Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 142 [THT~HH1RTA DREER 4>HILADELPHIA m ^^ GARDtM ^--OREEMHOUSE PLANTS ' THE DREER COLLECTION ' OF CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT This is a selection of twenty-five varieties made with a view of supplying the amateur with an assortment of Cactus sorts, which in our own experience we have found to be the freest-flowering under the most varied conditions of soil and climate, and which can be depended upon to make an early and continuous display in the garden, and at the same time furnish an abundance
Dreer's garden book 1917 (1917) Dreer's garden book 1917 dreersgardenbook1917henr Year: 1917 142 [THT~HH1RTA DREER 4>HILADELPHIA m ^^ GARDtM ^--OREEMHOUSE PLANTS ' THE DREER COLLECTION ' OF CACTUS DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT This is a selection of twenty-five varieties made with a view of supplying the amateur with an assortment of Cactus sorts, which in our own experience we have found to be the freest-flowering under the most varied conditions of soil and climate, and which can be depended upon to make an early and continuous display in the garden, and at the same time furnish an abundance of choice flowers for cutting. The varieties are all introductions previous to 1915, and have been under observation ample time to establish their superior qualities. Alpenrose. A fine flower with twisted petals of bright aniline- red, intensified by a golden-yellow suffusion. Bessie Palliser. Roman ochre suffused with salmon, with a golden sheen at the base of the long petals, which are twisted and curled. Candeur. A wonderful pure white, which in the fully de- veloped flower more closely resembles an incurved Chrysan- themum than any other sort; a valuable cut flower. Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleasing blending of salmon-pink and amber, a color difficult v to describe. This is the Dahlia for the million. Blooms freely under all conditions. Dibs. A bright shade of rose- pink, each petal tipped old - gold, varying greatly in color with chang- ing weather condi- tions. Else. A charming variety, with a com- bination of delicate colors. The base of the petals is of buttercup-y e 11 o w, gradually passing to amber; finished with a tip of tyrian rose. Etoile de France. A dainty little flower about 3 inches in diameter, of a soft rosy-lilac with lighter tips; good stems for cutting; flowering. Fernand Olivet. free-flowering on stiff, wiry stems; brilliant maroon with scarlet shad- ings, the centre almost black. Galathea. A medium-sized flower of splendid form, especially a
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