MARY RITZER —S.C., e. g, blooms large and per¬ 
fect form, plants medium to tall, stems and fol¬ 
iage fine. A sport of Edna Ferber; color pink 
without shading. 
Roots, $1.50; Plants. $ .75 
MASCOTTE. S.C. A great dahlia, at night the 
ends of the petals curve in to the center and 
resembles a huge mum. Color carmine pink with 
yellow center. 
Plants. $1.00 
MID WEST CHAMPION (American D. F.), I. D., 
1936, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 4 ft. Brilliant violet 
rose with yellow shadings at base of petals. Ac¬ 
cording to Rideway’s color chart this would be a 
Listeran Purple. Plant growth and stems are 
ideal with heavy insect-resisting foliage. 
Roots, $1.50 
MISS OAKLAND (Oakleigh-Lakeside 85-E), FD, 
1937, Bloom 9x5, Bush 4*/ 2 ft- There are sev¬ 
eral good whites being introduced, and we be¬ 
lieve this one is the best Formal white. Long 
erect stems and leathery, insect-resistant foliage. 
Certified at East Lansing in 1935 and at Storrs 
in 1936. 
Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.50 
MOTHER MAYTROTT. (Berwick-Dahliadel). 1937, 
ID. 10-11 ins. x 6-7 ins. deep; 5 ft. tall. This 
outstanding artistic white informal decorative 
of large size and good depth is an early and con¬ 
sistently profuse bloomer. It is not tempermental, 
but a good grower with healthy, dark green 
foliage, srtong erect stems, and remarkable keep¬ 
ing qualities. Among the first to bloom, it will 
be a winner, in its class, on the exhibition table. 
Named for that grand old lady, the mother of 
Warren W. Maytrott. 
Roots, $5.00; Plants, $2.00 
MRS. GEORGE LE BOUTILLIER (Ruschmohr 
I. D.), 1935, Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 5 ft. As an exhi¬ 
bition dahlia this variety did considerable win¬ 
ning last season and has been shown 14y 2 inches 
in diameter. It has given Murphy’s Masterpiece 
plenty of competition as it is quite similar in 
form and also a red, but this one is described as 
a carmine red. 
Roots, $1.50; Plants, $ .75 
MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE — ID. (Murphy), 
Blooms large, plants medium. Deep dark red 
shading toward crimson. Stems and foliage 
splendid. The world’s greatest red. Consistent 
prize winner because of size and form, but 
beautiful for garden purposes. 
Roots, $2.00; Plants, $1.00 
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