SEED CATALOGUE . 1935 
Dahlias 73 
Cactus Dahlias, continued 
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, 75 cts. each. 
Lincoln G. Dickey. S.-C. Color, primrose-yellow, with a decided 
rose suffusion. 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, 75 cts. each. 
Minnie Eastman. S.-C. It is a very pretty Semi-Cactus of a bright 
flame color, with under shadings of deep yellow. Stems long and 
erect. Bush-growth healthy, with smooth, glossy foliage. Roots, 
50 cts. each. 
Paul Pfitzer. S.-C. A German novelty that won a name for itself 
in the New York show. It is a pleasing combination of primrose 
and shell-pink. Strong, vigorous plants with dark foliage and 
excellent stems. Roots, $2.50 each. 
Rudy Vallee. S.-C. When flowers first open they show chrome-yel¬ 
low at center, with a gradation of grenadine-red (copper) as the 
flower expands, finally becoming solid grenadine orange-red when 
in full bloom. Flowers are full-centered and are held well above 
the clean-cut foliage, on long, straight stems. Growth vigorous. 
Was awarded American Dahlia Society’s Certificate. Roots, $2 each. 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
The newest type from Europe. Bushy plants, 2J^ to 3 Yi 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. 
Baby Beauty. Min. F.D. This is a small Jersey’s Beauty on strong, 
erect stems, possessing all the good qualities of the variety it so close¬ 
ly resembles, with better branching habits. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Baby Royal. Min. S.-C. A gem for any garden. Salmon-pink, 
shaded apricot with yellow at base of petals. Winner of several 
awards as best foreign Dahlia. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Bluebird. Min. F.D. This Dahlia is unique and different in its 
coloring, being the nearest to blue in the small Dahlias. Color is 
bluish lavender. Roots, 50 cts. 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. 
Carla. Min. S.-C. Color is buff, heavily shaded old-rose and suffused 
violet-rose—a rich contrast to the dark green foliage. The bush- 
growth is compact, making a beautiful background for the per¬ 
fectly formed flowers with especially full centers. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Early Yellow. Min. S.-C. 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, 35 cts. each. 
Gaillard. Min. C. Bright red of perfect form. Good stems, habit 
of growth and a compact bush. 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, 35c. each. 
Kentucky Babe. Min. F.D. The resemblance of this Dahlia to 
Kentucky prompted the name. One of the best of the new intro¬ 
ductions. Its commercial qualities already assure its popularity 
for home use as a cut-flower. Roots, $1.50 each. 
Little Jewel. Min. F.D. Popular as a cut-flower for decorations. 
Color, a pleasing peach-blossom-pink shade. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Paddy. Min. F.D. One of the most, if not the most, incessant bloom¬ 
ing Dahlias we grow. Bushes are literally covered with blooms from 
early in the season until frost, with centers full to the end. Flesh 
ground, heavily suffused deep rose-pink. Roots, $1 each. 
Pink Pearl. Min. Peony. Lovely rose-pink, showing a golden eye. 
The low, compact bushes make it very desirable in landscape or 
rock-garden planting. Roots, $1 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. 
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, 75 cts. 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, 35 cts. each. 
ORCHID-FLOWERING DAHLIAS 
This fine new race hails from Scotland and is certainly due great 
popularity for landscape effect, gardens, table arrangements, ana 
dainty decorations. The bushes are compact, 2 to 3 feet in height, 
free-branching, and exceedingly prolific bloomers, with flowers 4 to 5 
inches in diameter. They do wonderfully well when pinched or cut 
Orchid-flowering Dahlias, continued 
back for landscape effect, but should not be thinned out or disbud¬ 
ded. 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. 
Buttercup. A fine addition to the orchid-colored Dahlias and ideal 
for garden or landscape as the bush’is a healthy grower, low 
branching, and full of perfectly formed, graceful flowers. 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 buttercup- or deep lemon-yellow. Roots, $1 each. 
Everest. Pure white throughout. Long, graceful recurving florets. 
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. 
Aimee. A popular tiny orange-cadmium Dahlia, shaded apricot, 
on long stems. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Bob-White. 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. 
Eureka. Yellow-cadmium with carmine shadings at tips and occa¬ 
sional white petals; some flowers all white. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Goldilocks. Gold, deepening at center; flowers well formed with 
full centers. Good for exhibiting and cutting. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Helen Anita. A beautiful lilac with a lighter reverse and white 
center. Very attractive and good for cutting. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Honey. Prim nose-yellow, with faint suffusion of red on edges of 
petals. Free flowering, on long stems. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Jack. Purple-garnet. Won First Prize in the Seedling Class, New 
York, 1933. Compact, low-growing, symmetrical bush of dark 
green, supplying tone and richness among light flowers. Blooms 
perfectly formed throughout the season, and an incessant bloomer. 
Roots, $1 each. 
Johnny. The most perfect and smallest dark red or maroon Dahlia 
grown. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Little Edith. As perfect a Pom as you can wish for. Primrose- 
yellow, tipped bright carmine. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Mike. Burnt-orange, shading lighter at the outer petals. Attractive, 
and a profuse bloomer. 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. Plants only, 50 cts. each. 
Mitzi. A seedling of Geant de Lyon that is very unique and showy. 
Crimson-carmine shading to primrose-yellow at center and edged 
white. Bushes branch and bloom freely; stems erect. Flowers 
keep well on bush or when cut. A robust grower. Roots, $1.50 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. Plants only, 50 cts. each. 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
Autumn Century. A beautiful autumn tint, delicate madder-lake, 
shading yellow at center. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Doris. A brilliant carmine, heavily tipped pure white. Very distinct 
and striking. Roots, 25 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, 25 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, 35 cts. each. 
Scarlet Century. Bright, glowing scarlet on erect stems. Good 
grower, free bloomer, with petals evenly placed. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Tango. A lively autumn tint—cadmium-yellow, shaded scarlet- 
orange. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Yellow Bird. A bright, clear lemon-yellow single Dahlia of good 
keeping qualities is needed in our collection, and this spectacular 
yellow is a fine addition. Petals are uniform and of good substance 
and the erect blooms face partially upward. Roots, $1 each. 
