HAMILTON’S DAHLIA CARDENS 
Man O’ War—I. D. 
A fine garden variety on account of its splendid hab¬ 
its and one of the best keepers among the large 
flowered varieties. Color, oxblood red with plenty of 
glow and life. Scored 86 at Storrs in 1932 and won 
the American Home Achievement Medal at West 
Virginia in 1932. On the American Home Honor Roll 
for 1933. Plants, $3.75 
Miss Belgium—C. 
Coral. Derrill Hart selected this flower for his lat¬ 
est (1934) Honor Roll. He says, “At New York there 
was a basket of blooms that impressed me as strongly 
as any basket of dahlias of the year. Not a large 
flower but possessed of great beauty.” Plants, $1.00 
Monmouth General—I. D. 
Bright henna. Another of Derrill Hart’s selections 
for his Honor Roll for 1932. It it a full petaled flow¬ 
er of great beauty. The long wavy petals darken at 
the center to a rich terra cotta. Plant is wide spread¬ 
ing and quite prolific of bloom. Large, tough, leath¬ 
ery foliage resistant to insects. Plants, $ .75 
Monmouth Pennant—I. D. 
Bicolor, orange-scarlet and white. This large spec¬ 
tacular bicolor was selected for the ’32 Honor Roll. 
The brilliant color combination is very striking. The 
plant is medium to tall grower, well branched and a 
profuse bloomer. Roots, $2.50. Plants, $1.50 
* Monmouth Queen—F. D. 
In this fine dahlia we have a most pleasing color ef¬ 
fect, it being picric yellow in the center of the flow¬ 
ers, with graduation of light primrose to cream yel¬ 
low rear petals. Flowers are full centered, 10 inches 
and over across and 4 to 5 inches deep, facing front 
on long stiff stems. A vigorous grower, wide spread¬ 
ing, with many branches and very prolific of large 
perfect exhibition blooms from early to end of sea¬ 
son. Height 5 to 6 feet. Insect resistant. Plants, $3.00 
Monmouth—Radiance—I. D. 
In this wonderfully beautiful dahlia is presented a 
color combination of light coral pink with primrose 
suffusion rear half of petals, giving the flower a bril¬ 
liant coral pink front effect with deep primrose back¬ 
ground that radiates throughout the entire flower. 
The flowers reach a diameter of 11 inches and over 
by a depth of 5 to 6 inches, and are held high above 
the foliage on long stems. Strong robust grower, at¬ 
taining to a height of 6 to 7 feet, is many branched, 
and the blooms can be cut with stems up to 4 feet in 
length. Winner of the American Home Achievement 
Medal at the Camden, N. J., Dahlia Society Show, 
October 9, 1933. Also the Hurley Store Silver Trophy 
for the most outstanding exhibit in the show. Win¬ 
ner in the single bloom class at Red Bank and Brook¬ 
lyn. A headliner on the 1933 Honor Roll. 
Plants, $3.75 
Murphy’s Masterpiece—I. D. 
Dark red shading toward garnet. One of the larg¬ 
est of the reds. A truly enormous dahlia. A bloom 
being on record of attaining 17 inches in diameter. 
This bloom was of course forced but you’ll find it one 
of the biggest in your garden. Plants, $2.00 
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