em, DAHLIADEL NURSERIES 
1955 INTRODUCTIONS 
of Other Growers 
AMBERLITE (John 85B), SC, Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 41/2 ft. 
Lovely marigold orange suffused camellia rose. Vig- 
orous grower. Winner of the Flower Grower Award 
and 3 A.D.S. Seedling Sweepstakes Awards. On Dud- 
ley’s Honor Roll. Plant, $5.00 NET 
BUTTERBALL (Haugh-Rock 85B), Ba, Bloom 5 x 3, Bush 
5 ft. Light primrose yellow. Profuse with dark leathery 
foliage. Certified at Atlanta. On Faust’s and Dudley’s 
Honor Rolls. Rocky River recommends it highly. 
Plant, $2.00 NET 
CERAMIC BEAUTY (Ecc-Rock 86A), FD, Bloom 9 x 5, 
Bush 32 ft. First saw this outstanding winner in 
Cleveland in ‘53, the year it won 5 Am. Home 
Achievement Medals. Cardinal red shaded chrysanthe- 
mum crimson. Profuse, good keeper and does not 
burn. Certified at Long Island and Georgia Trials and 
on all the Honor Rolls and Webb’s Review. 
Plant, $5.00 NET 
CLARIAM TIDE (Wol-Rock 85A), SC, Bloom 10 x 5. 
Large size orange Semi-Cactus. Recommended as a 
good grower with strong, straight stems and a prize 
winner wherever shown. Plant, $5.00 NET 
CRESTMONT BEAUTY (Lloyd-Rus), B StC, Bloom 7/2 x 
3V2, Bush 4 ft. A seedling of Sarett’s Pink Flamingo. 
Rose Pink with shadings of buff and lemon yellow. 
Recommended as profuse and a good keeper with 
lots of substance. On Dudley’s Honor Roll and 
Webb’s Review. Plant, $3.50 NET 
FLYING SAUCER (Clapp-Forest D. G. 85A), SC, Bloom 
10 x 5, Bush 41/2 ft. Winner of the Derrill Hart Memo- 
rial Trophy certifying in 3 trial grounds this season. 
Most pleasing light blend of amaranth rose and 
white. Not in bloom when we visited Rutgers but 
liked it in Washington Show. Plant, $7.00 NET 
GYPSY’S KISS (Brown-Rock 85M), FD, Bloom 3 x 2, 
Bush 4 ft. A light blend of lavender over white with 
variegations of light phlox purple. Good vigorous 
grower, fine for cutting. It appealed to me at Rocky 
River a year ago. On Eddy and Dudley Honor Rolls 
and Webb’‘s Review. Plant, $2.00 NET 
MARVELOUS (Ros 85B), StC, Bloom 712 x 4. Beautiful 
rhodamine pink cactus with excellent foliage. Winner 
of many A.D.S. Seedling Awards and an Am. Home 
Achievement Medal. On all 4 Honor Rolls and 
Webb’s Review. Plant, $3.50 NET 
OUR FRIEND (Pape-Roben 85A), ID, Bloom 12 x 6. Com- 
bination of phlox purple and mauve named in honor 
of Mr. Charles F. Pape. Strong vigorous grower with 
many winnings to its credit. On Dudley’s and Eddy’s 
Honor Rolls and Webb’s Eastern Review. 
Plant, $5.00 NET 
PREAS’ PRIDE (Preas-Rus 86A), SC, Bloom 10 x 7, Bush 
4 ft. Pleasing cyclamen purple edged lighter and 
tipped white. Bi-color sport of Jane Lausche. Tri-color 
winner at Long Island and on Dudley’s Honor Roll. 
Plant, $5.00 NET 
PRINCE NO!RE (Bowling 85B), $C, Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 
3% ft. Velvety dark red. Petals tightly revolute at 
ends but very full centers. Profuse. Won 2 Trial 
Ground Certificates. A welcome addition in its class. 
Plant, $3.50 NET 
SOUTHERN BEAUTY (LaM-Rock 85BB), FD, Bloom 5 x 3, 
Bush 3 ft. Surely a different dark blend of white 
heavily suffused rhodamine purple. Good at Rocky 
River gardens in 1953 and won Seedling Sweepstakes 
in Birmingham last fall. Fine for cutting. Certified at 
2 Trials, on 3 Honor Rolls and Webb’s Review. 
Plant, $2.00 NET 
SURPRISE (Bak-Rock 85A), SC, Bloom 9 x 5. Lovely Em- 
pire rose with Egyptian buff shadings at center. 
Splendid grower. Won 8 Am. Home Achievement 
Medals, on all 4 Honor Rolls and Webb’s Review. 
Plant, $5.00 NET 
STRAIGHT CACTUS DAHLIAS 
ABBOT (Ball 85B), E, Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 4 ft. Cherry 
red. Early, nice form and good stems. Fine bush 
growth. Root, $1.00 
ALLWAYS (Phillips-Rock 85A), 1952, ML, Bloom 9 x 5, 
Bush 41/2 ft. Lovely camelia rose with lighter shadings. 
Profuse and good substance. Certified at Maryland. 
On all four Flower Grower Honor Rolls and Webb’s 
Review. Root, $3.00; Pot Root, $2.25; Plant, $1.50 
BALLERINA (Fr D G 85B), M, Bloom 71/2 x 4, Bush 5 ft. 
Light salmon orange shaded peach red. Flowers held 
in good position on long stems. Bush growth vig- 
orous. Good for cutting. Root, .75 
BELLE DAME (Bru 85A), 1951, M, Bloom 9 x 41/2, Bush 4 
ft. Clear even tone of Empire rose placing it definitely 
in the pink class. Fine form and excellent stems. A 
real dainty and noteworthy dahlia. Root, $1.00 
BLIJHEID (Dekker 85B), E, Bloom 7 x 3, Bush 21% ft. 
Clear even poppy red. A very attractive dahlia in 
your garden and one of the best for exhibiting or 
cutting. Root, $1.00 
BROWN BOMBER (S. Africa-Hanna-Dahl 85A), 1953, E, 
Bloom 9-10 x 4, Bush 4 ft. A large and appealing 
amber yellow suffused lovely camellia rose, of South 
African origin. Early bloomer and splendid grower. 
Really unusual. A winner on the show table. 
Root, $3.00 NET; Pot Root, $2.25 NET; Plant, $1.75 
BUNNY (Aust 85B), E, Bloom 8 x 3, Bush 4 ft. Lovely 
primrose yellow with pointed petals. Uniform blooms 
on fine stems. Sometimes a poor root maker. 
Root, $2.50; Plant, $1.25 
CAROL FRANCIS (Carlisle 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 41/4 
ft. A truly beautiful amaranth rose shaded pastel 
mauve. Full centers. Good grower and most desirable. 
Root, $1.00 
CLARA HOOK (Wol-Rock 85A), E, Bloom 91/2 x 6, Bush 
5V2 ft. Primrose yellow lightly suffused apricot on 
outer petals. A good keeper and free bloomer. Win- 
ner of the Derrill Hart Medal. Root, $1.00 
CLARIAM ROYALTY (Wolbert-Rock 85A), 1951, M, Bloom 
91/2 x 6, Bush 5 ft. Seven American Home Achieve- 
ment Medals are credited to this large Tyrian purple 
beside many other awards. Outstanding in its class. 
Full petalled, well formed and very desirable. On 
Flower Grower’s Honor Roll and the Eastern Dahlia 
Review. Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 
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