semble Jersey’s Beauty with the flowers much larger 
and several shades deeper in color. Excellent keeper 
and good root maker. On D. 0. Eldredge’s Mid West 
Dahlia News Honor Roll, 1935. 
Root $2.50 Plant $1.25 
BUCKEYE KING. FD. 8-10 ins., 4V 2 -5 ft, A large 
glowing amber of good depth held side facing or 
slightly up on good stems. Clean bush growth, good 
keeper, showing no open centers. 
Root 75c Plant . 
CHARMER. (Lloyds Dahlia Gardens). 1936. ID, 10-12 
ins. x 6-8 ins. deep; 5-6 ft. tall. The naturally large 
blooms are a beautiful hue of orange at the center, 
shading to apricot and blending to maize yellow. The 
entire flower is overlaid with a lively sheen of apricot 
yellow that glistens like gold in the sunlight. While 
the color somewhat resembles one of the occasional 
light shaded blooms of Cowl, Charmer, throughout 
the season, maintains its pleasing color without fading. 
The numerous long, curled petals twist in a most 
enhancing manner. Blooms are held high out of the 
foliage on stiff stems. Plant growth is ideal - strong, 
vigorous and rugged even under averse conditions. 
It is among the earliest to produce exhibition blooms 
which are continuous till frost. Leathery, dark green, 
insect resistant foliage adds to the beauty of this 
charming dahlia. Good root maker and propagator. 
Before introduction, w T as tested in New Jersey, New 
York, Connecticut, Virginia, Michigan. Ohio and 
Washington. Received a Certificate of Merit, (Scoring 
85) at the American Dahlia Society Trial Grounds, 
Storrs, Conn. Scored 86 at the Ohio Valley Dahlia 
Association Trial Grounds, Fleischmann Botanical 
Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio. Before introduction, won 
first, defeating the usual winner, in the ID Autumn 
Shades class, at the New Y r ork Show of the American 
Dahlia Society. The report of the show erroneously 
