Lakeside Dahlia Gardens 
New Baltimore , Michigan 
THE 100 BEST DAHLIAS 
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NORA KNIGHTON—Dec.—Medium sized flowers of compact circular form with 
broad reflexed florets. Its color is the charm of this variety, being soft pink 
with deeper pink at the base to almost white at tips. Etect stems and very 
healthy plants. Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
OAKLEIGH MONARCH—For. Dec.—Exhibition type, cerise-red in color; blooms 
10 to 14 inches; heavy stems; tough foliage. Blooms early. Blooms keep well 
when cut. Roots, $2.50—Plants, $1.00 
OPAL—Inf. Dec—This will be a great favorite in pastels, as it is of a. soft salmon 
rose with lighter shadings and centers of lemon yellow. A beautiful large in¬ 
formal decorative of unique form, a good keeper and easily grown. This dahlia 
should meet competition successfully on the show table. Roots, $2.50—Plants, $1.00 
PACIFIC SPLENDOR—Inf. Dec.—Eeautiful pastel shades. 
Roots, $7.50—Plants, $2.50 
QUEEN CITY—For. Dec.—Scarlet pink, a glcrious new color. Combines the quality, 
stem, and productivity of Buckeye Bride with long life as a cut flower. A REAL 
cut flower. Roots, $2.00—Plants, .75 
PRIDE OF AUSTINBURG—Inf. Dec.—A giant informal decorative. The color, a 
grenadine-pink and light yellow; center and reverse light purple. Strong, open 
plant growth, with long cane-like stems, requiring a minimum of disbudding. 
A profuse bloomer; the blossoms averaging more than 10 inches throughout the 
season. Roots, $2.50—Plants, $1.00 
PURPLE MIST—For. Dec.—Color of this flower is a dark violet carmine. Blooms 
have excellent substance. Stems are strong and straight. Habit of plant erect, 
averaging about 5 feet in height. Excellent. Dark green foliage. Highly spoken 
of by some leading dahlia authorities in the Middle West, particularly for 
keeping qualities. Roots, $5.00—Plants, $1.50 
RED VICTOR—Inf. Dec.—A brilliant rose-red informal decorative, large. A strong 
grower, blooming heavily throughout the season. Roots, $2.00—Plants, $1.00 
ROYAL PENNANT—For. Dec.—Color, a rich purple, could easily be called purplish- 
violet. The bush is a tall, strong grower. Blooms average 8 to 9 inches in width 
and are held out of the foliage on stiff stems 8 to 10 inches long. 
Roots, $5.00—Plants, $1.50 
ROBERT EMMETT—Inf. Dec.—This dahlia is cardinal-red, with a velvet texture. 
The flowers are of good size on long, stiff stems. The plant is a good grower. 
Roots, $1.00—Plants, .50 
ROYAL ROBE—Inf. Dec.—Having Jane Cowl as its parent, the flowers are large 
and of good depth; the color is a rich royal-purple with a reverse of shadings 
that blend most admirably. The petals are long and have a slight wave to 
them, to further enhance this flower. Good, strong, stiff stems. Makes small 
roots. Roots, $1.50—Plants, .75 
RUDOLF’S GIANT—Inf. Dec.—Bright buff-apricot. This dahlia is signified by its 
name. While the bush is not a tall grower, it produces excellent foliage and 
good stiff stems. The flower in addition to having width has depth and the 
centers are tight and compact. Plants only, $1.50 
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