Griffith & Turner's Choice Dahlias 



Dahlia, Jersey's Beauty 



Our list of Dahlias now includes many of 

 the higher-priced varieties at more attractive 

 prices. In order to properly describe Dahlias 

 as to the type of flower, the American Dahlia 

 Society has adopted a classification — the key 

 of which we give you — showing the class to 

 which the variety belongs. 



F.D., Formal Decorative . 

 Semi-C. Semi-Cactus 

 C. Cactus 



I.D., Informal Decorative 

 S.C., Straight Cactus 



Tubers available from March 15 to June 1. 



Ambassador. (S.C.) Soft yellow, shading 

 to salmon-pink. 50 cts. each; .S5 per doz. 



American Triumph. (C.) Rich red, of 

 intense beauty. 50 cts. each; S5 per doz. 



Canary Cup. (I.D.) Large rich canary- 

 yellow blooms with lighter reverse, and of 

 great depth. SI each; SIO per doz. 



Chemar's Eureka. (F.D.) White with 

 light touch of lavender. 50 cts. each; 

 So per doz. 



City of Trenton. (I.D.) Rich tangerine. 



30 cts. each; S3 per doz. 

 Ellinor Vanderveer. (F.D.) Large blooms 



of rose-pink. 20 cts. each; S2 per doz. 

 Jane Cowl. (I.D.) Giant ljuff and old-gold 



blooms, blended darker toward center. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Jersey's Beacon. (F.D.) Large, Chinese- 

 scarlet blooms, pale on the reverse, gi'V'ing 

 a two-toned effect. 25 cts. each; S2.50 

 per doz 



Jersey's Beauty. (F.D.) Finest true pink. 

 Beautiful large flowers of perfect form. 

 20 cts. each; S2 per doz. 

 Kathleen Norris. (I.D.) Massive, rose- 

 pink blooms. 40 cts. each; S4 per doz. 

 Kemp's Fort Monmouth. (I.D.) Rich 

 crimson-maroon petals, tipped with bluish 

 violet. An immense flower. 40 cts. each; 

 S4 per doz. 



Keinp's Violet Wonder. (I.D.) Violet 

 with imdertone of royal purple. 40 cts. 

 each; S4 per doz. 



Kentucky. (F.D.) A sport of Jersey's 

 Beauty. Brilliant salmon-orange, shading 

 to orange-yellow at base of petals. 30 cts. 

 each; S3 per doz. 



Margaret Woodrow Wilson. (I.D.) Large, 

 creamy white flowers, shaded with pink, 

 and having a deep pink reverse. 25 cts. 

 each; S2.50 per doz. 



Maryland's Beacon Light. (I.D.) Chinese 

 scarlet-red, back of petals a warm buff. 

 $1 each; SIO per doz. 



Maryland's Chieftain. (I.D.) Pale orange- 

 yellow with a center of grenadine-pink. 

 75 cts. each; S7.50 per doz. 



Maryland's Glory. (F.D.) 1931 RoU of 

 Honor. A large deep American Beauty red. 

 SI each; SIO per doz. 



Maryland's Orange. (S.C.) 1930 RoU of 

 Honor, and a gold medal winner. A bril- 

 liant combination of red and orange, 

 orange predominating. SI each; SIO per 

 doz. 



Mrs. I. de Ver Warner. (I.D.) Deep 

 mauve-pink. 20 cts. each; S2 per doz. 



New Glory. _ (S.C.) Variegated ox-blood- 

 red and white. 50 cts. each; S5 per doz. 



Queen of the Garden Beautiful. (F.D.) 

 An enormous primrose-yellow Dahlia. 

 40 cts. each; S4 per doz. 



Sagamore. (F.D.) Light apricot-buff, 

 shading orange-buff toward the center. 

 20 cts. each; S2 per doz. 



The World. (F.D.) Rich deep rosy magenta, 

 overlaid violet, with silver shadings on 

 edges of petals. 30 cts. each; S3 per doz. 



Thomas A. Edison. (F.D.) Large, rich 

 royal purple blooms. 40 cts. each; S4 per 

 doz. 



Treasure Island. (F.D.) Apricot and gold, 

 with rose suffusion. 40 cts. each; S4 per 

 doz. 



POMPON DAHLIAS 



Little David. Orange-scarlet. 

 Bob-White. Pure white. 

 Aimee. Bronze. 

 Rosea. Rose. 



Takas Purple. Carmine-purple. 

 Sunny Cal. Bright yellow. 



Any of above Pompons, 30 cts. each; 

 $3 per doz. 



YeUow 



SINGLE DAHLIAS 

 White 



Red 



Bicolor 



Pink 



Any of above Single Dahlias, 30 cts. each; 

 S3 per doz. 



DAHLIAS TO COLOR 



These are good large varieties, named sorts 

 but labeled only as to color. Large tubers 

 furnished in the following colors: Red, Pink, 

 Yellow, Lavender, and White. 15 cts. 

 each; SI. 50 per doz. 



DAHLIA PLANTS 



The above listed varieties can be furnished, 

 on or about May 25, in plants at one-half 

 the price of tubers. 



The varieties listed below are furnished in 

 plants only. 



Amelia Earhart. (S.C.) Very new. Beau- 

 tiful red. SI each; SIO per doz. 



American Legion. (S.C.) One of the 

 largest Dahlias — a giant clear yellow. 

 50 cts. each; So per doz. 



Murphy's Masterpiece. (I.D.) Huge 

 Dahlia of dark red, shading toward garnet 

 — a marvelously dark and rich color. A 

 sure winner in the "large" class. SI each; 

 SIO per doz. 



Satan. (S.C.) Flaming scarlet with orange- 

 salmon at base of each petal. Blooms 

 average 10 to 12 inches in diameter. 75 

 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Griffith & Turner's Fine Canna Roots 



Available during March and April 

 Brilliant rich cherry-red. 



Ambassador 



Rich bronze foliage and stalk. Height, 4 

 feet. 8 cts. each; 80 cts. per doz.; S5.50 

 per 100. 



Apricot. Buff-yellow base, with salmon- 

 pink. Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. 8 cts. 

 each; 80 cts. per doz.; .S5.50 per 100. 



Crimson Redder. Intense crimson. Green 

 foliage. Height, 33^ feet. 8 cts. each; 

 80 cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 



Eureka. By far the verj' best white Canna 

 ever introduced. Large, showj' trusses. 

 Height, 4}^ feet. 8 cts. each; 90 cts. per 

 doz.; .S6 per 100. 



Golden Gate. Opens a pure gold, but soon 

 becomes richly rayed with orange-crimson 

 and apricot centering to the throat. Green 

 foliage. Height, 4 feet. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. 

 per doz.; S3.50 per 100. 



Hungaria. Rich soft pink flowers. Green 

 foliiige. Height, 4 feet. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. 

 per doz. ; S3. 50 per 100. 



King Humbert. Orange-scarlet. Bronze 

 foliage. Height, 5 feet. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. 

 per doz.; .S3. 50 per 100. 



Yellow King Humbert. Yellow flowers 

 blotched red. Green foliage. Height, 4 

 feet. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 

 per 100. 



Madam Crosy. BriUiant vermilion-scarlet. 

 Green foliage. Height, 3}^ feet. 8 cts. 

 each; 80 cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 



Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. Salmon-pink. 

 Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. 8 cts. each; 

 80 cts. per doz.; S5.50 per 100. 



Orange Bedder. Bright orange, suffused 

 scarlet. Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. 

 8 cts. each; 80 cts. per doz.; So. 50 per 100. 



Richard Wallace. Canary-yellow. Green 



foliage. Height, 4 feet. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. 



per doz. ; S3.50 per 100. 

 Rosea Gigantea. Rose-pink. Green foliage. 



Height, 3J^ feet. 8 cts. each; 80 cts. per 



doz.; .S5.50 per 100. 

 The President. Rich glowing scarlet. Green 



foliage. Height, 4 feet. 5 cts. each; 50 cts. 



per doz. ; .S3.50 per 100. 



See Annual Plants, page 19, for prices 

 on Cannas in 3-inch pots 



Cannas in border 



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