Dreer's garden book 1922 (1922) Dreer's garden book 1922 dreersgardenbook1922henr Year: 1922 /flEHRXA-llBEElL^ .garden™ QREENH0U5EPIM1S. I 149 CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS We offer on this and the following two pages a complete alphabetical list of the best Cactus sorts of recent introduction, together with the older well-tried gems which have made a reputation for themselves. Attraction. Described and offered on page 147. Autumn Prince. Fair sized flowers of a bright reddish apricot with golden suffusion, a splendid cut flower. $ each. Aviateur Qarros. Light sulphur-yellow, sha- ding almost to
Dreer's garden book 1922 (1922) Dreer's garden book 1922 dreersgardenbook1922henr Year: 1922 /flEHRXA-llBEElL^ .garden™ QREENH0U5EPIM1S. I 149 CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS We offer on this and the following two pages a complete alphabetical list of the best Cactus sorts of recent introduction, together with the older well-tried gems which have made a reputation for themselves. Attraction. Described and offered on page 147. Autumn Prince. Fair sized flowers of a bright reddish apricot with golden suffusion, a splendid cut flower. $ each. Aviateur Qarros. Light sulphur-yellow, sha- ding almost to white at the tips of the broad- pointed petals. Flowers of medium size and borne freely on strong stiff stems. One of the earliest flowering. 50 cts. each. Bianca. Uniformly large flowers, 6 inches and over in diameter, with moderately broad petals forming a splendid symmetrical and graceful flower of a soft, pleasing shade of mauve-pink, passing to a silvery-white at the tips. Admired by everybody. 75 cts. each. Break o'Day. Described and offered on page 147. Countess of Lonsdale. A peculiar but pleas- ing blending of salmon-pink and amber, a color difficult to describe. This is the Dahlia for the million. Blooms freely under all con- ditions. 50 cts. each. Crystal. A great exhibition flower of large size and splendid form; long twisted incurved tubu- lar petals of a tender silvery pink, which 'f' passes gradually towards the centre to a soft ivory-white. 75 cts. each. Ductless of riarlboro. This beautiful variety for freedom of bloom is in the same class as Countess of Lonsdale; a beautiful tint of solferino, backed by a sunshine-like golden suffusion at the base of the petals. 75 cts. each. y \.^ I |l. 11 ,/f /]
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