Fo rmer Introductions 
ELISSA LANDI (1934) 
This Dahlia, while not the largest, is we 
feel, one of the best we have produced and 
will meet the requirements of the most ex¬ 
acting. On the current honor roll. 
It is a decorative bordering on informal of 
a very rich and brilliant salmon orange and 
the flower is held proudly erect well out of 
the rich full insect resistant foliage on long 
cane stems produced freely. 
The flower keeps exceptionally well when 
cut, and the rich color will last as long as the 
bloom keeps. This Dahlia does not burn or 
shatter. 
Personally selected by Miss Elissa Landi 
to carry her name and is fully worthy of that 
honor. 
This Dahlia was shown at Los Angeles and 
attracted much favorable comment. At Cam¬ 
den, N. J., it won the Henry F. Michell silver 
medal. 
Strong Roots, $5.00 Plants, $2.50 
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LOUISE BATES (1934) 
If si 3 £ and real beauty combined appeals 
to you this Dahlia will meet the test and be 
one that you can grow with pleasure and 
satisfaction. 
It is a clear, one shade, orchid lavender, 
semi-cactus of an unusual and artistic form 
on long, erect stems held high out of the fully 
resistant foliage and will produce an abun¬ 
dance of large flowers that hold a full center 
the entire season. 
This variety had, on a plant in the trial 
grounds at Storrs, Conn., by actual count 
twelve blooms over ten inches across, open 
at one time and more than twenty buds in 
various stages. It can easily be grown to 
thirteen or fourteen inches without forcing. 
The flower can be kept to its full size on the 
plant for a month by removing the outer 
petals, the center keeps on unfolding. 
Certificate of Merit at A.D.S. trial grounds 
1933. 
Strong Roots, $10.00 (Limited) 
Plants, $5.00 
Both these Dahlias have grown well dur¬ 
ing the past trying season in the East and 
Middle West. 
MARQUITA 
Root, 50c 
Here is a minature decorative of perfect form 
and habit. Color is a rosy pink with a decided 
lavender cast. Long stems, size 2 Yz to SV 2 
inches. Plant covered with bloom at all times; 
keeps exceptionally well when cut; won first 
prize for best minature at Los Angeles and 
Long Beach, California. 
