Strictly adhering to our unaltered policy, we are pleased 
to present for 1937, three new Certificate of Merit, Honor 
Roll and Seedling Class Winners, which we are sure will 
prove outstanding show-room winners, in their respective 
classes. 
WILLIAM J. WYLLIE (Greenough) —Formal Decora¬ 
tive. 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%", heavy to medium stiff, flower on side. Size of 
flowers average 10" in diameter and 5" in depth. Received 
a Certificate of Merit at the A. D. S. Trial Grounds in 
Storrs in 1935, also at Mid West Trial Grounds, in East 
Lansing, in 1936. Winner as the best formal decorative in 
the undisseminated seedling class in the New York Show 
in 1936. Something that you have been looking for, for 
many years, in the formal decorative class. This dahlia 
has been highly commented on by the leading dahlia au¬ 
thorities that have seen it. 
Listed on Mr. Leonard Barron’s Honor Roll in the 
Flower Grower, and we quote as follows: 
“ Wm. J. Wyllie, yellow, tending towards amber, 
which gives the flower an appearance of substan¬ 
tiality, which is also actually the case. An excep¬ 
tionally fine formed, sturdy bloom and nothing want¬ 
ing when it comes to size as it did later in the 
season. Is this the standard bearer of a new ad¬ 
vance in Formal Decoratives, which has already 
been noted, and has somewhat been lagging behind 
in recent years? Wm. J. Wyllie is indeed a welcome 
addition with both exhibition and cut flower possi¬ 
bilities. As seen growing, too, I am quite satisfied 
with the plant.” 
Listed on Mr. J. W. Johnston’s Dahlia Futurity in 
House Beautiful, who says: 
“A fine formal decorative that grows four and one- 
half feet high, with flowers as large as ten inches. 
Color, sulphur yellow flushed buff, with center pure 
yellow. Outer portion of the floiver takes on an old 
rose tinge as flower ages. The color combination is 
very similar to Milton J. Cross. This is a free bloomer 
and is one of the most attractive formal decoratives 
we have seen.” 
Roots $10.00 Net. Plants $5.00 each; ,3 for $12.50 
PURPLE MIST (Emmons)—Formal Decorative. Color, 
dark violet carmine. Blooms have excellent substance, av¬ 
eraging from 9" to 10%" in diameter, and 5" to 6" in 
depth. Stem 7" to 15", thick, strong and straight. Habit 
of plant erect, branching vigorously, averaging about five 
feet in height. Excellent dark green foliage. Winner of 
the American Home Achievement Medal at Cleveland Ex¬ 
position in 1936. Received Certificate of Merit at Mid 
West Trial Grounds in 1935. Highly spoken of by some 
of the leading dahlia authorities in the Middle West, par¬ 
ticularly for keeping qualities. 
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