SELECTIONS OP BLOOMS 
a great addition to this class. It has far greater sub¬ 
stance than most dahlias of this type. Colour pure 
fiery red, stiff stems, free bloomer, best cutflower 
and exhibition variety. Award of Merit at Haarlem and 
at Amsterdam 1936...Root, $1.25 
Schoen Duesseldorferin, Dec., (Germany) A brilliant scar¬ 
let informal decorative tipped white. A beautiful bi- 
colored bloom. You will admire this flower..Root, 60d 
Sophie Kolligs, S.C., (German) Possesses the good quali¬ 
ties of an exhibition dahlia. The perfectly formed 
flowers are of a soft salmon violet with a bright golden 
center. Good habit and strong stems.....Root, 70(^ 
Sybillia, Dec., (Italy) Enormous show dahlia with a 
golden yellow center glowing into apricot yellow giving 
a general tone of deep bronze red. Stems are ideal, it 
is an early and free bloomer with best keeping quali¬ 
ties. A novelty of real merit.Root, $1.50 
Tannenberg’, S.C., (Germany) Enormous blood red flowers 
with yellow base and golden yellow shaded tips of petals. 
Straight, stiff stems, magnificent show—dahlia. 
...Root, 70d 
The Dutchess, Dec., (England) English dahlia with large 
massive flowers. Clear yellow at the center and greater 
part of petals, but heavily tipped with pure white. 
Strong Stems.Root, 60d 
Triumph of Paris, S.C,, (Prance) A brilliant orange red 
colored semi—cactus dahlia with a yellow base and 
yellow tipped petals. Perfect straight stems, excel¬ 
lent keeper, and one of the best cut—flowers.Root, 75^ 
Tyrus, C., (Australia) Colour vivid deep magenta pink, 
flowers beautifully and gracefully formed, wiry stems 
......Root, 70^ 
Uberaschung, (Surprise) S.C., (Germany) Beautifully 
formed flowers white in the center overflowed with soft 
lilac-blue. Small white curled petals grow between the 
florets and these make the flower very attractive.... 
.Root, 80d 
Victoria, C., (Australia) An unusual cactus. Very early 
and free flowering, and with massive blooms of a most 
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