LAKESIDE DAHLIA GARDENS, NEW BALTIMORE, MICH. 
Foreign Varieties 
As stated in the FOREWORD, we are importing the best of the 
European originations each year, and this past season we had a mar¬ 
velous planting of all foreign varieties that were the admiration of 
every visitor in our gardens. Europe had gone to work on the dahlia 
in a big way. Almost every yard in Germany, France, Belgium, Aus¬ 
tria, Great Britain, and Czecho-Slovakia has its dahlia planting, and 
some beautiful creations are coming from across the water. We have 
arrranged with the outstanding growers in each of the European coun¬ 
tries to send us the best of their stock in the newer creations each 
season, and as such we are able to offer you the cream of the European 
stock, in as large an assortment as can be offered anywhere on this 
continent. Here is the list for 1937. 
ALTMARK—Str. Cac.—Color, with lilac suffusion. The blooms are on fine, stiff 
stems and well out of the foliage. Plants grow medium height.. 
Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
ANDENKEN AN WILHELM LINDENSCHMIDT—Semi-Cac.—Giant blooms with fine 
color, salmon on light cream ground with lacinated tips. The blooms are car¬ 
ried on long stems well out above the foliage. Roots, $3.00—Plants, $1.50 
BAUER’S IDEAL—Dec.—Glowing red. The very large fiowers are carried on long 
erect stems. One of the best red dahlias. Plants only, $1.00 
BALLEGO’S SURPRISE—Cac.—This pure white dahlia beats all existing white fiow- 
ering varieties in the cactus class. Long wavy petals. An early and prolific 
bloomer. Plants only, $2.00 
CORALLINA—Cac.—Brick-red with violet replex and bronzy center. Large and 
elegently formed. Plants only, .75 
ENTRUP’S MONARCH—Inf. Dec.—A brilliant cherry carmine, on a white ground; 
the colors blend in a most enhancing manner. The petals are long and broad, 
and twist gracefully near the tops. Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
FRANZ BERGER—Str. Cac.—This dahlia’s habits of growth, size and formation of 
bloom are the same as Frau O. Bracht. The only difference being its color, 
which is a bright, coral-red. Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
FRAU O. BRACHT—Str. Cac.—One toned color of yellow. The blooms are held on 
long, stiff stems. Makes a beautiful sight when in bloom. Plants only, .75 
FRAU IDA MANSFIELD—Cac.—One of the most striking and admired dahlias in 
our gardens. Color is clear, pale yellow. Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
FRAU MARIE KIPKE—Semi-Cac.—Vivid orange; tipped yellow. A beauty. Very 
good for cut flower purposes. Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
JUGENDPRACHT—Semi-Cac.—Beautiful sport of the well known Golden Sun; dull 
yellow suffused with pink. Plants only, .50 
LEMONIA—Semi-Cac.—Color, a brilliant clear lemon-yellow that is very striking in 
effect. The blooms will keep for a long time when cut. Roots, $1.50—Plants, .75 
MAJOR C. C. MESSERVY—Dec.—The flowers are truly massive and are composed 
of numerous florets of medium width. The plants are dwarf and sturdy with 
strong flower stems. Plants only, $1.50 
MEUNCHHAUSEN—For. Dec.—A very striking bi-color of salmon-red, largely tipped 
white. Very free blooming. Stems are long and strong. Bushes are of medium 
height. Roots, $1.50—Plants, .75 
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