. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 144 WADRffiR fflllADELPHIA M•l»GARDtli^"•0REEf1H0USE PLANT!;. Giant Dahlia, Mme. Van den Daele. SIX GIANT DAHLIAS. The six sorts here offered atp, wiihout ex- ception, the large;l and most perfect double- flowering Dahlias now grown, flowers of all ©f them attaining a size of between five and six inches across under ordinary cultivation. Cuban Giant. An immense ball of bright maroon, Iree and early. 35


. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 144 WADRffiR fflllADELPHIA M•l»GARDtli^"•0REEf1H0USE PLANT!;. Giant Dahlia, Mme. Van den Daele. SIX GIANT DAHLIAS. The six sorts here offered atp, wiihout ex- ception, the large;l and most perfect double- flowering Dahlias now grown, flowers of all ©f them attaining a size of between five and six inches across under ordinary cultivation. Cuban Giant. An immense ball of bright maroon, Iree and early. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Gettysburg. A bright rich, pure scarlet, of line firm. 35 cts. each ; $ per doz. Mrs. Roosevelt. Delicate silvery-rose. 30 cts. each ; per doz, Mme. Van den Daele. A splendid decor- ative variety for cutting; color soft rose with deeper markings, shading to creamy while in the centre. 35 cts. each; $ per doz. Pendent. An early and profuse-blooming bright crimson-maroon. 30 cts. eacli ; $ per <loz. Souvenir de Qustave Doazon. The most sensational Dahlia cf the season ; a decorative variety of r„ammoth proportions, which under ordinary cultivation will produce flowers 6 inches across, and can be grown to meas- ure full 9 inches. Ic is of free growth, remark- ably profuse-flowering, and pure scarlet in color. 50 Gts. each ; $ per doz. Set of one each of ihe 6 Giants for $2-00. SELECT DECORATIVE DAHLIAS. Admiral Dewy. A rich purple, very free. Black Beauty. Deep velvety-maroon, almost black. A fine flower. Black Diamond. Purple garnet, shaded black. Bronze Beauty. Bright coppery-orange. Fire Rain. A free-flowering catdinal-reJ; a fine cut flower. Gigantea. A large creamy-white. Henry Patrick. A beautiful pure white. Lucille. Old gold. Very free. Lemon Giant. Very large ;-lemon-yellow. Lyndhurst. Rich and brilliant cardinal-red. A fine cut flower. Mrs. Winters, A large, finely formed snow-while. A grand cut flower. Oban. Ro


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