LAKESIDE DAHLIA GARDENS, NEW BALTIMORE, MICH. 
THE 1937 VARIETIES 
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MOTHER MAYTROTT (Dahliadel) Inf. Dec,—Artistic white informal decorative. 
Good grower, healthy dark foliage, strong erect stems. Early and of remarkable 
keeping qualities. A profuse bloomer. Won the American Home Achievement 
Medal. Plants only, $7.50 
MRS. IDA CHASE (Kemp) Str. Cac.—The colors are combination of bright lemon 
yellow and spinel pink, reverse pale lavender pink. Blooms have good dep'th, 
perfect stems, plant growth is all that could be desired in a dahlia. 
Plants only, $5.00 
OPAL (Dahliadel) Inf. Dec.—^This will be a great favorite in pastels, as it is of a 
soft salmon rose with lighter shadings and centers of lemon yellow. A beauti¬ 
ful large informal decorative of unique form, a good keeper and easily grown. 
This dahlia should meet competition successfully on the show table 
Plants only, $5.00 
PURPLE MIST (Emmons-Ruschmohr) For. Dec.—Color, dark violet carmine. Blooms 
have excellent substance. Stems are strong and straight. Habit of plant erect, 
averaging about 5 feet in height. Excellent. Dark green foliage. Highly spoken 
of by some leading dahlia authorities in the Middle West, particularly for 
keeping qualities. Plants only, $.500 
ROYAL PENNANT (Kemp) For. Dec.—Color, a rich purple, could be called purplish- 
violet. The bush is a tall, strong grower. Blooms average 8 to 9 inches in 
width and are held out of the foliage on stiff stems 8 to 10 inches long. 
Plants only, $5.00 
TELEVISION (Dahliadel) Inf. Dec.—Apricot suffused and shaded cardinal gives a 
general tone of reddish apricot. Flowers can be grown 12 by 5 inches. Stems, 
form, foliage and growing habits are all that could be desired. 
Plants only, $5.00 
WHIRLWIND (Dixie) Inf, Dec.—Apricot buff on face with strawberry reverse. A 
good keeper and excellent for basket work. Long stems on 5 foot bushes. 
Plants only, $3.75 
WILLIAM J. WYLLIE (Ruschmohr) For. Dec,—Color, sulphur yellow, shading to a 
buff with outer petals taking on a pinkish tone as the flower matures. Good 
flowering habit with a stem measuring from 10 to 17 inches; heavy to 
medium stiff flower on side. Size of flowers average 10 inches in diameter and 
5 inches in depth. Winner as the best formal decorative in the undisseminated 
seedling class in the New York Show in 1936. This dahlia has been highly 
commented on by the leading dahlia authorities. Plants only, $5.00 
JOIN A DAHLIA SOCIETY 
If you are not already a member, join 'and support your local or State 
Dahlia Society. You can also join the American Dahlia Society, The dues 
of $2.00 yearly include a year’s subscription to the A. D. S. quarterly bulle¬ 
tin. This bulletin is well informed with helpful hints given by well known 
growers, amateur and commercial. The membership dues should be sent to 
C. Louis Ailing, 251 Court Street, West Haven, Connecticut. 
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