. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. ^GARDEN" GREENHOUSE PLANTS/ 117 Dreer's Twelve Giant Flowering Decorative Exhibition and Garden Dahlias The twelve varieties offered below have been singled out from the Decorative and Cactus types, not only as a selected list of varieties prominent at nearly every Dahlia Show of note, but also as among the most desirable for either garden decoration or for cutting for house decorations. All of these are of strong, vigorous, healthy growth, very free flowering, carried on good, strong, stiff stems and hold their good form to the
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. ^GARDEN" GREENHOUSE PLANTS/ 117 Dreer's Twelve Giant Flowering Decorative Exhibition and Garden Dahlias The twelve varieties offered below have been singled out from the Decorative and Cactus types, not only as a selected list of varieties prominent at nearly every Dahlia Show of note, but also as among the most desirable for either garden decoration or for cutting for house decorations. All of these are of strong, vigorous, healthy growth, very free flowering, carried on good, strong, stiff stems and hold their good form to the end of the season. Note -The Dahlias offered on this page will be supplied in dormant field-grown roots of proper planting size. Avalon. Pure clear yellow, the large flowers are very distinct and pleasing, always with a full center. One of the best of its color. 50 cts. each. Galli-Curci. A strong semi-dwarf grower. Bloom large, un- usually deep, carried on long, sturdy stem. Petals long, pointed and wavy. Color brilliant salmon orange with gold suffusion and an unusual amount of gold sheen or lustre throughout the whole flower. 50 cts. each. Glory of Monmouth. A new color combination in Dahlias, erosine pink shading to strawberry pink at center of petals, the base of these being a light orange. The flowers are from 6 to 8 inches in diameter, 4 inches deep. 50 cts. each. Grace Ricords. Flowers medium to large with many petals well placed giving them unusual depth. Color, white with lavender blush at tips. 50 cts. each. Harry Mayer. A most satisfactory and attractive Dahlia, it has size, depth, splendid stem, holds an even full center, a sturdy, healthy grower; in color a beautiful silvery pink with rose reverse. 50 cts. each. Lemonade. A splendidly formed deep flower of very large size holding its good shape to the end of the season; color a clean pale shade of lemon. The flowers are supported on good stems and are produced very freely; good for all purposes. 50 cts. each. Marg
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