Z A N T ’ S 
WILDWOOD 
GARDENS 
SPOTLIGHT, I. D., LL. 
(Hulin) New informal decorative of clear sulphur yellow, 
lighter at tips; blooms 10 to 12 in. and 6 in. deep; tight 
centers; long rigid stems. Winner of American Home 
Achievement Medal and three firsts. Did not do so well 
for us, but I saw some good blooms of it on some of our 
visits to other gardens in Ohio. 
Plants Only $3.75 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM, S. C. (84), ML. 
Large pure white, with starlike petals, a prize winner. 
Roots $ .50 
STRONGHEART, F. D. (83), LL., 6 ft. 
An artistically formed dahlia of good size and perfect 
stems. Color is a beautiful light cadmium shaded apricot. 
Certified at Storr’s.. Foliage is insect resistant. A very 
handsome and useful flower as well as an exhibition favor¬ 
ite. Did not do well until cool weather in September 
in 1934. 
Plants $1.00 Roots $2.00 
SULTAN OF HILLCREST, F. D. (87), LL., 4 ft. 
The color is Strontian yellow with sunrise yellow reverse, 
extra large 12 to 14 inch blooms on long stiff stems. 
Scored 85 at Storrs in 1933 and is on the 1933 Honor 
Roll. We like it the best of all the Hillcrest varieties 
with the exception of their new Honor Roll variety, Hill¬ 
crest Nugget. 
Plants $3.75 Roots $7.50 
THE COMMODORE, I. D. (85), LL., 3 ft. 
One of the largest and most spectacular dahlias ever intro¬ 
duced. A brilliant lemon yellow. Blooms up to 14 in. 
across. Highly recommended. 
Roots $ .50 
THE FIREMAN, I. D. (86), LL., 5 ft. 
A striking cardinal red with golden flushes and golden 
tips at center of flower. Certified at Storr’s in ’33 and 
won the American Home Achievement Medal at Boston. 
This variety was striking in the New York Botanical 
Gardens. On Hart’s Honor Roll and we highly recom¬ 
mend it. 
Plants Only $3.75 
THOMAS A. EDISON, F. D. (86), LL., 4 ft. 
A gorgeous royal purple dahlia with the sheen of velvet. 
Named in honor of the electrical wizard with his per¬ 
mission. The flower is of staghorn formation which adds 
greatly to its beauty, free flowering with perfect stems. 
Dark green insect-resisting foliage. Should be in every 
garden. 
Plants $ .50 Roots $ .75 
WASHINGTON GIANT, I. D. (88), LL., 5 to 6 ft. 
(Lee) Here is a real lavender in a finely formed flower. 
The blooms are streaked with silver showing silver peta- 
loids in the center. Very large on extra good stems. 
On the Honor Roll, 1933. 
Plants $2.50 Roots $5.00 
WATCHUNG SUNRISE, I. D. (84) 
This is a very spectacular dahlia, and when grown right 
is very hard to beat. The petals are long and somewhat 
twisted, color is golden amber, with a rose pink showing 
on the reverse of petals, each petal edged rose pink. A 
massive deep flower, held erect on cane-like stems. 
Roots $ 
W. H. T., F. D. (87), LL., 5 to 6 ft. 
One of the outstanding dahlias at the A. D. S. Show in 
1930, an unusual shade of old rose, very large exhibition 
flowers produced on very strong, straight stems. Foliage 
dark green and insect-resisting. Very fine for exhibition. 
One of the most popular in our garden. 
Roots $ 
ZANT’S NO. 2160, F. D. 
Our own seedling and one of the best selling cut flowers 
we grow. The color of a perfect sunset, the outer petals 
are a purplish mauve or lavender changing to light pink 
and cream in the center. A great bloomer. Stems from 
12 to 24 in. and longer with disbudding. Size of flower, 
6 to 8 in., just right for florists’ use. Height, 4 ft. 
.75 
.50 
Roots $5.00 
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