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MAD RIVER GARDENS 
DWIGHT W. MORROW (Dahliadel) I. D. A gigantic velvety red, which has size, 
form and richness of color; a great winner; no one passes this one up; we like it. 
Roots $0.75 Plants $0.50 
E. EYMAN HUFF (Garrity-Wickersham) F. D. Color hard to describe, nothing 
like it in Ridgeway’s color chart, as near as we can tell, it is the color of a full ripe 
plum, overlaid garnet. Certificate winner 1935 high score of 87, same breeding as 
Ruby Taylor. Roots $5.00 Plants $2.50 
FLOYD GIBBONS (Veile & Mendham) I. D. Very large flowers of bright copper 
with shadings of carrot red; a profuse bloomer on the best of stems. 
Roots $1.00 Plants $0.50 
FOREST FIRE (Dahliadel) I. D. A brilliant scarlet flame with blushes of yellow; 
yellow petaloids. Effective, striking, spectacular. Roots $1.50 Plants $0.75 
FORT MONMOUTH (Kemp) I. D. This great Dahlia needs no introduction; a 
rich burgundy wine color of great size; marvelous grower with the best of stems. 
Roots $0.50 Plants $0.50 
FRANK SERPA (Serpa) I. D. Winner of American Home Achievement Medal at 
San Francisco. Decidedly large flowers on extra good stems. Color very pale pink, 
stained wine red; sometimes greatly concentrated on the tips. Attractive and dis¬ 
tinctive. Roots $3.00 Plants $1.50 
GOLDEN STANDARD (Downs) Cactus. Color Golden tan. One of the sensations 
of last year, perfect stems. Don’t miss this. Roots $1.50 Plants $0.50 
GOOD NIGHT (Broomall) I. D. Another Dahlia that has made good; one of the 
prettiest very dark Dahlias we have grown; color ox blood red shaded maroon; of 
great size; a clean reliable sort. Plants $0.50 
GRACE CURLING (StredwiclO I. D. A charming flower of bright lilac with a 
trace of white at the base of petals, which are cleft, adding interest to the form. 
It is suitable for exhibiting, especially in basket arrangements, and is attractive in 
the garden. Plants $0.50 
GRAND SLAM (Hulin) S. C. Winner American Home Achievement Medal both 
in 1934 and 1935. This great Dahlia has been tried in many sections and a general 
good performer. A fine grower, with the most brilliant rose pink color, reverse lighter. 
Truly a brilliant color combination. Roots $5.00 Strong Plants $2.50 
HARRIETT NEAL (Mad River Gardens) I. D. The most complete description we 
can give of this variety is to say that it is a golden Marmion; deeper in color and 
more refined. A very pleasing, distinctive, and satisfactory Dahlia. Plants $1.00 
HILLCREST NUGGET (Scott) I. D. This grand Dahlia was winner of the achieve¬ 
ment Medal at Dahlia Society of West Virginia 1933; also has made a splendid 
impression at New York Botanical Gardens. Color nugget bronze with troubadour 
red reverse. Giant blooms. Plants $1.50 
HONOR BRIGHT (Peck) F. D. The beauty of this Dahlia lies in its color, a 
coral rose with amber tints shading to real coral red at the center; scheduled to be 
a nation-wide favorite as a cut flower. Roots $0.50 Plants $0.50 
HUNT’S VELVET WONDER (Hunt) I. D. Another giant of great beauty. At 
New York it won a special award of merit. Few big flowers will keep as well as 
this one. Color a rich, bright violet burgundy. Roots $1.00 Plants $0.50 
JANE ROSS (Delight U-’35) A very attractive shade of light purple, almost 
magenta, good in every way. fine stems for such large flowers. EXTRA. 
Roots $1.00 Plants $0.50 
JEAN TRIM BEE (Trimbee) S. C. Here always has been one of our favorites; 
very large flowers, unusually clear, beautiful royal purple; extra bloomer on the 
best of stems; we cannot say enough about this one. Roots $1.00 Plants $0.50 
JEROME KERN (Veile & Mendham) I. D. Here we have a Gold Medal Dahlia. 
A long petalled, graceful flower, with a background of shrimp pink, reverse of petals 
old rose; petals twist and curl at ends. A real beauty. Roots $1.50 Plants $0.75 
JERSEY’S DAINTY (Waite) Straight cactus. A lovely and very satisfactory 
Dahlia; white, sometimes with a faint overtone of pink; for the most part flowers 
are pure white, a fine stem, and a prolific bloomer. Roots $0.75 Plants $0.50 
