Plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Jugendpracht (Cactus) 



Originated as a sport of the variety 

 Goldene Sonne and identical in size and 

 formation with that charming variety 

 except in color, which is a soft golden- 

 yellow with a delicate pink suffusion. 

 Plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Schwerin's Wahl ^ f e )* 



Shapely blooms of medium size carried 

 on fine long stems. The flower petals are 

 golden yellow at the base shading to 

 salmon on the tips. The reverse is 

 heavily tinted with salmon. 



Plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 



Of the above novelties we offer vigorous, strong growing, green plants only 

 which will be ready for delivery after May 15 



