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GENERAL LIST OF LARGE-FLOWERING DAHLIAS 

Selected Varieties for Exhibition, for Garden Display, for Cut-Bloom 
ALICE MAY. I.D. A really great new 
white that is sensational. The flower is 
tremendous, with a beautiful artistic form. 
Clean, strong, long stems. Without a 
doubt one of the ftnest Dahlias to date. 
Extra. 75 cts. each, $6.75 for 10. 
AMERICAN VICTORY. I.D. Truly an 
outstanding giant; a free-flowering variety 
of dazzling scarlet. Size up to 13 inches. 
A healthy, vigorous grower, holding its im- 
mense blooms upright on the best of stems. 
A good stock of fine tubers makes it pos- 
sible to offer this wonderful new Dahlia at 
the low price of $2.50 each, $22.50 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. 
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. 75 cts. each, $6.75 for 10. 
CARDINAL KING. I.D. Giant deep rich 
cardinal-red blooms of fine form. Strong, 
vigorous grower. Very fine. 50 cts. each, 
$4.50 for 10. 
CHAPPAQUA SUNSET. Semi-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. Flowers up 
to 12 inches in diameter. Height 5 feet. 
Award of Honor, Georgia. $1 each, $9 for 10. 
ELKRIDGE. Semi-C. This large, pure 
white variety is of fine form and great sub- 
stance. It flowers very freely on long, 
strong stems. Has won many prizes. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
GLAMOUR. I.D. A real giant Dahlia. 
True purple, edged amaranth-pmk; very 
distinct. Strong, rugged grower. An 
achievement medal-winner. $1.50 each, 
$13.50 for 10. 
GOLDEN STANDARD. C. Splendid 9- 
inch flower of Cactus form. A _ great 
prize-winner. 
free bloomer. A pleasmg golden fawn shade 
with a darker center. 75 cts. each, $6.75 
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. 
75 cts. each, $6.75 for 10. 
Strong, thrifty grower and 

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 Ieathery kind that mnsects seldom in- 
jure. 35 cts. each, $3.25 for 10. 
JEAN KERR. F.D. Glistening waxy white 
of fine form; medium size; always in bloom; 
perfect for cutting and decorating. 35 cts. 
each, $3.25 for 10. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY. F.D. This ts, with- 
out a doubt, one of the finest true pink 
Decorative Dahlias yet introduced. 35 cts. 
each, $3.25 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. 35 cts. each, $3.25 for 10. 
LAVENDER QUEEN. F.D. Large flowers of 
soft clear lavender. Good grower, also free 
bloomer. Fine for cutting. 75 cts. each, 
$6.75 for 10. 
MAFFIE. Semi-C. One of the largest 
Dahlias grown. The lively carmine blooms 
were head and shoulders above others in 
the big seedling class at Camden, N. J. 
Winner of the Achievement Medal, also 
the class for best and largest bloom, at 
three shows. $2 each, $18 for 10. 
MARY TAYLOR. I.C. A fine, deep, flesh- 
pink and gold Dahlia—an unusual com- 
bination. Blooms are 9 inches in diameter 
and 4 inches through, held on fine stems. 
A good keeper. Grows 6 feet high. On the 
Honor Roll. Achievement winner, and 
scored at East Lansing Trial Gardens. 
A Dahlia with a great future. $1 each, 
$9 for 10. 
MRS. GEORGE LE BOUTELLIER. I.D. 
Rich velvety carmine blooms, giant in 
size and outstanding in every way. 
Healthy, vigorous grower and winner of 
many prizes. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 
PALO ALTO. Semi-C. A strong, rugged- 
growing variety of exceptional merit. Clear 
soft apricot suffused coral-red. 50 cts. each, 
$4.50 for 10. 
PINK GIANT. I.D. A magnificent bright 
pink that ts little short of being called a 
perfect flower. Blooms are very large, 
deep and borne in great profusion. They 
are boldly held, facing sideways, on strong 
stiff stems, well out of the strong, vigorous 
bush. 75 cts. each, $6.75 for 10. 
RED KING. F.D. Vivid rich red Dahlia of 
fine habit, with Jong stems and flowers 
produced very freely; they are 6 to 8 inches 
across, of firm texture and with lasting 
qualities. Very fine for cutting. 50 cts. 
each, $4.50 for 10. 
ROTARY. F.D. An outstanding brilliant 
red and white bicolor; very large flowers. 
Blooms freely on strong stems. 75 cts. each, 
$6.75 for 10. 
SILVER LADY. I.D. Ivory-white, lightly 
flushed and edged violet-rose. With rugged 
foliage, fme long stems, and its delicate 
coloring, it is a beautiful and perfect 
Dahlia. Everyone will be charmed with it. 
Certified, West Virginia and recommended, 
Georgia; on Johnson’s Futurity, 1940. 
$1 each, $9 for 10. 
SUNRAYS. I.D. Beautiful clear buff 
suffused apricot, with a distinct peach-red 
on the reverse of petals. One of the best 
Dahlias grown. $1 each, $9 for 10. 
VICTORY. F.D. Very beautiful 10-inch 
blooms of rose-pink and gold. An outstand- 
Ing variety. $1.50 each, $14.50 for 10. 
VIRGINIA RUTE. I.D. Rich oxblood-red, 
with broad, pointed petals and a tight 
center. Good form and substance, the 
flowers holding well out of the foliage on 
Jong, strong stems. Insect resistant. Fine 
for exhibition. $1.50 each, $13.50 for 10. 
VOLCANO. F.D. An orange flame-red, 
which holds tts color in the sun. Foliage 
is heavy and_ leather-like. Successful 
contestant in the largest |bloom class. It 
keeps well. $1 each, $9 for 10. 
WATCHUNG GIANT. I.D. Deep amber- 
yellow suffused orange-cadmium. Wins 
consistently. Most profuse in blooms. Does 
well in all sections of the country. 75 cts. 
each, $6.75 for 10. 
WHITE KING. F.D. A pure white, large- 
flowering Dahlia of very beautiful form and 
substance. Free flowering, on long stems. 
Splendid for the garden or exhibition. 
50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10. 

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