FORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Cont'd 
AVALANCHE (Aust 84A), Bloom 9 x 6, Bush 4 ft. This 
exceptionally fine pure white is very attractive. Full 
centers and good substance. Bush healthy with strong 
stems. One of the best. Root, $1.00 
BARBAROSA (Ball 85B), Bloom 7 x 5, Bush 4 ft. About 
the brightest scarlet in Dahliadom. Full centers, strong 
stems, and a good keeper for cutting. 
Root, $1.00 NET; Pot Root, .75 NET; Plant, .75 
BLUE RIVER (Sal 85A), Bloom 9 x 3, Bush 4 ft. Soft 
phlox purple or bluish mauve. Fine bush and strong 
foliage. Distinctive in color and popular. Has won 
many prizes. Root, .75 
D-DAY (Dix 85B), Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 41/2 ft. A very 
pretty one-tone bright rose or rhodamine pink. Has 
cane-like stems, is prolific, and fine for florists’ use. 
As a cut flower we have more demand for this in 
our Philadelphia market than for Jersey Beauty. On 
the Honor Roll, and certified at O.V.D.A. Root, .75 
DEEP VELVET (Bak-Rus 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 41/2 ft. 
Oxblood red with pansy purple shadings. Can be 
grown over 8 inches but will in most cases be a B 
dahlia. Long stems and a rugged grower. A real win- 
ner, two American Home Achievement Medals and 
the Derrill Hart Memorial Award. 
Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
DEMOLAY (Dahl 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 5 ft. Velvety 
crimson with heavy dark green foliage. Blooms are 
held in a stately manner on long strong stems. Sturdy 
bush. Easy to grow. Centers full until frost, and very 
satisfactory. Keeps well when cut. 
Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
ELAINE BUTLER (Aust 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 4 ft. 
Unusual and appealing. Color rich dawn pink with 
darker shadings and deeper edging. Fine grower, 
early and most satisfactory. Plant, $1.50 
FRANCES HANNA (Hanna-Dahl 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 
5 ft. Spectrum red with clear white tips. A nice open 
grower with long, straight, stiff stems. Foliage dark 
green. A sure winner in the bi-color class. Can be 
grown 9 inches or over. Certified at New Brunswick. 
Root, $2.50; Plant, $1.25 
GOLDEN TREASURE (LaM-Rock 85B), Bloom 7/2 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. Barium yellow lightly suffused at center 
with nasturtium orange. Good substance, profuse and 
long strong stems. On 3 Honor Rolls. Won Achieve- 
ment Medals at Birmingham and Atlanta. Certified at 
Storrs and Atlanta. Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
LENA (Aust 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 41/2 ft. Soft china 
rose center band, with each petal edged light straw 
yellow. A unique coloring. Fine grower with well 
formed flowers on good stems. Root, $1.00 
LOIS WALCHER (Walcher-Gen 85B), Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 
42 ft. True purple with outer third of petals clear 
white. A bi-color which has won six Achievement 
Medals, and certified at O.V.D.A. and E. Lansing. 
Sturdy growth, and good stems. Blooms sometimes 
smaller. Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .75 
MARJORY NOLAN (Aust 85A), Bloom 9 x 4, Bush 4 ft. 
Camelia rose with a buff undertone and reverse of 
Persian rose. Really different and a good healthy 
grower. Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.09 
MRS. I. DE VER WARNER (Marean 83A), Bloom 10 x 3, 
Bush 6 ft. Bright lilac rose. In commerce for over 
30 years, and still a good seller. Excellent growth. 
Prolific. Root, .50 
PEGGY RAY (Aust 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 312 ft. 
Beautiful light marigold orange that does so well 
here. Fine straight stems. A real winner. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
ROSALIE GORDON (Aust 85A), Bloom 9 x 6, Bush 4 ff. 
Jasper red with cherry shadings or can be described 
as Delft rose. Petals roll back to stem. Very attractive 
and surely unusual in color. Root, $1.00 
SELLWOOD GLORY (Beyerle-Rock 84B), Bloom 7 x 4, 
Bush 4 ft. A colorful blend of rich deep Tyrian purple 
edged white. Quite different. This fine medium size 
dahlia certified at Rutgers, E. Lansing and Georgia. 
Derrill Hart Memorial Medal winner 1949. 
Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00 
SILVER METEOR (Wolfe 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 41 
ft. Fine form. A beautiful mauve with silver lines and 
silver reverse. Long stems. Prolific. A very attractive 
and outstanding dahlia. Root, $1.50 
SUPREME COMMAND (Boram-Par 85A), Bloom 11 x dee 
Bush 5 ft. A huge bloom of clear cherry red. Vig- 
Orous grower with fine branching habits. Winner of 
an A.D.S. Silver Medal. 
Pot Root, $1.50 NET; Plant, $1.00 
VICTORY (Asther-Rus 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 4 ft. 
Carmine rose with yellow shadings at base or petals. 
A real favorite for sheer beauty. Flowers keep well. 
Stem and bush growth excellent. One of the best 
for the cut flower trade. Root, .75 
ese 
Varieties on this as well as other Pages in this 
catalog are the same form blooms as illustration 
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