November 9, 1936. 
953 Coborne St., 
London, Ont., Canada. 
Ruschmohr Dahlia Gardens, 
Rockville Centre, N. Y. 
Dear Sir: 
I am sending’ you a snapshot of one of your seedling’s, 
grown from your seed. In fact, we have two, both two 
years old and the finest thing on the market. We grow 
the best but this seedling was put at its best this year and 
it made a whole lot of the top notchers look sick in the 
exhibition patch, and on the table it cleaned the boards. 
I certainly will give you an order for another packet of 
seed, as I get a lot of fun out of same. I have 600 from 
all parts of the globe and the only one I have not got is 
Rudolf’s Giant. We showed at Detroit and they had noth¬ 
ing to compare with the stuff from here. If you get the 
Mid West News you will see our exhibit in there. As I 
could not put this seedling up, I thought it only right I 
should write you and you can use this letter for reference 
as to seed. 
I have bought seed for 14 years and never had a thing 
worth while, and this is the first time I had a look in. 
Yours truly, 
J. R. SWANN. 
1937 INTRODUCTIONS OF OTHER GROWERS 
AUTUMN SUNSET (Lakeside) I.D. — Lemon-Yellow 
center, spreading to lightly tinted Spinel Red, toward out¬ 
side of flower. Highest scoring dahlia in East Lansing, 
1935. (87). Listed on Mr. Leonard Barron’s Honor Roll. 
Plants $7.50. 
FIREBALL (Bissell) F.D.— Brilliant Scarlet. Certifi¬ 
cate at East Lansing, 1936. Winner of Chas. H. Ruscher 
Memorial Cup at National Show in Detroit. Listed on 
Mr. J. W. Johnston’s Futurity. Plants $5.00. 
GREATER GLORY (Salem) S.C. —Rose-pink bloom of 
large size and long stems. Plants $10.00. 
HASLEROYER (Reed) I.D.— Bi-color, Grayish White 
background with rich Royal Purple dots and splashes. 
Plants $2.50. 
MOTHER MAYTROTT (Berwiek-Martrott) I.D. — 
White, with good keeping qualities. Profuse bloomer. 
Winner Achievement Medal at Washington, D. C. Listed 
on Mr. Leonard Barron’s Honor Roll and J. W. John¬ 
ston’s Dahlia Futurity. Plants $7.50. 
OPAL (Berwick-Dahliadel) I.D. —Pastel of soft Salmon 
Rose, with lighter shadings and centers of Light Lemon 
Yellow. Certificate of Merit, Mid West Trial Grounds at 
East Lansing. Plants $5.00. 
PRINCESS RO\AL (Tooker-Chemar) —Miniature-In¬ 
curved Cactus. Neat Bright Apricot, lightly suffused with 
Pink. Seedling of Baby Royal, with all the habits of 
growth and good qualities of that popular variety. Re¬ 
ceived Certificate at Mid West Trial Grounds in East Lan¬ 
ding. W inner as the best miniature in the undisseminated 
class at the Rockville Centre, New York, Show. Listed on 
Mr. Leonard Barron’s Honor Roll. Plants $1.00. 
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