NELSON EDDY 
This immense beautiful amber gold, copper and red 
Informal Decorative Dahlia with curling petals, was 
named, with his permission, for the famous, popular 
opera singer and movie star. 
First flowers are gigantic in size; a continuous and 
prolific bloomer and excellent keeper; bushes are 
medium tall, strong growers and stems are excellent. 
It is one of the first to bloom, and is always admired 
for its fine form and color. Roots, $15.00 
ONE DIVISION OF ALL THREE 1940 INTRODUCTIONS FOR $30 NET 
-Our 1939 Introduction—“CLAIRE MORTIMER” 
Honor Roll Dahlia 
Winner of Nine First Prizes. Winner in 1939 for 
Best California Dahlia, 12 blooms. Conceded to be 
the most beautiful Dahlia, by all who saw it. Its large 
size, 10 to 14 inches, with its fine form and color, 
clear warm light cyclamen pink, without any laven¬ 
der, make it an outstanding flower. Foliage is a dark 
reddish green, strong and insect resistant, and the 
blooms arc held erect on long, wiry, stiff but graceful 
stems; 5 foot bush, prolific bloomer and splendid 
keeper. 
A First Prize Winner through the one, two and 
three year Seedling stage and for Best Dahlia in 
many Shows. Roots, $10.00 
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