Z A N T ’ S 
BLUE 
RIBBON 
DAHLIAS 
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS 
F. D.—Formal Decorative ; I. D.*—Informal Decorative ; S. C.—Semi- 
Cactus ; C.—Cactus and (*) Foreign Introductions. 
GENERAL LIST OF WORLD’S 
BEST DAHLIAS 
ADIRONDACK SUNSET, I. D. (85) LL., 4 to 5 ft. 
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, 1936. 
Roots $ .50; Plants $ .50 
ALICE MAY, I. D. (86) ML., 5 ft. 
Pure waxy white from Australia. The flower is beautifully formed 
reminding one of a white Lord of Autumn. Winner of Dahlia 
Society of Ohio’s Trophy as best bloom in competition with all 
varieties, at the Cleveland Show. 
Plants $1.75 
A. E. HEIL, F. D. to I. D. 
A large well built bloom, color purple, that is the best of its color 
in its classification. All who grew this last year were well pleased 
with it. Twelve inch blooms without forcing and heavy insect proof 
foliage. This a foolproof Dahlia, which anyone can grow. 
Plants $ .75 
ARELA LLOYD, I. D. (84) ML., 6 ft. 
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 $ .75 
AMERICA’S SWEETHEART, I. D. (85) LL., 4 ft. 
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; Plants $ .50 
AUTUMN SUNSET, (83) LL., 3 to 4 ft. 
Honor Roll Dahlia. Color; Lemon yellow center, spreading to 
lightly tinted spinel red, toward outside of flower. Foliage: Deep 
green, very tough and insect resisting. 
Roots $1.00 
AZURA, I. D. (86) LL., 6 ft. 
Rosy lilac. A very large deep flower which can compete in the 
“largest” class, with blooms measuring 12 to 14 inches in diameter. 
Plant tall and strong and free blooming and the blooms have 
a distinctive and interesting formation. One of the strongest 
growers in our garden, must be planted early. 
Roots $ .75 
BERNICE GEER, I. C. (80) SL., 4 ft. 
The color of this dahlia is old rose, slightly veined and tipped gold, 
A 1938 introduction. 
Plant $ .50 
BETTY COULTER, I. D. (83) LL., 4 ft. 
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. (85) LL., 4 ft. 
Nice large flowers of deep rose pink with a sheen of silver. Strong 
grower and well liked. The flowers are at times too heavy for the 
slender stems but everyone likes the shade of pink. 
Roots $1.00; Plants $ .50 
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