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GENERAL LIST OF LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
AMBASSADOR. C. An __ outstanding 
Dahlia at many of the Dahlia exhibitions, 
and considered by many as being one of 
the best and most artistic. Its color is, 
perhaps, best described as a soft yellow at 
the center, with salmon, amber, and pink 
shadings, gradually deepening towards the 
tips. The flowers are of largest size and 
are set just right on perfect stems. A strong 
grower and free bloomer. 75 cts. each, 
$6.75 for 10. 
ANN BENEDICT. I.D. This variety is the 
most satisfactory dark red we have grown. 
The color is a very dark garnet with black 
shadings. Certified at Storrs with high 
score of 86.6. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
BAY SHORE BEAUTY. F.D. A sport of 
Jersey’s Beauty, of the same robust growth 
and free-flowering habit. The color is a 
soft, beautiful shade of orchid-lavender, 
with a decided bluish cast. A marvellous 
cut-flower. 35 cts. each, $3.15 for 10. 
BLUE BIRD. I.D. A fine garden variety. 
Large flowers of beautiful form and un- 
usual and attractive color. Blooms freely. 
The nearest to blue of any Dahlia. 50 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10. 
BOB WHITE. F.D. Pure white, giant 
flowers, full and deep, borne on long cane 
stems that hold them absolutely upright. 
Good clean grower; resistant to insects. 
‘This wonderful creation is a sensation. We 
have never seen a white bloom so freely. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
BRONZE KNIGHT. F.D. A giant Dahlia 
of chrome-orange, flushed grenadine-red, 
the general tone being brilliant orange. An 
exceptionally robust grower carrying the 
giant flowers on long, splendid stems. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
CALIFORNIA IDOL. I.D. An outstanding 
giant, and a prize-winner from coast to 
coast. Clear, bright, glistening yellow. 
Has everything a really great Dahlia 
should have. Vigorous, healthy grower and 
good bloomer. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
CARL G. DAHL. I.D. Enormous Dahlia 
of apricot-buff, shading to old-rose on 
reverse of petals. Prolific bloomer; long, 
fine stems, vigorous grower and very fine 
for exhibition. A frequent prize-winner 
as the largest Dahlia. $1 each, $9 for 10. 

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Poles and Holes for Dahlias. Drive in Dahlia Poles four feet apart each way, 
the foot of each. Drop in a handful of Sawco Dahlia Food, and mix well. 
CHAPPAQUA SUNSET. S.C. A golden 
suffusion on bronze is overlaid with a 
brassy sheen. The florets twist and disclose 
the reverse color, which is rose. Stems are 
strong and the growth husky. Height 5 
feet. Award of Honor, Georgia. $1.50 each, 
$13.50 for 10. 
COUNTESS OF LONSDALE. C. Old-rose- 
red, slightly shading salmon. Low-growing, 
free-flowering plant covered with finely 
formed, 4-inch blooms the entire season. 
This can be classed as a Miniature Cactus. 
Fine for border or bedding. Desirable for 
cutting. 35 cts. each, $3.15 for 10. 
CRIMSON KING. F.D. Brilliant deep 
crimson, like a Jack Rose im color. Finely 
formed flower and a free bloomer. 50 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10. 
ELIZABETH POTTER: F.D. A massive, 
full flower measuring 8 to 12 inches in 
diameter and 4 to 6 inches in depth, of a 
deep rose-pink suffused with yellow. A 
vigorous, free-flowering, and long, strong- 
stemmed variety of easy culture. Splendid 
for cutting or exhibition. Special awards 
given as a seedling when exhibited at Glen 
Cove, Oyster Bay, and Westbury, Long 
Island. 75 cts. each, $6.75 for 10. 
ELKRIDGE. Semi-C. This large, pure 
white variety is of fine form and great sub- 
stance. It flowers very freely on Jong, 
strong stems. Has won many prizes. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
FRANCIS LAROCCO. F.D. Finest large, 
pure yellow. Vigorous grower and profuse 
bloomer. 25 cts. each, $2.25 for 10. 
GLAMOUR. I.D. A real giant Dahlia. 
True purple, edged amaranth-pink; very 
distinct. Strong, rugged grower. An 
achievement medal-winner. $2.50 each, 
$22.50 for 10. 
GOLDEN STANDARD. C. Splendid 9- 
inch flower of Cactus form. A great 
prize-winner. Strong, thrifty grower and 
free bloomer. A pleasing golden fawn shade 
with a darker center. 50 cts. each, $4.50 
for 10. 
GREATER GLORY. Semi-C. Immense 
artistic blooms of deep rose-pink, shading 
to creamy white center. Flowers held 
proudly aloft on very long stems. $1 each, 
$9 for 10. 
HUNT’S VELVET WONDER. I.D. Deep 
burgundy-red flowers up to 15 inches 
across. Roll of Honor and Award of Merit. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
JANE COWL. I.D. Deep, massive blooms 
of a bronzy buff and old-gold, blending 
darker toward the perfect center. A stem 
of unusual strength holds this giant Deco- 
rative over an ideal plant, while the foliage 
is the leathery kind that insects seldom in- 
jure. 30 cts. each, $2.70 for 10. 
JEAN TRIMBEE. Semi-C. Massive and 
beautiful petunia-violet. Great favorite, 
and a prize-winner at exhibitions. 50 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10. 
JERSEY’S BEACON. F.D. This fine 
novelty is Chinese-scarlet, paler on the 
reverse, giving a two-toned effect. It is a 
great favorite and a real ‘“‘beacon of the 
garden.” Large; free bloomer; vigorous 
grower. 25 cts. each, $2.25 for 10. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY. F.D. This is, with- 
out a doubt, one of the finest true pink 
Decorative Dahlias yet introduced. 25 cts. 
each, $2.25 for 10. 


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JERSEY’S DAINTY. S.C. Will not only 
win on the exhibition table but is good 
for cutting. White, faintly tinged laven- 
der. A prolific bloomer with long, straight 
stems. 35 cts. each, $3.15 for 10. 
JERSEY’S TRIUMPH. F.D. One of the 
real autumn shades—bright copper flushed 
with salmon-bronze; large flowers. on 
the highest award im Holland, 1931. 
25 cts. each, $2.25 for 10. 
JOYCE LOUISE. I.D. A fine exhibition 
variety, and one of the largest in cultiva- 
tion. The flower attains a diameter of 1414 
inches when given high culture, and is a 
beautiful pink, shaded Iavender. Very 
floriferous, holding its size throughout the 
season. It has won two firsts at Valley 
Stream, L. I., first prize and American 
Home Medal at St. Louis. Averaging 5 
feet in height. $2 each, $18 for 10. 
KATHLEEN NORRIS. I.D. A bloom of 
massive proportions, with broad, over- 
lapping petals having twisted ends. Color, 
a true rose-pink, deepening to mallowe- 
pink. Great blooms on perfect stems. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
KEMP’S FORT MONMOUTH. I.D. One 
of the giants of the Dahlia world. In color 
It Is a rich crimson-maroon, with a faint 
tint of bluish violet at tips of petals. An 
Immense flower, frequently 13 inches in 
diameter, and borne on long, strong stems, 
well above the foliage. Excellent Dahlia 
for exhibition. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
KENTUCKY. F.D. A sport of Jersey’s 
Beauty, having the same good qualities. 
Color is a wonderfully brilliant light 
salmon-orange, shading to orange-yellow 
at base of petals, deepening to grenadine- 
pink on the reverse of petals. Long, strong 
stems. 25 cts. each, $2.25 for 10. 
KISS ME. F.D. Bicolor, scarlet-red and 
white. A fine, clean-growing, free-flowering 
garden and cut-flower variety of dazzling 
brilliance. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
MILTON J. CROSS. I.D. Beautiful apri- 
cot-peach with a bright golden face. The 
flowers attain a size of 12 inches across by 
8 inches in depth, and are held well above 
the foliage by long, strong stems. 50 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10. 

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