. Dreer's garden book 1924. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. (flEmyAJBEEIL^ QARDENABD GREENHOUSE PKNm 145 DREER'S TEN GREAT DAHLIAS Ten distinct varieties wliich we have singled out from among the Decorative and Cactus types as worthy of every Dahlia fancier's special attention. While some of these are recent introductions the majority are varieties which have stood out most prominently for several years as the most desirable for either garden decoration or for cutting for
. Dreer's garden book 1924. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. (flEmyAJBEEIL^ QARDENABD GREENHOUSE PKNm 145 DREER'S TEN GREAT DAHLIAS Ten distinct varieties wliich we have singled out from among the Decorative and Cactus types as worthy of every Dahlia fancier's special attention. While some of these are recent introductions the majority are varieties which have stood out most prominently for several years as the most desirable for either garden decoration or for cutting for house decoration and which prominent position they still hold. All of the varieties listed under this heading will be supplied in dormant field roots of proper planting Carmencita (Fancy Decorative). Of all the fancy decorative varieties this is more consistently true in coloring than any other, in fact we have never seen it produce a self colored flower. The blooms are of large size, of unusual graceful formation of a bright yellow, striped with red. The plant is a compact grower, and a mass of bloom throughout the season; these are borne on good stems and are among the best to last when cut. 75 cts. each. Copper Oplis [Decorative). A wonderfully brilliant coppery orange-red shading to deep yellow in the centre, a fine large exhibition flower of perfect shape, a splendid cut flower that lights up particularly well under artificial light. $ each. Frau G. Scheifl {Decorative). Introduced some years ago, but still comparatively little known due to its being slow to propa- gate. It is one of the most admired of the decorative type, color bright lively chamois, with just a faint suggestion of orange suffusion. The arrangement of its petals is quite distinct, these often showing the coppery-orange reverse by their peculiar twisting. 75 cts. each. George Walters {Hybrid Cactus). One of the most popular favorites of the large-flowered Californians, producing its blooms on
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