Golden Dwarf Champion was introduced by Burpee in 1898. In their 1899 catalog it is referred to as Dwarf Golden Champion three times and one time as Golden Dwarf Champion which is a bit confusing to say the least. In later years of the Burpee catalogs it is referred to as Golden Dwarf Champion which appears to be the name that stuck.
When Golden Dwarf Champion and Dwarf Champion Improved were collected from the NSSL those were the names they were listed under, which were the names undoubtedly supplied by the original donors. Although the names may not be exactly as they first appeared, it most likely is the names that were being used in the time period the seed were originally donated.
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