ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN 
AMERICA’S SWEETHEART—Informal Decorative 
(Nunneviller) 1935, Bloom 12 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
Among the 1935 introductions this was surely an out¬ 
standing variety. Color a pure yellow without shading. 
Many of the petals are double serrated and curl and twist 
as the bloom develops, folding back to the stem like a 
huge chrysanthemum. The outer petals do not burn. 
Blooms face upward with high center. Stems are abso¬ 
lutely straight, stiff and sturdy. This dahlia grows to ex¬ 
hibition size and beauty without fertilizer. With a little 
encouragement—fertilizer and water—it can be brought 
to spectacular development. Many who have seen this 
dahlia say it is the best one of the yellows to date. An 
Honor Roll dahlia. Plants only, $5.00 
ARCTURUS—Informal Decorative 
(Peck—88) 1934, Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
This Certificate of Merit dahlia was one of the very good 
growers last year, every bush being strong and uniform 
in size and shape. Blooms are scarlet red suffused deep 
yellow with yellow reverse, good size, making an all round 
good variety. The substance of the flowers is unusual 
since they outlast most other dahlias, either on the bush 
or after cutting. On the Honor Roll. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants 50c 
ARELDA LLOYD—Informal Decorative 
(Smith—87) 1934, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 5Vz ft. 
At the trial grounds at Storrs in 1933 this dahlia was 
more or less outstanding making a score of 87. Owing to 
the limited stock we were not able to secure it in 1934, 
and it still has not been widely disseminated. The color 
is a clear lemon yellow with rose suffusions on ends of 
petals with a clear yellow center. Some have described 
this dahlia as a yellow Jane Cowl, as form and bush are 
almost identical. Plants only, $2.50 
BABY ROYAL—Miniature, Cactus 
(West—86) Bloom 3x2, Bush 2V4 ft. 
A gem for any garden with salmon pink blooms shaded 
apricot with yellow at base of petals. Winner of many 
awards as best foreign miniature. On the Honor Roll. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, 50c 
BETTY COLTER—Informal Decorative 
(Redfern—87) 1932, Bloom 9x4, Bush 414 ft. 
A distinctive and pleasing shade of salmon red shading to 
old rose at the base of long rolled petals. The blooms 
are held sideways on good stems. An early and profuse 
bloomer. An Honor Roll dahlia. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, 50c 
BLUE TRAIN—Formal Decorative 
(B & B) 1933 
A good shade of purple on good stems. A dahlia that will 
grow any place and is free from insects. Blooms abund- 
antly - Roots, $1.00; Plants, 50c 
BONNIE BELMONT—Semi Cactus 
(Cochran-Ruschmohr—85) 1936 
Derrill W. Hart has the following to say about this Honor 
Roll dahlia: “For three years I have had this beautiful 
dahlia on trial and over that period of time I have rated 
it as a variety of outstanding merit. The color is a 
bright golden-yellow on a very beautifully-formed flower. 
Winner in 1934 as Best Cactus at the Rockville Centre 
show. Also outstanding in the New York show this 
year (1935).” Plants only, $5.00 
BUCKEYE QUEEN—Formal Decorative 
(Peck—91) 1935, Blooms 8x5, Bush 4 Vi ft. 
A clear lavender or mallow pink that keeps well when 
cut and is always full to the center. It has many win¬ 
nings to its credit both in 1934 and 1935. As a lavender 
it fills a place vacant in this list of exhibition dahlias. 
Plants only, $2.00 
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