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Ray Warner 
INFORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS 
DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 
EAGLE ROCK BEAUTY (B room- 
all 83), g e, Bloom 9 x Z/ 2 , Bush 
5 ft. This fine dahlia certainly is 
a pretty combination of soft violet 
rose with creamy white center. 
Petals long and gracefully twisted. 
A pleasing and satisfactory variety. 
.50 
FORDHOOK EMPEROR (Burpee 
85), g e, Bloom 9x4, Bush 3/ 2 
ft. A glorious blending of rich 
salmon and rose, making a general 
effect of apricot. The healthy foli¬ 
age, good substance of the bloom 
and the fine growing habits of this 
striking dahlia will make it a splen¬ 
did addition to your garden, espe¬ 
cially for low landscape effects. .35 
JANE COWL (Downs 88), c g e, 
Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 5 / 2 ft. This 
wonderful dahlia has been a success 
wherever grown. Color, a warm 
buff and old gold, blending to apri¬ 
cot and rose at the center. Bush 
growth is ideal with strong stems 
holding the giant flowers upright. A 
dahlia that is sure to please you, 
for it is large and impressive. 
A. D. S. Certificate. 
Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
ALICE STELLICK (Rindfleisch 82). g e, Bloom 7 
x 5, Bush 6 ft. A bright crimson carmine with a 
distinct white stripe in the center of each petal, with 
occasional blooms self colored. The petals curl and 
twist. Overfeeding or hot weather will produce 
weak stems at times on this variety. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
CLANSMAN (Diggle 82), c g, Bloom 7x3, Bush 
4^2 Blooms early and profusely on good stems. 
Color, scarlet orange brightened with a golden sheen. 
.25 
CONGRESSMAN WOLVERTON (Peacock 83), c 
g, Bloom 7x4, Bush 5 ft. This dahlia has a full 
high center which starts to open yellow and then 
develops a rose suffusion as the flower opens. A 
good strong grower, fine for cutting. 
Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
CREAM OF THE GARDEN (Kemp 82), c g, 
Bloom 8x3, Bush 6 ft. A very dainty, sulphury 
white, faintly suffused lilac. Flowers are of good 
size, held high above the foliage on long, stiff stems, 
and are produced in profusion on strong bushes. A 
late bloomer. Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
DOROTHY DUKE (Duke-Dahliadel 86), 1935, c g, 
Bloom 6x3, Bush 5 ft. We find this dahlia very 
popular in the New York and Philadelphia cut flower 
markets, especially for funeral work and all other 
uses where a clear, light violet rose or orchid shade 
is required. One of the best keepers and easy to 
pack. Stems are stiff and slender, centers always 
full, and blooms incessantly. A strong grower pro¬ 
ducing large bushes. Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
LADY LYNDORA (Hall 83), g e, Bloom 9x4, 
Bush 3/ 2 ft. This lovely dahlia has held its popu¬ 
larity, especially in the pink class, as it is a pure 
pastel pink, with formation, size and stem, to carry 
it through. Bush growth semi-dwarf, with excep¬ 
tionally free blooming habits. .75 
RAY WARNER (Peacock 85), c g e, Bloom 8x5, 
Bush 4 ft. Can you imagine an informal decora¬ 
tive with long, pointed and twisted petals, on good 
stems, with low-branching bushes that need very 
little tying up, in a pink at least two shades brighter 
than Jersey’s Beauty? Centers always full, very- 
early to bloom and a mass of color when not dis¬ 
budded. Is a favorite. Not a very good root maker, 
hence the difference in price on roots and plants. 
Roots, $4.00; Plants, $1.00 
SHAHRAZAD (Newson 85), g e, Bloom 9x4, 
Bush 6 ft. Flowers are massive with large, pointed, 
but rather coarse, petals which curl and twist in an 
attractive manner. Color may be described as soft 
Tyrian rose, or according to Ridgeway’s chart is 
rose color. Bushes and stems are exceptionally 
strong. Roots, $1.50; Plants, .75 
THE FIREMAN (Success 84), 1934, g e, Bloom 9 
x 4, Bush 5 ft. Scarlet red with golden flushes and 
golden tips at center of flower. Certified at Storrs 
’33 and won the American Home Achievement Medal 
at Boston. A rather striking variety but a late 
bloomer. Plants, $2.50 
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