

Newest and Best Grown 
4 inch pots in good potting soil and shaded 3 or 4 days, then 
grown in a green house or hotbed until you are ready to 
plant them out. 
CLASSIFICATION OF DAHLIAS 
Formal Decorative Dahlias (F. D.). Informal Decorative 
Dahlias (I. D.). Incurved Cactus Dahlias (I. C.). Recurved 
and Straight Cactus Dahlias (R. C.). Semi-Cactus Dahlias 
(S. C.). Peony Dahlias (Peo.). Ball Dahlias (Ball). Show 
Dahlia (Show). Pom Pon Dahlias (Pom); and Miniatures 
[Min]. Rooted Cuttings [R. C.] 
Abbreviation H. R. after Dahlia indicates an Honor Roll 
FOR 1948 
ROLL of HONOR DAHLIAS 
Achievement Medal Winners and 
Blue Ribbon Dahlias 
of Recent Introduction 
ADIRONDACK SUNSET (Cackener-Parkway, 1935) 
This aptly named variety has about everything a Dahlia 
can offer—color, form, personality, and splendid growing 
habits. The color is a brilliant scarlet red with golden 
tips, the center being tipped in golden orange. 
Roots 85c 
ADORABLE (I.D.) (Angell, 1935) 
The color of this beauty is pinard yellow, outer petals 
flesh pink, and a prolific bloomer. Has a. good stem and 
good growing habits. Scored 86 at the Storrs. 
Roots 65c 
AGLOW [Dahliadel, 1946] I. D. 
This beautiful Dahlia is warm amber yellow, heavily suf- 
fused scarlet on the center area of each petal, and is en- 
hanced with a golden sheen overall. A fine open grower, 
producing deep, full blooms on long, erect stems without 
disbudding. Blooms easily average 10 x 6 inches and the 
bush is about 6 ft. tall. One of the most appealing of all 
fall shades. 
— Roots $2.00 

ALCAZAR 
ALCAZAR [Ballay, 1946] S. C. 
Deep fuchsia red with a trace of cerise. A new and charm- 
ing color in a large finely formed new semi-cactus. Out- 
standing for beauty and _ distinctiveness. Achievement 
Medal Winner at Milwaukee. Strong divisions. 
Roots $2.50 
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