ORDER EARLY 
Early orders will help us in booking your order and 
reserving the stock for you and thus schedule it for 
the proper shipping time. Do not send us an order at 
the height of our shipping season and expect de- 
livery in 3 to 5 days. The orders booked weeks and 
months ahead that are scheduled for specific shipping 
dates will go out first and the last minute orders will 
follow as soon as we can get them off. 
On late orders, kindly give a second choice. Owing 
to the shortage of stock, on some varieties, kindly 
indicate on your order whether or not you want us 
to substitute. 
ROOTS 
Dahlia roots are divisions of field grown clumps. 
Each root must contain at least one “eye” from which 
the plant grows. Sturdy stalks or plants and fine 
exhibition flowers grow from roots, and strong clumps 
harvested for the following season. As the planted root 
acts as a food storehouse for the growing plant, the 
growth of the plant is thus stabilized under adverse 
growing conditions. 
POT ROOTS 
Pot roots are small clumps produced by plants grown 
mostly in 3 pots in the open during the late Sum- 
mer, and transferred in the Fall to greenhouses where 
they are grown under controlled conditions, and _ al- 
lowed to ripen naturally by the end of December. Pot 
roots should not be judged adversely because of their 
size, as they will produce bushes and flowers equal to 
roots, and in many varieties even better clumps on 
digging. Many experienced growers prefer pot roots. 
GREEN PLANTS 
Green plants are sprouts or cuttings taken from 
clumps grown in especially built greenhouses; rooted 
in sand benches in air-conditioned propagating houses; 
potted and grown under greenhouse conditions until 
well established and then moved to cold frames for 
proper hardening off. When they reach you they are 
ready for planting, after unwrapping. 
Our customers have found them highly satisfactory 
and they are considerably cheaper than roots in the 
high priced varieties. 
Green plants will produce flowers equal to roots or 
pot roots when well grown for exhibition, but will 
not produce as large clumps for the following season. 
When properly grown, however, many varieties will 
produce nice clumps. 
Dahliadel green plants, in our specially designed 
shipping box, have been successfully sent all over the 
United States. However, shipments of dahlia plants to 
California, Oregon and Washington have been so de- 
layed by their present inspection facilities that we do 
not recommend dahlia plants or cuttings for that terri- 
tory. See ‘Notice on Green Plant and Rooted Cutting 
Shipments,“ page 32. 
ROOTED CUTTINGS 
Rooted cuttings are sprouts or cuttings grown ex- 
actly as described under green plants (see above) up 
to the point where a good root system has developed. 
Rooted cuttings are wrapped singly or two together 
in live sphagnum moss on a special machine built for 
this work. In shipment the roots are fed moisture in 
live sphagnum. The leaves are in a ventilated air 
space. This insures the best and safest transportation. 
Rooted Dahlia cuttings are 1/3 less in price than 
plants. However, we do not recommend them unless 
you have had experience and are equipped to handle 
dahlia cuttings 
1950 INTRODUCTIONS 
Of Other Growers 
Plants Grown from Originator’s 
or Introducer’s Stock 
B & B (Beals-Rock), A FD, Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 412 ft. 
This lovely pastel mauve with phlox purple suffusion and 
reverse was surely a good grower in Georgia. Deep full 
centers. On 3 Honor Rolls, Certified E. Lansing ‘48 and 
Georgia in ‘49. Will be a contender in the Lavender 
Formal Class. Plant, $5.00 NET 
CHARLES K. SHAW (Cry 85A), ID, Bloom 1012 x 5, Bush 
5 ft. Clear light primrose yellow. Large blooms with long 
wide petals. Bush healthy with fine stems. Certified at 
Rutgers and on 2 Honor Rolls. Plant, $5.00 
CLARIAM SPLENDOR (Wol-Rock), A IC, Bloom 11 x 5. A 
blend of yellow suffused light lilac pink on outer petals, 
each petal edged deeper lilac. Good stems and bush 
growth. On 3 Honor Rolls and an Achievement Medal 
winner at Cincinnati. Plant, $5.00 NET 
DOREEN E (Ecc-Rock), B StC, Bloom 8 x 4. A striking deep 
reddish purple. Face of flowers are red while reverse is 
purple. Petals deeply lacinated. Fine stems, dark green 
foliage. On 4 Honor Rolls, A.D.S. Certificate at Chicago 
and Milwaukee. Plant, $3.50 NET 
DR. JOHN F. MORSE (Olsen-Rock), A ID, Bloom 11 x 6. A 
heavy velvety textured dark reddish purple, more red 
than purple. Does not burn or fade easily. A strong 
grower and should stand hardships. Certified at College 
Park and on Robert’s Honor Roll. Plant, $5.00 NET 
IRENE RICH (Par 85A), SC, Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 5 ft. Gen- 
eral effect is Tyrian rose. An artistic and beautiful SC 
that won the A.D.S. Gold Medal Certificate in New York. 
Good grower with healthy foliage. Prolific. On 2 Honor 
Rolls. Plant, $7.50 NET 
KAY KAY (Roberts-Rus), B SC, Bloom 8 x 51/2, Bush 6 fi. 
Lovely blend of camellia rose and barium yellow. A 
seedling of Sunrays. Certified at Storrs in ‘44 and E. 
Lansing. A.D.S. Certificate Chicago ‘48 and many other 
winnings to its credit. Plant, $7.50 
LITTLE EDDIE (Lake 85BB), ID, Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 51/2 ff. 
Roseine purple shading lighter with a white center. An 
Informal inclined Semi-Cactus. Fine healthy grower. Free 
bloomer early and late. Excellent substance and most use- 
ful as a cut flower. Grows in water. Plant, $2.50 
MADONNA (Sar-Rus 85A), ID, Bloom 11 x 8, Bush 6 ff. 
This beautiful white has had more than its share of 
winnings. Opens an Informal Decorative and develops 
into a Semi-Cactus when fully open. Fine size, stem, 
form and substance. A.D.S. Gold Medal Seedling Award 
and 9 Achievement Medals. On all four Honor Rolls. 
Plant, $7.50 NET 
MRS. DEAN ACHESON (Fior-Par 85B), $C, Bloom 712 x 41, 
Bush 5 ft. General effect Rhodamine pink, although it is 
a Tyrian pink with rose shadtngs at the center. Good 
form, erect stems. Winner of the Flower Grower Award 
at New York, 1949. Plant, $7.50 NET 
PAOLI LOCAL (Alleva-John 85A), $C, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
4 ft. A light blend of camellia rose with chrome yellow 
shading at center and reverse. A delightful combination. 
Profuse bloomer, flowers held in nice position on long 
stems. Certified at Farmingdale, N. Y., 1949. Won an 
Achievement Medal at Philadelphia, and on Dudley’s Honor 
Roll. Root, $10.00 NET; Plant, $5.00 
SELLWOOD GLORY (Beyerle-Rock 85B), FD, Bloom 8 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. A colorful blend of rich deep Tyrian purple 
edged white. Quite different. This fine medium size dahlia 
does well everywhere, certifying at Rutgers, E. Lansing 
and Georgia. Derrill Hart Memorial Medal winner 1949. 
Plant, $2.00 NET 
WHITE FANTASY (Haugh-Rock 85B), FD, Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 
4 ft. Almost a pure white. Petals come to the back as 
the flower develops making a deep flower. Excellent sub- 
stance and profuse. Won 2 Certificates in ‘48 and one in 
‘49 and on 3 Honor Rolls. Plant, $3.50 NET 
WHITEHALL (Silverio-John 85A), $C, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
5 ft. Lovely pure white true Semi-Cactus which is des- 
tined to be a real winner. Full, high centers and one 
we truly recommend. Maybe not the largest, but we be- 
lieve it is the best in other qualities of the whites intro- 
duced this season. Won 2 Achievement Medals, A.D.S. 
Gold Medal Certificate and 30 Firsts. A record for an 
undisseminated dahlia. Root, $10.00 NET; Plant, $5.00 
LITTLE JOANNE (Lake 85M), M ID, Bloom 3 x 2, Bush 4 ft. 
Mallow purple shaded white, general effect lavender. Good 
keeper and blooms profusely. Plant, $2.50 
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