Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 Catcus Dahlia Countess of Lonsdalr, Offered on preceding page horn fern Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to ruby-red at the edge of the petals; a rich, pleasing color. SELECT STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS Aegir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, with peculiarly twisted petals. Arachne. This name means 'spider,' and is appropriately applied to this variety, the flowers being much twisted and very irregular ; the petals are a creamy-white, edged with crimson ; the color- ng, however, varies as much as its shape,
Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 Catcus Dahlia Countess of Lonsdalr, Offered on preceding page horn fern Ruby. Deep vermilion centre, shading to ruby-red at the edge of the petals; a rich, pleasing color. SELECT STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS Aegir. Rich, warm cardinal-red, with peculiarly twisted petals. Arachne. This name means 'spider,' and is appropriately applied to this variety, the flowers being much twisted and very irregular ; the petals are a creamy-white, edged with crimson ; the color- ng, however, varies as much as its shape, there rarely being two flowers alike. Aunt Chloe. Rich, black-maroon ; the darkest variety in the collection. Capstan. Soft orange-scarlet, shaded apricot, remark- ably free-flowering. Earl of Pembroke. Bright plum color; a royal shade. Firebrand. Rich, glowing vermilion, shading deeper; fine. Gellert. Full, double, fine-formed scarlet, shading to ruby at base of petals. George Harlow. Primrose-yellow, shaded amber, Graf Waldersee. Flowers of good form ; of a deli- cate rose suffused with pink. liohenzollern. Rich, bronzy orange-red, with golden sheen. Horn of Plenty. Deep carmine-purple ; flowers large, long, narrow, twisted petals, cleft on ends. Island Queen. Soft lavender-pink ; of fine form. Jealousy. A perfect clear yellow ; a fine flower. J. W. Wilkinson. Rich ruby, of fine form. Keyne's White. A beautiful, perfect shaped pure white. Lady Ed. Talbot. Coral-red, with rosy shadings. Mary Service. Apricot, shaded orange, shading to purplish-rose at the tips; a well-formed flower, and a free and continuous bloomer. fir. floore. Deep claret; one of the best dark varieties. Progenitor. Bright carmine, each petal being furcated on the end like a stag- Standard Bearer. perfect form. Strahlen Krone. Rich, fiery-scarlet; very free and of Intense cardinal-red; rich and glowing. Price: Any of the above standard varieties, 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Set of 22 varie
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