
DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 

INFORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS 
ADOLF MAYER (Topsvoort 85A), Bloom 9 x 4, 
Bush 5 ft. A black red, about the darkest of all 
dahlias. Bush is of good height and sturdy. Stems 
in proportion and flowers held perfectly. Keeps well 
when cut. A dahlia which should be in every 
planting. Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
CHEROKEE BRAVE (Ricks-Dahliadel 86A), Bloom 
11 x 6, Bush 51% ft. Blooms are a rich oxblood red 
that hold their color well in the sun. Has done ex- 
ceptionally well throughout the country, and in the 
Mid-West is considered by many the outstanding. 
red. The blooms grow naturally to extra large size. 
One of our best introductions. Bush growth strong 
and foliage heavy. Award of Honor, Ga. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
CITY OF CLEVELAND (Hillside 84A), Bloom 10 x 
5, Bush 414 ft. A strong, healthy grower that. pro- 
duces large uniform well-formed blooms throughout 
the season. Artistic flowers of a bright orange suf- 
fused scarlet. Certified at Storrs. Root, .35 
JOSEPHINE G (Grosscross-Ruschmohr 84B), Bloom 
71% x 4, Bush 414 ft. A very pleasing true pink of 
a bright shade, slightly veined and tipped yellow. 
Sturdy bush, with flowers held well above the dense 
foliage. Very floriferous, good for cutting. Root, .35 
KILGORE’S KING (Kilgore 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. Deep lemon yellow with rose shadings 
on outer petals. Strong stems, rugged bush and 
flowers’ held well. Root, .50 
LYNN FONTANNE (Lee-Parrella 85A), 1941, Bloom 
11 x 7, Bush 5!'%4 ft. A scarlet or peach red with 
exceptionally strong stems. Bush growth tall and 
robust. One of the best keeping exhibition dahlias. 
Well recommended. On Johnston’s Futurity and 
Dudley’s Honor Roll. Plant, $1.50 
MICHIGAN WHITE (Keiser 84B), Bloom 7 x 3, 
Bush 5 ft. <A prolific bloomer. May be described 
as an improved Star of Bethlehem with good sub- 
stance. A fine white commercial with three Cert. of 
Merit and Award of Honor, Ga. Roots limited. 
Root, $1.00; Plant, .50 
PRODUCER (Southern 85A-B), Bloom 8-9 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. A most beautiful variety of orange yel- 
low suffused red. Has many winnings to its credit. 
Blooms are ordinarily 8 inches but will grow much 
larger. Bush is of good size, vigorous, branches well 
and produces a profusion of blooms. Award of 
Honor, Ga. Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75 
TOP-FLIGHT (Southern 85A), 1942, Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. An intense bright crimson with broad 
staghorn petals. Bush is tall and sturdy, with fine 
long -rigid stems. -Winner of two Achievement 
Medals. ‘ A consistent show winner, but more often 
a Semi-Cactus. 
Root, $5.00; Pot Root, $3.50; Plant, $2.00 

Varieties on this as well as other pages In this 
catalog are the same form bloom as illustration 



Producer, 
VIRGINIA RUTE (Chappaqua 86A), Bloom 12 x 9, 
Bush 514 ft. This dahlia will grow beautifully un- 
der cloth and equally well in the open. Rich ox-. 
blood red shaded garnet. Darker than Cherokee 
Brave, but similar in form. Blooms have high full 
centers. The long, strong stems need no special 
support even when grown for exhibition. A variety 
that needs no coddling and is in our opinion, one 
of the best. Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
