JULIA MACK 
McKamey-Franklin (See Cover Picture) 
AMERICAN HOME ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL WINNER 
AT THE WASHINGTON DAHLIA SOCIETY 
SHOW AT TACOMA, 1937 
Color; Mandarin red; base of petals and tips gold. Size: 10 
to 12 inches across and 7 inches deep. Good substance. 
Formation: Formal Decorative. The petals are broad and 
pointed and the flower very full and deep. Stem: Rather 
slender but very stiff, holding the big blooms well out of 
the foliage. From 10 to 15 inches to the first set of 
leaves. Foliage: Dark green and very heavy. Insects 
do not like it. Bush: 4 to 5 feet tall. Upright and well 
branched. Good root maker. 
Winnings 
1936 — Best seedling at the Bremerton show. Best seed¬ 
ling at the Western Washington Fair. Seedling Sweep- 
stakes, 3 blooms, at Washington Dahlia Society show, 
Tacoma. 
1937 — American Home Achievement Medal, Tacoma. 
Best seedling entered by an amateur. Western Wash¬ 
ington Fair. 
We are proud to introduce this fine dahlia, for an ama¬ 
teur grower, as it has been a sensation here and we are 
sure you will like it. 
Roots, early delivery, $25.00 net — April delivery, $15.00 
net — Plants, May 15th, $7.50 
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NEW WASHINGTON MINIATURES 
STARLET (Kanouse) Semi-cactus — Light lemon yellow, 
flowers 2% to 3 inches in diameter. Spreading bush of 
medium height. Blooms never show open center and 
is an excellent keeper. Prolific bloomer. 1937 awards: 
Best Basket of Miniatures at the Washington Dahlia 
Society Early Blooms Show, Aug. 10. Best Basket of 
Miniatures in both amateur and open classes, Washing¬ 
ton Dahlia Society regional show at Olympia; winning 
sweepstakes for the best miniature basket at that show. 
First in its class at the Washington Dahlia Society 
Show at Tacoma. Awarded best miniature in show at 
International Dahlia Show at Chicago; blooms sent air 
express from Olympia. Root___$1.00 
WINE DROP (Kanouse) Formal Decorative — Wine red 
with a decided purple cast. The blooms are small, 2 to 
3 inches, on slender stiff stems. This dahlia won Sweep- 
stakes at the International Dahlia Show in Chicago in 
1936, being sent air mail from Olympia. The bush grows 
4^ ft. high and is full of blooms, always_ 50c 
RED WING (Kanouse) Formal Decorative — Scarlet red, 
very full formation, almost a ball. Flowering habit 
good, with early blooms on fine stems. Plant grows 4 
to 5 feet tall._ 50c 
DAD’S OWN (Litz) Formal Decorative — Light rose pink 
with a silvery lavender sheen. The edges and tips of 
the petals are finely edged white. The flower is very 
full with the petals curving back to the stem. Notched 
petals give a lacy appearance which is very attractive. 
Size of blooms, 3 to 3 I /2 inches, with the bush about 4 
ft. high. Won blue ribbons at the Washington Dahlia 
Society show in Tacoma, 1937, in amateur and open 
classes and at the Western Washington Fair in the 
amateur class._$1.00 
OLYMPIC GOLD — Single — 2l^ inch blooms of gold, 
shading to buff at the edge of the petals. Stems slend¬ 
er and stiff. The petals cup forward making a grace¬ 
ful flower for cutting._ 75c 
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