. Dreer's garden calendar : 1903. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Twentieth Century Dahlia. Six Grand Cactus Dahlias. (Shown in Colors on the Plate opposite.) Each year brings this old favorite flower to a greater state of perfection. This condition is not confined alone to the double Cactus type, such as we show on the plate opposite, but is equally true of the Double Show, Fancy and Decorative and Single sorts, and this season we offer on this page and pages 128 to 130
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1903. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Twentieth Century Dahlia. Six Grand Cactus Dahlias. (Shown in Colors on the Plate opposite.) Each year brings this old favorite flower to a greater state of perfection. This condition is not confined alone to the double Cactus type, such as we show on the plate opposite, but is equally true of the Double Show, Fancy and Decorative and Single sorts, and this season we offer on this page and pages 128 to 130 really superb collections of the various types, selected with much care, out of over one thousand varieties. The six sorts as shown opposite and described below are merely representatives of the Cactus type, all the varieties offered being equally fine. CounteSS Of Lonsdale. A peculiar blending of salmon-pink and apricot. Earl of Pembroke. Bright plum color, deepening towards the centre. firs. Dickson. Soft rosy carmine. Primrose Dame. Exquisite primrose-yellow. Siegfried. Snowy white. Standard Bearer. Rich fiery scarlet. Price, 25 cts. each; $ per doz. The set of G $ SPECIAL OFFER of Cactus Dahlias. The above six and the Three New Cactus sorts offered below for $ « « " " " Sixteen " " " " on page 128 for « « " " Twenty-five Grand " " " " " " " entire collection of Cactus Dahlias, 50 varieties for Beautiful New Single Dahlia, " TWENTIETH ; A grand new single variety, entirely distinct from all pre- vious introductions, and not only valuable as a flowering plant for the garden, but as a choice cut flower, higher prices being paid for it the past season than for the finest Roses. The plant is of free branching habit, commencing to bloom early in the season and producing its flowers on stems 3 feet long, and which, after cutting, keep in perfect con
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