The more you do for the dahlia in the growing season, the more the dahlia 
will do for you in the blooming season. 
ROYAL PURCHASE I. C. (Nunneviller)— Color, a deep straw yellow; outer 
petals suffused pink. The petals are long and slender, twist and turn, giv¬ 
ing the huge flowers a most pleasing effect. The blooms average 10 inches 
and over and are held facing sideways on very long, straight, stiff stems, 
high and above the foliage. I predict a great future for this dahlia. The 
plant is a strong, vigorous grower and blooms will last a long time when 
cut; a great exhibition dahlia. Height, 5 feet. Roots $7.50 Plants $3.75 
ROYAL SALUTE—Here is one of the best new Inf. Decoratives we have 
grown. Was also a seedling grown by an amateur. The plant is strong 
and sturdy, tall growing. The blooms are huge, rich red in color, with 
tiny white petaloids all through the blooms, deep down. Every bloom is 
perfect on perfect stems. You won’t go wrong on this. It’s a good bulb 
producer and good keeper. Roots $5.00 Plants $2.50 
RUDY VALLEE (S. C.)—A very pleasing flower to look upon and one that 
attracts instant attention in the garden. When the flower first opens it is 
chrome yellow at the center, graduating to grenadine red as it opens. 
When fully expanded the flower is a grenadine orange red. Medium 
height plants of vigorous habit, slender strong stems, fine, clean foliage. 
Roots 75c 
SALEM PRIDE (F. D.)—Color, reddish violet, suffused, streaked and lightly 
tipped white. Try and picture a dahlia with this coloring. Blooms up to 
10 inches in width and 4 inches in depth. Can very easily be grown with 
very little attention. Height, 4 feet. Roots 35c 
SALLY B I. D. (Almy)—A most beautiful pink and a seedling of Kathleen 
Norris. The bush is taller than its parent and the blooms are better 
keepers. Rather flat in formation but deep enough to make a fine large 
flower; 10 to 12 inches is not uncommon. Height, 4W feet. Roots $1.00 
SARAH JANE I. D. (Galvin)—A fine clear yellow dahlia. A 9 inch, well 
formed flower on cane-like stem. The petals are mitered and curved at the 
tips, giving this flower a very artistic appearance. Scored 83 at Storr’s. 
No garden is complete without it. Height, 5 feet. Roots $2.00 
SATAN (S. C.)—Here is one that should be in every garden. Color, a flaming 
red with a slight touch of gold at the center. The exquisite coloring is at 
once fascinating, but what formation and stems! The blooms regularly 
measure from 10 to 12 inches in diameter and 6 inches in depth, and the 
long horn-like petals so perfectly rolled and incurved give rare form and 
character to a flower of unusual brilliancy. Height, 5 to 6 feet. Roots 75c 
SHAHRAZAD (I. D.) —Described by the originators as a deep pink Jane Cowl, 
and early and very prolific bloomer. The blooms are of great size and 
substance as well as depth. The large blooms are held erect on long, 
strong cane-like stems, well above the strong, vigorous bush with leathery 
insect-resistant foliage. Height, 5 feet. Roots 50c 
SPINNING WHEEL I. D. (Robens)—A bi-color, deep cardinal red, white tips 
reverse side white runs nearly entire length of petals. At Ohio Dahlia 
Society Show in Cleveland 1934, Spinning Wheel won first as best undis¬ 
seminated dahlias in Informal Decorative class, in very keen competition. 
When fully developed the petals twist in such a manner as to give one the 
impression that the blooms are spinning; therefore the name Spinning- 
Wheel. Very free from insects, strong stems. Height, 4 feet. 
Roots $5.00 Plants $2.50 
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