Downs Dahlia Farms 
Clayton, New Jersey 
SMALL DAHLIAS 
Beside the miniatures Fairy, Orchid Lady, Persimmon 
and Red Head, which you'll find more fully described in 
alphabetical order on this list, we offer you the following 
small Dahlias—most of them poms. 
These are the tiny Dahlias so popular for small table 
decorations and design work—running in size from as small 
as a quarter to as big as a half-dollar. None of those be¬ 
low are new sorts, but they come as near to filling our all¬ 
round requirements as any other low priced ones we've 
found. If you want knee-high bushes loaded with these 
dainty little Dahlias, plant them early and pinch out the 
tops when they’re about a foot tall. 
Amber Queen. Orange ..... $.25 
Dee Dee. Lavender . 25 
Johnie. Red . 35 
Klein Domitea. Bronze .. 25 
Little David. Russet . .25 
Little Jewel. Pink miniature . 35 
Try a border of these dainty little flowers around your 
regular Dahlia garden. We’ll send you one each of every 
variety above for $1.50; or three roots each for $3.50—every 
one labeled with its name and insured to grow and bloom. 
OMAR KHAYYAM. (Stout-Maytrott) At its best, this is a 
beauty. Immense flowers with petals of soft Chinese red at the 
base shading gently lighter to an orange tip. Larger than Jersey’s 
Beacon and of similar formation; but on a much taller bush. Beau¬ 
tiful color, great size and splendid form combine to make this 
Dahlia stand out in any garden. Roots, $.75 
ORANGE MOON. (Wallace). A soft buff shading to orange 
apricot and deepening toward the base of the petals. While a 
somewhat different shade, it looked here last season very much like 
Autumn Moon. The immense formal decorative blooms face up 
and toward you on a sturdy compact bush of medium height. 
Roots, $7.50; Plants, $3.75 
ORCHID LADY. (Groll). A good small, dainty Dahlia of mal¬ 
low pink that should become popular with florists as a cut-flower 
variety. A miniature formal decorative, from three to five inches 
across. Plants, $1.00 
ORIENTAL GLORY. (Delight). A large, intensely brilliant or¬ 
ange. With us a formal decorative with crinkled petals, though 
usually called an informal. Last season the stems were none too 
good, but that might have been because it was grown in a very low 
and wet spot. Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
PALO ALTO. (Ballay-Success). A semi-cactus of bright salmon, 
shading to gold at the center. It’s a big Dahlia, with a lot of sub¬ 
stance. and it is held high over a robust bush on tall straight stems. 
One of the very best. Roots, $2.50; Plants, $1.25 
PAUL PFITZER. (Pfitzer). A sensational new pink and cream 
semi-cactus. Most of the growers are predicting a great future for 
this German importation. A vigorous grower with strong dark 
foliage and excellent stems. Plants, $.75 
PERSIMMON. (Mcllhany). A miniature in a bright pleasing 
shade of persimmon. The bush grows about three feet high and 
is a profuse bloomer. At one trial ground where this was tested, 
fifty-eight blooms were counted on one bush at one time. 
Plants. $.50 
ROBSON, MAY. (Chappaqua). In ranking it second on last 
year’s onor Roll, Mr. Hart called this “the most refined beauty of 
the year’s novelties. It is a true semi-cactus type flower of clear, 
bright pink, about the same shade as Kathleen Norris, but a bit 
pinker and sharper in tone.” Plants, $2 50 
ROCKLEY MOON. (Taylor). A beautiful bright yellow formal 
decorative with a darker center and a purplish tint on the reverse 
of each petal. Not a deep Dahlia, but chaste and impressive—and 
a sturdy grower that has earned the glowing praise of those who 
tried it first. Plants, $1.25 
SANHICAN’S MOONGLOW. (Sanhican). A large, long petal- 
ed informal decorative in bright gold, with peach blushes on both 
the face and the reverse of each petal. Plants, $2.50 
SATAN. (Ballay). A flaming red semi-cactus with slight touches 
of gold at the center—a Dahlia of exceptional size and unusual 
formation. The petals are so rolled and curved inward that they re¬ 
mind you of horns or spikes; and under favorable conditions it is not 
uncommon to produce blooms ten to twelve inches across them and 
six inches deep. Truly a sensational Dahlia—and one that keeps 
well when cut. Roots, $1.00; Plants, $.50 
SHALIMAR. (B. 6? B.). Big red blooms—some call it Poinsetta 
red—on strong stems over a good bush. A formal decorative that 
can be grown to great size, as the blooms are naturally large. 
Plants, $2.50 
SPOTLIGHT. (Hulin). A light yellow informal decorative of 
very good size. The bush is medium tall and has tough and resist¬ 
ant foliage, and the stems are stiff and strong. An introduction 
from the Northwest, where it has won many prizes. Plants, $1.50 
TANG. (Downs Dahlia Farms) A spectacular Dahlia, with a 
style and a color of its own. Long petals of bright, tawny or¬ 
ange flame—petals that curl and twist to flaunt a golden buff re¬ 
verse and give a two-toned effect that adds greatly to the beauty of 
the bloom. A deep, full, high-centered informal decorative, with 
outer petals that flare backward to the stem—a big bloom that will 
actually grow in water after being cut. Rugged bush, strong 
stem and dark green foliage. Roots, $1.00; Plants, $.50 
THE FIREMAN. (Success). A big cardinal red informal decora¬ 
tive with slight golden flushes and golden tips to the center petals. 
Good growing habits. In my opinion this Dahlia, with Murphy’s 
Masterpiece and Robert Emmet, makes up a trio of reds that are 
unbeatable at a moderate price. Roots, $3.50; Plants, $1.75 
THE WORLD. (Dahliadel) This is a big Dahlia even without 
disbudding, and with care it can be grown to tremendous size. A 
vigorous grower, fine bloomer, and the flowers have substance a- 
plenty. Each red plush-like petal is edged with silver. In certain 
localities we are told the silver color predominates—but red or 
silver, it’s a good Dahlia. Roots, $.50 
THOMAS A. EDISON. (Maytrott) Maroon red—as near a 
mournful shade as red could possibly be. One of the most beauti¬ 
ful sprays we ever saw was made from this. It is a very prolific 
bloomer and the flowers are big—but the back petals (not easily 
noticed) have a tendency to burn brown in hot dry weather. As a 
garden plant, however, it has few equals for stem, foliage, habit and 
vigor. Roots, $.75 
TREASURE ISLAND. (Maytrott). On the day before frost we 
could have cut you armloads of this—big, perfectly centered blooms 
on four foot stems. While it comes under the general class of the 
bronzy buff shades, it has a rosy suffusion to the petals and a dark¬ 
er center that set it apart. It makes one of the very best of cut 
flowers, but it doesn’t form very big clumps of roots to dig. 
Roots, $.50 
POESIE MORAVY. (Czechoslovakia). A lovely shade of pale 
lilac, blended with white, on slender perfect stems. Informal dec¬ 
orative. Plants, $1.00 
PRINCE OF PERSIA. (Newsom) A glorious red—a big red— 
alive with light and fire, carried perfectly erect on a stalwart stem 
on top of a husky bush. Not only do we recommend it highly, but 
we’re going to plant a lot of Prince of Persia again this season. 
Some call it an informal decorative; but with us it’s almost formal. 
Roots, $.75 
QUEEN OF THE ANGELS. (Rainbow). A deep tone of orien¬ 
tal pink—a semi-cactus with an incurved, chrysanthemum-like petal 
formation that adds no little to its beauty. Excellent stems and 
keeping qualities make it a fine cut-flower sort. Plants, $2.50 
RAY WARNER. (Peacock). Dainty blooms, exquisitely beauti¬ 
ful, and very, very pink. A free flowering variety, with an “open” 
bush growth much like Jersey’s Beauty. It is not a very good root 
ma k er Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
RED HEAD. (Golden Rule). Small, but mighty in the amount 
of attention it demands whether cut or on the bush. A miniature 
formal of orange red (around three inches) on a wirey stem. The 
bush is low enough not to need staking, but big enough to bear 
an awful lot of blooms—and they last long when cut. 
Plants, $.50 
REV J L. HOOPER. (Foreign). An English importation—a 
rosy cerise semi-cactus. A big Dahlia that is borne very freelv on 
e*-rr\r\CT Plants, $.75 
ROBERT EMMET. (Dahliadel). Large blooms of velvety car¬ 
dinal red, borne in profusion all season long—-from very early until 
frost. Informal decorative type. The bush is an open grower, 
with vigorous dark green foliage and long stiff stems. 
Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
WASHINGTON GIANT. (Lee). Lavender, with orchid tints 
and blended with silver. A BIG Dahlia, with stems that hold it 
erect over a strong bush of splendid habit. Another Northwestern- 
er, and many times a prize winner there, though rumor says it is 
sometimes temperamental here in the East. Informal decorative. 
Plants, $1.00 
WENOKA. (Hulin). A red, just a shade lighter than the Ameri¬ 
can Beauty rose. A big one—one of the best from the West; and 
for perfection of bloom, true formal type and splendid growing 
habits it fears no rival. Nice long erect stems. Plants, $5.00 
WHITE BEAUTY. (Peacock). A clean, snow-white seedling of 
Jersey’s Beauty, with similar form although somewhat larger. The 
stem is straight and rigidly stiff, while the tall bush is strong and 
sturdy, with glistening dark green foliage. Experts have called 
this the ideal white Dahlia for cutting. For that purpose plant it 
early—then cut out the top above the third pair of Laves. 
Roots, $5.00; Plants, $2.50 
WHITE WONDER. (Kemp). Pure white—one of the best to 
date. The flowers are very large, with pointed and twisted petals 
to give them a fluffy appearance. The bush is a vigorous grower, 
branching up from near the ground, with thick leathery foliage and 
long stiff stems. Informal decorative. Easy to grow and a good 
root maker. Roots, $1.00; Plants, $.50 
YELLOW JANE COWL. (Downs). A few years ago we offered 
our customers a golden yellow sport of Jane Cowl. With us it 
was (and is) a glorious thing. But occasionally a customer writes 
that his Yellow Jane Cowl turned out to be just a regular Jane 
Cowl—a bronze and not yellow at all. While we receive at least 
one letter of praise for every such complaint about the yellow sport, 
the fact remains that in some places, sometimes, Yellow Jane Cowl 
seems to revert to its parent. That’s the whole story, so we’re off¬ 
ering Yellow Jane Cowl this season at the same price as regular 
Jane Cowl. Roots, $-50 
