World’s Best Prize Winning 
DAHLIAS . of Merit_ Merit Only 
1949 
Prices Quoted are for Strong Grown Roots 
Abbreviations: FD—Formal Decorative: ID—Informal 
Decorative: C—Cactus: SC—Semi Cactus: Inc—In- 
curved Cactus: Str—Straight Cactus: Min—Miniature. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES ROOTS 
Alyce Marie Galvin (FD)—A beautiful white with 
faint-tones of cameo pink. Certified at Storrs $ .75 
Alice May (FD)—Waxy white large blooms 1.00 
Avalon (FD)—Large bright yellow 50 
Axford Triumph (ID)—Apricot to orange, 12x7 2.00 
Burgundy (FD)—A large wine purple 75 
Bataan (SC)—A beautiful red with gold tips 1.00 
Blue Moon (ID)—Lavender shading to lilac purple 
12x5 1.00 
Crowning Glory (IC)—Rose pink with a cream cen- 
ter very beautiful and artistic 1.50 
Cornell (ID)—Garnet with deep white tips 1.25 
Cherokee Brave (I1D)—Ruby red, 12x6 1.00 
Colin Kelly, Jr. (ID)—Glistening phlox pink 12x5 2.00 
Clariam Belle (FD)—Yellow with deep white tips 75 
Columbia (SC)—Deep gold shading to peach pink 
12x7 1.50 
Clariam Kelton (ID)—Flame red with yellow re- 
verse which shows on face of flower petals curl 
and twist 10x5 2.00 
Delmarva (FD)—Orange and red a sensation 12x6 2.00 
Dir. Carl Dahl (ID)—Apricot rose reverse old rose, 
14x6 1.00 
Dixies Wine Dot (ID)—White varigated flecked and 
splashed wine red giant-blooms 2.00 
Dahliamum (ID)—Apricot with a golden sheen 11x5 1.50 
Daylight (ID)—Glistening white 11x5 1.50 
Edith Granville (FD)—Beautiful opalescent pink 1.50 
Emma Walker (SC)—Yellow shaded old rose and 
lavender 15 
Evelyn Chandler (SC)—Large golden apricot 1.00 
Earl Baldwin (SC)—Mauve 1.00 
Essie Smith (SC)—Beautiful amaranth pink, 12x6 2.00 
Five Star General (FD)—Amaranth and tyvian pink 
intermingled, petals edged maize yellow, 12x6 5.00 
Goulburn (C)—Yellow and pink, 10x5 4.00 
Gov. Heil (Inc C)—Orange and burnt orange, 10x7 _ .75 
Glamour (ID)—Purple edged amaranth pink, 12x6 1.00 
Ginger Rogers (ID)—Light yellow, 12x6 2.00 
Golden Lite (FD)—A lovely dahlia of red and yellow 1.00 
Gaylord Ballay (FD)—A giant white 2.00 
H. R. S. (1D)—Golden yellow giant blooms 50 
Hilda Fioretti (SC)—Rose pink blended with stripes 
and fine tips of apricot yellow 3.00 
Incandescent (ID)—Rosy buff suffused old rose 1.00 
Jessica Dragonette (SC)—Peach apricot and mauve, 
11x6 1.00 
Josephine G. (SC)—Rose pink tipped yellow 50 
Jane Cowl (ID)—Bronzy buff and gold, 11x6 50 
