BLACK KNIGHT I. D. (Kemp)—The name of 
this dahlia ought to be sufficient to give you an 
idea of the color. Dark velvety maroon, almost 
black. The flowers are of great size, often up 
to 14 inches in diameter. Plant has a wonderful 
branching habit, and a very tall bush. 
Roots only, $1.00 
CALIFORNIA IDOL (Ballay-Success). I. D. Bloom 
12 x 7, Bush 4 1 / 2 ft* Clear lemon yellow. This 
dahlia is comparable to Lord of Autumn, not as 
informal but producing more blooms uisually 
facing upwards. It is very deep with full high 
centers. 
Roots, $2.00 
CLARA CARDER. (Kemp) 1936. ID. 10-12ins. 
x 5 ins. deep. Bush 4-4y 2 ft* Almost a border 
line dahlia between formal and informal decora¬ 
tive. Color, a cyclamen pink with flush of yellow 
at the base that lights the entire flower. Blooms 
are produced in great profusion from early sea¬ 
son till cut down by frost. Very good stems make 
this dahlia ideal for staging at shows of for dec¬ 
orative purposes. 
Roots, $1.50; Plants, $ .75 
CORDELIA, S. C. Salem Dahlia Garden 1937. 
A glistening phlox pink semi-cactus bloom of 
medium size, 9-10 inches, on an absolutely 
straight and stiff stem. Excellent for both cut¬ 
ting and exhibition. 
Roots, $3.00; Plants, $1.50 
DAVID COPPERFIELD, I. D. (Salem Dahlia Gard¬ 
ens). These blooms also have great depth and 
very high centers, and although the petals are 
rather broad, blooms are not at all coarse when 
fully developed. They are violet purple in color 
sprinkled with something akin to stardust. The 
blooms stand staunchly on straight stems on 
bushes seven feet tall. 
J. W. Jonhston in Dahlia Futurity in ‘‘House 
Beautiful,” says: “Several rows of this variety, 
Ripley and Greater Glory in the originator’s 
garden viewed one Sunday in early October, left 
us almost breathless.” 
Roots, $4.00; Plants, $2.00 
DIRECTEUR PLUMCOCQ (I. D.) “Pezant”— 
Color rich old gold shaded brown without any 
other tints. The blooms last a long time on the 
plant and in water, and are held at a forty-five 
degree angle on strong cane-like stems, high and 
well above the foliage, are borne in the greatest 
of profusion from early until very late in the 
season. The foliage is large thick and leathery, 
the kind that not even grasshoppers will bother 
with. The plant is of extra-ordinary vigor and 
well in harmony with the huge flower. 
Plants, $2.00 
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