
Begonia Rose 
GOLDEN RULE ARISTOCRATS 
DAHLIA HONOR ROLL OF TIME 
Including only outstanding dahlias disseminated for one or more seasons. 
A Golden Rule Aristocrat must first be of such high vigor as to give reliable pro- 
duction of flowers under ordinary varying seasonal conditions. It must also have 
high qualities of beauty, stem and form. 
(Numbers in Parantheses are the Ratings) 
FORMAL DECORATIVE 
BEGONIA ROSE. Florists of Dayton and Cin- 
cinnati ordered this dahlia by name in 1940, 
its year of introduction. As near as we can 
judge this is a record. Begonia Rose now 
has four certificates to its credit; one each 
from Cincinnati, E. Lansing, California and 
now, West Virginia. The extra long stems, 
the superb color of raspberry rose, and its 
keeping qualities, combined with extra free- 
com of bloom and insect resistant growth, 
make it a florists’ flower extraordinary, and 
even a more reliable producer than Queen 
City. Extremely early. Bushes 4-5 feet. 
Flowers 5-7 inches. (90) 
Root, $5.00; Plant, $1.50 
BLUE RIVER. Deep bluish lavender. Early. 
Every plant strong and productive. On the 
farm it is quite dwarf but in sheltered gar- 
dens it is 4-5 feet. Size 8-9 inches. (85) 
Root, $0.50; Plant, $0.50 
BUCKEYE BRIDE. Geranium pink to light 
salmon. 6 inch. 5-6 feet. For beauty, stem, 
habit and freedom of bloom this dahlia is 
still supreme. It was the greatest favorite 
of the greatly beloved late Derrill Hart, 
and an Honor Roll dahlia for many years. 
(86) Root, $0.75; Plant, $0.50 
BUCKEYE KING. In our sheltered garden 
this is the largest, best keeping and the big- 
gest producer of exhibition flowers in a 
formal, golden yellow. In its type and color 
Buckeye King is supreme in the Ohio Val- 
ley. 8-10 inches. 4-6 feet. Early flowers on 
the farm are strongly tinted bronze. Give 
it the attention accorded a new variety, and 
it will win. (87) Root, $0.50; Plant, $0.50 
BUCKEYE PEACH. A combination of peach 
shades, golden yellow prevailing. Very pro- 
lific and very useful for cutting. The best 
bronze cut flower. A very big clump maker. 
5-6 inches. 5-6 feet. (85) Root, $0.30 
BRITE LITES. Canary yellow. Medium size 
41-5 inches. Bush 4 feet. It has very lasting 
qualities as a cut flower and fine stems. 
(85) Root, $0.75; Plant $0.50 
CHARLES MASTICK. An almost pure gold 
with 8 inch flowers and great depth. Very 
profuse during midseason. Dwarf. This va- 
riety has been very satisfactory in all gar- 
dens. (86) Root, $0.75; Plant, $0.50 
D’ARCY SAINSBURY. The most beautiful 
and the best exhibition white and truly won- 
derful for us in 1940. 10-11 inches. 5 feet. 
Root or Pot Clump, $0.75; Plant, $0.50 
