SEED CATALOGUE • 1934 
Dahlias 73 
Cactus Dahlias, continued 
Emma Marie. S.-C. A favorite because of its pleasing shade of clear 
pink with a creamy white center and its combination of exhibition 
and commercial qualities. It is a robust grower, producing deep, 
full-centered blooms on 3- to 4-foot stems in ordinary field-culture. 
Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Golden Sonne. This variety is one of the very best commercial 
Cactus Dahlias grown. It not only gives you a quantity of early 
blooms suitable for most any use, but continues throughout the 
season. Flowers are of medium size on excellent stems, and keep 
wonderfully well, either on the bush or when cut. Color, clear 
golden yellow, shading to soft salmon-rose on the outside petals. 
A Dahlia we can heartily recommend. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Kalif. S.-C. Color, rich strawberry-red or carmine. The mammoth 
flowers are borne in great profusion. An old favorite and a good 
cut-flower. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Lilac Glory. C. One of the prettiest Cactus Dahlias we know. Color, 
soft violet-rose, with silver shadings. Stems are slender but strong 
and erect, making it ideal for baskets and arrangements. The 
more you cut, the more it produces. Roots, $1 each. 
Lincoln G. Dickey. S.-C. Here is about the most prolific producer 
of fine blooms. Color, primrose-yellow, with a decided rose suf¬ 
fusion. Disbud it and the blooms will be immense; grow it naturally 
and they will be of good size in great quantities. One of the earliest 
to bloom and among the last to finish. The growing habits are 
ideal. Roots, $1 each. 
Minnie Eastman. S.-C. A popular winner for the past three years. 
It is a very pretty Semi-Cactus of a bright flame color, with un¬ 
der shadings of deep yellow. Stems long and erect. Bush-growth 
healthy, with smooth, glossy foliage. Roots, 75 cts. each. 
Robert E. Lee. S.-C. A rich red that does not fade is decidedly 
uncommon, and that is what attracts you to this Dahlia, along 
with its good form, erect stems, and free-blooming habits, making 
it an ideal cut-flower and exhibition Dahlia. Roots, $1 each 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
The newest type from Europe. Bushy plants, 2 % to 3 % feet in 
height and covered with flowers all season. The medium-sized, semi¬ 
double blooms are carried on rigid, wirelike stems well above the 
foliage, making ideal garden plants. As cut-flowers they are superb, 
keeping fresh in water for many days. 
Agalia. Min. F.D. Soft apricot with rosy scarlet shadings. Com¬ 
pact grower, making it desirable for border planting as well as 
cutting. Stems erect. Centers full. Roots, $1 each. 
Baby Beauty. Min. As the name implies, this is a small Jersey’s 
Beauty on strong, erect stems, possessing all the good qualities of 
the variety it so closely resembles, with better branching habits. 
Will make a hit in any flower-shop. Plants only, $1 each. 
Camelia. Min. F.D. Bright orange-flame; centers usually full. 
The brilliant color and good keeping qualities make this one of 
the best Miniatures for cutting. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Early Yellow. Min. A good bright lemon-yellow cutting variety 
of artistic formation, lending itself wonderfully for table and small 
decorations or as a filler with larger flowers. Very prolific, with 
good, long, slender but stiff stems. Roots, 50 cts. each 
Fritz Leddy. Min. F.D. This scarlet-flame flower on long stems is 
very attractive and useful for larger arrangements than some of 
the tiny Miniatures. Blooms profusely. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Judith. Min. Peony. This is an early, free-blooming soft cardinal 
variety on nice, slender stems. Pretty in the garden or for arrange¬ 
ments. Blooms usually have three rows of petals. Roots, 50c. each. 
Kentucky Babe. Min. The^resemblance of this Dahlia to Kentucky 
prompted the name. One of the best of the new introductions. Its 
commercial qualities already assure its popularity for home use 
as a cut-flower. Plants only, $1 each. 
Little Jewel. Min. F.D. Popular as a cut-flower for decorations. 
Color, a pleasing peach-blossom-pink shade Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Mac. Min. Peony. A very pretty autumn combination of coppery 
orange, shading to salmon at tips. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Raider. Min. Peony. Soft violet-rose, suffused yellow at base of 
petals, which are pointed and twist and curl in a charming manner. 
A robust grower. Stems are graceful. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Rhoda. Min. Peony. Buttercup-yellow, shaded russet-orange. 
Very early and free-flowering. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Rufus. Min. Ball. A large bush with heavy foliage, making a dense 
green background for the bright carmine flowers. Roots, 25 cts. 
each. 
Skippy. Min. F.D This attractive little flower is white, tipped 
crimson-carmine with Tyrian rose shadings. It has white petaloids 
interspersed throughout the bloom, making it quite unusual in 
form. Its full centers, good keeping qualities, long, erect stems, 
and profuse-blooming habits make it very desirable in the garden 
and for home decoration. Roots, $1 each. 
Sweetheart. Min. Ball. A gay combination of crimson-carmine 
with white tips. Bushes are rather large with healthy foliage. 
Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Teddy Johnson. Min. Ball. The soft color blending—white suf¬ 
fused and tipped Tyrian rose—makes this Dahlia very pleasing. 
Held on good stems. Blooms are of uniform size. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Tricolor. Min. F.D. Similar in every way to Skippy except that the 
color is yellow, tipped and shaded cardinal, with yellow petaloids. 
Roots, 50 cts. each. 
ORCHID-FLOWERING DAHLIAS 
This fine new race hails from Scotland and is certainly due great 
popularity for landscape effect, gardens, table arrangements, and 
dainty decorations. The bushes are compact, free-branching, and 
exceedingly prolific bloomers. Most of them are 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter and 2 to 3 feet in height. They do wonderfully well when 
pinched or cut back for landscape effect, but should not be thinned 
out or disbudded. If Orchid-flowering or Single Dahlias are cut 
before the pollen shows, they will hold their petals and keep for days. 
Beaver. Deep crimson-carmine with white shadings on face of 
petals. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Everest. Pure white throughout. Long, graceful recurving florets. 
Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Leopard. Yellowish ground, with crimson reverse spotted lighter. 
Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Mavis. Light lilac ground, with deep reddish purple reverse. Roots, 
50 cts. each. 
Polly. Sunflower-yellow ground, with carmine-lake reverse. Roots, 
50 cts. each. 
Ruby. Light ground, shaded with Tyrian-rose; deep Tyrian-rose 
reverse. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
Pompon Dahlias are very similar to the Show Dahlias, but 
smaller. They are of medium growth and well suited for the border. 
This class was very popular years ago, and, with a great many other 
things, is regaining the favor of the flower-lover. 
Atom. One of the best early and profuse bloomers. Orange-scarlet. 
Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Bob-Wbite. This Dahlia can best be described as a white Johnny. 
It is milk-white, having just a cast of yellow when opening. Bush 
is low and spreading, with blooms on long stems, literally all over 
the bush, making it ideal for bedding as well as the right form for 
exhibiting, for it is as deep as its diameter. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Darksome. One of the best real dark red or maroons. Roots, 25 cts. 
each. 
Dee Dee. One of the daintiest and smallest. Pale lilac. Fine for 
exhibition. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Dot. A pure white Pom on perfect stems, a strong grower, early 
bloomer and a beautiful bush in bloom. This is the best all-round 
white Pompon you can grow. Bob-White will probably win on the 
exhibition table, where the smallest perfect bloom reigns supreme, 
but as a cut-llower for decorating or in the garden, Dot is the best 
so far introduced. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Elizabeth. Lemon-yellow, heavily tipped carmine. Fine form and 
good stems. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Goldilocks. Gold, deepening at center; flowers well formed with 
full centers. Good for exhibiting and cutting. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Johnny. The most perfect and smallest dark red or maroon Dahlia 
grown. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Little David. A small, perfectly formed russet-orange Pom. Free 
bloomer and fine for cutting and exhibiting. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Little Edith. As perfect a Pom as you can wish for. Color, prim¬ 
rose-yellow, tipped bright carmine. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Sunny Daybreak. Lemon-yellow, heavily tipped cardinal. Flowers 
of good form. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Yellow Gem. Clear canary-yellow, of fine form. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
COLLARETTE DAHLIAS 
Collarette Dahlias are single flowers with a row of different colored 
petals inside of the outside row, giving the appearance of a collar. 
Geant de Lyon. Rich, velvety carmine-maroon with long, cream- 
colored petals. Free, early flowering, on erect stems. The prettiest 
of all Collarette Dahlias. Roots, $1 each. 
Sofa. Soft scarlet, with pale lemon collar. Its strong bushes and 
profuse blooming habit make this striking variety very desirable 
for landscape effect, also nice for cutting. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
Doris. A brilliant carmine, heavily tipped pure white. Very distinct 
and striking. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Fragrance. A very attractive and artistic bicolor. Petals are pure 
white, with a broad margin of bright carmine. An ideal border 
variety, as the stems are slender but erect. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Garnet Poinsettia. Rich, glowing garnet with a brilliant, glistening 
sheen. Large blooms of poinsettia form are held on long, stiff 
stems on strong plants, producing profusely. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
James Weller. Effective because of its color combination of rich 
golden yellow with central zone of each petal soft rosy red. Large, 
well-formed blooms are held erect on long, stiff stems. Early and 
continuous bloomer. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Purity. Pure white, perfectly formed, on long, stiff stems. Petals 
are broad, heavy, and slightly recurved. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Scarlet Century. Bright, glowing scarlet on erect stems. Good 
grower, free bloomer, with petals evenly placed. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
