
ORDER EARLY 
Early orders will help us in booking your order 
and reserving the stock for you and thus schedule 
it for the proper shipping time. Do not send us an 
order at the height of our shipping season and ex- 
pect delivery in 3 to 5 days. The orders booked 
weeks and months ahead that are scheduled for spe- 
cific shipping dates will go out first and the last min- 
ute orders will follow as soon as we can get them off. 
On late orders, kindly give a second choice. Owing 
to the shorage of stock, on some varieties, kindly 
indicate on your order whether or not you want us 
to substitute. ROOTS 
Dahlia roots are divisions of field grown clumps. 
Each root must contain at least one “eye” from 
which the plant grows. Sturdy stalks or plants and 
fine exhibition flowers grow from roots, and strong 
clumps harvested for the following season, As the 
planted root acts as a food storehouse for the growing 
plant, the growth of the plant is thus stabilized under 
adverse growing conditions. 
POT ROOTS 
Pot roots are small clumps produced by plants 
grown mostly in 3” pots in the open during the late 
Summer, and transferred in the Fall to greenhouses 
where they are grown under controlled conditions, 
and allowed to ripen naturally by the end of Decem- 
ber. Pot roots should not be judged adversely because 
of their size, as they will produce bushes and flowers 
equal to roots, and in many varieties even better 
clumps on digging. Many experienced growers prefer 
POveee =: GREEN PLANTS 
Green plants are sprouts or cuttings taken from 
clumps grown in especially built greenhouses; rooted 
in sand benches in air-conditioned propagating houses ; 
potted and grown under greenhouse conditions until 
well established and then moved to cold frames for 
proper hardening off. When they reach you they are 
ready for planting. 
Our customers have found them highly satisfactory 
and they are considerably cheaper than roots in the 
high priced varieties. 
Green plants will produce flowers equal to roots or 
pot roots when well grown for exhibition, but will 
not produce as large clumps for the following season. 
When properly grown, however, many varieties will 
produce nice clumps. 
Dahliadel green plants, in our specially designed 
shipping box, have been successfully sent all over the 
United States. See ‘‘Notice on Green Plant and 
Rooted Cutting Shipments,’ page 32. 
DAHLIADEL NURSERIES = <Giw’> 
=Potash Fed 
DAHLIAS 
1948 INTRODUCTIONS 
SMALL VARIETIES 
CHIPS (McKay-Dahliadel 85M), M ID, Bloom 3-34 
x 2, Bush 4 tt. This is a very attractive Informal 
Decorative Miniature with pointed petals, some- 
times inclined Semi-Cactus. Color, lemon yellow 
lightly suffused soft red at tips, that is so diirereat 
with unusual notched petals. A very strong open 
grower, with long wiry stems. Most artistic and 
interesting, holds a full center, and produces multi- 
tudes of blooms. Won A.D.S. Trophy for best 
Undisseminated variety measuring 4” or less in N.Y. 
in 1945, and a first in Baltimore this year. 
Root, $5.00 NET; Plant, $2.50 
BO BO (Frank-Rocky River 85M), M FD, Bloom 2 x 
1'%, Bush 4 ft. A really showy and bright prim- 
rose yellow suffused rose red. Unusually long stems 
and good form. Excellent for arranging and ex- 
hibiting. An Achievement Medal winner at Irving- 
ton and a Silver Certificate at N.Y. On 3 Honor 
Rolls. Plant, $2.00 NET 
GOLD DUST (Goddard-Rocky River 85), Pom, 
Bloom 1'!4 x 1, Bush 3 ft. Deep gold with petals 
fully quilled. Early and free blooming. Certified 
at E. Lansing, and on 3 Honor Rolls. 
Plant, $1.50 NET 
KATHIE M (Lakeside 85M), M FD, Bloom 4 x 3, 
Bush 5 ft. A blend of soft buff suffused deep rose 
pink. Recommended highly as a real florists’ dahlia 
and a good keeper, but truly a beautiful bloom 
with notched petals. Can be grown much larger. 
Cert. at E. Lansing. Plant, $2.00 
MICKEY (Robens 85M), M FD, 2 x 11%, Bush 5 ft. 
Lovely nasturtium or scarlet red blooms with per- 
fect centers. Fine rugged grower with strong erect 
stems. Profuse from early to late and a good 
keeper. Plant, $2.50 
NORMA JEAN (Shepard 85M), MStC, Bloom 4 x 3, 
Bush 5 ft. An outstanding coral pink with light 
yellow center. Narrow spiky petals that are laci- 
nated at tips. Certified at New Brunswick. Achieve- 
ment Medal Winner and many other prizes. 
Plant, $2.50 NET 
SWEETIE (Johnson 86), Pom, Bloom 114 x 114, 
Bush 2 ft. Bright spectrum red of fine form. Strong 
bush growth, perfect stems. A wonderful exhibition 
variety. Root, $5.00 NET; Plant, $2.50 
We are growing a number of varieties not listed 
and will be glad to quote you on your needs or send 
you a list of varieties we have to offer. 
ROOTED CUTTINGS 
Rooted cuttings are sprouts or cuttings grown ex- 
actly as described under green plants (see above) up 
to the point where a good root system has developed. 
Rooted cuttings are wrapped singly or two together 
in live sphagnum moss on a special machine built for 
this work. In shipment the roots are fed moisture in 
live sphagnum. The leaves are in a ventilated air 
space. This insures the best and safest transportation. 
Rooted Dahlia cuttings are 1/3 less in price than 
plants. However we do not recommend them unless 
you have had experience and are equipped to handle 
dahlia cuttings. 
