Buttercup (Dahliadel) 
ORCHID FLOWERING DAHLIAS 
This type of dahlia is one of the most interesting and 
is popular for landscape effects, gardens, table arrange¬ 
ments and dainty decorations. The bushes are com¬ 
pact, free branching, and exceedingly prolific bloomers. 
Most of the flowers are 4 to 5 inches in diameter, and 
bushes are 2 to 3 feet in height. They do wonderfully 
well when pinched out for landscape effect, but should 
not be thinned out nor disbudded. If orchid flowering 
or single dahlias are cut before the pollen shows, they 
will hold their petals and keep for days. 
BUTTERCUP (Dahliadel 88), g e, Bloom 4 inches, 
Bush 2 ft. A fine addition to the orchid family and 
ideal for garden or landscape as the bush is a 
healthy grower, low branching, and full of perfectly 
formed, graceful flowers from early in July until 
frost. Stems are strong and erect and flowers will 
keep for days when used in arrangements for which 
they are very artistic and dainty. Color light butter¬ 
cup or lemon yellow. Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
GENERAL COLLECTION 
BEAVER. Deep crimson carmine with white shadings 
on face of petals. 
CITRONELLA. Clear canary yellow ground with 
crimson carmine reverse. A charming flower. 
EVEREST. Pure white throughout. Long, graceful, 
recurving florets. Good size. 
MAVIS. Light lilac ground, with deep, reddish purple 
reverse. 
POLLY. Sunflower yellow ground. Carmine lake 
reverse. 
RUBY. Light ground shaded with Tyrian rose. Deep 
Tyrian rose reverse. 
STARFISH. Pale lilac ground, suffused Tyrian rose, 
with deep, rosy magenta reverse. 
Roots, .50; Plants, .35 
Collection of 1 each of above 8 varieties, including 
Buttercup. Roots, $3.00; Plants, $2.00 
DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 
NEW ORCHID FLOWERING 
DAHLIA for 1935 
VESPER (Dahliadel 86), Orchid, 1935, (#34-14), 
Bloom 4^2 to 5, Bush 3 ft. Buttercup, last year’s 
introduction, has been wonderful wherever grown, 
and this variety is just as perfect in every way. Its 
color is white heavily suffused Tyrian rose. The 
stems are long and erect and the bush compact. 
Very showy for landscape work and arrangements. 
An early and a profuse bloomer. Plants, $1.00 
DAHLIA SEED 
Sow in flats or frames in early spring in light soil, 
cover the seed not more than one-fourth inch about 
the same as you would tomatoes, when first pair of 
leaves are well developed transplant into small pots 
or flats and grow in cool temperature until they can 
be planted in the garden. Should they get too large, 
pinch back and shift to larger pots or replant in flats 
giving them more room. 
DAHLIA SEEDLINGS in general do not come true 
to their parentage, but do usually show some re¬ 
semblance either in form, color or bush growth. Do 
not expect to grow seedlings of a named variety and 
produce the same variety. 
DOUBLE MIXED SEED. We regret that we are 
unable to offer our own Jersey grown seed of the 
large flowering varieties owing to a wet season. We 
can, however, heartily recommend the California 
Double Mixed Seed listed below as it is made up of 
varieties known to us as good seed bearing parents 
and we think so much of it that we will grow a 
large quantity of it ourselves. 
CALIFORNIA DOUBLE MIXED SEED. A very 
fine selection of California grown seed which proved 
very satisfactory last season. 
35 Seed, $1.00; 100 Seed, $2.50 
BABY ROYAL MINIATURE SEED. Seed of this 
variety usually produces dwarf bushes with blooms 
mostly light colored. 25 Seed, .50 
PINK PEARL MINIATURE SEED. Seed of this 
variety usually produces dwarf bushes of light pink, 
open center types predominating. 25 Seed, .50 
DOUBLE MIXED MINIATURE SEED. This 
mixture is made up of seed of named miniature 
varieties. 25 Seed, .50 
DAHLIADEL SPECIAL MINIATURE SEED. 
This is the finest strain of seed we have ever grown, 
as it produces a large percentage of full-centered 
flowers and holds consistently to the miniature types. 
25 Seed, $1.00 
ORCHID FLOWERING SEED produces orchid 
flowering dahlias consistently for us, with some type 
and considerable color variations. 
35 Seed, .50; 100 Seed, $1.00 
SINGLE SEED will produce a great number of seed¬ 
lings true to type and can be used very satisfactorily 
for a mass of mixed colors. They should be planted 
close for this effect. 50 Seed, .40 
COLLARETTE SEED (mixed) saved from the five 
collarette varieties listed on Page 42, in mixture. 
35 Seed, .50; 100 Seed, $1.00 
POMPOM SEED saved from our best pompom va¬ 
rieties. This will give you a large percentage of 
pompom dahlias. 35 Seed, .40 
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