AUTUMN BEAUTY (1. D.), ‘’Wolfe,’’ 1940. Bloom 9x4, 
bush 4/2 ft. Color, greenish yellow at the base, 
running to sulphur yellow at the tips, with a blush of 
light mellow purple. A very attractive flower. Long 
straight stems, holding the bloom well out of the fol- 
iage. It scored 85C at East Lansing in 1939. Won 
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AVALON (1. D.), ‘““Broomall.’’ Bloom 7x3, bush 41 ft. 
Clear canary yellow. Very distinct and pleasing. Pro- 
duces a good plant which bushes well and blooms 
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AZTEC CHIEF (F. D.), ‘‘Comstock,’’ 1940. Bloom 11x5, 
bush 5 ft. Light tomato red. Has won many blue rib- 
bons as largest flower in the show. Has been grown 
to 14 inches. Long, straight stems. Fast grower and 
early bloomer. It is one of the GIANTS. On Honor 
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AZURA (1. D.), “Ballay.“’ Bloom 12x5, bush 6 ft. 
Color, rosy lilac with a bluish violet sheen. A very 
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BEGONIA ROSE (F. D.), ‘’Peck,’’ 1940. Bloom 6x3, 
bush 5 ft. Color is fully described by the name. Called 
the queen of the cut flower varieties. Won Achieve- 
ment Medal in 1939, a Certificate of Merit at East 
Lansing, and is listed on two Honor Rolls. Excellent 
long, strong stems. It has never produced an open 
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BLUE MOON (I. D.), ‘“JJohnson,’” 1941. Bloom 12x5. 
Lavender shading to lilac-purple at base. Strong stems. 
Heavy foliage. Another mammoth size dahlia. Achieve- 
mentuviedal ond Honor Roll.......2...-...-.-1--..- Plant, $3.50 
BLUE RIVER (F. D.), “Salem Dahlia Gardens.’’ Bloom 
11%x5, bush 4 ft. A blue French violet, the nearest 
to a blue dahlia that we have ever seen. It never fails 
to grow. It has won many prizes. It was best formal 
in Section B at the recent New York Show. Very early, 
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BRILLIANT LADY (1. D.), ‘Salem.’ Bloom 11x5, bush 
6 ft. A bright reddish French purple reflexed silver. 
Many of the outer petals roll and twist showing the 
silver reverse which adds to its attractiveness. Stems 
are extra long and straight. One of the most admired 
dahlias in our gardens the past season. Blue ribbon 
winner 
CALIFORNIA IDOL (I. D.), ‘Success,’” 1935. Bloom 
14x7, bush 5 ft. This giant yellow has a coast-to- 
coast record as a winner. At Boston it won the Achieve- 
ment Medal as Best Undisseminated Dahlia. It is a 
fine grower with a deep flower of clear, glistening 
yellow, a true pastel shade. On Honor Roll. It can 
easily win as largest or best flowers...-......----.------- Root .40 
CARL G. DAHL (1. D.), “‘Hillcrest,’“ 1937. Bloom 12x6, 
bush 51 ft. Graceful, although of tremendous size of 
rather loose or open formation. The pointed petals curl 
slightly. Color, apricot buff shaded old rose on reverse 
of petals. Won the award as Best Bloom in the show 
at New York, 1937, and the popular vote in the New 
York Botanical Gardens, 1936. Extra fine-.......... Plant .50 
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