
Winged Victory 
FORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Continued 
AVALANCHE (Australia 85A), Bloom 9 x 6, Bush 
5 ft. This pure white is very attractive and prom- 
ising. We believe it will take its place gracefully 
in our Dahlia family. Stem strong. Bush healthy. 
Plant, $3.00 
BARBAROSA (Ballego 84B), Bloom 7 x 5, Bush 
4 ft. About the brightest scarlet in Dahliadom. 
Full centers, strong stems, and a good keeper for 
cutting. Root, $1.00 
BLUE JERSEY (85B), Bloom 6!4 x 4, Bush 61,4 ft. 
Tyrian pink to light mallow purple. A sport of 
Jersey Beauty with all of its parent’s good qualities. 
Root, .50 
DOROTHY GEER (Geneva 84B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 
5 ft. A soft violet rose with pointed petals. Long, 
graceful stems, with flowers held perfectly. Award 
of Honor, Ga. Root, .75 
HARVEST MOON (83B), Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 5 ft. 
Clear sulphur yellow of medium size. Good stems 
for cutting. Very similar to Avalon. Root, .50 
HASLEROVA (Svajner 85B), Bloom 7'% x 4, Bush 
4 ft. Delicate lavender, almost white, flecked and 
spotted French purple, with color variations. Stem, 
foliage and bush growth very satisfactory. A strik- 
ing variegated dahlia. Root, .75 
JANINE (Comstock 844), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 5'% ft. 
Mauve shaded Tyrian rose. An early strong grower. 
Easy to grow, and very profuse. Root, .75 
JERSEY BEAUTY (Waite 85B), Bloom 614 x 4, 
Bush 6!% ft. This beautiful pink is undoubtedly 
the most universally grown dahlia. Is still ‘the’ 
commercial pink. Perfect form, long stems, excel- 
lent keeper and profuse. Root, .50 
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JDANLIAS, 
JERSEY WHITE BEAUTY (Waite 84B), Bloom 
7 x 3, Bush 5 ft. A white Jersey Beauty, some- 
what similar, with exceptional keeping qualities. 
Centers always good, and petals tightly arranged. 
Early and profuse. Root, ./5 NET 
KENTUCKY (Castlewood 85B), Bloom 64% x 4, 
Bush 61% ft. Jersey Beauty pink with yellow and 
gold blended in, making its general effect salmon 
Has the same ideal characteristics of form 
and substance as Jersey Beauty. Good for cutting, 
and very popular. Root, .90 
KING PETER II (85B), Bloom 6 x 4, Bush 4 ft. The 
base color is white with the tip of each petal over- 
laid amethyst and pale rose. A very striking and 
attractive. color combination. A dahlia that is 
decidedly different. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
LINK’S BLUE TRIUMPH (Link-Premier 85A), 
Bloom. 10 x 41%, Bush 4 ft. A violet mauve seedling 
of Blue River, somewhat larger. Good stiff stems 
and heavy insect-resistant foliage. Winner of many 
awards. Root, .75 
LOIS WALCHER (Walcher-Geneva 84B), Bloom 7 
x 4, Bush 41% ft. True purple with outer third of 
petals clear white. A bi-color which has won six 
Achievement Medals, and certified at O.V.D.A. and 
E. Lansing. Sturdy growth, and good stems. How- 
ever, blooms sometimes come smaller. Plant, .50 
MAJOR VIERS (Viers-Rocky River 84A), 1947, 
Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 4 ft. Primrose yellow with 
peach suffusion. Achievement Medals at Cleveland 
and East Liverpool. A strong rugged grower. 
Plant, $2.50 
PINK PROFUSION (Cordes-Dahliadel 84B), Bloom 
7 x 4, Bush 41% ft. Intense salmon pink edged 
deep rose pink, which develops a cream center as it 
fully opens. Perfect center, sturdy growth, and 
glossy foliage. Fine for cutting. Root, $1.00 
SCARLET BLAZE (Wolfe 85B), 1947, Bloom 7 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. Can be best described as a scarlet 
Jersey Beauty. Excellent high center, good sub- 
stance and petals turn back to stem. Good for 
cutting and exhibition. Root, $7.50; Plant, $3.50 
THE GOVERNOR (Berwick-Dahliadel 854A), Bloom 
11 x 6, Bush 5!4 ft. Bright sulphur yellow. Ex- 
cellent form, with long broad petals going back to 
stem. Long strong erect stems hold flowers in per- 
fect position. Bush seems entirely immune to in- 
sects. Blooms profusely from very early until frost. 
Does splendidly everywhere, and is our best selling 
yellow Formal. Many prizes. Root, $1.00; Plant, .50 
WILEY POST (Patrick 85B), 1947, Bloom 7 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. Sulphur yellow. A seedling of Jersey 
Beauty and very similar in form and bush growth 
except bushes are not quite as tall. A fine healthy 
grower. Good for exhibition in the B class and 
will soon be popular as a cut flower. 
Root, $4.00; Pot Root, $3.00; Plant, $2.00 
WINGED VICTORY (Patrick 85B), 1947, Bloom 7 x 
5, Bush 4 ft. A white sport of Wiley Post with all 
the good qualities described above. As a white 
dahlia, will be more in demand in the cut flower 
market and will be very hard to beat on the show 
table. Root, $4.00; Pot Root, $3.00; Plant, $2.00 
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