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STRAIGHT CACTUS DAHLIAS 
DULCINEA (Bruidegom 84C), Bloom 6x3 ■/£, Bush 
4 Zz ft. A new soft crimson red with long, pointed 
petals. Slender wiry stems and a good grower, does 
best in cool weather. Roots, $1.00; Plants, .50 
ELLA MAY (Prentice-Dahliadel 85E), Bloom 7 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. A good Cactus dahlia with a real good 
stem, although at times it is an Incurved Cactus. 
Flowers are large and deep, with full centers, suit¬ 
able for exhibition. Color, deep crimson carmine, 
dark, yet rich and distinctive. A good grower. .50 
FRAU IDA MANSFIELD (Schone 85C 86E), Bloom 
7x4, Bush 4 Zz ft. Color is clear, pale lemon. Th6 
revolute petals are cleft giving the effect of having 
double the number of normal petals and making a 
very full and .attractive flower. An early and pro¬ 
fuse bloomer and a variety we heartily recommend. 
Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
JEAN PARTURET (France), Bloom 8x4, Bush 3 Zz 
ft. This fine foreign variety of canary yellow is ar¬ 
tistic in form and has blooms very large and deep 
for this type dahlia. The petals are long, narrow 
and serrated for about Held on extremely rig¬ 
id stems. A very prolific bloomer and a strong vig¬ 
orous grower. Plants, .75 
JERSEY’S DAINTY (Waite 85E), Bloom 7 x 3, Bush 
5 ft. A dahlia that will not only win on the exhibi¬ 
tion table but is good for cutting. It is truly dainty 
in color, white faintly tinged lavender, almost pure 
white late in the season. A prolific bloomer with 
long, straight stems. Foliage dark and healthy. 
Popular with florists. Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
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MISS BELGIUM (Nagels 85C), Bloom 6x4, Bush 
4 Zz ft. Blooms early and continuous on long wiry 
stems. Keeps well and is very useful for small bas¬ 
kets and arrangements as it is airy in form and 
popular in color which is an even shade of bright 
orange. Effective with other flowers. 
Roots, .50; Plants, .50 
MRS. BRUCE COLLINS (Groll-Dahliadel 84E), 
Bloom 9x4, Bush 4 ft. An exceptionally early 
bloomer and often blooms before it has had time to 
make a bush. Therefore, side pruning is advisable 
in the early season. It is a primrose yellow shading 
lighter toward the tips. A continuous bloomer. The 
low growing bushes are fairly covered with blooms. 
Good in the South. Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
SAARLAND’S HEIMKEHR (Woditscka 85C 85E), 
Bloom 7x4, Bush 3 ft. We have found this one of 
the best of the European introductions of a very 
artistic formation with fine, slender petals. Deep 
rose pink shading to and tipped pale lemon yellow. 
It is a fine grower with full centers the entire season 
and with good stems. Award of Honor, Ga., 1937. 
Roots, .75; Plants, .50 
THE OHIOAN (Frank’s D. G. 85), 1938, Bloom 6 Zz 
x 5, Bush 5 ft. Color, bright peach red, almost 
spectrum red. Flowers evenly formed with good 
centers on long, strong stems. 
Roots, $2.00; Plants, .75 
Frau Ida Mansfield 
Mrs. Herbert O’Conor 
MRS. HERBERT O’CONOR (Berwick-Dahliadel 85C 
86E), 1936, Bloom 9x5, Bush 5Zz ft. The excep¬ 
tional qualities, especially for a Cactus dahlia, are 
long, slender yet erect stems, blooms of exhibition 
size. An unusual bright rose pink shading to deep 
rose pink at center. Although we are classifying 
this dahlia as a Straight Cactus, it has a tendency 
at times to incurve. Cert. O.V.D.A. 88E. A varie¬ 
ty we highly recommend. Roots, $1.50; Plants, .75 
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