Our 1939 Introductions 
MISS SANTA MONICA (Illustrated on Front Cover) 
Achievement Medal Winner and Honor Roll dahlia. A con¬ 
sistent winner in 1936, 1937, and 1938, with four firsts in 
California and Rockville Centre, New York. 
A pure white of medium size and extra good substance. 
Straight cactus formation on the best of stems and a free 
bloomer. 
Roots $10.00 Plants $3.50 
PRESIDENT DR. EDW. BENES 
A giant informal decorative from Czechoslovakia of a water¬ 
melon-red color. Growth similar to Monmouth Champion 
with blooms much larger in both diameter and depth. An 
early bloomer and good exhibition variety. 
Plants $3.00 
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1939 Introductions 
FROM THE RUSCHMOHR DAHLIA GARDENS 
LANGELOTH—I.D. 
A striking bi-color with fine stems, large size, and a good 
root-maker. The color is red and white with the color 
sharply contrasted. Size 10 inches in diameter. Winner of 
the grand award at the A. D. S. New York Show, the 
Derrill Hart Memorial Medal, the American Home Achieve¬ 
ment Metal at Peekskill, N. Y. Included in Pres. Dudley’s 
Honor Roll. 
Plants $3.50 3 for $10.00 
RITA WELLS—I.D. 
A massive informal decorative to semi-cactus, averaging 13 to 
14 inches in diameter with a depth of 7 to 8 inches, with 
good stems strong enough to hold the enormous blooms. 
Color is grenadine pink on buff gold. Winner of the Ameri¬ 
can Home Achievement Medal at Rochville Centre, N. Y., 
best semi-cactus seedling at Racine, Wisconsin, and a certi¬ 
ficate of merit at the West Virginia Trial Gardens. Included 
in the Honor Rolls. 
Plants $5.00 3 for $12.50 
GRAIN O'GOLD—Pompom 
A small perfectly formed pom of a clear yellow color. 
Winner for the best pompon seedling in the 1938 New York 
Show. On the Honor Rolls. 
Plants $1.50 3 for $4.00 
PINK PREAKNESS—Collarette 
L,arge rose pink with a white collar. A beautiful cut flower. 
Included in the Honor Rolls. 
Plants $1.50 3 for $4.00 
1939 Introductions 
FROM OTHER GROWERS 
BORCH FORAKER (Terrace Gardens) 
Beautiful scarlet Informal Decorative with blooms 11 to 12 
inches across without forcing. Heavy foliage, insect-resistant. 
The highest scoring dahlia at the Mid-West Trial Gardens. 
Plants $4.00 
GENEVA SURPRISE (Geneva)—F.D. 
Color—orange cadmium blending to apricot yellow; slightly 
suffused grenadine red. 
Plants $3.50 
