Z A N T ’ S 
BLUE 
RIBBON 
DAHLIAS 
ZANT’S BLUE RIBBON DAHLIAS 
Large Flowered Type 
ABBREVIATIONS: F.D. — Formal Decorative; I.D. — Informal 
Decorative: S.C. — Semi-Cactus; C — Cactus. 
ADIRONDACK SUNSET, I. D. 
Color scarlet red with golden tips and reverse. Center of 
the flower is tipped golden orange. The favorite by pop¬ 
ular vote at the New York Botanical Gardens in October, 
1934. Don’t pass it up. 
Roots $1.50 Plants $ .75 
AMELIA EARHART, S. C. 
(Cordes) A 1933 introduction that took all by storm. It 
was and still is one of the largest dahlias in cultivation. 
A Semi-Cactus, coral in color. One of the greatest exhi¬ 
bition flowers ever introduced. 
Roots $1.50 Plants $ .75 
ADORABLE, I. D. 
Color a vivid peach shading to an orange yellow glow at 
the center. Petals twist at the tips. Good stem. On 
Hart’s Honor Roll 1935. Won a number of prizes last 
fall. 
Plants $1.00 
AIR MAIL, I. D. 
An outstanding Northwest prize winner and good keeping 
cut flower. Blooms large, stems extra long, strong and 
erect. Color pink, tinted with lavender. 
Plants $ 
*ALTMARK, S. C. 
Here is a cactus we prefer to Paul Pfitzer. It has an 
Award of Merit to its credit. The color is rose, suffused 
lilac with a white center. A favorite with all visitors and 
one of the finest foreign varieties. 
Roots $1.00 Plants $ 
.50 
.50 
AGNES L. YOUNG (Young), I. D. 
A brilliant red flower with gold tips and gold reverse, 
with twisting petals which cause the appearance of 
golden lights through the flower. Medium height plants, 
heavy foliage, good stems and large flowers. 
Plants $ .50 
AMERICA’S SWEETHEART, I. D. 
An immense variety that is very outstanding among the 
new introductions. Color is a pure yellow without a 
particle of shading. Many of the petals are double serated, 
and curl and twist as the bloom develops. They fold back 
to the stem, reminding one of a huge chrysanthemum. 
Roots $2.50 Plants $1.00 
ARELDA LLOYD, I. D. 
Certified at the Trial Gardens at both Storrs and East 
Lansing ; color is a soft shade of yellow, reverse a clear 
yellow with pink veinings. 
Roots $1.00 Plants $ .50 
AUTUMN MOON, F. D. 
A huge golden yellow, high lights of peach amber showing, 
a consistent bloomer on long, strong stems and a very 
rugged grower. 
Roots $2.00 Plants $1.00 
BETTY COLTER, I. D. 
A light salmon red throughout, shading to old rose at the 
base, of the long rolled petals, the blooms are of good size 
and form, and are held erect on the best of stems. An 
early, free and continuous bloomer. 
Roots $ .50 
BLUE TRAIN, F. D. 
(Burkard) 1934. A fine shade of blue-purple, on top of 
great stems. A dahlia that will grow any place and in¬ 
sects let alone. Will carry a great number of 9 to 12-in. 
blooms. You can’t go wrong on this one. 
Roots $ .75 
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