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Buttercup (Dahliadel) 
ORCHID FLOWERING DAHLIAS 
This type of dahlia is one of the most interesting 
and is popular for landscape effects, gardens, table 
arrangements and dainty decorations. The bushes are 
compact, 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. 
DAHLIADEL INTRODUCTIONS 
DAHLIADEL TWINKLE, the Sensational Orchid 
Flowering Variety for 1936, see page 7. 
BUTTERCUP (Dahliadel 88), Bloom 4 inches, Bush 2 
ft. A fine addition to the orchid family and ideal 
for the 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 buttercup 
or lemon yellow. Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
VESPER (Dahliadel 86), 1935, Bloom 4/ 2 to 5, Bush 
3 ft. 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. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
GENERAL COLLECTION 
BEAVER. Deep crimson carmine with white shad¬ 
ings on face of petals. 
CITRON ELLA. Clear canary yellow ground with 
crimson carmine reverse. A charming flower. 
EVEREST. I ’ure white throughout. Long, graceful, 
recurving florets. Good size. 
MAVIS. Ligl it lilac ground, with deep, reddish pur¬ 
ple reverse. 
POLLY. S unflower yellow ground. Carmine lake 
rever: e. 
RUBY. Light ground shaded with Tyrian rose. 
Deep Tyrian rose reverse. 
Roots, .50; Plants, .35 
1 Root Each of the General Collection. $2.00 
COLLECTION of 1 each of above 8 varieties, includ¬ 
ing Buttercup and Vesper. 
Roots, $3.25; Plants, $2.25 
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 JERSEY SEED. We are again 
offering Jersey grown seed saved from the best 
Decorative and Cactus varieties in our trial patch. 
This seed should give you a good percentage of 
double blooms. 35 Seed, $1.00; 100 Seed $2.50 
COLLARETTE SEED (mixed) saved from the five 
collarette varieties listed on Page 42, in mixture. 
35 Seed, .50; 100 Seed, $1.00 
MINIATURE BABY ROYAL SEED. Seed of this 
variety usually produces dwarf bushes with blooms 
mostly light colored. 25 Seed, .50 
MINIATURE BISHOP OF LANDAFF SEED. Seed 
of this variety usually produces dwarf bushes, most¬ 
ly orange to red duplex blooms with considerable 
dark foliage. 25 Seed, .50 
MINIATURE DAHLIADEL SPECIAL 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 
MINIATURE DOUBLE MIXED SEED. This mix¬ 
ture is made up of seed of named miniature var¬ 
ieties. 25 Seed, .50 
MERCKI SEED As this variety is a specie, seed¬ 
lings can be grown with reasonable certainty of 
reproducing true to form. We are, therefore, offer¬ 
ing a limited amount of seed. 35 Seed, .50 
ORCHID FLOWERING SEED produces orchid flow¬ 
ering dahlias consistently for us, with some type 
and considerable color variations. 
35 Seed, .50; 100 Seed, $1.00 
POMPON SEED saved from our best pompon var¬ 
ieties. This will give you a large percentage of 
pompon dahlias. 35 Seed, .40 
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 
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