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LOMBARD’S DAHLIA GARDEN 
The Emperor, I. D. —A large maroon of the finest type; 
the flowers are made up of long, flat petals. The 
stems are extra long and hold the enormous flower 
well . 24 
Treasure Island, F. D. —One of the brightest autumn 
shade Dahlias we have seen. Color, bright apricot 
with gold and rose suffusion and shadings. Bush 
growth is strong, branches readily from the ground 
giving 5-foot stems. Reports credit Treasure Is¬ 
land with so many winnings that we cannot list 
them .58 
The World, F. D. —This wonderful new Dahlia was se¬ 
lected at the A. D. S. Show in New York by Mr. J. 
D. Sullivan of the New York World. The coloring 
is an unusually rich, deep rosy magenta overlaid 
garnet with silver shadings on edges of petals. A 
rich and beautiful combination of colors .45 
Thos. A. Edison, F. D. —This gorgeous Dahlia, selected 
and named by permission of the famous electrical 
wizard, has had its good share of winnings the past 
season in the West as well as in the East. In the 
garden it is impressive with its staghorn petal 
formation, the large, dark green, insect-resistant 
foliage, cane-stiff stems, thrifty growth, and great¬ 
est of all, that color, found in no other Dahlia, 
which is as hard to describe as to reproduce in 
color. It may be described as a royal purple. Re¬ 
ceived A. D. S. Certificate in 1929 . 60 
Tom Lundy, S. C.—The plants are tall, sturdy growers, 
producing their enormous flowers well above the 
foliage. In color, a perfectly gorgeous, velvety red .24 
The Bandit, S. C.—A beautiful coloring of spectrum 
red with backs of petals a buff yellow and bright 
yellow at base. Scored second in a field of one 
hundred and forty-three entries at Storrs, Conn. .33 
Uncle Tom, F. D. —This Dahlia was placed on the 
Dahlia Roll of Honor in the December issue of the 
Garden and Home Builder magazine, 1926. Here is 
what the author, Derrill W. Hart, says of this 
Dahlia: “An aptly named flower with an unusually 
rich and impressive color. It is deep garnet, al¬ 
most black, as rich as the finest velvet in texture’’ .31 
Valentino, F. D.— A Dahlia, attractive in formation 
which blooms prolifically on good stems and re¬ 
mains true to type throughout the season. The 
bush is an upright grower. Color, true salmon 
pink shading to cream at center .55 
Wizard of Oz, I. D. —This is a wonderful flower, of the 
largest size. The color of this veritable giant is a 
rare shade of glowing amber pink, or soft salmon 
shades. The immense flower is held above the foli¬ 
age wtih a fine, upright stem . 29 
Yellow Beauty, F. D.— A new yellow decorative expect¬ 
ed to be as popular in the yellow class as Jersey 
Beauty is in the pink class. Primarily a commer¬ 
cial Dahlia, it can be grown to exhibition size. 47 
World’s Best White, I. D. —After introducing a number 
of fine white Dahlias, Mr. Murphy claims this is his 
best white. It certainly is a wonder for bloom, 
size, stems, quality and everything to be desired, 
as a bloomer . 41 
