. Dreer's wholesale catalog for florists and market gardeners : 1939 winter spring summer . Elsie Elsie. Deep golden yellow passing to rich orange- carmine toward the tips. Of good size and excellent form. Gertrude. Clean sulphur-yellow. Good sized flowers borne profusely on very compact plants. Rate. Showy bright orange-scarlet flowers of formal contour. Lena. Delicate pink. Ursula. An intense crimson with carmine reverse. Flowers comparatively large. New Dwarf Forcing Dahlia Maria This variety is a decided improvement on Easter Greeting and in Europe it has already displaced that variety for
. Dreer's wholesale catalog for florists and market gardeners : 1939 winter spring summer . Elsie Elsie. Deep golden yellow passing to rich orange- carmine toward the tips. Of good size and excellent form. Gertrude. Clean sulphur-yellow. Good sized flowers borne profusely on very compact plants. Rate. Showy bright orange-scarlet flowers of formal contour. Lena. Delicate pink. Ursula. An intense crimson with carmine reverse. Flowers comparatively large. New Dwarf Forcing Dahlia Maria This variety is a decided improvement on Easter Greeting and in Europe it has already displaced that variety for forcing purposes. The strong, vigorous growth produces a superior, pure white flower. In our trials the past year it seemed also, a bit earlier. Any of the above: Strong divisions of field-grown roots: 35c each; $ per dozen; $ per 100. 3-inch pot plants, ready in May: 25c each; $ per dozen; $ per 100. May we suggest that you send us your order for Dahlias as early as possible since stocks of some of the better varieties are decidedly limited. Six Popular Dahlias Though every year brings us new and outstanding Dahlias, there can be no doubt that some of the older kinds have not been excelled. These six have proved most dependable in various sections of the country. They have the stamina and quality that makes them favorites with the public. All six varieties listed here represent free-flowering, vigorous kinds with healthy constitutions. Their colors are distinct and desirable, and they are offered at very reasonable prices. They are leaders in the New York and Philadelphia cutflower markets. Gallant Fox. This New Jersey Dahlia is of outstanding merit. A perfect Formal-Decorative in form with six-inch flowers of an entrancing luminous dark red color which is described by some as claret, but defies definite description. The New York and Philadelphia markets absorb the cutflowers as fast as they can be produced. Jane Cowl. One of the most popular in the garden a
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