Z A N T ’ S 
WILDWOOD 
GARDENS 
GENERAL LIST OF WORLD’S 
BEST DAHLIAS 
ADIRONDACK SUNSET, I. D. 
Color scarlet red with golden tips and reverse. Center of the 
flower is tipped golden orange. The favorite by popular vote at 
the New York Botanical Gardens in October. 
Roots $ .75; Plants $ .50 
*ALTMARK, S. C. 
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 
AMERICAN PURITY, S. C. 
Pure white, with straight long stems. Won at Philadelphia, Balti¬ 
more and Chicago, such prizes as Best Bloom, Largest in Show 
and the Achievement Medal. 
Roots $2.00; Plants $ .75 
AMERICA’S SWEETHEART, I. D. 
An immense variety that is very outstanding among the new intro¬ 
ductions. 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 $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 SUNSET, (Koenig, 1937) 
Honor Roll Dahlia. Color: Lemon yellow center, spreading to 
lightly tinted spinel red, toward outside of flower. Size: 10 to 12 
inches normally. Foliage: Deep green, very tough and insect- 
resisting. Stem: Three to four feet long. 
Roots $1.50; Plants $ .50 
AZURA, 1. D. (Ballay) 
Rosy lilac of very great diameter. Excellent stems and growing 
habits. 
Roots $ .75 
BERNICE GEER, (Geneva) 
The best and brightest incurve cactus of old rose, slightly veined 
and tipped gold. Has been picked by the best dahlia critics as the 
outstanding cactus of the season. A winner at New York, Cleve¬ 
land other shows. Selected for the Honor Roll by Leonard Barron 
and J. W. Johnson. Height 5 feet. 
Plants $1.00 
BETTY COLTER, 1. D. 
A light salmon red throughout, shading to old rose at the base, 
of the long rolled petals. An early, free and continuous bloomer. 
Roots $ .50 
BETTY ZANE, I. D. (Mad River Gardens) 
Nice large flowers of deep rose pink with a sheen of silver. Strong 
grower and well liked. 
Roots $1.00 
BLUE TRAIN, F. D. 
A fine shade of blue-purple, on top of great stems, A dahlia that 
will grow any place and insects let alone. You can’t go wrong 
on this one. 
Roots $ .50 
BROOMALL’S PINK, (Broomall-Stephenson, 1937) 
This is a dahlia Mr. Broomall considered fine enough to give it his 
name. It is outstanding in color, a true rose pink, and the heavy 
substance and texture of the petals give it a beautiful velvety 
appeai'ance. It is semi-cactus in form and is easily grown 10 to 12 
inches with good depth. Stems and foliage excellent. 
Plants $ .75 
BUCKEYE BRIDE, (Golden Rule, 1932), I. D. 
Geranium salmon pink. The be.st cut flowers of them all. Three- 
foot stems. (H. R.) 
Roots $ .50 
BUCKEYE STAR, S. C. 
Salmon or jasper pink with a golden yellow center. A flower equal 
to Frau O. Bracht in keeping when cut. This won two certificates 
in trial grounds in 1936 and in 1937. 
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Plants $ .50 
