This variety was seen growing, as a seedling, by 
one of New York’s best known florists who is now 
retired from business and a frequent visitor at our 
fields. He was so impressed by this flower that he 
requested the privilege of naming it. 
It is a large formal Decorative of most perfect 
conventional type and a color best described as 
chamois suffused with rose, giving the flower a 
brownish tone. 
The habit of growth is unusual. The first flowers 
on main stalks face upward, and as soon as cut, 
a dozen or more laterals start from near the ground 
and grow very rapidly into straight reed-like 
stems and produce most perfect large blooms 
facing the side. This is a splendid thrifty grower 
and is very showy. 
Roots $3.50 each. Plants $1.75 each 
\i-opazos 
This is a wavy artistic informal type of strik¬ 
ing beauty. The color is a clear topaz yellow, 
shaded and streaked with rose. The early blooms 
are sometimes more heavily shaded, while in late 
season they turn to a clear Sagamore color. 
The plant has a good habit of growth, being 
exceptionally sturdy and robust, with clean, 
heavy foliage, and the flowers are held on straight, 
stiff stems. This is a showy garden variety, good 
for exhibition and cutting and is a fair keeper. 
Roots $2.00 each. Plants $1.00 each 
An old favorite and one of the best pink Dahlias 
in existence and without doubt the best keeping 
variety of all. When more varieties are developed 
possessing the habit of growth and other good 
qualities of ROSEATA, much greater progress 
will have been made in the perfection of the Dahlia. 
The formal decorative blooms of soft pink suf¬ 
fused with salmon and sometimes streaked with 
creamy gold, are in great demand. While under 
certain soil conditions some open blooms are pro¬ 
duced, these are most artistic and are valued for 
decorations in churches and the home. 
ROSEATA is a Certificate of Merit Dahlia and 
winner in the best keeping class in New York in 
193T 
Roots $1.00 each 
