originators to more than 12 inches across, in the open field 
without irrigation or fertilizer, so that when it is grown with 
fertilizer and water it can be grown to gigantic size. Many 
who have seen this dahlia say it is the best dahlia to date. 
Plant averages about five feet, and is a strong, vigorous 
grower. Bloom 12x6, bush 5 feet_Plants 1.50 
Betty Colter (I.D.) "Redfern”—Prominent judges have given 
this 1931 Honor Roll dahlia special favor. The color is a 
distinct even shade of light salmon red throughout, shading to 
old rose at base of long rolled petals. Stems and poise 
superb. Great bloomer. Bloom 10x6, bush 4 feet^Root .50 
Buckeye Bride (F.D.) "Peck”—This impressive flower was one 
of the great favorites in our gardens. Color, a distinct even 
shade of salmon pink. It is early and a continuous bloomer. 
This is one of the greatest cut flowers. Grows about 5 Vi feet 
tall. This dahlia was on the Honor Roll for 5 straight 
years _Root .50 
Cavalcade (F.D.) "Groll”—This 1935 dahlia was a great sen¬ 
sation at the Mid-West Dahlia Show in Grand Rapids. It 
resembles Jersey’s Beauty in form, but it is much larger, and 
has stronger stems. Color deep rose. Height about 5 Zi feet. 
Another great cut flower, and a great winner in floral ar¬ 
rangement ___Root 1.00 
California Idol (I.D.) 1935 "Success,”—Bloom 14x7, Bush 
5 ft. This giant yellow has a coast-to-coast record as a 1934 
winner. At the show of the Dahlia Society of California it 
won the Gold Medal as Best Three-Year-Old Seedling. At 
Boston it won the Achievement Medal as Best Undisseminated 
Dahlia. It was one of the outstanding varieties at Storrs last year. 
It is a fine grower with a deep flower of clear, glistening yel¬ 
low, a true pastel shade. Here will be a new competitor in 
the specimen bloom classes. On Honor Roll. Some one has 
called it a "Yellow Murphy’s Masterpiece.” It can easily win 
as largest or best flowers. We do not hesitate to recommend 
this great prize winner_:_Plants 2.00 
Champoeg (F.D.)—Bloom 9x4, Bush 5 ft. The unusual color¬ 
ing of Champoeg makes it an especially attractive flower. It 
is a waxy canary yellow at the center and shades into a salmon 
pink, which deepens in cool weather. The backs of the petals 
are pale yellow. Strong, sturdy stems hold the flowers well 
above the rough, thick foliage. Blooms are produced early 
and freely. It is called the "Dahlia Beautiful”_Roots .50 
Col. Lewis (I.D.) ’Taylor” Color a deep mauve pink, the 
blooms easily average nine to ten inches across and 
quite deep. They are held facing sideways on long, 
strong, erect, cane-like stems, high and well above the 
large, thick, leathery, dark green foliage that pests 
like to stay away from. An early and prolific bloomer, 
and a very strong, vigorous-growing plant. Height five 
feet. Two plants of this variety at the New York 
Botanical Gardens last summer were an attraction by 
themselves _Plants 1.00 
Daddy Kemp (F.D.) 1935 "Kemp”—Bloom 12x6, Bush 4 ft. 
This is every inch a man’s flower, and one of the most spec¬ 
tacular introduced in recent years. The flowers are of im¬ 
mense size, often 14 inches or over in diameter, and from five 
to seven inches deep. The color is a rich purplish red. Should 
be grown to four stems to make these strong enough to hold 
the flowers. (H.R.) ---Plants 1.00 
Dokoupil’s Triumph (I.D.) "Dokoupil” Bloom 11x5, bush 
4 Vi feet. Another giant from abroad that has attracted 
a good deal of attention in this country on account of 
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