DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 
INDEX AND PRICES FOR 1951 
ABBREVIATIONS INDICATING CLASSIFICATION 
TYPE OF FLOWER 
An—Anemone M—Miniature 
Ba—Ball O—Orchid Flowering 
Coll—Collarette P—Peony 
Dwf—Dwarf Pom—Pompon 
FD—Formal Decorative S—Single 
!C—Incurved Cactus §C—Semi-Cactus 
!D—Informal Decorative StC—Straight Cactus 
COLORS in this Index have been changed to the A.D.S. and 
C.S.D.S. official classification, which is based on the Dahliadel 
Color Chart (see page 47). 
Au—Autumn, Spanish orange, yellow ochre, burnt orange, buff, 
tan color, cinnamon, terra cotta, and suffusions and blends 
of such tones with pink and lavender. 
Bi—Bi-Color, two or more distinct, clean and separate colors on 
the face of the floral rays. 
Dk R—Dark Red, currant red, cardinal red, oxblood red, chrys- 
anthemum crimson. 
L—Lavender, phlox pink, rhodamine pink, amaranth rose, mallow 
purple, pastel mauve, mauve, pastel lilac, pastel lavender. 
Lt Bl—Light Blend, includes blends of the lighter tints and tones 
of pink, yellow, lavender, purple, violet and other pastels. 
Also varieties in which the central rays are of a different color 
than the majority of the rays. 
© Bl—Other Blend, includes blends of shades of red, or orange 
with yellow and other supplementary colors. 
Blended, no clearly distinct color but instead two or more 
intermingled colors of different color classes which gradually 
merge but each of which can be distinguished at a distance 
of six feet. A single color shading lighter does not constitute 
a blend. 
Or—Orange, cadmium orange, apricot, tangerine orange, 
turtium orange, orange chrome, orange. 
Pk—Pink, salmon, peach, shell pink, azalea pink, carmine rose, 
coral pink, Tyrian rose, rose pink. 
Pr—Purple, rosy magenta, magenta, Tyrian purple, 
purple, dahlia purple, lilac purple, petunia purple, 
purple, violet. 
R—Red, mandarin red, poppy red, brick red, vermilion, jasper 
red, scarlet, spectrum red, crimson, cherry. 
Var—Variegated two or more distinct colors on the face of the 
floral rays, arranged in dots, flecks, splashes or narrow lines 
which contrast sharply with the basic color. 
nas- 
rhodamine 
violet 
W—White, pure white, ivory, cream, faint blushes of other 
colors. 
Y-Yellow, primrose, sulphur, canary, straw, lemon, amber, 
chrome, and buttercup yellow. ; 
SIZE A—or large, over 8 inches. B—or medium, 4 to 8 inches. 
M—or miniature, under 4 inches. 
Type Classification — See page 46. 
NOTICE 
NET—On varieties marked NET no quantity discount will be 
allowed on Roots or Pot Root, and only 3 to a customer. 
However, Plants and Rooted Cuttings are subject to our 
regular quantity discount, except where noted. 
DECORATIVE and CACTUS DAHLIAS Pot 
Page Root Root Plant 
6 VAbbot=BAStGl Red 22222ek. oes ee ee ee 1.00 ————— 
11 Adolph Mayer—A SC Purple....................... .. 1.00 75 —— 
17 Aglow—A ID Autumn............22.......0..00....---.- 1.00 75 —— 
2 Agnes E. James—B StC Orange............ NET 7.50 —— 3.50 
4 Alaska—BB StC White............00.000000000000... rr 
10. Alcazar—A° SC Purple. 2.2) 1.00 75 —— 
15 Alice May—A ID White... 1.00 75 —— 
13. Alice Stellick—B ID Bi R & W..... =—— 1.00 75 
Alicia Schrafft—A SC Pink... le ata as 3.00 2.25 —— 
10 All American—A SC O BI R w Au... 1.00 —— —— 
6 Allegresse—A StC Yellow.............................. —— 1.00 75 
5 Ambassadeur Van Kleffens—BB ID Y.......... 1.00 ——  .50 
America’s Sweetheart—A ID Y_.................. 1.00 -—-— —— 
Amelia Earheart—A SC Autumn.................. —— —— 1.00 
10 Ami Louis Blin—B SC Dk R.................2....... —— —— 1.00 
4 Amoroso—BB StC Pink.......................- eS: 1.00 75 —— 
13. Anna Benedict—B ID Dark Red... NET .75 .50 —— 
13. Annette—A ID Yellow ....................---.---------- —— —— 2.00 
17. Arelda Lloyd—A ID Yellow.......................... 50 -——- —— 
4 Aristocrat—BB StC Red.............................-..--.- —— 1.50 1.00 
1 Arthur Godfrey—A FD O BI.................. NET 15.00 10.00 7.50 
10 Atomic Yellow—A SC Yellow...................... —— —— 1.50 
6 Aumonier Chandelon—B StC Lt BI_.......... 1.00 75 —— 
13. Autumn Blaze—A ID O BI R w Y.............. 2.00 1.59 1.00 
19 Avalanche—A FD White_.............................. 15053100 — 
19 Avalon—B FD Yellow .................................- 50 —— ee — 
B & B—A FD Lavender:22. 2.1.2.2. —— —— 2.50 
DECORATIVE and CACTUS DAHLIAS 
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Arye fF W—D BRONODAND 
Ballerina—B StC Autumn............................. 
Bandoeng—A ID Autumn........................-..- 
Barbara Brown—B IC Lt BI Pk w Y............ 
Barbarosa—B FD Red.........................-...- NET 
Bataan—B SC O BI R w V..............------------- 
Bedford Beauty—BB IC Lavender.......... ae 
Bess Smith—A ID White.............................. 
Betty Broster—A ID Autumn........................ 
Betty Prior—A FD Avutumn............................ 
Beverly Robinson—B IC Lavender................ 
Bill Jack—B SC White..................000000000000.. 
Black Magic—B SC Dk R_...._W...0000222200...- 
Black Monarch—A SC Dk RW. 
Blue Jersey—B FD Lavender........................ 
Blue River—A FD Lavender......................... 
Bride’s Bouquet—A FD White...................... 
Brother Justinus—B SC Lt BI... 
Burma—A ID Red 
California Idol—A 
California Pageant—A ID Au 
Captain Cedarquist—BB StC Or................... 
Carl G. DahI—A ID Autumn.................. NET 
Carol Francis—A StC Lavender 
Caroline Kernochan—B ID O BI__.............. 
Charles K. Shaw—A ID Yellow.................... 
Charmant—BB SC _ Lavender 
Charmer—A ID Autumn. .............00-.- 
Cheadle Park—A SC Purple 
Cheerio—BB SC Purple 
Cherokee Brave—A ID Dk R.........WW.... 
Cherokee Rose—A ID Lavender............ NET 
Chime—A IC O BI Or w R.....................-... 
Clara Dell—B SC Yellow 
Clara Hook—A StC Lt BI Y w Or................ 
Clariam Fancy—B SC Lt BI Pk w L............ 
Clariam Royalty—A C Purple 
Clariam Splendor—A IC BI! Y w L................ 
Col. Littl—A ID O BI R w Y............. 
Columbia—A SC Autumn 
Commando—A FD Dk Rd... ae 
Confucius—A SC Red 
Cosmopolitan—B ID O BI 
Croydon Radiance—A ID Purple 
Crystal’s Surprise—B ID Var Or & R........ 
Cynthia—A FD Red 
Dahliamum—A ID Autumn 
Dandy Snow—A StC White........................... 
Darcy Sainsbury—A FD White 
Dave Platt—BB FD White 
D-Day—B FD Pink 
Deep Velvet—B FD Purple 
Delmarva—A ID O BI R w V...................-..-. 
Devil du Roi Albert—BB FD Bi Pr & W.... 
Dixie’s Wine Dot—A ID Var W & Pr.......... 
Dominant—B IC Lt BI Y w L.................. NET 
Don Jose—A FD Autumn 
Don’s Sunrise—B IC O BI Y w R................ 
Doreen E.—B StC Purple 
Dorset Autumn—A FD Autumn 
Dr. John F. Morse—A ID Dk R.................. 
Dr. Paul Morgan—A SC Lavender................ 
Drum Major—A ID Red 
Edna D.—A StC Red 
Ella May—B StC Purple 
Elodie K.—B SC Lt BI Pk w Y.............. 
Emma Caroline—A ID White 
Esquire—A FD Purple 
Essie Smith—A SC Lavender 
Euphrosyne—A IC Lavender 
Evelyn Chandler—A SC Autumn 
Fair Maid—B StC Pink 
Faithful—A SC White 
Fantastic—BB IC Red 
Favorita—B StC Yellow 
Fernie Triumph—A SC Red 
Firegleam—B SC Orange 
Five Star General—A FD Pk w Y........... 
Flash—B IC Bi R & W..uWWw2 ee... NET 
Flying Fortress—A ID Red 
Forest Fire—A ID O BI Y w R............... 
Francis Hanna—B FD Bi R & W............. NET 
Francis Larocca—BB FD Yellow 
Freckles—A ID Var Y & R 
Freda George—A ID Lt BLY wl... 
Gail Keppel—B IC Lt BI Pk w Y................ 
Gay—BB FD Yellow ..... 
Gen. Eisenhower—A IC Red 
Root 
75 
90 
1.00 
1.00 
1.00 
75 
75 
Pot 
Root 
1.75 
75 
Grow > 
Potash Fed 
DAHLIAS 
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Plant 
N1.25 
.50 
1.00 
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