DAHLIAbEL NURSERIES 
Katie K 
KATIE K (Lakeside 86E), 1938, Bloom 11 x 6, Bush 
5 It. A giant. Beautiful soft violet rose with 
lighter veinings. An open grower with good stiff 
stems and very prolific. It was real outstanding 
and Cert, at Storrs and E. Lansing, 1937. Won a 
number of prizes and much favorable comment the 
past season. Blooms are quite similar to Kathleen 
Norris in color but bush growth seems to be much 
stronger and less temperamental. 
Roots, $3.00; Plants, $1.00 
BRILLIANT LADY (Salem 83E), 1939, Bloom 10 x 
6, Bush 5 ft. French purple with a reddish tinge, 
reverse of petals silver. Stems long and straight. 
While this dahlia has had lots of publicity, it was 
in good form for a very short time in 1939. 
Roots, $5.00; Pot Roots, $3.25; Plants, $2.00 
CLARA CARDER (Kemp 84E), Bloom 10 x 4, Bush 
41/^ ft. A dahlia that grows naturally large with 
petals unusually twisted or cupped. Color soft Cycl¬ 
amen pink, a true pastel tone. Strong growing va¬ 
riety with good stems and an exceptionally good 
root maker. Roots, .50 
DEAN ANDERSON (Mad River 86E), Bloom 10 x 
6, Bush 4 */2 ft. This dahlia is outstanding for its 
color, being a radiant coral red suffused peach red 
with henna or burnt orange shadings. Petals are 
large and massive with the flowers held well above 
the foliage on well-proportioned stems. Foliage 
rugged and insect-resistant making it a very desir¬ 
able variety. Plants, .75 
DOROTHY DUKE, Bloom 6x3, Bush 5 ft. Clear 
violet rose or orchid. Suitable for cutting. 
Roots, .25 
EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE (Salem 85E), 1939, 
Bloom 11x 5, Bush 5 ft. Rose pink with a trace of 
lavender. Petals slightly twisted. Won the Der- 
ril W. Hart Medal at Detroit, 1938, also the great¬ 
est number of points in Johnston’s 1939 Futurity 
Contest as well as many prizes all through the coun- 
Plants, $3.35 
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DAHLIAS 
GRACE CURLING (Stredwick 83C), Bloom 7 x 
3, Bush 414 ft. Bright lilac with a trace of white 
at the base of petals, which are cleft, adding inter¬ 
est to the form. Suitable for basket aiTangements, 
and attractive in the garden. Roots, .25 
MARGRACE (Bissell 85E), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
This dahlia is unusual in color and unique in form 
with good high centers. It is a bright cardinal with 
a tan reverse. Really excellent stems, strong and 
heavy. Certified at Storrs and E. Lansing also an 
Award of Honor, Ga., 1937. 
Roots, .75; Pot Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
PREMIER’S WINSOME (Premier 85E), 1939, Bloom 
11 X 6, Bush 5 ft. This massive variety has good 
form, substance and excellent plant growth, in fact, 
all the qualities of a good exhibition variety. It did, 
however, throw a few open-centered blooms in 1939 
which was probably due to the adverse growing 
season. Basic color white suffused with mallow 
pink. Certified at E. Lansing, ’38. 
Roots, $5.00; Plants, $2.50 
PRIDE OF AUSTINBURG (Strassen 84E), Bloom 
10x4, Bush 4 Yz ft. The unusual part of this dahlia 
is its color which is a soft apricot shading violet 
rose with a reverse shading of light purple. Blooms 
early on strong stems, centers full. 
Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
RAY WARNER (Peacock 83C), Bloom 7 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. A pink somewhat brighter than Jersey’s 
Beauty. Centers are full. Petals are long, pointed 
and twisted in an artistic manner, and the stems 
are always good. Bush low growing and sturdy. 
Always popular with our visitors. Useful in ar- 
langements. Its fault is that it is a poor root 
™aker. Roots, .75; Plants, ,50 
RITA WELLS (Ruschmohr 85E), 1939, Bloom 11 x7. 
Bush 5 ft. This recent introduction ranks with 
Sunrays and Rudolf s Giant for size. ^Vinner of 
American Home Achievement Medal at Rockville 
Center. Cert. W. Va., ’37 and listed on House 
Beautiful Futurity, 39. Rose buff with the reverse 
subdued lilac pink. Petals have a decided golden 
sheen. A rugged grower with long heavy stems. 
Plants, $2.50 
SAN FRANCISCO (Ballay 85E), 1939, Bloom 12 x 8, 
Bush 5 ft. Another dahlia of extraordinary size, 
with great depth. A pleasing shrimp pink in a class 
by itself. It is not an exceptionally early bloomer. 
Tall open grower with medium dark foliage. Also 
produces well when grown under cloth. Listed in 
Dahlia Futurity, ’39. Plants, $2.50 
WATCH UNG GIANT (Smith 85E), 1937, Bloom 11 
X 6, Bush 6 ft. A dahlia for the largest bloom class 
of deep amber yellow suffused orange cadmium 
which reminds us of Dahliadel Gold. It is a good 
strong growing variety with many winnings to its 
credit in all sections of the country and a most satis¬ 
factory all around dahlia. 
Roots, $2.00; Pot Roots, $1.30; Plants, .75 
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