DAHLIAS 
GENERAL LIST OF 
Prices quoted are for single roots. 
We do not sell green plants, save for the exceptions noted. 
Any three 40c dahlias for $1.00. 
In the general description, each variety is classified according to type; 
C. representing cactus, 1. D. informal decorative, F. D. for formal decora¬ 
tive, S. C. equals semi-cactus, and ball (or show) dahlias indicated by B. 
Cactus dahlias are the thin petalled dahlias of chrysanthemum form. Ex¬ 
ample — Sweet Briar. 
Semi-cactus are similar to the cactus, but with much fuller, broader petals. 
Example — Miss Glory. 
Formal Decoratives are the large type dahlias, fully double, having broad, 
but very regularly placed petals. Examples — Mrs. Carl Salbach, Jersey’s 
Beauty. 
Informal Decoratives are the large type dahlias, fully double, with petals 
generally long, twisted, and pointed. Irregularly arranged. Example — 
Jane Cowl. 
Pompon, single, and miniature type dahlias are described elsewhere — 
see small type dahlias, page 1 7. 
AIR MAIL (Kanouse-Salbach). I. D. 
One of the very finest for cutting — 
either commercially or for home decor¬ 
ation. A lavender of beautiful infor¬ 
mal shape .$1.00 
ALEX CRAIG. C. A fine new Canadian 
dahlia, very beautiful, and one of the 
best cactus grown. Good stems, pro¬ 
lific bloomer, large size. Color light 
pink with creamy center. One of the 
best .$1.50 
AMBASSADOR. S. C. Soft amber pink 
and salmon with yellow center. Flow¬ 
ers large, stems good and an excellent 
keeper. Floriferous .50c 
ANGELO ROSSI. F. D. Winner of many 
American prizes. Awarded Certifi¬ 
cate of Merit and First Class Certifi¬ 
cate at both Haarlem and Amsterdam, 
Holland, 1936. Also winner of cup as 
best new “foreign” dahlia in Holland, 
1936. Glowing soft orange yellow, 
with just a shading toward grenadine. 
Large flowers. A “Best Keeper”. 
The color is most beautiful, and it 
is a fine all-around flower. Very large 
blooms, and long strong stems. We 
consider it to be Mr. Redfern’s finest 
introduction—a variety that every dah¬ 
lia lover should grow .$1.50 
AMUN RA. F. D. Great rich coppery 
bronze blossoms and big dark leaves. 
Large. Always attracts attention....40c 
ANNA BENEDICT. F. D. Easily the 
best dark red, and certainly one of. the 
finest dahlias ever produced. One of 
the very best keepers, does not fade, 
grows to good size on fine long stems, 
and its color is strikingly rich. In ad¬ 
dition, it starts blooming early, and 
continues to bloom freely till the very 
end of the season. Has given us 
blooms even into December. A “Best 
Keeper” ..$1.50 
AZURA. I. D. A simply huge rose pink 
that can be grown to tremendous size. 
Excellent habit, and a dahlia that is 
definitely the best in its class. Over¬ 
looked in view of the attention paid 
to Mr. Ballay’s fine yellow, Miss Glory, 
but actually one of the best of all the 
Ballay dahlias .$2.00 
BAUER’S IDEAL. F. D. One of the 
very outstanding new dahlias, being a 
rich, vivid red, of good size, a fine 
keeper, and grows with splendid long, 
straight stems. The richest, most bril¬ 
liant red dahlia we know of. A cham¬ 
pion among champions. A “Best Keep¬ 
er.” Stock very limited .$1.50 
BETTY COLTER. F. D. A real cham¬ 
pion, one of the very best, capable of 
competing with the finest new varities, 
but somehow overlooked in Honor Rolls. 
When we first saw this unheralded dah¬ 
lia we felt sure that it must have been 
one of the newer, higher priced varie¬ 
ties, for it is one of the best dahlias 
we have seen in a long time. Good 
habit, a good keeper, large blooms. 
Color unusual, being deep coppery red, 
more on the copper tone than the red. 
Very large blooms—fine stems....$1.00 
BIG BEN. A very large, bright red ball 
dahlia. A “Best Keeper” .40c 
BLACK DIAMOND. Another fine ball 
dahlia. Deepest maroon, almost black. 
40c 
BOBBE DEAN. F. D. Another of the 
Jersey’s Beauty type, somewhat re¬ 
sembling Kentucky, but richer in color, 
and a little larger. Bound to supplant 
the latter when stock is available. 
Color, grenadine pink. A “Best Keep¬ 
er.” Fine stems .$1.00 
“The Newsom Dahlia Manual is the great¬ 
est book written on how to grow dahlias. 
It is the simplest and the easiest book 
to understand I have ever seen. It gives 
more information in a few pages than any 
book written on dahlias today.” 
— L. R., California. 
CALIFORNIA IDOL. F. D. One of the 
very finest yellows. Large size, hav¬ 
ing won first as the largest dahlia in 
the 1936 California Dahlia Society 
Show. Good long, strong stems, and 
most outstanding in every way. An 
ideal grower everywhere in the United 
States, and in great demand.$1.00 
CAPRICE. F. D. Soft yellow, shading 
toward grenadine. A splendid all- 
around dahlia. Also an excellent seed 
parent, being one of the parents of 
Angelo Rossi. A “Best Keeper”....60c 
CLARA CARDER. F. D. A giant from 
New Zealand. Has received a first as 
largest flower at the California Dahlia 
Society Show. Habit fine in every way. 
Color — cyclamen pink.$2.50 
CLARA CLEMENS. The most striking 
of the formal ball type dahlias. 
Blooms of deep crimson, tipped white. 
A “Best Keeper.”.50c 
CONQUISTADOR. S. C. Soft creamy 
yellow illuminated by a glowing pink 
at the base of the petals. Large and 
well proportioned. Can be cut with 
three-foot stems. Very free bloomer. 
Similar to, but lighter than Ambassa¬ 
dor .50c 
DR. AURELIA REINHARDT. (Salbach- 
Dirks 1935). I. D. Named in honor of 
one of the West’s most renowned edu¬ 
cators, the president of Mills College, 
Oakland, California. Raised by W. N. 
Dirks from a packet of Salbach selected 
seed and introduced exclusively by our¬ 
selves. 
The blooms, which are pure, rose 
color (Ridgway) are on long cane-like 
stems which carry the flowers well 
above the foliage, and the “Mrs. Carl 
Salbach-Air Mail” type growth assures 
the finest cut-flowers with little or no 
disbudding. “Best Keeper”.....$1.00 
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