Keceut Tutroducttours 
aud Staudard Varieties 
These descriptions are based on observations in our own fields and trial plots 
throughout Ohio. 
We still maintain that if a dahlia succeeds in the hot insect- 
infested area of Southern Ohio, it surely will grow even better on the East and 
West coast, in the lake regions, or in the mountains. 
(For a complete list of standard varieties see Pages 2 & 3.) 
We are growing most of the 1946 introductions of other growers and can sup- 
ply them at the originator’s prices. 
ALICE MAY. ID. Bloom 10x5. A large round- 
ed white of great beauty. Grows well in most 
sections and is considered a good standard 
white. Roots $1.00; R. C. .40 
ALL AMERICAN. S. C. Bloom 12x6. Bush 4 ft. 
A giant rose bloom with a flush of light 
orange at base of the petals. A vigorous 
free-branching grower, one of the best of ex- 
hibition dahlias. We can recommend this very 
highly to all dahlia growers. Outstanding. 
Roots $2.00; R. C. .80 
ANNA BENEDICT. Deep garnet red. This is 
one of the two reds we use for cutting. 7 
inch. 5 feet. One of the most insect resistant 
of dahlias. We recommend it highly. 
Roots $1.00; R. C. .40 
AXFORD TRIUMPH. I. D. Bloom 12x6. Color 
is deep golden orange. This is one of the 
easiest dahlias to raise that we know of, and 
will give strong competition in the orange 
class. Bushes medium tall, foliage very 
tough. Stems and pose of flower are all that 
can be desired. (Australia) 
Roots $3.00; R. C. $1.20 
BESS SMITH. I. D. Bloom 9x5. A creamy 
white with a very ruffled formation. Blooms 
are large and showy and of good substance. 
Comes into bloom about ~- mid-season and 
produces a quantity of flowers till frost. 
Bush medium tall with fairly heavy foliage. 
Stems are good. Good root-maker. One of the 
best informal whites. 
Roots $2.50; R. C. $1.00 
Seven 
New varieties are listed on P. 26. 
BEGONIA ROSE. Florists of Dayton and 
Cincinnati ordered this dahlia by name in 
1940, its year of introduction. As near as 
we can judge this is a record. Begonia Rose 
has four certificates to its credit; one each 
from Cincinnati, E. Lansing, California and 
West Virginia. The extra long stems, the 
superb color of raspberry rose, and its keep- 
ing qualities, combined with extra freedom 
of bloom and insect resistant growth, make 
it a florist’s flower extraordinary, and even 
a more reliable producer than Queen City. 
Extremely early. Bloom 4-5 feet. Flowers 
5-7 inches. 
Roots $2.50; R. C. .80O 
BATAAN. S. C. Bloom 8x4. A_ beautiful 
scarlet tipped gold on good stems. Very 
profuse with good vigor and foliage. A very 
worthy variety. 
Roots $1.50; R. C. .75 

