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1939 INTRODUCTIONS 
of Other Growers 
Plants Grown from Originator’s or Introducer’s Stock 
DAI WONG (Mack-Lakeside), F.D. Described as a 
Formal but inclines to Informal here in the East. 
This lemon yellow, with its white reverse is very 
striking. As the name means in Chinese, it is 
“Huge Yellow,” growing 12" or more. On House 
Beautiful Futurity, ’39. Plants, $3.50 
GLAMOUR (Salem D. G.), I.D. The color of this 
dahlia is unusual as it is a purple veined violet. It 
is a tall, rugged grower with blooms 11 x 7 on good 
stiff stems. Listed in House Beautiful Futurity, ’39 
and an Achievement Medal Winner, Baltimore. 
Plants, $10.00 
HILLSIDE GOLD (Bissell), C. This is a combina¬ 
tion of golden yellow with an apricot glow that is 
fine for basket work. Won two Firsts in the Cactus 
Class this season. Blooms average 8x4. Bush 
grows about 4 ft. tall. Listed in Dahlia Futurity, 
’39. Plants, $3.35 
HILLSIDE SUNSET (Bissell), I.D. A score of 86 
at W. Va. and its record of seven Firsts this season 
recommend this dahlia highly. Golden yellow light¬ 
ly suffused or penciled red in the early season which 
later blends into gold as it fully opens. A seedling 
of Margrace with more size and beauty. Listed in 
House Beautiful Futurity, ’39. Plants, $5.00 
JEAN JOHNSTON (Johnson), 1C. Winner of 
Achievement Medal in Camden. This large Cactus 
dahlia is a salmon apricot shading to lemon yellow 
at the center. Flowers which have a decided ten¬ 
dency to Incurve are deep, well-formed and about 
10" across. A variety that should easily win in the 
Cactus Class. Listed in Dahlia Futurity, ’39. 
Plants, $5.00 
JOSEPH E. MITCHELL (Mitchell-Ruschmohr 85E), 
ID. A clean-cut, soft buff blended apricot. Blooms 
are regularly formed with long, straight, pointed 
petals. A variety that is outstanding in both color 
and form. Bush about 3 ft., stems erect but not 
clumsy. A large variety we saw growing and can 
highly recommend. Plants, $3.50 
LOIS WALCHER (Walcher-Geneva D. G.), F.D. or 
ID. The most outstanding bi-color of the season, 
winning six American Home Achievement Medals 
besides 21 other First prizes. Cert. E. Lansing ’35 
and O.V.D.A. ’37. Listed in House Beautiful Fu¬ 
turity, ’39. Scarcely any variations in the color of 
true purple with the outer third of petals a clear 
white. A strong grower with perfect stems and an 
early, profuse bloomer. A Formal inclined to In¬ 
formal. Blooms are 8x4. It surely appealed to us 
on the show table. Plants, $3.50 
MODEL 999 (Lakeside D. G.), S-C. A large seedling 
of Satan that grows 12 x 8. A fiery red with gold 
reverse. Named for Henry Ford’s first racing car. 
Listed in House Beautiful Futurity, ’39. Cert. E. 
Lansing, 1936 and is really an attractive bloom on 
long stems. Plants, $3.50 
Your Lucky Star 
YOUR LUCKY STAR (American D. F.), St.C. 
Amaranth pink with white center. Regular forma¬ 
tion inclined to Semi-Cactus. Stems are ideal hold¬ 
ing the flower in good position. Plants are healthy, 
medium tall and easy to grow. Achievement Medal, 
Racine, Wise., best seedling at Greensburg, Pa., 
Grand Prize Winner for the best flower in show at 
Latrobe, Pa. and listed in House Beautiful Futurity, 
’39. Roots, $10.00; Plants, $3.50 
PREMIER’S WINSOME (Premier D. G.), ID. The 
massive blooms easily grow 11 x 6. Described by 
those who grew it as one of the best of the new dah¬ 
lias, nice form, substance and excellent plant growth. 
Basic color white suffused with mallow pink. Cert. 
E. Lansing, ’38. This may be a border line dahlia 
but it grew Informal in the East. Plants, $5.00 
RITA WELLS (Ruschmohr), ID. or S-C. This new 
introduction tops Sunrays and Rudolf’s Giant for 
size. Winner of American Home Achievement Med¬ 
al at Rockville Center. Cert. W. Va., ’37 and listed 
on House Beautiful Futurity, ’39. Rosy buff with 
the reverse subdued lilac pink. Petals have a decid¬ 
ed golden sheen. A rugged grower, 5 to 6 ft., with 
long heavy stems. Should be a winner in the larg¬ 
est bloom class. Plants, $5.00 
SAN FRANCISCO (Ballay), ID. Another dahlia of 
extraordinary size, easily produced over 12" with 
great depth. A pleasing shrimp pink in a class by 
itself. We understand it is not an exceptionally 
early bloomer. Tall open grower with medium dark 
foliage. Listed in Dahlia Futurity, ’39. 
Plants, $5.00 
BABY SNOOKS (Mack-Lakeside), M FD. This var¬ 
iety made a very good appearance in New York 
where it was sent in by Air Mail. We believe this 
variety is worthy of your trial and should prove suc¬ 
cessful on the show table as it is a clear canary yel¬ 
low on well proportioned stems. Rugged, insect- 
resistant foliage. Listed in Dahlia Futurity, ’39. 
Plants, $1.50 
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