General Description of Varieties 
of the 
WORLD’S BEST PRIZE-WINNING 
DAHLIAS 
We specialize in dahlias that have a record of WINNING 
PRIZES; that are known to be vigorous, and have been thor- 
oughly tested out in many sections of the United States. 
Nearly every one of our dahlias has received a Certificate 
of Merit from the Trial Grounds at Storrs, Conn., East Lansing, 
Mich., Cincinnati, Ohio, or Fairmont, W. Va. That means a 
rating of at least 85 per cent. 
Healthy Dahlias 
It is our policy—and we strictly adhere to it—that NO 
dahlia will grow in our gardens that shows ANY disease what- 
soever. If a dahlia cost us a nice sum of money, it matters 
not if it is NOT healthy, it is dug up and burned at once. 
We never purchase any stock from a dahlia raiser if we know 
he allows diseased dahlias to grow in his gardens. 
“We grow a number of the very best 
And let, who will, raise all the rest.” 
Abbreviations 
FD—Formal Decorative |D—Infor: nal Decorative 
SC-—Semi-Cactus 1C—tIncurved Cactus C—Cactus 
ADIRONDACK SUNSET (1.D.), 1935, ’’Parkway.’’ This 
is one of the greatest dahlias ever introduced, and one 
of the most spectacular, and it attracts everyone’s 
attention. The color is a vivid scarlet, shading to a 
bright canary yellow at the base, giving the large 
blooms the striking sunset colors... Root .85 
ALICE MAY (I. D.), ‘‘Australia,’’ 1939. Bloom 12x8. 
This pure waxy white flower is rightly called a ‘’White 
Lord of Autumn.’’ This tremendous bloom is beauti- 
fully formed, the petals folding all the way back to the 
stem. One flower of Alice May had three blue ribbons 
at the 1940 Cleveland Show—one ribbon for the best 
flowers in its class, one ribbon for the largest flower in 
the show, and the other ribbon for the most perfect 
sloom in the show. One of the greatest dahlias to date. 
sae Be Rey nae ag a ee a eee ere Root $1:50>"Plantas.1> 
AMELIA EARHART (S.C.) ‘Cordes.’ Bloom 12x6, 
bush 4 ft. This gorgeous dahlia is a consistent win- 
ner wherever shown, having two American Home 
Achievement Medals and many other prizes to its 
credit. Color is apricot buff with salmon tints shading 
fo soft yellow at base of* petals!.2...2. eee Root .95 
BATAAN (S.C.). ’’Retzer,’’ 1943. Bloom 10x4. Red 
lightly tipped gold. This variety seems to have per- 
formed well this past season as it was more in evi- 
dence at the shows which we attended than any other 
1943 introduction. Long stiff stems ...............- Plant .60 
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