MONA LISA—I. D. (Ballay) Purplish maroon. A 
large and pleasing dark dahlia that will not fade in the 
sunshine. One of the first to bloom, and is still going 
strong at the end of the season. Dark dahlias by 
contrast emphasize the true beauty of other softer 
colored ones. Then, too, in a collection, all else equal, 
the blue ribbon goes to the one representing the greatest 
range of color. Mona Lisa is the best dark dahlia we 
have seen. Root...$2.50 
MUTSU NO HOKARI—I D. (Yoshida) This dahlia is 
pure white, the stems are long and stiff, the size ranks 
above any whit r e we have grown or have seen advertised, 
except Margaret E. Broomall. We entered this variety 
at one trial garden in 1936 and it received a certificate 
and have been told it created quite a sensation at that 
trial garden. Root.$5.00 
MARGARET E. BROOMALL—F. D. (Broomall-Suc- 
cess) This dahlia holds the world's record today as it 
did seven years ago when it scored the all-time Trial 
Garden record of 93^ points and for good measure the 
world’s record for size of bloom ever produced in a 
Trial Garden. If you are interested in the best white, 
not by our say so, but from words and certified scores 
from the world's best judges, we urge you to try this 
giant among giants. Flowers easily attain 14 inches or 
better and are of the purest white, most beautifullv 
formed and with splend’d stems. As this variety is 
protected under TJ. S. Patent Plant No. 36, we are 
selling it only under patent restrictions. Special order 
blanks may be had on request. Root.$20.00 net 
MAJORS PINK—I. D. If we were to choose but one 
dahlia for interior decoration and one that gives us full 
centered bloom throughout the whole season, this vari¬ 
ety would be our choice. It is not a giant in size, but 
a queen upon a throne when used for basket arrange¬ 
ment for the showroom or for the home it is in a class by 
itself in our opinion. Just another of the gems that 
we discovered. Color, peach pink, very long stiff stems, 
free bloomer. Root.$1.30 
MILTON J. CROSS—I. D. Easily the biggest prize 
winner of the new 1936 dahlias, winning five medals, 
including 3 American Home Achievement Medals. 
Large blooms, almost as deep as wide. Fine tall, long 
stems. Described as “Apricot peach with a bright 
golden face,” but for practical purposes it should be 
considered as a pure yellow. Root.$2.50 
MAJOR C. C. MESSERY—I. I). (England) One of 
the largest Yellow Giant Dahlias. The flowers are 
truly massive, and are composed of medium width 
petals, reflexed, and sometimes slightly irregular. The 
bushes are medium height with deep green foliage. 
Highly recommended. Root.$2.50 
MRS. RICHARD TWYFORD — Cactus. (Stredwick) 
The large blooms are most brilliant scarlet with yellow 
disc at base of petals. Long florets, slightly and evenly 
incurved. Sturdy grower, good stem. Root.$2.00 
NORTH STAR—Semi-Cac. (Ballay) Light yellow. If 
this dahlia were finer petaled, it would belong to that 
rare class of cactus called straight. The regularly 
formed flower is at once suggestive of a star. Size and 
stem are good and it is a beautiful cut flower. Root. . .$1.50 
