Dahlias of Quality 
Kemp’s Gardens 
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MONTICELLO 
MONTICELLO—I. D. (Kemp, No. 41-35). Colors are a com¬ 
bination of light peach, red and lemon chrome, the lemon 
chrome yellow predominating in the center half of the flowers. 
Peach red reverse. Flower 10 inches and over in diameter 
with corresponding depth. Stems long and stiff holding the 
flower high out of the foliage. Plant is a strong grower, 
attaining to a height of 5 to 6 feet, with numerous long 
slender branches, permitting the blooms to be cut with 
3 to 4 foot length stems. A prolific bloomer from early mid¬ 
season until cut down by frost. Here is a beautiful dahlia 
you will like. It is dependable for growth, and heavy pro¬ 
duction of large exhibition blooms. Its thick textured pet¬ 
als are not easily bruised by careless or indifferent handling. 
A splendid all around dahlia that will satisfy the amateur 
and professional growers alike. 
Djjvisions, each $10.00; Plants, each $5.00, 3 for $12.50 
ZENITH—(Kemp No. 14%-35) This fine dahlia is on the border 
line between formal and informal decorative. Color, Orange 
Buff, shading to pale yellow toward the ends of the petals. 
The blooms range in size from 9-11 inches across, are ©f 
corresponding depth, and are borne freely on medium length 
stem that hold the flower facing. Height 6 feet, many 
branched, wide spreading, and quite prolific of splendid 
exhibition blooms. Fine general purpose variety. 
Roots, each $10.00; Plants, each $5.00, 3 for $12.50 
CROYDON WONDER—I. D. (Brand). This large red dahlia 
came to us most highly recommended, and we are pleased 
to give the originator’s description, though it has not quite 
come up to what we expected of it. Quote: “This gorgeous 
red dahlia can be ranked as the finest red dahlia on the mar¬ 
ket. Its color has no equal, for it is not at any time two 
toned; the build of the flower is perfect, both in width and 
depth, and is very symmetrical. In 1936 one of S. Aus¬ 
tralia’s leading judges described it as the finest red dahlia 
yet introduced. This statement has been truly justified, as 
the record shows during the 1936 season it won three cham¬ 
pionship honors and was twice runner-up, besides winning 
all red classes. During 1937 season this dahlia proved its 
value by winning Champion honors at the Woodville H. and 
F. Society’s Show and followed this by winning the high¬ 
est possible honors in S. Australia, being selected as the 
champion of champions at the S. A. National Dahlia Growers 
Society Show at Adelaide—the most coveted honor. This 
was not all, for it again won the award for the Champion 
of Champions at the Tramways Show on April 12th.'’ As 
we saw it the past season under the most fiavorable condi¬ 
tions in our trial garden, it was not fully up to the glowing 
report as given in the originator’s description quoted above. 
It is a good dahlia, and is well worth growing. Blooms face 
mostly upward, an occasional one facing sideways. 
Divisions, each $7.50; Plants, each $3.75, 3 for $10.00 
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