It is with great satisfaction that we present our 10th Anni¬ 
versary catalog. On Jan. 1, 1930 this enterprise was founded by 
the late Charles H. Ruscher and H. Dewey Mohr. Mr. Ruscher, 
supervising the greenhouses and various dahlia show exhibits 
and Mr. Mohr handling sales, purchases, contacting for new 
introductions, credits, collections and financial details. 
On Jan. 23, 1936, the dahlia world received the shock of the 
untimely death of our associate Mr. Ruscher. The business was 
then continued by H. Dewey Mohr and his son Robert Dewey 
Mohr. The business at the beginning consisted of a small local 
trade and has gradually expanded each year. Today, we ship to 
most every state in the Union and Canada as well as a number 
of countries abroad. We attribute our success to the handling of 
healthy stock and giving our customers a fair and square deal. 
During the past 10 years, having been engaged in this under¬ 
taking we have had the good fortune of introducing the follow¬ 
ing novelties: 
1931 Josephine G. 
1932 Meadowbrook. 
1933 Jane Dew. 
1934 Man O’ War, Orchid Moonlight. 
1935 Mrs. Geo. Le Boutillier, Rockley Moon. 
1936 Rudolf’s Giant, Red Jug. 
1937 Purple Mist, William G. Wyllie, Betty Lindgren. 
1938 Sunrays, Straight’s White, Preakness. 
1939 Rita Wells, Langeloth, Pink Preakness, Grain-O-Gold. 
1940 Deep Purple, Victory, Nancy Ann Mitchell, Purp, Pyro. 
The performance of the above introductions is a matter of 
record. It has been our policy to introduce only those dahlias 
that have received certificates of merit at the various American 
Dahlia Society Trial Grounds or those mentioned in the various 
recognized Honor Rolls of the country. 
This occasion affords an opportunity to thank you, our cus¬ 
tomers, for the support you have given us, be it great or small. 
Some of you have been on our books since the day we com¬ 
menced business; others for only a few days. We shall be as 
zealous in cultivating the goodwill of the latter, as we are re¬ 
taining the confidence of the former. 
May you all have a most successful dahlia year. 
H. DEWEY MOHR, 
ROBERT DEWEY MOHR. 
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