gardens 
EVENTIDE (Hillside) 
A distinctive and distinguished Dahlia of a rich violet 
purple with outer petals streaked lighter purple. An 
informal type with blooms 10 to 12 inches. Winner of 
many honors including Cerificate of Merit at East 
Lansing’. On 1940 House Beautiful and Flower Grower 
Honor Rolls.Plant, $3.,50 
FLASH (Salem) 
A truly flashy Dahlia, being a brilliant red and white, 
straight to incurved cactus bi-color, with tips of each 
petal lacerated. An early and prolific bloomer. Winner 
of Achievement Medal at Pittsburgh,—Award of Merit 
at Georgia trials and on 1940 House Beautiful and 
Flower Grower Honor Rolls..Plant, $7.50 
GLAMOROUS (Kemp) 
A sensationally different bi-colored Dahlia. In color 
a barium yellow, conspicuously blended with lavender 
pink, presenting a color combination of striking 
beauty. Blooms up to 12 inches on perfect stems. In¬ 
formal decorative. On 1940 Flower Grower Honor Roll. 
.Plant, $3.50 
GLORIA BACHER (Tudor-Guntle) 
Declared by many critics the best purple Dahlia to 
date. A formal decorative, bush 51^ feet, tremendously 
vigorous, with dark leathery foliage and strong stems. 
Huge flowers growing 8 to 10 inches in diameter by 
6 inches deep. Color is a clear, glowing rhodamine pur¬ 
ple. Winner of many honors, including Achievement 
Medal. On 1940 Flower Grower Honor Roll. Plant $3.50 
KING COLE (Ballay) 
An informal decorative, 12 to 14 inches in diameter by 
7 to 8 inches deep. Color is a very deep maroon red 
with velvet-like texture and fine substance. It is a 
strong grower with splendid stems. Won Medal for 
best 1940 introduction at San Fransisco show. On 1940 
House Beautiful and Flower Grower Honor Rolls. 
.Plant $5.00 net 
MANHATTAN (Veile) 
A large orange-red informal that has probably won 
more honors than any other new variety. Flowers aver¬ 
age 12 inches by 7 inches on fine stems and with excel¬ 
lent foliage. Tall grower. Winner of Achievement 
Medal at New York, Peekskill and Wilmington,—also 
Derrell W. Hart Memorial Medal at New York and 
many other honors. On 1940 House Beautiful and 
Flower Grower Honor Rolls.Plant, $7.50 
MAFFIE (lohnson) 
Called the sensation of the season. Massive blooms 
of intense red, having perfect semi-cactus form. A 
clean, strong growing plant of 6 feet with insect res¬ 
istant foliage. The giant blooms, averaging 13 inches, 
are held on long, strong stems well above the foliage. 
Winner of many honors as the “biggest and best” 
variety. Also Achievement Medal winner and on 1940 
House Beautiful Honor Roll..Plant, $5.00 
MAESTRO (Ballay) 
A fine new semi-cactus Dahlia in a deep glowing beet 
red color. Grows 10 to 12 inches wide by 6 deep. A 
well formed and beautiful flower on an erect grace¬ 
ful stem. On 1940 House Beautiful Honor Roll. 
.Plant $5.00 net 
MRS. HOWARD C. PHILLIPS (Northbrook) 
A fine, new ivory white informal decorative. A very 
free bloomer and a vigorous grower. A splendid varie¬ 
ty with blooms of real quality and size, on the best 
of stems.Plant, $3.50 
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