curl and twist, enhancing the beauty of the flower. Bushes 
about four ft. high, excellent growth and very good stems; 
a splendid keeper as a cut flower, very prolific bloomer, and 
very popular. Roots, $10.00 
Elizabeth Rethberg 
A DERRILL HART Dahlia Champion. Giant I. Dec. Win¬ 
ner of First Prize as Best Two-Year-Old Seedling. First Prize 
Winner in 1935 at 
Ohio Valley Show in 
Cincinnati. It is a 
magnificent giant, 
flawless, clear, ex¬ 
quisite pink dahlia of 
great depth which I 
have grown to 14 
inches. It is so full 
when matured that 
the petals entirely 
cover the stem at the 
back; it stands heat 
well, does not fade 
in spite of its ex¬ 
quisite coloring, and 
blooms continuously, 
holding its great 
blooms well up out 
of the tall bush on 
long strong stiff 
stems. A wonderful keeper when cut or on the bush. It is 
named for the beautiful, glorious, peerless, world-renowned 
Grand Opera Star of the Metropolitan Opera House of New 
York. Derrill Hart said of it: "One of the Outstanding dahlias 
at the New York Botanical Gardens, and I believe the best 
dahlia this Originator has sent East.’’ Reports from other 
sections were all very fine. Our stock of it is unpropagated, 
therefore the best. Roots, $7.50 
Other Dahlias of Our Own Creation 
AEICE GENTEE—Outstanding in the New York Botanical 
Gardens. A magnificent striking, fiery, flaming, rich scarlet 
red. F. Dec. of immense size and great depth. First Prize Win¬ 
ner as Best Two-Year-Old Seedling. The color is positively 
dazzling, it is so rich and bright. A marvelous addition to a 
garden. Strong bushes, blooms having three-foot stems, hold¬ 
ing the flowers well above the foliage. Derrill Hart said: 
Alice Gentle was really magnificent in his Garden." 
Roots, $5.00 
* ALICE MEUSSDORFFER—I.D. This large refined and 
exquisitely beautiful dahlia is universally admired in the East 
as well as the West. Dr. Howe, Director of the New York 
Botanical Gardens, wrote me of its great beauty and how uni¬ 
versally it was admired there. The color is a clear pinkish 
orchid, with a velvety texture; flowers often measure 10 in. 
and over, and are held perfectly erect on long, wiry, straight 
stiff stems above the attractive lace-like foliage. Very prolific 
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Elizabeth Rethberg 
