. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 136 IHENRlfADREER -PtlllADELPHIA-^® CARDEN^-ORff tlHOUSE PWtllS il. New Cactus Dahlia Vesuvius. T1?VEI^VE SUPERB SB^W CACTUS DAHI^IAS FOR 1906. Charm. Perfect shaped flowers with long, narrow petals, the Centre petals Ijeing white edged with pale yellow, the outer petals gradually changing to a light blusli edged with salmon pink; occasionally the entire cenlre will be a pale but lumin- ous yellow while the out


. Dreer's garden book : 1906. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 136 IHENRlfADREER -PtlllADELPHIA-^® CARDEN^-ORff tlHOUSE PWtllS il. New Cactus Dahlia Vesuvius. T1?VEI^VE SUPERB SB^W CACTUS DAHI^IAS FOR 1906. Charm. Perfect shaped flowers with long, narrow petals, the Centre petals Ijeing white edged with pale yellow, the outer petals gradually changing to a light blusli edged with salmon pink; occasionally the entire cenlre will be a pale but lumin- ous yellow while the outer petals will be salmon-pink, beauiiful in both forms. 60 els. each. Dainty. Well named both for color and form; the ground color is lemon-yellow, which extends through nearly one-half of the flower, where it shades off to a soft glowing golden rose with a slight tip of yellow at the point of each petal. 75 cts. each. Eva. Of medium size with incurved petals, color pure white. 50 cts. each. Floradora. One of the most important additions to our list both on account of its remarkable free- flowering liabit and its distinct blood-red color. 35 cis. each. Florence H. Stredwick. The finest white Cactus Dahlia yet introduced, of large size, perfect form and great substance, lasting in good condition for two weeks. Strong-growing plants, ready April 25lh, $ each. Frute. ' Peaches and cream appropriately describes the coloring of this beauty, being of a pleasing, soft rose-pink pass- ing to a cream centre. 75 cts. each. Qotellnde. An ideal and beautifully formed primrose-yellow. •50 cts. each. Mabel Tulloch. Soft violet-rose with yellow shadings at the base of petals; a fine formed flower. 60 CIS. each. Uncle Tom, Maroon with deeper , almost approach- ing black; a finely shaped flower and very free-flowering. .35 els. each. Vesuvius. Our illustration gives a good idea of the style of marking and variegation of this new type; the ground color is pure buttercup-yellow, s


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