Golden Rule Dahlia Farm, Lebanon, Ohio 
The Cut- Flower Table 
M ANY inquiries are annually received for a list of the best cut-flower dahlias. 
Varieties listed in the Cut-Flower Table are those we successfully sell to Florists 
in quantity as cut-flowers. Jersey’s Beauty is our standard for judging other 
varieties. 
On account of the great scarcity of cool weather, or “Dahlia Weather,” in the Ohio 
Valley, some varieties which are good cut-flowers in the coastal regions are almost 
useless here, and are not shown in the Table. 
The first column of the Table, “Keeping Qualities” is given in days, under average 
indoor conditions. 
The figures in the second column, “Usefulness” are governed by several qualities 
of the variety including:—Beauty, Floriferousness, Stem, and Pose of flower, Speed 
of blooming, Length of blooming season and last, but perhaps most important of all, 
Ability of the Variety to produce Perfect flowers in Hot weather. To the author, who 
has been trying for many years to discover and introduce varieties more useful for 
cutting, this quality seems by far the most important to the Midwest. 
♦Buckeye Bride . 
♦Buckeye Glory . 
Buckeye King . 
Buckeye Queen . 
Buckeye Peach . 
Arcturus . 
Adirondack Sunset 
♦Cavalcade . 
♦Honor Bright . 
* Jersey’s Beauty ... 
* Queen City . 
Lord of Autumn ... 
*Saladini . 
♦Washington Giant 
Decorative Types 
Keeping, Days 
.:. 1.0 
. 2.0 
. 2.5 
. 2.0 
. 2.0 
. 3.0 
. 2.0 
... 1.5 
... 2.0 
. 3.0 
. 3.5 
. 1.0 
. 1.5 
. 2.0 
Usefulness 
90 
70 
60 
40 
50 
35 
35 
90 
70 
90 
95 
60 
80 
80 
Cactus Types 
♦Altmark . 2.0 
♦Bette Davis . 1.5 
♦Buckeye Star . 3.5 
Frau O. Bracht . 3.0 
♦Elegance . 2.0 
♦Kay Francis . 1.5 
♦May Robson . 3.0 
Jersey’s Dainty . 2.0 
Mrs. Bruce Collins . 2.0 
♦Miss Belgium . 4.5 
♦Victoria . 2.0 
80 
70 
90 
50 
85 
80 
80 
60 
40 
90 
70 
Varieties in use less than two seasons not included. Those rating 70 points or 
more are indicated by “*”. 
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