Golden Rule Dahlia Farm, Lebanon, Ohio 
thing in its class. Some dahlias, even Jane Cowl, open slowly. The ability to rapidly 
mature its flowers is shown by varieties like Buckeye Bride and Queen City. This 
quality assures perfect flowers during hot weather. California Idol is another rapid 
bloomer and to this more than any other quality is due its fine performance and useful¬ 
ness in the Midwest. One of California’s finest introductions. 
Roots $1.25 —Plants $0.75 
CAVALCADE, F.C. An old rose shade magnificently and freely produced. No 
one section or country has a corner on the fine introductions. To the Midwest 
belongs the honor of offering this wonderfully producing Dahlia. It has been early to 
bloom and very productive wherever grown.Roots $0.50 —Plants $0.50 
CHAUTAUQUA SUNSET, F.D. Gold and coral. A row across our main field 
produced a tremendous amount of bloom, and was outstanding for beauty and vigor. 
Newer introductions of the same general type or color have failed to equal it. 
Roots $0.75 —Plants $0.50 
CHAUTAUQUA SALUTE, F.D. Pure White. Here is a Dahlia that seems perfect, 
when not dew-burned. Beauty, stem, vigor are unsurpassed. We have not yet seen a 
more beautiful white, nor one with better qualities of flower, stem and bush. 
Roots $0.50 —Plants $0.50 
CHEROKEE ROSE. It is safe to assume that the new varieties that are offered 
each season are all beautiful. Their trial here in the Midwest becomes therefore a 
test only of performance. Next to Buckeye Glory, Cherokee Rose produced more fine 
flowers than any other 1937 introduction. It has many substantial qualities. A large 
I.D. of lavender rose, fine stem and substance and strong growing bushes flowering 
early. This is one of Dahliadel’s finest varieties..Roots $5.00 —Plants $2.00 
CHALLENGER, S.C. A rich Cardinal red with gold at the base of the petals 
with small petaloids. The color is very brilliant and rich. The bush is a nice clean 
grower, open foliage and the blooms are carried on long strong stems well out of the 
foliage. A gorgeous dahlia in every respect.Roots $1.25 —Plants $0.75 
CHEROKEE, S.C. A real lavender, clear and bright. This variety produced the 
largest lavender flowers we ever had at the farm. An exhibition dahlia of the first 
rank..Roots $2.00 —Plants $1.00 
CORALLINA, S.C. A brownish red tinted gold. One can obtain extremely early 
flowers, and many are produced in a season. This is a variety that may be grown 
to perfection in almost any garden. Large, fine stemmed. Roots $1.00 —Plants $0.50 
ELEGANCE. Golden yellow with a beautiful pinkish sheen. Late one Sunday 
afternoon Geo. Brayton helped us cut Elegance for the Monday morning cut flower 
market, and, I believe, it was a revelation to him. Elegance furnished us with more 
cut flowers than any variety except Queen City. Arrange three to five blooms of this 
Dahlia in a suitable vase in the house and you will realize its decorative value. 
Roots $0.75 —Plants $0.50 
FORT MONMOUTH, I.D. Rich deep claret red. The Dahlia though old is still 
widely grown and liked. Its great reliability, vigor and profusion of bloom are re¬ 
sponsible..Roots $0.50 —Plants $0.50 
GRETEL, S.C. The brightest of henna color. It has been compared to Miss Bel¬ 
gium, but with us it is semi-cactus. It is much larger and a much brighter color. 
Any how, it will be found to be an extremely attractive cut-flower. .. Plants $0.75 
GOOD NIGHT, I.D. This is one of the darkest of all blackish reds, and has always 
been a very reliable producer of bloom. It has been a prominent variety for several 
years.Roots $0.75 —Plants $0.50 
GOLDEN SONNE, Str. C. This is not a new dahlia, but is a standard for beauty 
and quality. It is most excellent for cutting having a bright golden yellow base, with 
outer petals heavily shaded rose. And the stems are long, slim and wiry. It blooms 
profusely..Roots $0.75 —Plants $0.50 
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