KAY FRANCIS 
EASTMAN - - - CORDES 
HONOR ROLL 
We offer this year the perfect yellow dahlia, the greatest prize 
winning dahlia ever shown. The show record of this dahlia, in the 1934 
shows was eleven FIRSTS. Two Firsts more than the celebrated Amelia 
Earhart. 
This dahlia has been named for Miss Kay Francis the well known 
motion picture actress, with her permission. It is our own introduction 
produced from Cordes mixed seed. 
A perfectly formed Semi-Cactus, Light Lemon Yellow that never 
burns or fades in the hottest sun, also it is unharmed by wind or rain 
and regardless of the weather, perfect flowers are ready fop all shows. 
Kay Francis starts to bloom for us the first of July and the first flow¬ 
ers are always perfect. When killed by frost the 12th of October, the 
flowers were the same size and because of the consistency in size and 
perfection of bloom throughout the entire season, this dahlia will beat 
the best of them on the exhibition table. 
This is a stately, dignified type of dahlia with 5-foot stems, having 
long joints and very beautiful foliage which is insect resistant. The 
flowers face and are perfectly rigid on the stem. The, 1 laterals develop 
very quickly and the plant is literally covered with flowers at all times. 
We have never grown or seen a dahlia that is as prolific as this one. 
It is a very remarkable keeper as all who saw it at the New York 
show will agree which shows its true value as a large sized cut flower 
as well as an exhibition dahlia. 
