MME CHIANG KAI SHEK 
INFORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
AGLOW (Dahl 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bus’ 6 ft. A beavu- 
tiful soft apricot heavily suffused scarlet on the cen- 
ter area of each petal, enhanced by a golden sheen. 
Open grower with long strong stems. Root, $1.00 
CLARION (Aust 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 37/2 ft. Amber 
yellow suffused rose that places it in the Autumn 
Class. Petals are long and twisted giving the bloom 
a loose, airy appearance. Rugged bush arowth. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
COL. LITTLE (O Dom 85A), Bloom 11 x 6, Bush 4 ft. 
Beautiful blend of flame-scarlet and orange scarlet 
with lemon yellow reverse which shows as serrated 
petals curl and wave profusely. Very svectacular. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
COSMOPOLITAN (Phillips-Rock 85A), 1951, Bloom 8 x 5, 
Bush 41 ft. Scarlet edaed and suffused straw yellow. 
Won Derrill W. Hart Medal in 1949, certifying in 3 
Trial Grounds. A good grower, on strong stems. On 
Robert’s and Faust’s Honor Rolls. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50 
CRYSTAL’S SURPRISE (Cry 85B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 41/2 
ft. Egyptian buff flecked and spotted generously with 
currant red. A strong grower. Blooms hold good cen- 
ters and keep well when cut. Root, $1.00 
FOREST FIRE (Dahl 84A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 41/2 ft. 
Lemon yellow near center, blending to rich scarlet 
near the tips of the petals. The combined color-picture 
suggested the name. Bushes stocky and strony. Blooms 
a little late. Root, .75 
FREDA GEORGE (Aust 84A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
Sulphury white suffused and shaded rhodamine pink. 
An old variety that still has many admirers. Good 
form, easy to grow and still most satisfactory. 
Plant, $1.00 
GOUDBROCAAT (Holl 84B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 3 ft. 
Orange buff with cardinal shadings. Certainly dif- 
ferent. Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .75 
DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 
HEADLIGHT (Brown), 1951, Bloom 11 x 7, Bush 5 ff. 
A large yellow with a peach red reverse. Has a high 
crown and twisting petals. Good open grower. Early 
and profuse. Root, $3.00; Plant, $1.50 
INDIAN GIANT (Em 85A), Bloom 12 x 6, Bush 4 ft. 
Mars orange with cardinal suffusion at center. Fine 
strong stems and good flowering habit. Certified at 
E. Lansing. Root, $1.00 
| WALK ALONE (Coles 84B), Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 5 ft. 
Very striking scarlet tipped white. Fine stems and 
wonderful keeper when cut. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 
JOHN BUTTERWORTH (Aust 85A), Bloom 10 x 5. A 
very pleasing light blend that we highly recommend 
Camellia rose shading buff toward base of petals. 
Early and different. Plant, $2.25 
KENTUCKY SPORTSMAN (White 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 3 ft. Canary yellow at center, outer petals or- 
ange with rose suffusion on reverse, each petal evenly 
tipped pure white. Good form and very striking. 
Root, $1.00 NET 
MAJESTAT (Entrup 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 42 ft. A 
pleasing blend of soft yellow and rose pink. Massive 
blooms on strong stems. Impressive for its size. 
Root, $2.00; Plant, $1.00 
MME. CHIANG KAI SHEK (Pitt-Dahl 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, 
Bush 51/2 ft. Color is lemon yellow, with a soft peach 
and mauve suffusion on the reverse and tips of petals. 
It has very unusual wavy petals. Bush strong and 
robust. Stems long and erect. Root, $1.00 
MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE (Murphy 85A), Bloom 11 x 4, 
Bush 41/2 ft. Dark red shading deep crimson. Still 
grown by many. A strong grower, with good stems. 
Roots are hard to winter. Plant, .75 
PERMANENT WAVE (Goetzer-Nat’l Capitol D.S. 854A), 
1951, Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 5 ft. Different in color, 
Fuchsia purple and something new in formation. The 
petals are involute and ruffled leaving an open tip 
resembling a spoon chrysanthemum. Early, strong 
grower, insect resistant foliage. American Home 
Achievement Medal at Wash. A truly unusual variety. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50 
PINK ELEPHANT (Giffin-Dahl 85A), Bloom 12 x 7, Bus 
312 ft. Beautiful deep rose pink, blooms grow very 
large. A compact grower that blooms early enough to 
be safely pinched out once and side pruned to make 
a beautiful bush. On the Honor Rolls. 
Root, $2.00 NET; Plant, $1.00 
PREMIER’S WINSOME (Prem 85A), Bloom 11 x 6, Bush 
52 ft. Good form, substance and excellent plant 
growth. Greatly admired. Soft amaranth rose with 
lighter shadings. Certified at E. Lansing. Root, $1.00 
SEPTEMBER (Rainbow 85A), Bloom 10 x 4V2, Bush 5 ft. 
Tangerine orange with soft scarlet suffusion giving it 
a rather even reddish autumn tone. Rugged grower 
coming into bloom medium early. Root, $1.00 
eye 
