sistent prize winner. It won first prize as a 
seedling; first prize as the best 3-year old at 
the Dahlia Society of California Show in 1933 ; 
1st prize in arrangement entries in 1934 and 
1935; 1st prize as the best bloom at one of our 
pre-show meetings in 1935 against a field of 
about 50 blooms; 1st prize as the Best Dahlia 
of California origin in the Open for All Divis¬ 
ion at our recent show. Div. $5; Plants $2. 
MILTON J. CROSS. I. D. (Johnson). Apricot 
peach with a bright golden face. Blooms easi¬ 
ly, obtain a size of 12 inches across, 8 inches 
deep. Good grower. Winner of five medals, 
this year’s including American Home Achieve¬ 
ments Medals at New York, Burholme and 
Camden Shows. Center of attraction at the 
A. D. S. Show in New York. Undefeated. The 
New Champion. Plants only, $7.50. 
MRS, J. K. ALEXANDER. I D. Another 
giant yellow, nearly as large as Lord of Au¬ 
tumn and America’s Sweetheart, but blooms 
not so deep. Petals extremely long and 
wavy. Stems long and stiff hold the flowers 
right but they are inclined to tip down some¬ 
thing like Bashful Giant. Div. $4; Plants $2. 
MRS. STANLEY R. PERRY. S. C. Eleven 
and 12 inch blooms are common on this va¬ 
riety; has been grown to 15 inches; has a 
very long stiff stem that can be cut from 2 to 
4 feet long making a fine exhibition and gar¬ 
den flower. Color is a deep orange, base of 
petals chrome yellow with a slight trace of 
carmine at tip of petals. Div. $2; Plants $1. 
NANNIE SINE. I. D. For shear, delicate 
beauty this dahlia is unsurpassed. An ex¬ 
tremely delicate light pastel pink, shading al¬ 
most to cream and with golden lights at cen¬ 
ter. A lovely blossom. Plant robust and up 
to 6 feet. Flowers of large extra size. Div. 
$2; Plants $1. 
NORMANDIE. (Veile). The most beautiful 
formal pink Dahlia ever introduced. A silvery 
pink flower that grow T s 11 to 14 inches in 
diameter and is held well out of the lacey 
foliage on long, stiff stems. On Honor Roll. 
Div. $10 net; Plants $5. 
NORTH STAR. S. C. (Ballay). Light yellow. 
If this Dahlia were finer petaled it would be¬ 
long to that rare class of cactus called 
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