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MARSHALL’S MATCHLESS DAHLIAS 
MARSHALL’S DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
The Decorative Dahlias have very large flowers with broad petals; they all flower freely on long, 
strong stems. Our list of varieties is selected from the best adapted for exhibition and cutting. 
The varieties marked F.D. are Formal Decoratives and varieties marked I.D. are Informal 
Decoratives. 
SUPREME DECORATIVES 
All varieties preceded by asterisk (*) are rec¬ 
ommended for cutting. 
Each 
Abdilla. F.D. A beautiful dark velvety- 
maroon, shading to Fuchsia pink. Good 
stem, upright flower.$1.00 
Asbnry Park. F.D. A beautiful autumn 
color, bright strawberry red, flushed with 
salmon, and tinted gold toward the tip of 
the petals . 1.00 
Buckeye Bride. F.D. Bright geranium pink, 
no trace of lavender. A wonderful cut 
flower. Plants. 1.00 
♦Buckham Red. F.D. The color is rose- 
crimson, a new shade in Dahlias and does 
not burn. Grows tall and produces large 
blooms on stiff stems in abundance. 1.00 
♦Champoeg. F.D. A waxy canary yellow at 
the center and shades into a salmon-pink. 
The backs of the petals are pale yellow, 
strong sturdy stems. 1.00 
•Chemar’s Eureka. F.D. This wonderful 
white was seen in its magnificent form 
and admired by all last year. Long stiff 
stems .,. 1.00 
♦City of Trenton. F.D. An autumn color of 
rich glowing tangerine, reverse straw¬ 
berry red . 1.50 
Donna California. I.D. Deep rose pink suf¬ 
fused with lavender. The largest of its 
color . 2.00 
Dorothy Stone. F.D. A shade lighter than 
Kathleen Norris .1.00 
Dr. Ellis Bartley. F.D. An immense perfect 
flower of orchid pink. A 12-inch flower... 2.00 
♦Eliza London Shepard. I.D. Deep orange 
gold, reflex a deeper shade of the same 
color . 2.00 
Eort Monmouth. F.D. A very large crimson 
maroon. Fine for exhibition. 1.00 
Fort Washington. F.D. Dark mahogany red. 1.00 
♦Frank Miller. F.D. A very large bright 
lemon yellow on a long straight stem. 
Slight suffusion at base of petals. 1.00 
Harry Mayer. F.D. A beautiful silvery pink, 
with a deep rose pink on reverse petals. . 1.00 
♦James Kirby. F.D. A giant red of excep¬ 
tional keeping quality. Wonderful stem 
and size of flower. Blue ribbon at A.D.S. 
for 1932 seedling. Plants. 2.00 
♦Jersey's Triumph. F.D. A real autumn 
shade of bright copper flushed with salmon 
bronze . 1.00 
Katherine Cole. A beautiful combination of 
light pink and cream. A wonderful keeper 
on long stems. 3.00 
Kaweah. F.D. One of the big ones, color 
rose-pink, flower well formed on strong 
straight stems. Plants. 1.00 
♦Kentucky Red. I.D. An intense scarlet red 
with a metallic sheen over the entire flow¬ 
er. Free bloomer and excellent stems.... 6.00 
♦Marshall’s Beauty. F.D. A perfect Jersey’s 
Beauty in Orchid color. Excellent for 
cutting . 3.00 
♦Marshall’s Blue Gem. F.D. The color is the 
nearest approach we have to blue. Per¬ 
fect large blooms on long stout stems... 1.00 
Marshall’s Matchless. I.D. A huge stag horn 
decorative of light orchid shading to Cat- 
tleya in center. Can easily be grown 12 
inches in diameter and cut with a four- 
foot stem. Plants. 3.00 
Dahlia, Marshall’s Matchless 
DECORATIVES—Continued 
♦Marshall’s Orchid. F.D. White with suf¬ 
fusion of Cattleya on tips of the petals. 
A beautiful color under artificial light.. .$2.00 
♦Marshall’s Red Beauty. F.D. Wonderful 
bright velvety-red, long stems, a fine cut 
flower and good keeper. 5.00 
Marshall’s Triumph. F.D. A seedling from 
Jersey’s Beauty with all its good habits, 
stem five feet, robust grower and will 
keep a week. Color brilliant dark velvety 
red. A sterling variety. 1.00 
Monmouth Champion. F.D. A strong vigor¬ 
ous grower, producing extra large flowers 
of a brilliant orange flame. Stems perfect. 2.00 
♦Mrs. Alf. B. Seal. I.D. A pure, rich glowing 
old rose without a trace of any other 
color. Undoubtedly the largest in its 
color produced. 1.00 
♦Mrs. A. E. Wheeler. F.D. A wonderful dec¬ 
orative. The color is beautiful, fuchsia, 
shading to magenta with reverse of petals 
striped white showing in the center. Stem 
long and stiff. 1.00 
♦Mrs. Florence Coolidge. F.D. A very good 
red with just a slight bronze sheen. Jer¬ 
sey’s Beauty habit and good keeper.1.00 
Mrs. W. E. Marshall. F.D. Very large blooms 
of silvery lavender slightly suffused white. 
Perfect stems and ideal grower. Flowers 
held erect, making it a perfect exhibition 
flower . 2.00 
Murphy’s Masterpiece. I.D. Monster blooms 
of deep, dark red shading toward garnet. 
Flowers erect on stiff stems. Plants. 3.00 
♦Nellie Austin. I.D. A free flowering peach 
red suffused gold. Certified A. D. S. 1931.. 1.00 
