DAHLIAbEL NURSERIES 
SEMI-CACTUS or INFORMAL 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
COLOR SERGEANT, Bloom 10 x 4, Bush 5 ft. Rich 
deep salmon bronze of one shade. .50 
DIXIE RAVENSCROFT (Seal 83E), Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 3 J /2 ft. The face of this attractive dahlia 
shows a bright, russet orange while the reverse is 
lemon yellow. The blooms are large and deep on 
fairly strong, graceful stems. Its distinctive color 
makes it very showy. The bushes are robust and 
quick growing. .50 
JOSEPHINE G. (Grosscross 83C), Bloom 8x4, Bush 
4 Z 2 ft. Color is a very pleasing true rose pink of a 
bright shade, some petals tipped yellow. It makes 
a wonderful, sturdy bush, with flowers held well 
above the dense foliage. It is a prolific bloomer. It 
is a Semi-Cactus early and Informal Decorative at 
the end of the season. A. D. S. Cert. .35 
KENTUCKY DAWN (White D. G. 86E), 1938, 
Bloom 11 x 8, Bush 6 ft. A very fine addition to the 
dahlia family. This variety for us blooms from mid 
season on and should be disbudded accordingly for 
early blooms. Grows rugged and large without fore-? 
ing on long strong stems. Soft golden buff with 
light peach suffusion and reverse of rose with peach 
pencilings. Award of Honor, Ga. 
Roots, $7.50; Plants, $2.50 
KILGORE’S KING (Kilgore’s D. G. 85E), 1938, 
Bloom 12x5, Bush 6 ft. A strong-growing rugged, 
variety on cane stems that is large and massive with 
long pointed petals. A dahlia that should stand a 
lot of adverse conditions and still be good. Color, 
flesh at center with outer petals gold. Plants, $1.00 
MICHIGAN WHITE (Keiser 85E), 1938, Bloom 7 x 
3, Bush 5 ft. May be described as an improved Star 
of Bethlehem with good substance. A fine white 
commercial with three Cert, of Merit, O.V.D.A., E. 
Lansing, 1936, Storrs, 1937, also an Award of Hon¬ 
or, Ga. A prolific bloomer. Plants, $1.50 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM (Nolet 83E), Bloom 8x4, 
Bush 4 ft. Inclined to the Semi-Cactus type with a 
high, full center. Pure white with numerous point¬ 
ed petals. The dense, dark green foliage makes a 
beautiful plant and sets off the lovely, white blos¬ 
soms, enhancing their waxy appearance. 
Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
TELEVISION (Straight-Dahliadel 85E), 1937, Bloom 
12 x 5, Bush 5 ft. This Informal Decorative won an 
American Home Achievement Medal in both Cleve¬ 
land and West Va., besides scoring 85 at Storrs and 
86.5 at the West Va. Trial Grounds in 1935. In 
1936 it won another Achievement Medal in West Va. 
and scored 85E at the Mid West Trial Grounds. 
Blooms are apricot suffused and shaded cardinal, giv¬ 
ing a general tone of reddish apricot, very pleasing 
and uniform in color and form. One of the first to 
bloom with strong stems that hold flowers well out 
of the dark, leathery foliage. 
Roots, $3.00; Plants, $1.00 
THE FIREMAN (Success 84E), Bloom 9x4, Bush 
5 ft. Scarlet red with golden flushes and golden tips 
at center of flower, very bright and striking. Win¬ 
ner of a number of awards and prizes. Bush growth 
good and healthy, blooming from mid-season until 
frost. Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
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City of Cleveland 
CITY OF CLEVELAND (Bissell 85E), Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 4 Y 2 ft. Worthy of a place in any garden as 
we found it a strong healthy grower, producing large 
uniform, well-formed blooms throughout the season. 
Flowers are of artistic form in a bright orange suf¬ 
fused scarlet. Very rich and attractive in appear¬ 
ance. Certified at Storrs. Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
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