Edison’s Dahlias 

BURCH FORAKER (1938 Slocum) I. D. 
Color sulphur yellow overcast scarlet. General color effect, 
bright scarlet. Good bloomer, held on good strong, straight 
stems. Good brancher and grower 5 to 7 feet high. 
Roots 75c 
CALIFORNIA IDOL (Ballay, 1935), I. D. 
Another giant yellow with a coast-to-coast show record. Has 
been called the “‘yellow Murphy’s Masterpiece’’. Color, true, 
clear glistening yellow, a true pastel shade and held on the 
best of stems. 
Roots 40c 
CAPT. CEDAROQUIST, (Frank's Dahlia Gardens, 
1941), Str. In. C. 
A seedling of Miss Belgium but more superior in size, depth 
and form. A great prize winner under the 8-inch class. Color 
bright salmon orange, shading into a lighter tone at the tips. 
Long strong stems. First class cut-flower and _ exhibition 
variety. Winning two American Home Achievement Medals at 
Toledo and Wellsville Shows. 
Roots $1.25 
CARL G. DAHL (Scott, 1938), I. D. 
Color amberglow with golden sheen and a sweet brier 
reverse. Healthy bush; height about 514 feet; insect 
resistant; blooms from early summer till frost; blooms 
11 to 14 inches; a Dahlia to make you proud of your 
garden. Selected for the Honor Roll by J. W. Johnson. 
Roots 85c 
CAROLINA MAID, (Robens, 1940), I.D. 
Mr. J. W. Johnston describes this one as, outer petals dee 
rose with salmon suffusion; the center is lemon yellow arith 
deep rose tipping. Very large blooms on good strong stems. 
Plants about five feet high. On the House Beautiful Honor 
Roll and winner of a Certificate of Merit scoring 86 at East 
Lansing, Mich. 
Roots $1.25 
CAVALCADE (Groll-Daliadel, 1935), F. D. 
Bush 5% feet. A fine variety that should have a real future. 
Cavalcade is a rich, deep rose with tones of rosy magenta. 
Best of stems. 
Roots 35c 
CHAMBERLAIN (S. D.) Certificate, Haarlem and Paris. 
A beautiful combination of deep salmon with sofe rose shad- 
ings changing to violet. Stems are long and erect, regular 
formed blooms well out of the foliage. It holds full centers 
throughout the season and attains size from 12 to 15 inches. 
A very good keeper. 
Roots $1.00 
CHARLES A. MASTICK, F..D. (Mastick) 
Massive blooms of a true formal and very deep. The bushes 
are medium low but the deep apricot blooms are above the 
foliage on strong stems. Excellent keeper both on the bush and 
when cut. 
Roots 65c 
CHARLOTTE CALDWELL (Ball, 1937) 
Orange shaded terra cotta. 
Roots 45c 
CHAUTAUQUA DAWN (Wallace, 1940), Cac. 
A very worthy addition to the largest size exhibition cactus 
varieties. The blooms range fron 9-in. to ll-in. The ground 
color is light yellow overlaid mallow pink, the center being 
mostly yellow. The effect is orange-pink and yellow. The 
flowers are facing to half erect on long, stiff stems, easily dis- 
budded. Free bloomer until frost. A very beautiful and ar- 
tistic dahlia. Certificate of Merit at East Lansing. 
Roots $1.00 
CHEMAR’S DAHLIAMUM (Chemar, 1940), I. D. 
A striking new type of informal. Very similar to a huge Japan- 
ese Chrysanthemum. Color a bright Cadium apricot with a 
golden sheen. The extra long petals recurve to stem, forming 
a very deep flower which is held erect on long stiff stems, 
well above a large six-foot plant. Blooms average 12 inches 
by 10 inches. Even under ordinary field culture the centers 
are always full. Certified at the A. D. S. trial grounds with a 
score of 86 and notation, ‘‘We consider this a good dahlia."’ 
Also featured in Dudley's Honor Roll. 
Roots $1.00 
