DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 

INFORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Continued 
ANDREA ERICSON Bloom 9 x 4, Bush 4/4 ft. 
White, very pleasing in form Root, .35 
FORT MONMOUTH (Kemp 83A), Bloom 11 x 4, 
Bush 6!4 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 Root, .90 
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. 
Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
; RR pce pe winter su a 
KENTUCKY DAWN (White 84A), Bloom 10 x 7, 
Bush 6 ft. Soft golden buff with light peach suf- 
fusion, reverse rose. This variety has size, good 
stems, fine placement, vigor and good growing 
habit. Rather late coming into bloom, however. 
Award of Honor, Ga. Root, ./5 
NOELL MARVIN (Gelsdorf-Mad River 85A), 1941, 
Bloom 11 x 6, Bush 3!%4 ft. An unusual and very 
artistically formed dahlia, similar to Premier’s Win- 
some or Opal except in color, which is a clean 
amber yellow heavily suffused rose red. To the 
old timers, with memories of Insulinde, this variety 
is larger and has plenty of petals. It is really a 
worthwhile variety. Root, $5.00; Plant, $1.50 
PINK GIANT (Bruidegom 85A), 1940, Bloom 9 x 
5, Bush 5!4 ft. Bright Tyrian pink. ‘The high 
light of the 1940 Foreign Introductions. Long, 
strong stems hold the flowers facing and slightly 
eleyated. Strong, rugged bushes with heavy foli- 
age. At the shows and in our gardens it was 
universally acclaimed. <A_ striking and_ unusual 
dahlia. Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.35; Plant, .75 
PINK JOSEPHINE (Cleveland 85A), Bloom 12 x 
6, Bush 5!4 ft. A companion for Carl G. Dahl in 
a lavender pink. Produces large blooms naturally 
on long stems. Plant growth vigorous. Early and 
prolific, and in all a good dahlia. Plant, .75 
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. Great- 
ly admired wherever shown. Color, soft amaranth 
pink with lighter shadings. Certified at E. Lans- 
ing, 1938. Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
PROGRESS (Salem 85A), 1940, Bloom 10 x 6, 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. Root, $3.00; Plant, $1.00 

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Premier’s Winsome 

Carl G. Dahl 
CARL G. DAHL (Hillcrest 85A), Bloom 12 x 6, 
Bush 51/4 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. Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
