MAD RIVER GARDENS, URBANA, OHIO 
New and Winning Foreign Novelties 
AUTUMN KING (Australia) I. D. Huge flowers of bright bronze with a gold center. 
Highly recommended to us and very new. Strong Plants $5.00 
A. AUSTIN WEISS (Australia) I. D. A very fine large flower of bright glowing orange 
bronze, over-laid salmon-rose, fine stiff stems. One of the very best from this intro¬ 
ducer. Strong Plants $2.50 Roots $5.00 
ADOLF MAYER See page six. 
AGNES FOSTER (Australia) I. D. Here is a really large flower on strong stems, color 
clear pink, shaded orchid, with a deeper center. Grand champion at Karoonda 
Show. A fine strong plant that we liked very much. 
Strong Plants $2.50 Net Roots $5.00 Net 
ALL RED (New Zealand) I. D. Certainly one of the interesting reds, excellent stems, 
very vigorous plants and much admired in our garden. Color deep scarlet. 
A Few Strong Plants $2.00 Net 
ARBORCULTURA (Holland) I. D. Excellent large flowers of pure rust orange, very 
attractive color, with long, strong stems, and with a fine growing bush and habit. 
Strong Plants $1.50 
BAERNE (Holland) S. C. This fine novelty crashed the shows with great favor. A 
pleasing shade of pink that attracted plenty of attention. Strong Plants $0.50 
BALLEGO’S SURPRISE (Holland) S. C. Certainly this is the finest new white semi 
cactus in years. Our stock was perfect and much admired, a fine growing plant 
with perfect, long stems. The very best. Strong Plants $0.75 
BEAUTE See page six. 
CANOPUS (Australia) F. D. Glorious glistening salmon-rose. Perfect form and long 
upright stems. Similar in color to Mrs. A. B. Seal, but a great improvement on 
that variety. Strong Plants $2.50 
CYRIL VERSHAEVE (France) S. C. Certainly one of the finest of this type. Color 
brilliant blood red, with extra long stems; flowers facing the most desired position. 
A very free bloomer for such large flowers; truly outstanding. EXTRA. 
Strong Plants $1.00 Roots $2.00 
CH ESA MAY (Australia) F. D. Certainly one of the best of this type. Attracted plenty 
of attention at Mid West Show, Indianapolis, 1937. Very large lavender pink 
flowers, perfect stems, with all good habits. Extra. Strong Plants $1.50 Net 
CLARA CARDER (New Zealand) I. D. One of the greatest pink Dahlias we have. 
Very large flowers, perfect stems, should be planted early. 
Strong Plants $0.75 Roots $1.50 
CONSUL GENERAL QUIST (Holland) S. C. Very new and highly recommended to 
us. A lovely flower of soft shell pink, with a darker high center, splendid plants 
with long strong stems. Very new. Plants $2.50 
CROIX DU SUD (France) Anemone. A greatly admired new type, a single row of 
brick red petals with golden ring of small quilled petals around the centre. Long, 
erect, stiff stems. Strong Plants $1.00 
DE DU ROI ALBERT (Belgium) I. D. This was an excellent novelty with us last year. 
Color deep reddish purple, tipped white. Perfect stems. Much admired, medium 
size. Strong Plants $1.50 
DARCEY SAINSBURY (New Zealand) I. D. No doubt one of the very best pure whites. 
Stems and habits the very best. Highly recommended and a great winner. 
Strong Plants $1.00 
DIRECTOR PLUMCOCQ (France) F. D. After last year's experience, we hesitate to 
list this variety. For anyone interested, we were able to get an excellent clump of 
the original and good stock. Color gold shaded apricot. Strong Plants $2.50 
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