76 Dahlias 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
The newest type. Bushy plants, 2}^ to feet in height and 
covered with flowers all season. The medium-sized, semi-double 
blooms are carried on rigid, wirelike stems well above the foliage, 
making ideal garden plants. As cut-flowers they are superb, keeping 
fresh in water for many days. 
Baby Beauty. Min. F.D. This is a small Jersey’s Beauty on strong, 
erect stems, possessing all the good qualities of the variety it so 
closely resembles. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Baby Royal. Min. S.-C. A gem for any garden. Salmon-pink, 
shaded apricot with yellow at base of petals. Winner of several 
awards as best foreign Dahlia. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Bishop of Landaff. Min. Duplex. An unusual and attractive 
flower, petals being bright scarlet with a center of deep garnet. 
Foliage is lacy, of a reddish bronze color. Wonderful for landscape 
effect and home arrangements. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Bluebird. Min. F.D. This Dahlia is unique and different in its 
coloring, being the nearest to blue in the small Dahlias. Color is 
bluish lavender. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Dahliadel Joy. Min. C. One of the most attractive small Dahlias. 
It is artistic and uniform, and blooms profusely on long stems 
without any disbudding. It is a wonderful keeper with perfect, 
full centers until frost. Color, a clear lemon-yellow. Roots, $1 
each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Fairy. Min. F.D. Described as a miniature Jersey’s Beauty but 
lighter in color—violet-rose, shading mauve at tips. A very early 
and continuous bloomer that keeps wonderfully well when cut. 
Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Jean. Min. S.-C. One of the most artistic little Informal Decorative 
or Semi-Cactus Dahlias. Color apricot-buff, suffused soft lilac-rose. 
Bush strong, and a compact grower. A free, early bloomer, and 
very satisfactory. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Kentucky Babe. Min. F.D. The resemblance of this Dahlia to 
Kentucky prompted the name. One of the best of the new intro¬ 
ductions. Its commercial qualities already assure its popularity 
for home use as a cut-flower. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Little Dream. Min. C. Flowers of real clear pink, with pure white 
centers. It is such a perfect miniature, so evenly and artistically 
formed, that it cannot be surpassed for a commercial, or on the 
show table in the Miniature Cactus class. Roots, $1 each. Plants, 
50 cts. 
Little Jewel. Min. F.D. Popular as a cut-flower for decorations. 
Color, a pleasing peach-blossom-pink shade. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Paddy. Min. F.D. One of the most incessant-blooming Dahlias we 
grow. Bushes are literally covered with blooms from early in the 
season until frost, with centers full to the end. Flesh ground, 
heavily suffused deep rose-pink. Roots, 50 cts. each. 
Pink Pearl. Min. Peony. Lovely rose-pink, showing a golden eye. 
The low, compact bushes make it very desirable in landscape or 
rock-garden planting. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Raider. Min. Peony. Soft violet-rose, suffused yellow at base of 
petals, which are pointed and twist and curl in a charming manner. 
A robust grower. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Rapture. Min. I.D. A quick, robust grower with excellent stems, 
making each bush a bouquet of itself in the garden. Keeps well 
when cut. Color, rose-pink, shading to sulphur-yellow at center, 
with a gold suffusion. Roots, $1 each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Red Head. Min. D. A Dahlia which is pleasing in appearance and 
a fine keeper. Color, scarlet-orange, with blooms facing up on nice 
stems. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Rose Beauty. Min. F.D. A neat, truly Miniature form of Jersey’s 
Beauty. The color is a soft peach with coral suffusion. The blooms 
are uniform and perfect, with full centers. Stems are good, which 
makes it ideal for cutting. Best Miniature for 1936. Roots, $1.50 
each. Plants, 75 cts. 
Sanhican’s Sweetheart. Min. S.-C. An artistic and useful novelty. 
Color, ochreous buff, suffused rose-red. Low-growing bushes always 
covered with blooms. Plants, 50 cts. 
Tangerine. Min. F.D. A compact grower especially desirable for 
landscape use, with plenty of stems for cutting without any dis¬ 
budding or pruning. Scarlet or russet-orange, a shade that appeals 
to the ladies. Plants, $1. 
Tiny. Min. Peony. Dwarf, symmetrical bush and free-blooming 
qualities, with its bright coloring and artistic and airy formation, 
make it one of the most desirable for low landscape effects and rock- 
garden planting. Color, yellow, base suffused apricot. Beautiful 
for arrangements. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
ORCHID-FLOWERING DAHLIAS 
This fine new race hails from Scotland and is certainly due great 
popularity for landscape effect, gardens, table arrangements, and 
dainty decorations. The bushes are compact, 2 to 3 feet in height, 
free-branching, and exceedingly prolific bloomers, with flowers 4 to 5 
inches in diameter. They do wonderfully well when pinched or cut 
back for landscape effect, but should not be thinned out or disbudded. 
If Orchid-flowering or Single Dahlias are cut before the pollen shows, 
they will hold their petals and keep for days. 
Buttercup. Ideal for garden as the bush is a healthy grower, low 
branching, and full of perfectly formed, graceful flowers. Stems are 
strong and erect and flowers keep for days when used in arrange¬ 
ments, for which they are very artistic and dainty. Light butter¬ 
cup- or deep lemon-yellow. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
ORCHID-FLOWERING DAHLIAS, continued 
Beaver. Deep crimson-carmine with white shadings on face of 
petals. Roots, 35 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
Dahliadel Twinkle. Not only graceful and perfect in form, but a 
beautiful white with distinct violet-rose markings on the reverse of 
the petals, which roll forward and show on the face of the flower. 
Very useful and striking in color effect for arrangements, as the 
flower has a light, airy appearance, both in color and form. Roots, 
$1.50 each. Plants, 75 cts. 
Everest. Pure white throughout. Long, graceful recurving florets. 
Roots, 35 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
Mavis. Light lilac ground, with deep reddish purple reverse. Roots, 
35 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
Polly. Sunflower-yellow ground, with carmine-lake reverse. Roots, 
35 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
Vesper. Its color is white, heavily suffused Tyrian-rose. The stems 
are long and erect and the bush compact. Very showy for land¬ 
scape work and arrangements. Roots, 50 cts. each. Plants, 35 cts. 
Whisper. Orchid-flowering Dahlias are becoming more popular each 
year, not only for cutting and in the garden, but for arrangements 
with other flowers. This attractive bloom is about 4}^ inches 
across and is maize-yellow on the face of the petals with a scarlet 
reverse. Long, erect stems. Roots, $2 each. Plants, $1. 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
Pompon Dahlias are very similar to the Show Dahlias, but smaller. 
They are of medium growth and well suited for the border. This class 
was very popular years ago, and, with a great many other things, 
is regaining the favor of the flower-lover. 
Aimee. A popular tiny orange-cadmium Dahlia, shaded apricot, 
on long stems. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Bob-White. Described as a white Johnny. It is milk-white, having 
just a cast of yellow when opening. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Eureka. Yellow-cadmium with carmine shadings at tips and occa¬ 
sional white petals; some flowers all white. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Goldilocks. Gold, deepening at center; flowers well formed with 
full centers. Good for exhibiting and cutting. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Helen Anita. A beautiful lilac with a lighter reverse and white 
center. Very attractive and good for cutting. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Honey. Primrose-yellow, with faint suffusion of red on edges of 
petals. Free flowering, on long stems. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Jack. Purple-garnet. Compact, low-growing, symmetrical bush of 
dark green, supplying tone and richness among light flowers. 
Blooms perfectly formed throughout the season. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Little Edith. As perfect a Pom as you can wish for. Primrose- 
yellow, tipped bright carmine. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Mike. Burnt-orange, shading lighter at the outer petals. Attractive, 
and a profuse bloomer. Roots, 25 cts. each, 
Snowclad. One of the best all-round pure whites. Free, early 
bloomer. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Sunny Daybreak. Lemon-yellow, heavily tipped cardinal. Flowers 
of good form. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Yellow Gem. Clear canary-yellow, of fine form. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
COLLARETTE DAHLIAS 
Collarette Dahlias are single flowers with a row of different colored 
petals inside of the outside row, giving the appearance of a collar. 
Erica. Deep amaranth-red, almost black; collars of same tone with 
white tips. Plants, 50 cts. each. 
Fille. Bright yellow with self-colored collar. Fine stems, and a good 
keeper in the garden or in the showroom. Plants, 50 cts. each. 
Mitzi. Crimson-carmine shading to primrose-yellow at center and 
edged white. Bushes branch and bloom freely; stems erect. Flowers 
keep well on bush or when cut. Roots, 75 cts. each. Plants, 50 cts. 
Sofa. Soft scarlet, with pale lemon collar. Its strong bushes and 
profuse blooming habit make this striking variety very desirable 
for landscape effect, also nice for cutting. Plants only, 50 cts. each. 
Tribune. The most outstanding Collarette we have ever seen. It 
is an early and continuous bloomer on stems that hold erect after 
cutting. A real cut-flower and showy in the garden. The deep 
crimson-carmine flowers have a white collar, edged and marked 
carmine. Roots, $2 each. Plants, $1. 
SINGLE VARIETIES 
Doris. A brilliant carmine, heavily tipped pure white. Very distinct 
and striking. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
Garnet Poinsettia. Rich, glowing garnet with a brilliant, glistening 
sheen. Large blooms of poinsettia form are held on long, stiff 
stems on strong plants, producing profusely. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
James Weller. Effective because of its color combination of rich 
golden yellow with central zone of each petal soft rosy red. Large, 
well-formed blooms on long, stiff stems. Roots, 35 cts. each. 
Little America. A distinctly different white Single that is artistic 
for arrangements as the petals are inclined to roll forward. Re¬ 
markable keeping qualities and long stems for cutting. Roots, $2 
each. Plants, $1. 
Scarlet Century. Bright, glowing scarlet blooms on erect stems. 
Good grower and free bloomer, with petals evenly placed. Roots, 
25 cts. each. 
Tango. A lively autumn tint—cadmium-yellow, shaded scarlet- 
orange. Roots, 25 cts. each. 
