HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 23 



Dreer's Select Dahlias 



Dahlias True to Name.— All of the Dahlias which we offer this season have been crown at our New Riverview Nurseries under our 

 personal supervision, every precaution was taken to prevent errors and our customers may depend upon receiving stock absolutely true 

 to name. 



Dahlia Roots or Plants.— Unless otherwise noted in the descriptions of the various varieties, we supply all Dahlias in strong 

 dormant roots, and we believe our supply this season is ample to meet all demands. However, in case the demand for certain varieties 

 exhausts our supply of roots, we will send out strong growing plants which will give equally good results. 



Dahlias for Cutting.— T/ie vaiHcties marked with an asterisk* are thoss that are particularly suited for cuttiu(i, beirifi free- 

 flowering sorts, with good stems and desirable colors. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



NOVELTIES FOR 1911 AND 1912 



A selection of the best of the recent introductions of the most 

 noted specialists. 



Varieties marked* are best for cutting. 



Per doz. 



Armentine Desleins. Creamy-yellow suffused with bright 

 violet-rose. Plants ready May 1st. $15.00 per 100 .... $2 00 



*Amber Queen. Rich amber, suffused with scarlet. $15.00 



per 100 2 00 



Aristed Gurtler. Mars-orange, suffused with scarlet, deep- 

 ening towards the centre. $15.00 per 100 2 00 



Ami Phillipe Ooy. Ground color deep salmon-red, suffused 

 with pure scarlet; deepening to blood-red on tips .... 3 50 



^Belladonna. Centre bright canary-yellow; base of petals 

 orange-salmon, passing to soft rose at the ends. $15.00 

 per 100 2 00 



♦Canary. Canary -yellow, shading lighter at the tips . . . 3 50 



^'Colada. Rich carmine-cerise, shading to crimson at the 

 tips 2 50 



Director Mamille. Rich blood-red with purplish suffusion. 

 Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



*Delicatlssima. A splendid cut flower with good stems. 

 Color tender Hydrangea-pink with lighter shadings. . . 2 50 



Dornroschen. Carmine-rose, shading almost white at the 

 tips 3 50 



Daydream. Honey-yellow with bright yellow centre and 

 salmon-rose shadings 3 50 



Debutante. A pleasing soft tint of mauve-pink, passing to 

 white at the centre. Plants ready May 1st 5 00 



Erecta. Rich French or reddish-purple with deep chestnut 

 shadings. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Etruria. Reddish salmon, brightening at the centre. $10.00 

 per 100 1 50 



Favorita. Color a fresh violet-rose intensified by the yel- 

 low base of the petals. $15.00 per 100 2 00 



*Fernand Olivet. Brilliant maroon with scarlet shadings; 

 the centre almost black 2 50 



Fortschritt. Deep blood-red with brilliant scarlet shadings. 

 Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



*Goldland. A splendid primrose-yellow, of perfect form. 

 $15.00 per 100 2 00 



Gotterfunke. Deep blood-red with satiny sheen and fiery- 

 red reflex. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



*Qeneveva. The best yellow cactus yet introduced. Color 

 a pleasing primrose-yellow 3 50 



*Gunther. Broad twisted petals of the purest white .... 2 50 



General de Lacroix. Salmon-red of good form. Plants 

 ready May 1st 3 50 



Goldregren. Very deep yellow. Plants ready May 1st . . 3 50 



*Glory of Wilts. A magnificent golden-yellow. Plants 

 ready May 1st . . 5 00 



Helene Steinbach. A delicate shade of rosy-heliotrope. 

 $10.00 per 100 1 50 



*Hlg:h Sheriff. A bronzy-rose color, passing to a golden- 

 bronze towards the centre. Plants ready May 1st ... . 3 50 



*J. B. Fry. Centre a pale yellow, passing at the points of 

 the petals to a light salmon. Plants ready May 1st ... . 5 00 



Karl Kotte. One of the most beautiful of the autumn tints. 

 A rich reddish-salmon. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Lady Hutton. Soft amber-yellow, lightly suffused with rose 

 on the outer petals. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Lord Minto. Centre pale yellow passing to a pleasing soft 

 rosy-salmon at the ends of the petals 3 50 



*Mauve Queen. Clear mauve shading lighter towards the 

 centre. Plants ready May 1st. $15.00 per 100 2 00 



Mrs. T. J. Woodall. Pure primrose, passing to carmine- 

 pink at the points of the petals. Plants ready May 1st. 

 $15.00 per 100 2 00 



Mondfee. Pure white with the faintest touch of silvery-rose 

 in suffusion at the tips of the petals. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Mile. Marie Doucet. Soft mauve color with large white cen- 

 tre. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Mozart. A fine crimson with intense scarlet shadings. 

 Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



NEW CACTUS DAHLIA, MAUVE QUEEN 



Per doz. 



*Mrs. Pauline MacKenzie. A beautiful autumn-tinted va- 

 riety; buff with apricot shadings. Plants ready May 1st $5 00 



Magnet. Coppery old-rose with mauve suffusion towards 

 the tips. Plants ready May 1st 5 00 



*Manon. Canary -yellow; one of the best. Plants ready 

 May 1st 5 00 



Mrs. T. W. Willis. White at the centre; the edges and tips 

 being a suffusion of rosy-mauve. Plants ready April 15th 3 50 



*Otto Henschel. Bright canary-yellow. Plants ready May 

 1st 3 50 



*Phoenix. Another of the very good varieties for the year, 

 with very large, well-formed flowers of a rich, deep, car- 

 mine-red. Each petal when first opening having a broad 

 stripe of cardinal-red through the centre. A most brilliant 

 and rich color combination 3 50 



*Prima Donna. Centre petals creamy-white; the outer ones 

 delicate mauve-pink. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



*Rev. Arthur T. Bridge. Bright clear yellow, heavily tipped 

 and suffused with bright, yet deep, rose-pink $15.00 per 

 100. Plants ready May 1st 2 00 



Rosa Slegerln. Tender mauve-pink, shading to nearly white 

 in the centre. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



*Rev. J. W. Jamison. Bright mauve-pink, illuminated with 

 salmon at the base of the petals. Plants ready May 1st . 5 00 



Stormer. Brilliant deep scarlet. Plants ready April 15th . 5 00 



Siegstab. Rich French purple. Plants ready April 15th . . 3 50 



*SoIeil Couchant. Brilliant orange-scarlet, shading to red- 

 dish-salmon at the tips. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Strahlenglanz. A beautiful suffusion of old-gold and sal- 

 mon 3 50 



*T. Q. Baker. Very large and fine yellow. $15.00 per 100 . 2 00 



Tressie. A brilliant rich deep scarlet. $15.00 per 100 . . . 2 00 



Weisse Dame. A pure snow-white with the edges of the 

 petals cleft. Plants ready May 1st 3 50 



Wellington. A bright glowing scarlet, with a suffusion of 

 purplish-crimson towards the tips. Plants ready May 1st . 3 50 



W. T. Rogers. Velvety-maroon, illuminated with crimson 3 50 



Zwergsonne. Very dwarf Pompon Cactus producing small 

 but very perfect sulphur-yellow flowers. $10.00 per 100 . . 150 



