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DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 



Dahlia, Nymphjsa 



Eighteen Grand Cactus Dahlias. 



Celestine. Yellow, suffused with orange, giving a rich 

 golden yellow effect. 



Countess of Pembroke. Pure delicate rosy lavender, 

 flowers of raedium size, of perfect form and extremely 

 profuse bloomer. 



Empress of India. Deep rich maroon, a fine flower. 



Q-ilt Edge. Entirely distinct from all others, each petal 

 having a golden yellow edge with white centre. 



Kynerith. Brilliant vermilion, shading to a lighter 

 shade at base of petals. 



Lemon Giant. Pure lemon of immense size, very free. 



Lancelot. Fine large reddish amber. 



Miss Barry. Deep rosj' lake, large and full to the centre, 

 twisted petals, very fine. 



Mrs. Francis Fell. White tinted pink, long twisted 

 petals, very free. 



Mrs. Hawkins. Rich sulphur yellow, shading lighter 

 toward the tips, slightly tinted red. 



Nytnphaea {Pink Water-Lily Dahlia). In color a clear 

 distinct shrimp-pink, shading slightly darker towards 

 the outer petals, a color diflicult to. describe ; this pecu- 

 liar color and its form have suggested the name Water- 

 Lily Dahlia. The most popular Dahlia in cultivation. 



Oban. Rosy-lavender, overlaid with a delicate silvery- 

 fawn ; very distinct. 



Oriental. Pale salmon, very large and double, of fine 

 form. 



Perle (Perle de la tete D'Or.) The finest white Cac- 

 tus-Dahlia yet introduced, a perfect gem in every way 

 with large pure glistening white flowers, most valuable 

 for cutting purpo.ses ; verj' early and free. 



Princess Harry. Itich cream, shading to .soft primrose- 

 yellow at base of petals, occasionaly lightly tinted with 

 pink, the flowers are soft, waxen, and of ex(inisite finish. 



Semiramis. Color buff, overlaid and suff'iised with red- 

 dish orange, a color that is always admired ; perfect in 

 form. 



Wm. Pierce. Rich butter yellow, the best of its color. 

 Zulu. The black Dahlia, rich blackish maroon of fine 

 form. 



10 cents each, |1.00 per dozen ; the set of 18 for $1.50 ; 

 $8.00 per 100. 



...Dahlias... 



The collections of the various types ofl'ered 

 on this and the next page are the "cream " of 

 over five hundred varieties, selected after crit^ 

 ical examination and combining in a super- 

 lative degree puiity of color, perfection of form, 

 free and continuous flowering, and that suc- 

 ceed under the mo.st ordinary garden culture. 



Twelve Best Show and 

 Fancy Varieties. 



Client. Bright glowing crim.son. 

 Geo. Rawiings. Dark velvety maroon. 

 Jas. Stephens. Bright orange scarlet. 

 John Walker. Fine.st pure white, abso- 

 lutely perfect in form. 

 Lottie Eckford. White spotted and striped 

 ])ink and crimson. Very pretty. -' , 



Miss Cannell. White tipped rosy pink. 

 Miss May Lomas. Pure white, delicately 

 suffused with soft rosy lavender. A most 

 unu.sual .shade. 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Exquisite shell-pink. 



One of the fine.st. 

 Mrs. Stancombe. A pleasing fancy sort. 

 Straw sufl'used amber striped red, mottled 

 and tipped blush white. 

 Psyche. Pale primrose, tinted and shaded 



rose. Very free. 

 Queen of Yellows. The best yellow. 

 S. B. Pennybaker. Silvery white, inner 

 petals tinged pink, outer petals heavily 

 tipped rosy red. 



10 cts. each ; set of 12. $1. ; $8. per 100. 



Six Superb Double Quilled Varieties. 



We have brought together under this heading six of the 

 choicest quilled sorts. All are of exceptionally fine form, 

 and are interesting ^either as cut flowers or for garden 

 decoration. r — = • 



A. D. Livoni. Beautiful clear pink, of perfect form, and 

 one of the freest-flowering of all. 



Bessie. Pretty quilled pnmpone creamy white. 



Elegans. Rosy purple, tipped and striped white. 



Grand Duke Alexis. Large massive flowers, ivory 

 white, with a faint tinge of rose at the extremities of 

 the petals. A grand handsome flower. Perfect form. 



Le Petit Jean. Beautiful rich crimson maroon pom- 

 pone. 



Queen Victoria. Handsome deep yellow. P^ely 

 quilled. 



10 cents each ; set of 6, 50 cents ; $8.C0 per 100. 



Twelve Choice Double Pompones. 



Catherine. The best pure yellow pompone, of fine form. 



Daybreak. Of the same delicate shade of pink as Car- 

 nation Daybreak, of exquisite finish and form, and a 

 very profuse bloomer. 



Elfln A dainty little flower ; pale primrose changing to 

 creamy white ; fall and free. 



Elegante. Soft pink, tipped deep pink, reflex light pink, 

 making a beautiful combination of shades. . 



K.leine Domitea. Orange-bnff. always in bloom ; fine. 



Little Beatrice. A most profuse flowering pink, edged 

 purple. 



Lou Kramer. Base of petals yellow, heavily tipped 

 bright crimson, overlaid bright pink ; a pleasing variety. 



Prince Charming. White, penciled, suffused and heav- 

 ily tipped purplish pink; a strong grower of good form. 



Red Piper. Dark red of a peculiar!}- pleasing shade, 

 finely formed flowers. 



Rosalie. Yellow tipped crimson of good form. 



Snow-clad. Without exception the finest white pom- 

 pone yet introduced. 



Vivid. Bright deep crimson scarlet. 



10 cents each, the set of 12 for $1.00 ; $8.00 per 100. 



