CARDINALIS (Jas. Kennedy 84), g e, Bloom 8 x 
3, Bush 5 ft. Brilliant cardinal red. Strong up¬ 
right grower with long, erect stems. Profuse and 
early bloomer. Plants, .50 
FORT WASHINGTON (Rindfleisch-Jost 84), g e, 
Bloom 10 x 4, Bush 7 ft. The bushes as well as 
the flowers are giants with long, strong stems. A 
dark amaranth red which does not fade. The long 
run of popularity is certainly a tribute to this 
variety. Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
MARY ELLEN (Loller 85), c g e, Bloom 11 x 5, 
Bush 5/2 ft. Described as a seedling of Mrs. I. 
de Ver Warner, with the same habit of growth, 
which is a good recommendation. The color is a 
violet rose, with considerably more pink than laven¬ 
der. Flowers attain wonderful exhibition size. 
Roots, $1.50; Plants, .75 
MEADOWBROOK (Ruschmohr 85), g e, Bloom 
10 x 4, Bush 6 ft. An exceptionally strong and 
rugged grower with heavy foliage. Stems very long 
and always erect, holding the flower well above the 
bush. Blooms are imposing and of regular forma¬ 
tion. Color is lilac veined rosy magenta giving a 
general tone of mallow purple. 
Roots, $1.50; Plants, .75 
MONMOUTH CHAMPION (Kemp 85), g e, 
Bloom 11x4, Bush 5/ 2 ft. One of the best of 
the recent introductions of immense size. A vigor¬ 
ous grower, producing beautiful exhibition blooms of 
a brilliant scarlet orange. Perfect stems and insect- 
resistant foliage. Still a consistent prize winner. 
Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
MRS. I. DE VER WARNER (Marean 84), c g e, 
Bloom 10 x 3, Bush 6 ft. The forerunner and 
parent of a number of our popular American dahlias 
which are characterized by sturdy, open-growing 
bushes, insect-resistant foliage, strong stems and full 
centered blooms. Color, bright lilac rose. .25 
ORINDA (Newberry), g e, Bloom 10 x 3, Bush 
&/ 2 ft. Rich, silvery mauve pink without shadings. 
Immense blooms held gracefully on long, stiff stems. 
A tall, healthy grower which won quite often on the 
show table last fall. Plants, $1.00 
SULTAN OF HILLCREST (Scott 85), 1933, g e, 
Bloom 11x6, Bush 3 ft. The unique form with 
the petals recurving to the stem attracts one’s atten¬ 
tion. Huge blooms of lemon yellow with reverse 
of rosy pink on strong stems, giving an unusual 
color effect. A dahlia we can recommend for the 
largest bloom class. Certified at Storrs. 
Roots, $7.50; Plants, $3.75 
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