Listed on Mr. Leonard Barron’s Honor Roll in the 
Flower Grower, and we quote as follows: 
“Purple Mist icon the Achievement Medal at 
Cleveland and has been very well received through¬ 
out the Middle West region. It is certainly a dis¬ 
tinctive novelty in color in this class. Although not 
seen on the exhibition table, I have seen plants and 
cut blooms. The latter withstood the mail journey 
and stood up well afterwards. It is medium to mod¬ 
erate size and the stem, although slender, is sturdy 
and sufficiently long and carries the flower well. 
We home not had anything so worth while in the 
color range for some time. The name actually de¬ 
scribes the color, when matched with the color chart, 
but more popularly ive might say that it is a pure 
deep purple, tending to a shade of burgundy. Both 
the face and the reverse of the rays have the same 
color; so that there is one tone throughout. A really 
desirable flower.” 
Roots $10.00 Net. Plants $5.00 each; 3 for $12.50 
BETTY LINDGREN (Preas)—Semi-cactus. Seedling- of 
Edna Ferber. Color, pale lemon yellow to a lig'ht green¬ 
ish yellow, outer florets becoming tinted light salmon 
orange. Flowering habit abundant, with excellent sub¬ 
stance. Stem 6 to 12", stiff, straight, strong, flower half 
facing. Habit of plant, heavily branching, with branches 
erect. Diameter of flowers 6 V 2 " to SV 2 ", depth 2" to 5". 
Height of plant 214' to 4', spread 1%' to 3%'. Received 
a Certificate of Merit at Mid West Trial Grounds in East 
Lansing, Michigan, in 1935. Received a Certificate of 
Merit at Storrs in 1935 as a commercial type dahlia. 
Winner of the Charles H. Ruscher Memorial Cup at the 
New York Show in 1936 for undisseminated seedling that 
has scored an official A. D. S. Trial Grounds in 1935 or 
1936. Excellent as a basket type dahlia, in view of its 
unusual color and formation. 
Listed on Mr. Leonard Barron’s Honor Roll in the 
Flower Grower, who says: 
“Betty Lindgren, as is very often the case in this 
section ( semi-cactus ), has a two-color effect; the 
center of the flower is very definitely yellow, but the 
expanded rays are a peach pink. The small tight, 
yellow center really gives individuality. It is a 
lovely flower under artificial light, too. Those who 
saw it at the New York show did not get it at its 
best, because the date ivas too soon. Later on, and 
where I have also seem, it growing, it was greatly im¬ 
proved. A striking illustration of the fact that the 
show date may handicap the exhibition of a variety 
in characteristic size and form. It really comes con¬ 
siderably larger than it teas seen on the exhibition 
tables.” 
Listed on Mr. J. W. Johnston’s Dahlia Futurity in 
House Beautiful, who says: 
“A semi-cactus seedling of Edna Ferber. Color, 
pale lemon to a light greenish yellow, outer florets 
become tinted light salmon orange. A free bloomer 
with fine substance. Stems are stiff and straight 
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