. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 142 NRrADREffilHIIADELPHiA-W ISf GARDEIi^'ORfEhHOUSE PlAhlSI. Pink Chnturv. New Century Single Dahlias. These varieties all originated fron\the celebrated "20th Century" Dahlia offered below, and have all of the characteristics of that popular sort, except color. Crimson Century. Rich, deep, velvety ciimson, shaded maroon, with rose halo around a yellow disc. Plants ready April 25th. 75 cts. each. Pin
. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 142 NRrADREffilHIIADELPHiA-W ISf GARDEIi^'ORfEhHOUSE PlAhlSI. Pink Chnturv. New Century Single Dahlias. These varieties all originated fron\the celebrated "20th Century" Dahlia offered below, and have all of the characteristics of that popular sort, except color. Crimson Century. Rich, deep, velvety ciimson, shaded maroon, with rose halo around a yellow disc. Plants ready April 25th. 75 cts. each. Pink Century. Delicate shell-pink, slightly suffused with a deeper tint. Plants ready April 25lh. § each. Scarlet Century. Pure scarlet with yel- low disc. Plants ready April 25th. 75 cts. each. White Century. Pure white with yellow disc; large, overlapping petals of good tex- ture ; lasts even better as a cut flower than the original " 20th ; Plants ready April 25th. 75 cts. each. Leone, Pink early in the season, deepening to rosy-crimson as. the season advances. 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Record. Ground color yellow, each petal flamed and washed with scarlet. Plants ready April 25th. 50 cts. each; $ per doz. Set of 6 New Century Dahlias for § New Single Dahlia, "Twentieth ; No single Dahlia ever created such a sensation or was received with such popular favor as this, and it is well worthy of the praise bestowed upon it. It is entirely distinct from all others, and ranks high not only as a free-flowering plant for the garden but as a cut flower, holding a place alongside the finest Roses. The plant is of free branching habit, flowering early, profusely and continuously throughout the season, producing its flowers on stems 3 feet long, and which, after cutting, keep in perfect condition for days. They measure 4i to 6 inches in diameter, and early in the season are an intense rosy-crimson tipped with white and having a white ban
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