Z A N T ’ S 
BLUE 
RIBBON 
DAHLIAS 
1940 HONOR ROLL DAHLIAS 
Which W^e Selected As Most Outstanding 
DEEP PURPLE, (Stephenson-Ruschmohr) 
Claimed to be the largest purple Formal Decorative. Blooms aver¬ 
age 12-13 inches. One of the few large type Dahlias to win a certi¬ 
ficate at Storrs Trial Grounds and East Lansing this year. Blooms 
borne on stiff stems, erect and flowers facing. Dark leathery insect 
resistant foliage. 
Roots $10.00 
Plants $3.50; 3 for $10.00 
DORIS ARLEEN, I. D. (Parrella) 
A beautiful true pink with good size and depth. Nice long stems. 
Will win many prizes when better known. 
Roots $5.00 net; Plants $2.00 net 
EVENTIDE, I. D. (Bissell) 
Color is aster purple. It scored 86E at East Lansing Trial grounds 
in 1938. Blooms 9 to 10 inches on a 5 to 6 ft. bush. A seedling 
of Thomas Edison and on J. Louis Robert’s 1940 Honor Roll. 
Roots $10.00; Plants $3.35 
FLASH, (Salem, D. G.) Cac. 
A striking bi-color cactus. Has an unusual formation and color 
effect. Petals red tipped white and lacinated tips. Winner of the 
Leonard Barron Memorial Trophy at the American Dahlia Show in 
New York. A great Dahlia for basket arrangements. On 1940 
Honor Roll. 
Plants $7.50 
KILGORE’S LUCIFER, (Kilgore, 1940) 1. C. to S. C. 
On Mr. Lynn Dudley’s Flower Grower Honor Roll. A seedling of 
Satan which Mr. Kilgore claims is a much better grower than 
Satan. The color is described as Brazil Red with orange reverse. 
It’s a giant that was grown to 14 by 8 inches in the originator’s 
garden. On a 6 foot bush with cane-like stems. Dudley says, “Some¬ 
body’s going to win some largest in the show Blue Ribbons with 
this one.’’ ^ __ 
Plants $3.75 
KING COLE, 1. D. (Ballay) 
Deep maroon, very large and very dark and stands the heat with¬ 
out fading as one of our California customers wrote us after seeing 
it in Mr. Ballay’s garden during the awful hot spell they had last 
fall. Sunset metal winner at San Francisco and on the 1940 Honor 
Roll. 
Plants $5.00 net 
MAESTRO, S. C. (Ballay, 1940) 
Mr. Ballay describes it as a bright but rather light shad'’ of red¬ 
dish purple or cerise. A richly colored flower of remarkable sub¬ 
stance and most pleasing appearance. The well formed blooms of 
moderate semi-cactus formation will grow to a size of 12 inches 
or better with proportionate depth. The plant is an open grower 
which comes into bloom reasonably early, having long stem stalks 
with flowers nicely placed at the proper angle. It is an all-round 
good varietv and has made a great hit in Mr. J. W. Johnston’s 
trials in Delaware th's year. Winner several times in seedling 
classes but happened not to be in bloom at the time of our show 
Plants $5.00 net 
PINK AMELIA, S. C. (Edison) 
A beautiful lavender pink. A fine grower producing blooms from 
8 to 12 inches on fine long stems. It grows to 6 feet and requires 
no extra care. Won 1st at Chicago and on Mr. Robert’s 1940 Honor 
Roll and fully deserves this honor. 
Roots $10.00; Plants $4.00 
PROGRESS, 1. D. (Salem, D. G.) 
A giant rosy mauve, immense in size. On long straight stems 
well above the foliage. A clean growing bush with leathery foliage. 
Bush height about 5 feet. Won in seedling class at Baltimore 
and at Peekskill, N. Y., and on the 1940 Honor Roll. 
Plants $7.50 
RETA BALLIN, 1. D. (Parrella) 
Color lemon yellow. A very large flower with groat depth, about 
10 X 7 inches. Cane-like stems. Petals long and curled at tip. On 
1940 Honor Roll. 
Plants $2.00 
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