COLLARETTE DAHLIAS 
Open-centered flowers with only one row of ray florets, with the addition of one 
or more rows of petaloids, usually of different color, forming a collar around the 
disc. Very attractive and interesting. 
ANNABELLE. A new variety of real merit. The soft 
pink blooms have florets of the same color. The plants 
are tall growing and very strong. Extra heavy, field- 
grown tubers, $1.00 each. 
ERICA. A great favorite for its striking color. A very 
deep, velvety maroon with white florets and a yellow 
center. Extra heavy, field-grown tubers, $0.50 each. 
FLANDERS FIELD. Brightest scarlet with florets of the 
same color. The flowers are large and well formed. 
Extra heavy, field-grown tubers, $0.50 each. 
LA GOLONDRINA. An unusually tall variety with 
wide branching habit of growth. The color, a rare pastel 
blending of pink and gold. Extra heavy, field-grown 
tubers, $0.50 each. 
MISS JULIE. A fine addition to this popular type. 
Awarded a Certificate of Merit in 1940. The color is a 
deep, rich wine-red with florets of the same color. Extra 
heavy, field-grown tubers, $1.50 each. 
PREAKNESS. This is undoubtedly the finest pure white 
Collarette. A very tall, sturdy grower. Extra heavy, 
field-grown tubers, $0.50 each. 


SPECIAL COLLARETTE COLLECTION 
Consisting of 1 tuber each of the 6 choice 
varieties listed: 
TOTAL 6 HIGHEST QUALITY TUBERS 
Regular Catalog Price $4.50 
SPECIAL PRICE, $4.00 

ORCHID-FLOWERING DAHLIAS 
Flowers as in single Dahlias except that the rays are more or less tubular by turn- 
ing inward of their margins. One of the finest of the new types. 
BEAVER. Deep crimson-carmine with shadings of white 
on face of petals and a reverse of deep rose. Extra 
heavy, field-grown tubers, $0.35 each. 
BUTTERCUP. An outstanding variety in its class. The 
color, a rich yellow without any shadings. Extra heavy, 
field-grown tubers, $0.35 each. 
M. GALLARD. A large sized flower of pure gold with 
a reverse of rose-red. Extra heavy, field-grown tubers, 
$0.35 each. 
RUBY. This flower is white with a suffusion of rose and 
the reverse is a deep rose. Extra heavy, field-grown 
tubers, $0.35 each. 
TWINKLE. One of the greatest prize winners in this 
class. The perfect little blooms are white, suffused and 
mottled with violet-rose and have a reverse of Tyrian 
rose. Extra heavy, field-grown tubers, $0.35 each. 
WHISPER. One of the most popular of the Orchid type. 
The color is a soft golden yellow with a scarlet reverse 
showing. Extra heavy, field-grown tubers, $0.35 each. 
SPECIAL ORCHID-FLOWERING 
COLLECTION 
Consisting of 1 tuber each of the above 6 
choice varieties: 
TOTAL 6 HIGHEST QUALITY TUBERS 
Regular Catalog Price $2.10 
SPECIAL PRICE, $1.80 

Excerpt National Defense Gardening Conference, Washington, D. C., December 19-20, 1941. 
“With full awareness of the national need for a co-ordinated effort in a Gardening for Victory Cam- 
paign and with a knowledge through experience gained in the First World War — 
“Your Committee, appointed to consider the conservation of lawns, flowers, and shrubs, submits the 
premise that any program for the development of gardens for victory must include the growing of trees, 
shrubs, and flowers, for the health of the mind, as well as vegetables for the health of the body; because 
ornamental gardening is a vital and absolutely essential part of American life today, and its value as a 
stimulus to national, physical, and spiritual well-being, is beyond calculation.” 
