


SEMI-CACTUS DAHLIAS 
BATAAN (Retzer 85B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 4 ft. An 
attractive spectrum red with lighter reverse. Wavy 
petals show faint gold tips. Very attractive and fine 
for cutting. Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
DANDY SNOW (Australia 85B), Bloom 7 x 5, Bush 
41% ft. Pure white. A strong healthy grower pro- 
ducing well formed blooms of uniform size. Suit- 
able for cutting or exhibiting. Plant, $3.00 
ENKART PRIMA (Belgium 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. Salmon with gold center. A rugged 
plant with very vigorous foliage. A beautiful color 
and a worthwhile dahlia. Root, $1.00 NET 
GRETEL (Bauer 83B), Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 314 ft. 
Color, a soft fiery red. This variety is very satis- 
factory for cutting as it is early, profuse, and a 
good keeper. Root, .50 
INDIAN SUMMER (Goetzger 84A), Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. Golden yellow with soft orange suffusion. 
The bush is tall and rugged, with excellent foliage. 
Stems long, good for cutting. On Futurity and 
Honor Roll. Achievement Medal winner and certi- 
fied at O.V.D.A. Enjoys good culture. Root, .75 
LADY IN RED (Dixie 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
A bright scarlet red that is a good cut flower. Beau- 
tiful for baskets. Fine form and color. A vigorous 
grower with dark green foliage. Root, .75 
LAKESIDE ANN (Lakeside 85B), 1946, Bloom 7 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. A nice pastel blend with lemon yellow 
center suffused coral red on ends of outer petals. 
Healthy plant and foliage. An open grower with 
good stems for cutting. 
Root, $5.00; Pot Root, $3.75; Plant, $2.50 
LIMELIGHT (Dahliadel 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 3 
ft. Pointed petals of soft sulphur yellow. A variety 
that is easy to grow. A semi-dwarf growing bush 
that fits into landscape planting. Not easily dam- 
aged by storms. It has erect stems, long enough 
for cutting and exhibition when disbudded. <A pro- 
lific bloomer. 
Root, .75 NET; Pot Root, .50 NET; Plant, .50 
DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 
& Grow + 
Potash Fed 
DAHUAS 
LUCKY (Jemars 85B), Bloom 7 x 5, Bush 4 ft. An 
outstanding bright red for exhibition or cut flower 
purposes. Very early and profuse. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 
MICHIGAN O. COLLINS (85B), 1947, Bloom 6 x 3, 
Bush 3 ft. White heavily suffused soft mallow pur- 
ple. Very early, profuse, and fine for cutting. Two 
dahlias were introduced as Michigan Orchid. We 
are therefore abbreviating the word Orchid and us- 
ing the originator’s name. 
Root, $5.00; Pot Root, $3.75; Plant, $2.50 
MRS. EDWARD H. DIEHL (Lakeside 85B), 1946, 
Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 5 ft. Beautiful soft peach red 
blended with yellow, general tone grenadine pink. 
Certified at E. Lansing. Fine for baskets and com- 
mercial work. : Plant, $2.00 
PYGMALION (Holland 844A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 5 
ft. Very attractive large orange-tan flowers suf- 
fused peach red. Petals incurve, and at times rev- 
olute enough to qualify as an Incurved Cactus. 
Healthy and rugged, with good stems. Root, $1.00 
RAY SMITH (Scheffel 85A), 1946, Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 5!% ft. A winner named for the popular 
Pres. of the N. J. Society lost in a U-Boat sinking. 
Clear deep Tyrian pink with white tips. A very 
fine dahlia when grown for exhibition. 
Root, $3.00; Plant, $1.50 
ROCKLEY ORANGE (Taylor 85B), Bloom 7 x 4, 
Bush 41% ft. Orange flame or tangerine orange. 
Good form with full centers. A nice grower and a 
good keeper. Certified at Storrs. Root, $2.00 
SUN TAN (Chappaqua 85A-B), Bloom 8-10 x 6, Bush 
5 ft. This is an attractive orange chrome with a 
bronzy.sheen. A good strong grower. High centers, 
narrow petals, and fine form. Keeps well when cut. 
Easy to grow. Root, $1.00 
ZUIWN (Foreign 85B), Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 3 ft. A 
bright crimson carmine of very pleasing form on 
wiry stems. At times a Straight Cactus. Excellent 
for cutting. Root, .50 

UNIFORM COLOR STANDARDS 
We should adopt some uniform standard by which 
color can be accurately measured and _ uniformly 
judged and described throughout the country. 
With the Horticultural Color Chart now available 
we have the best answer to this complex problem and 
with it we should be able to standardize color descrip- 
tions of Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, and other plant 
material. This chart comes to us in a loose sheet 
folder which is very unhandy to use. We are there- 
fore punching the pages and supplying loose leaf 
binders. 
The American Dahlia Society and the Central States 
Dahlia Society are working through a joint committee 
to standardize Type, Size and Color Classification of 
the Dahlia and unify the Show Schedules as much as 
possible. The North American Gladiolus Council have 
already officially adopted this color chart as their 
standard. 
We are working on a pocket edition of the Horti- 
cultural Color Chart wherein we will arrange our 
colors on pages representing each of the principal 
color classes used in the show room, yellow, orange, 
autumn, red, ete. On this we will want the approval 
of both societies before offering 1t for sale. 
