DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 

INFORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Continued 
ANDREA ERICSON (Sanhican 83A), Bloom 9x 4, 
Bush 4/4 ft. A good moderately priced white, 
very pleasing form. Excellent stems. In hot 
weather, this dahlia needs partial shading to be 
grown to exhibition perfection. Roots, .35 
FORT MONMOUTH (Kemp 84A),Bloom 11 x 4, 
Bush 6% ft. An old standby which is still very 
popular. Rich bright claret in color. Full, well- 
formed flowers held high above foliage. Strong 
grower and prolific in blooms. Roots, .56 
GOLDEN BEAUTY (Silvernale 85A), Bloom 10 
x 5, Bush 5 ft. Golden yellow. A most artistic 
dahlia with high, full centers. Bushes unusually vig- 
orous. Strong, erect stems with flowers facing 
slightly upward. Its popularity is bound to in- 
crease. Certified at Storrs. 
Roots, $1.00; Pot Roots, .65; Plants, .50 
H. R. S., Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 6 ft. Beautiful 
golden yellow. Blooms in mid-season. Roots, .35 
MANHATTAN (Veile 84A), 1940, Bloom 11x 6, 
Bush 5!% ft. Scarlet red with lighter reverse. 
A. strong prize winner in 1939 and repeated to 
some extent in 1940. Our stock produces very vig- 
» orous bushes. During 1940, however, many bloon:s 
came with open centers throughout the country. 
Roots, $10.00; Pot Roots, $6.00; Plants, $3.50 
NANCY GENE (Australia 84A), 1938, Bloom 10 
x 5, Bush 5 ft. A rich, golden yellow of good 
size and fine substance. Bushes are robust and 
blooms are held nicely on strong stems. However, 
late in the season some of the blooms show open 
centers. Roots, $2.00; Plants, .75 
PINK GIANT (Bruidegom 86A), 1940, Bloom 9 
x 5, Bush 51% ft. Bright Tyrian pink. The high 
light of the 1940 Foreign Introductions, Long, 
strong stems hold the flowers facing and slightly 
elevated. Strong, rugged bushes with heavy foii- 
age. At the shows and in our gardens it was 
universally acclaimed. A striking and unusual 
dahlia. Roots, $5.00; Plants, $2.00 
PREMIER’S WINSOME (Premier 85A), 1939, Bloom 
11 x 6, Bush 5!4 ft. This massive variety has good 
form, substance and excellent plant growth, in fact, 
all the qualities of a good exhibition variety. This 
dahlia came into its own during 1940 and was 
greatly admired wherever shown, Color, soft violet 
rose with lighter shadings. Certified at E. Lansing, 
1938, Roots, $3.00; Plants, $1.00 
PROGRESS (Salem 85A), 1940, Bloom 10 x6, Bush 
5 ft. An exhibition bloom of immense size and excel- 
lent quality. Long, stiff and straight stems. In color, it 
is soft purple or rosy mauve. The outer petals 
fall back well to the stem giving the bloom great 
depth. The bush is clean growing with leathery 
foliage. A profuse bloomer. An Achievement Medal 
winner. Roots, $7.50; Plants, $2.50 
STRAIGHT’S WHITE (Straight-Ruschmohr 84A), 
1938, Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 3 ft. Pure white with 
petals curled and twisted. Flowers of fine form 
with good stems. Bushes are short but sturdy. To 
grow this dahlia to perfection, good culture is 
necessary. It is naturally a poor root maker. 
Plants, $1.00 

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Carl G. Dahl 
CARL G. DAHL (Hillcrest 85A),Bloom 12 x 6, 
Bush 5! ft. An enormous dahlia with petalage 
somewhat loose and open. Color, apricot buff shad- 
ed old rose on reverse of petals. Bush growth vig- 
orous, and blooms produced in profusion. One of 
the strongest contenders in “the largest bloom in 
the show’’ class. 
Roots, $1.00; Pot Roots, -50 
-65; Plants, 
