He-Men Who Sneer at Violets Simply Dote on Dahlias 
Dahlia, Jersey’s Masterpiece 
Dahl ias 
Cultural Notes by T. H. EVERETT 
Dahlias may be set out either as dormant 
tubers or as young “green” growing plants. 
A distance of at least 3 feet in each direction 
must be allowed between individuals, and an 
extra foot between the rows will be found 
advantageous. Drive in a stout Dahlia stake 
at each planting-site before the tuber or 
plant is put in position. 
Green plants and small tubers must not 
be set out before all danger of frost has 
passed, but extra-strong tubers may be 
planted two weeks earlier. Cover the tubers 
with 5 to 6 inches of soil. When the shoots 
appear, remove all but the strongest and 
pinch the top out of this when three or four 
pairs of leaves have developed. This treat¬ 
ment will cause the plant to branch from the 
base, and three or four of these branches may 
be retained to produce flowers. Keep them 
tied to the stake with soft jute string. 
Cultivate the soil throughout the growing 
period and water adequately during very 
dry periods. Frequent sprinkling of the 
surface soil without moistening to a depth of 
several inches does much harm. After the 
buds have set, feeding with liquid manure, 
bonemeal, pulverized sheep-manure, or some 
other approved fertilizer will be of great 
benefit. 
UP-TO-DATE DAHLIAS, continued 
Elkridge. (Griffiths.) D. A splendid white 
variety. Flowers are of good size, borne on 
strong stems, and the petals are very firm 
in texture. Tubers SI; Plants 75 cts. 
Fort Washington. (Rindfleisch.) D. Flow¬ 
ers very large, deep maroon, borne on very 
stiff stems. Tubers SI.50; Plants 75 cts. 
Graf Zeppelin. (Nolet.) FD. The color is 
the purest white and the bloom never 
shows an open center. Tubers $2.50; 
Plants $1.50. 
Harry Mayer. (Success.) HC. The color 
is a beautiful silvery pink, with a deeper 
rose-pink reverse. Tubers SI; Plants 75 cts. 
Helen Ivins. (F. & M.) D. A beautiful 
orchid-lavender that is much admired. 
Large, deep flowers borne on splendid 
stems. Tubers $1; Plants 75 cts. 
Jane Cowl. (Downs.) D. Its large, deep 
flower has as fine coloring as anything in 
the Dahlia world—a warm buff and old- 
gold blending to a bright salmon at the 
perfect center. Tubers 75 cts. 
Jean Trimbee. (Trimbee.) HC. Flowers 
very large and of a beautiful rich petunia- 
vioiet color. Tubers $3; Plants S1.50. 
Jersey’s Beauty. (Waite.) D. Finest pink. 
No Dahlia of recent years has become such 
a universal favorite. Tubers 50 cts. 
Jersey’s Buttercup. (Waite’s Gardens.) 
FD. The color of this Dahlia is picric 
yellow throughout late September, but 
earlier in the season the outer florets are 
tinged with amber. Tubers $1.50; Plants 
75 cts. 
Jersey’s Glory. (Waite.) FD. Flowers 
large and of good form, well placed on the 
stem. Color is best described as a yellow 
hue of orange. Tubers $1; Plants 50 cts. 
Jersey’s Majestic. (Waite.) ID. The main 
coloring is copper, but is suffused with a 
golden sheen, and the reverse of the petals 
is amaranth-pink. Tubers $8; Plants $4. 
Jersey’s Mammoth. (Waite.) Semi-C. 
Huge flowers of rich golden mahogany. 
Tubers $1; Plants 50 cts. 
Jersey’s Masterpiece. (Waite.) ID. Straw- 
berry-pink, suffused gold at base of the 
florets. Tubers $1; Plants 50 cts. 
Jersey’s Melody. (Waite.) Semi-C. Tyrian- 
rose, shading to silver on the tips, with a 
silver reverse. A striking variety on line 
stiff stems. Tubers $3; Plants $1.50. 
Jersey’s Triumph. (Waite.) D. Color is 
a real autumn shade of bright copper, 
flushed with salmon-bronze. Tubers $1. 
Katherine Cole. (McDowell.) D. Won 
the Darnell Cup (New York) for the best 
keeping variety. A beautiful combination 
of light pink and cream, the tips of the 
petals being pink, shading to cream with 
a pink center. Tubers $1.50; Plants 75 cts. 
Kathleen Norris. (F. & M.) D. Color a 
true rose-pink, later deepening to mallow- 
pink, but paler in the young central petals. 
Tubers $1.50; Plants 75 cts. 
Mabel S. Douglas. (Thompson.) ID. 
Large, clear pastel-lavender blooms. 
Tubers $2; Plants $1. 
Marmion. (Mastick.) D. Immense blooms 
of golden yellow with a bronze suffusion, 
and a deeper bronze in the full, high 
center. Tubers $1; Plants 75 cts. 
Mrs. I. de Ver Warner. (Marean.) One of 
the best of the Marean varieties. Cattleya 
color; large and very fine. Tubers 50 cts.; 
6 for $2.50. 
Sagamore. (Kirby.) D. A splendid cut- 
Hower variety of a golden amber, shading 
to the center with a warm salmon rose or 
orange-buff. Tubers 50 cts. 
Sanhican’s Meteor. (Fisher & Masson.) 
ID. A brilliant, flaming Dahlia with 
reverse of petals bright gold. Stem stiff 
and long. Good cut-flower. Tubers $3; 
Plants $1.50. 
The World. (Dahliadel.) D. Rich, deep 
rosy magenta, overlaid garnet, with silver 
shadings on the edges of the petals. 
Tubers 75 cts. 
Trentonian. (F. & M.) D. Large, perfect 
Decorative. The color is in brown tones. 
Tubers 50 cts. 
Any other variety of Dahlia can be supplied 
at advertised prices 
ABBREVIATIONS USED 
D., Decorative; HD., Hybrid Decorative; ID., Informal Decorative; FD., Formal Decorative; C.. 
Cactus; HC., Hybrid Cactus; Semi-C., Semi-Cactus. 
Leading Dahlia Novelties 
for 1934 
The following novelties are worthy of 
your consideration, especially if you contem¬ 
plate exhibiting. 
Amelia Earhart. Semi-C. Apricot, buff, 
and salmon; very large and distinctive. 
Tubers $10; Plants $5. 
Jerome Kern. ID. Soft shrimp-pink, large. 
A very free bloomer. Tubers $7.50; 
Plants $3.75. 
Omar Khayyam. FD. Light oriental red 
and orange. A seedling of Jersey’s Beacon, 
and much the same habit. Tubers $2; 
Plants $1. 
Satan. Semi-C. Flaming red with a slight 
touch of gold at the center, an exquisite 
coloring at once fascinating. The hornlike 
petals are perfectly rolled and incurved, 
giving rare form and character to a flower 
of unusual brilliancy. Tubers $10; Plants 
$5. ' 
Rudy Vallee. Semi-C. A very beautiful 
variety of reddish apricot and gold. 
Tubers $4; Plants $2. 
White Knight. ID. One of the largest 
exhibition varieties. Like Siskiyou in 
form, and as large. Strong grower and free 
bloomer. Plants only, $5. 
The Up-to-Date Dahlia 
Collection 
The varieties submitted below are the 
cream of the latest prize-winning Dahlias. 
Tubers will be ready for delivery April 1. 
Started plants from May 1 to June 15. 
Captain Coste. (Curran.) ID. Flowers 
large and bold, borne on the side and well 
above the foliage, on very stout stems. 
The color is clear yellow. Tubers $3; 
Plants $1.50. 
Cynthia. (Lauer-Waite.) ID. Flowers are 
very large and massive, on splendid stems. 
The color is light mallow-purple. Tubers 
$3; Plants $1.50. 
Dorothy Stone. (F. & M.) D. A beautiful 
rose-pink. The stems are good and the 
large blooms are produced quite freely. 
Tubers $1.50; Plants 75 cts. 
Dwight W. Morrow. (Dahliadel.) ID. A 
gigantic red Dahlia that is admired by 
everyone. Tubers $4; Plants $2. 
Edna Ferber. (Sanhican.) HC. Of huge 
size, with petals curled and twisted. 
Glistening coral, shading to old-gold. 
Tubers $1.50; Plants 75 cts. 
Elite Glory. (Kennedy.) HD. A monstrous 
flower of a brilliant rich red color, without 
any purple or maroon shading. Tubers $1; 
Plants 75 cts. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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