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MINIATURE CACTUS and 
SEMI-CACTUS DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
NESTHAKCHEN (Engelhardt 84S), M S-C, Bloom 
4x2, Bush 2'/^ ft. If you like a free blooming 
Miniature of early habit, a pastel combination of 
buff suffused lilac, try this one. A continuous bloom¬ 
er with ideal growing habits. 
Roots, .50; Pot Roots, .35; Plants, .35 
PETIT SONNE (Australia 85S), M S-C, Bloom 3 x 
2, Bush 2 1/2 ft. A miniature Golden Sonne. Outer 
petals yellow, center buff. A clean-cut flower, very 
neat and attractive. Good substance, fine for ar¬ 
rangements. Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
RED CAP, JR. (Lasch 84S), M S-C, Bloom 4 >4 x 2, 
Bush 3 ft. A bright fiery red, very showy, large for 
exhibiting but good for cutting. Compact bush, 
well-proportioned stems. Centers good throughout 
the season. Roots, .50; Pot Roots, .35 
SANHICAN’S SWEETHEART (F. & M. 83S), M 
S-C, Bloom 31 / 2 x 2 , Bush 2 ft. An old variety still 
popular. Color, ochreous buff, suffused rose red 
which is a fine companion for Baby Royal. Low 
growing bushes covered with blooms. 
Roots, .35; Pot Roots, .35 
SNOWSPRITE (Shee-Dahliadel 86S), 1938, M S-C, 
Bloom 3 1/^ X 2, Bush 3 ft. Aptly named. We know 
of no Semi-Cactus Miniature which is so dependa¬ 
ble as this one. Glistening snow white in color, with 
perfect stems and artistic form. Stands out in the 
garden as it is always in bloom. Centers are always 
good and flowers remarkably uniform. Won as best 
white Miniature at Detroit, 1936. We unreservedly 
recommend this variety for arrangements and a real 
commercial white. 
Roots, $1.50; Pot Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
TROJAN (Bolsa 84S), M S-C, Bloom 4x1^, Bush 
3 ft. A very pretty orange-scarlet with yellow shad¬ 
ings at base of petals. Blooms early and continu¬ 
ously and is especially good at the end of season. 
Certified at Storrs. 
Roots, .50; Pot Root®, .35; Plants, .50 
Rapture 
MINIATURE INFORMAL 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
RAPTURE (Dahliadel 86S), Bloom 3 x 1 i/^. Bush 
414 ft. A very artistic Informal Decorative which 
is a quick, robust grower with excellent stems, mak¬ 
ing each bush a bouquet of itself in the garden. 
When allowed to branch will produce almost hun¬ 
dreds of blooms of miniature size, but disbudded 
will produce blooms 5 inches. Keeps well when cut. 
Color, rose pink shading to sulphur yellow at center 
with a gold suffusion. Cert, at Storrs and East 
Lansing. It was so marvelous in Georgia they re¬ 
port that this is the variety that makes the men like 
little dahlias. Roots, .50; Pot Roots, .35 
FOREST FIRE, Jr. (Dahliadel 85S), 1937, Bloom 31/^ 
X 1 Y 2 , Bush 4 ft. In color it is indeed a miniature 
Forest Fire of very artistic form. It is amber yellow 
suffused and veined soft cardinal. This variety 
grows well regardless of insects or dry weather and 
blooms from the middle of August until frost. 
Blooms, on long stems, are always uniform and plen¬ 
tiful throughout the season, though a few may grow 
oversize. Bushes are strong and symmetrical. 
Roots, $1.00; Pot Roots, .65; Plants, .50 
JEAN (Dahliadel 83S), Bloom 3 '/2 x 2, Bush 3(4 ft. 
Color apricot buff, suffused soft lilac rose. Bush 
strong, and a compact grower. A free, early bloom¬ 
er. You can cut bouquets from one bush twice a 
week from the middle of August until frost. 
Roots, .35 
NIOME (England 84S), Bloom 3x2, Bush 3 ft. An 
attractive shade of velvety red. Is similar to Mar¬ 
ket Jewel and may supersede it with most growers. 
Excellent plant growth with flowers held well on 
strong stems. Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
RALEIGH (Draper 83S), Bloom 3 (4 x 2, Bush 4 ft. 
Very desirable for basket work and arrangements. 
Bushes are strong and robust, stems stiff and erect. 
Color, deep rose pink shaded salmon. One of the 
earliest and longest to bloom. Certified at Storrs. 
Roots, .35 
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