DAHLIADEl NURSERIES 
Charmer 
Mid-West Champion 
MID WEST CHAMPION (American D.F.), ID, 1936, 
Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 4 ft. Brilliant violet rose with 
yellow shadings at base of petals. According to 
Ridgeway’s color chart this would be a Listeran 
Purple. Plant growth and stems are ideal with 
heavy insect-resistant foliage. Certified at East 
Lansing and Storrs, scoring 86 and 85 1 /7E respec¬ 
tively. Roots, $10.00; Plants, $5.00 
1936 INTRODUCTIONS 
FORMAL and INFORMAL 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
CHARMER (Lloyds D. G. 85E), ID, 1936, Bloom 10 
x 6, Bush 5[/2 ft. To those who grow Jane Cowl 
this variety is easily described as a yellow Jane 
Cowl with reservations. This variety has not so far 
shown a variation of color the way sports some¬ 
times do but is a clear golden buff, lightly overlaid 
with an apricot yellow suffusion without any rose 
shading. It is hardly necessary to say that the bush 
growth, foliage, stems, etc., are very similar and 
fully equal to Jane Cowl while in color it should be 
heralded as a great improvement. Keeping quali¬ 
ties as a cut flower are exceptionally good. Were it 
not for the fact that Jane Cowl is still so popular 
and reasonable in price this variety would be an 
unusual sensation. Cert, at Storrs, ’31. 
Roots, $10.00; Plants, $5.00 
CLARA CARDER (Kemp), ID, 1936, Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 4J/£ ft. Very similar to Monmouth Champion 
in form except petals curl and twist more. Color a 
beautiful clear cyclamen pink. Profuse bloomer 
from early to frost. Bush growth spreading with 
fine stems. Winner undisseminated class Detroit, 
1935. Plants, $5.00 
COSSACK (Dahliadel, 85C), Bloom 7x5, Bush 5 ft. 
A fine commercial red that we have been using for 
a number of years. Good stems and centers full 
throughout the season. A beautiful deep cardinal 
that is almost the shade of Dwight W. Morrow. 
A favorite with the florists and fine root maker, 
hence the reasonable Introductory price. $1.00 
GOLDEN PRINCE (Weiss), ID, Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 
5 ft. A strong grower and a real sensation coming 
to us from Australia. A seedling, we understand, 
of Jane Cowl. Can be grown over 12 inches. Color, 
a rich gold, blended peach, general effect being 
bronze with a gold center. A variety very highly 
recommended and we are therefore listing it for 
those who want something real in the new ones. 
Plants, $5.00 
MARGRACE (Bissell 86E), ID, 1936, Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. Won first in the Informal Decorative 
Seedling class at Cleveland Show as well as Sweep¬ 
stakes for the best seedling. This dahlia is unusual 
in color and unique in form with good high centers. 
It is a bright scarlet with a tan reverse. The petals 
curl and twist showing the reverse. Really excel¬ 
lent stems, strong and heavy. Certified at Storrs 
and East Lansing. Roots, $10.00; Plants, $5.00 
MILTON J. CROSS (Pennypack Gardens, 86E), ID, 
1936, Bloom 11 x 7, Bush 6 ft. An undefeated seed¬ 
ling in the Eastern shows and highest seedling 
award at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 
Center of flower is a clear light lemon yellow shad¬ 
ed rose and coral on outer petals. Won three 
Achievement Medals, New York, Camden and Bur- 
holme. It is quite evident that this variety likes 
good culture or in other words it can take it, which 
is a quality quite necessary for a successful exhibi¬ 
tion dahlia in the large bloom classes. This variety 
as exhibited was certainly outstanding. Not only 
large, but deep, and of a pleasing clean color. For 
those who want them big to exhibit we believe this 
variety will be more than interesting. Plants, $7.50 
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