DAHLIAbEL NURSERIES 
MINIATURE FORMAL 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
MIRTH (Nuneviller-Dahliadel 84S), Bloom 3x2, 
Bush 4 ft. A lively orange scarlet of an even col¬ 
or that does not fade. Normally, this flower grows 
small enough to keep well under the 3^/^-inch mark 
with centers always full. Bush is healthy and rug¬ 
ged, stems long and erect. Blooms uniform in size, 
form and color. Certified at Storrs. Roots, .50 
ORCHID LADY (Groll 85S), Bloom 3 l/^ x 2 Bush 
4 ft. For a garden dahlia it is always a mass of 
blooms and it is good for cutting and home decora¬ 
tions. Color, bright violet rose or light lilac. Cer¬ 
tified at Storrs and East Lansing. Has a tendency 
to run too close to the maximum size for Miniatures. 
Roots, .50; Pot Roots, .35 
PEACH BLUSH (Dahliadel 85S), Bloom 2x11/^, 
Bush 18 in. Beautiful uniform blooms of rose pink 
with yellow at the base of the petals. Perfect cen¬ 
ters until frost and it blooms incessantly. Stems 
are fine, making it useful for arrangements as well 
as attractive in the garden, especially for hedge 
effects or bedding. Roots, .50 
RED HEAD fPeck 85S), Bloom 3x1'/^, Bush 3 ft. 
A dahlia which is pleasing in appearance, and fine 
keeper. Color, scarlet orange, with blooms facing 
up on nice stems. Roots, .35 
ROSE BEAUTY (Dahliadel 85S), Bloom 21/^ x 2, 
Bush 21/2 ft. The color is a soft peach with coral 
suffusion. The blooms are uniform and perfect, with 
centers full throughout the season. Stems are good 
which makes it ideal for cutting and useful for ar¬ 
rangements. Scored 85 at Ohio Valley Trial 
Grounds, 1936. Roots, .35 
SYLVIA (Lakeside 86S), 1938, Bloom 2*/^ x 1 
Bush 4 ft. This dahlia won First as Best red Min¬ 
iature Seedling at Detroit in 1936. Cert, at Storrs 
86 S and Cert, at E. Lansing, 1937. A dahlia that 
grows well, blooms profusely, carries and keeps won¬ 
derfully. Good form and a real miniature that 
should be in evervone’s garden. 
Roots, $1.00; Pot Roots, .65; Plants, .50 
TANGERINE (Dahliadel 85S), 1937, Bloom 3x2, 
Bush 2 to 3 ft. The shade of red the ladies like, a 
bright russet orange inclined to scarlet. Stems erect 
and long for cutting, still a compact bush with dark 
glossy foliage, very desirable for border planting or 
bedding as it grows naturally into a well-formed 
bush without any support. Flowers face partially 
upward and arrange very easily and keep well when 
cut giving wonderful cut flower qualities. 
Roots, .50; Pot Roots, .35 
TIP TOP (Dahliadel 84S), 1937, Bloom 2x 1 l/^, 
Bush 21/2 ft. This ball shaped Formal Decorative 
is a real miniature and fits well in small arrange¬ 
ments. It is uniform and striking. Color, deep lem¬ 
on yellow, distinctly tipped scarlet, making it out¬ 
standing. Bright green healthy foliage. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
Betty Malone 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
Recent Introductions 
BETTY MALONE (Malone-Dahliadel 87S), 1939, 
Bloom 1 94 X 1 '/4, Bush 3 '/2 ft. One of the most 
outstanding of all Pompons. Among its winnings 
are five awards at the A.D.S. Show in N. Y., the 
best Pom in the Seedling class at Camden, and 
three First Awards at other shows. A clean cut va¬ 
riety that produces a mass of blooms perfect for ex¬ 
hibiting. Color, white distinctly and evenly tipped 
violet purple. Stems perfect. Bushes branch natur¬ 
ally. Scored 87 at Storrs, Cert, at W. Va., O.V.D.A. 
and recommended at Ga. House Beautiful Futurity, 
’39. Roots, $3.00; Pot Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
CHITA (Dahliadel 85S). 1939. Bloom IM x 1 
Bush 3 ft. A pure canary yellow Pom. This variety 
is worth growing for its prolific blooming habits, 
fine bushes and keeping qualities. We consider this 
the best yellow commercial Pompon introduced to 
date. See illustration next page. 
Roots, $3.00; Pot Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
GRAIN O’GOLD (Tooker-Ruschmohr. 85S), 1939, 
Bloom 1 X 1, Bush 2 ft. A very interesting and 
neatly formed clear yellow. A seedling of Little 
Edith winning for the Best Pompon Seedling at 
N. Y. in 1938. Certified at Storrs, 1939. 
Roots, $1.50; Plants, .50 
I LA (Australia 87S), Bloom 1 x 1, Bush 3 ft. Deep 
oxblood red. Here is a new Pom which is surely a 
gem. Every bloom is pei'fect in form and on a splen¬ 
did stem. We predict a brilliant future for this va¬ 
riety and a long era of popularity. Plants, .50 
LITTLE PRINCE (Johnson 86S), Bloom 1^4x1, 
Bush 2 '/2 ft. The smallest of yellow Pompons. 
Very neat. Completes to stem the way a good Pom¬ 
pon should. A good grower with many exhibition 
blooms and the most promising winner for the show 
table. House Beautiful Futurity, 1939. Plants, .50 
MRS. J. TELFER (Australia 87S), Bloom 1 <4 x 
1 3/8, Bush 21/^ ft. White with slight yellow cast. 
Almost a perfect ball and most distinctive in form. 
One of the best white Pom novelties on the show 
table last year. Plants, .50 
REGINALD (Australia 86S), Bloom 1 x 1 Bush 
2 ft. A fine exhibition Pom for the purple class. 
Diminutive in size and complete in form. A winner. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
SHERRY (85S), Bloom 1 94 x 1 1^, Bush 2 54 ^t. This 
is a fine deep purple of perfect exhibition form and 
size. A quick grower, early and profuse and most 
satisfactory. Popular at the shows. 
Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
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