
California Idol 
INFORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Continued 
CALIFORNIA IDOL (Ballay 85A), Bloom 11 x 7, 
Bush 41% ft. Clear lemon yellow. Deep flowers of 
fine form with high, full centers. Strong bush, 
profuse, and a consistent winner. Very popular. 
One of the easiest grown large yellows. 
Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
CHEROKEE ROSE (Ricks-Dahliadel 85A-B), Bloom 
8-9 x 5, Bush 514 ft. Beautiful Tyrian rose shaded 
deep rose pink. Very profuse, with fine stems and 
strong well-branched bushes. <A fine cut flower and 
an excellent keeper. One of the best and very well 
liked. Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
DIXIE’S WINE DOT (Dixie 85A), Bloom 10 x 4, 
Bush 6 ft. An attractive variegated dahlia. White 
wavy petals, suffused, flecked and dotted rosy ma- 
genta. Three Achievement Medals, certified 
OLVED TAG Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
FOREST FIRE (Dahliadel 844A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
4'% ft. Lemon yellow near center, blending to rich 
scarlet near the tips of the petals. The combined 
color-picture suggested the name. Bushes stocky 
and strong. Blooms a little late. Root, ./5 
FRECKLES (Kemp 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 41% 
ft. Lemon yellow speckled and striped peach red. 
Rather unusual. This variegated novelty is a favor- 
ite with our visitors. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
KIRSTEN FLAGSTED (Brown-Rocky River 85A), 
Bloom 11 x 6, Bush 5 ft. An artistic flower of 
buff with gold and apricot shadings. Early and 
prolific. Should be the first to bloom in your gar- 
den. On 3 Honor Rolls. 
Root, $2.50; Pot Root, $2.00; Plant, $1.25 
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MILTON J. CROSS (Johnson 84A), Bloom 11 x 7, 
Bush 6 ft. General effect is yellow with outer petals 
suffused rose and coral. A consistent prize winner 
and a strong grower. Root, .o0 
MISS ENGLEWOOD (Daily 814A), Bloom 10 x 6, 
Bush 4 ft. Deep carmine red shading lighter with 
buff yellow on reverse. Very attractive in both 
form and color. Easy to grow, and sure to please. 
Certified at E. Lansing. Root, .75 
SALEM SUNSHINE (Salem 85A), Bloom 12 x 8, 
Bush 4 ft. A fine large light lemon yellow. Early, 
profuse and a vigorous grower. Flowers are held 
facing side to upward. A good root maker. Well 
worth your trial to get an easy to grow large 
yellow. Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 
SUNBURST (Smith 85A), 1946, Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 
4l% ft. Soft lemon yellow shaded at center and 
suffused apricot buff. Flowering habit prolific. 
Plant, $2.50 
WHITE ABUNDANCE (Ballego 83A), Bloom 10 
x 5, Bush 6 ft. Beautiful waxy white blooms are 
held well out of the foliage on strong erect stems. 
Fine for cutting, baskets, and florist work. Does 
well for us. Plants must be tied to stakes. 
Root, .75 NET; Pot Root, .50 NET; Plant, .50 
WHITE WINNER (Wolfe 85B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 
4% ft. A white with more petal substance than 
any other white we have grown. Karly and profuse, 
does not burn, and is most satisfactory for cutting. 
Long erect stems. Root, -75; Pot Root, .50 
WOSAL (Australia 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 4 ft. 
Soft carmine rose with orange shadings. Strong 
grower with insect-resistant foliage. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
A. D. S. TRIAL GARDENS 
If you are interested in having your seedlings tried, 
write the gardens selected from the following list and 
ask for entry blanks. About May 15 send 3 plants or 
roots, carefully packed, carriage prepaid to each of 
the gardens you select. Mail entry blanks and $5.00 
for each separate variety entered. 
The five Official A.D.S. Trial Gardens are: 
Eastern Trial Gardens, College of Agr., Rutgers 
Univ., New Brunswick, N. J. Charles H. Connors, Supt. 
Midwest Trial Gardens, Michigan State College, East 
Lansing, Michigan. Attention C. E. Wildon. 
Ohio Valley Dahlia Trial Gardens, Ault Park, Heckin 
and Principer Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio. Att’n. Robert 
Seibel. 
Mid-Atlantic Trial Gardens, Univ. of Maryland. 
College Park, Md. Attention Prof. Wm. Wood. 
South Atlantic Trial Gardens, Georgia Agr. Experi- 
ment Station, Experiment, Ga. Att’n. Dr. F. F. Cowart. 
The Trial Gardens at Storrs, Conm. was discontinued 
after 1946 and the official A.D.S. Eastern Trial Gar- 
dens is now located at New Brunswick. We under- 
stand the Trial Gardens at Fairmont, W. Va. has been 
discontinued. 
Dahlias which have received Certificates at the offi- 
cial Trial Gardens are marked in our catalog “‘Certified 
at Storrs, E. Lansing, O.V.D.A., W. Va., New Bruns- 
wick, Maryland, or Georgia.” 
