Zor AoaeN aa Le S Beetle (U, E.R 
B BON 
DIVA HatEs Ty cAg Ss 

OUR THIRTY-THIRD YEAR 
OF GROWING DAHLIAS 
—and We Know How! 

JOHN J. ZANT 
Grower of 
Blue Ribbon DAHLIAS 
Graduate Landscape Architect and Gardener 
Specializing in the World’s Best Dahlias 

Variety 
Number 
*157. EAST ROW (CF. D.) 
Size 10 by 5 inches. Color soft Nopal red, on very 
stiff straight stems. This dahlia is one of the ear- 
eS teeLOmeb LO Olle: meee ieee Seer ees ae Roots $1.79 
EDGAR A. GUEST (I. D.) 
A well formed flower of sulphur yellow. Medium 
sized flowers are carried well above the bushes on 
FOO Ugh S GOTT Sipe aes ea ot ee Te Ee Roots $1.49 
97. ELEANOR M. RADELL (1. D.) 
Lovely shell pink shading to deep rose at center. It 
is a fine, clean growing dahlia. Very fine cut flower. 
Roots 49¢ 
335. EVELYN CHANDLER (S. C.) 
Large bright gold of rare color. Selected and named 
by the guest of honor at San Francisco show. 
Roots 98¢ 
*444, EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE CI. D.) 
Extra large lavender pink, a great favorite. 
Roots 98c 
FIREBALL (F. D.) 
A brilliant scarlet which does not burn or fade. 
The foliage is heavy and absolutely insect-resistant. 
Roots 79c 
FLORIST BEAUTY (F. D.) 
A nice long stemmed red, pointed white that does 
well for us. Bushes healthy and a mid-season bloom- 
er. A nice cut-flower but better for exhibition. 
Roots $1.29 

304. *FIVE STAR GENERAL (F. D.) 1946. Bloom, 
12 x 5; bush, 6 ft. Color, Amaranth pink, blushing into 
a tyrian pink and then going into a maize yellow to- 
ward the center. Very sturdy plant. Excellent foilage. 
Highest scoring dahlia in the Mid-West Trial Grounds 
in 1945, with a score of 86. On ALL three Honor Rolls. 
This is one of the VERY BEST Roots $2.98 
Variety 
Number 
415. FRECKLES (1. D.) 
Color, lemon yellow, speckled and striped peach 
redapAgreal novelty me ee ee Roots 98c¢ 
203. GREAT EASTERN (1. D.) 
A bright gold shaded deep bronze. Very large. 
Roots 79c 
231. GIRL OF HILLCREST (I. D.) 
Bright orange; blooms have good depth....Roots 59c 
*458. GLAMOUR (1. D.) 
The largest bloom in our garden. An immense true 
purple deeply edged amaranth pink........ Roots 98c 
14. GOLDEN STANDARD (C.) 
A golden tan, blushed with tints of amber and 
bronzes lon szstralsntas tenn ces esse aes Roots 79c 
16. GROLL’S GENESEE 
Very large flowers of bright orange. Medium height, 
plant of robust habit and very free flowering. 
Roots 98¢ 
451. HILLSIDE GOLD (C.) 
Color gold to autumn shade. Extra fine cut flower 
andecoods keepers 4 ee ae ee Roots 79¢ 
80. HILLCREST MANDARIN 
Tremendous oriental red. A prize winner that 
blooms early. Good healthy informal decorative 
VAT ty awe: iene See eoas Hees Lo ee aes Roots 79c 
81. HILLCREST SUNSET (I. D.) 
Large golden blooms with a red pencil line around 
the edge of each petal................... Withdrawn for 1948 
318. HILDA FIORETTI (S. C.) 
Bloom 8 x 4— Color rose pink. A very pretty semi- 
cactus on long stem. Very artistic medium pink 
SOWMECHYGADE) Tore IMO eee Roots $1.49 
15. HUNT’S VELVET WONDER 
Color is a rich violet purple. The huge blooms can 
be grown to immense SsiZé..............--.---------- Roots 79c 
202. INCANDESCENCE (if. D.) 
The color is rich rosy buff with a shading of yellow, 
reverse light old rose. It is a seedling of Jane Cowl. 
Roots 79¢ 
56. INDIAN GIANT (1. D.) 
The general appearance is tan or apricot. Blooms 
are large. Plants are bushy....Root $2.00, Plant $1.00 
25. JANE COWL (1. D.) 
An immense flower of buff. Produced on long stiff 
stemse) Won memanyes medals eee Roots 39c 
*57. JEAN TRIMBEE (S. C.) 
Large, long petaled. thick flower of Petunia violet. 
REMUS hartonates Femeon Melee n cod Me ee Roots 89c 
23. JERSEY’S BEAUTY (F. D.) 
Large true pink and old gold, blending with salmon. 
Roots 49¢c 
28. JERSEY’S MELODY (S. C.) 
Tyran rose, shading to silver tips, with silver re- 
verse. A very striking variety held on stiff stems. 
(CEERI) ares eee oe enter een ee Roots 79c 
If you should find at blooming time that some va- 
riety is not true to name make your complaint at 
once so we can check in our garden. 
