MARY TAYLOR (C.), “Taylor,’’ 1940. Bloom 8x4. 
Color, grenadine pink with lemon-yellow center and 
flushed cream. This dahlia was the most outstanding 
at Storr’s this last fall. Substance excellent, making 
it one of the best cut flowers. Fine stems............ Plant 
MILTON J. CROSS (I. D.), ‘Johnson,’’ 1936. Bloom 
11x7, bush 6 ft. Center of flower is a clear light lemon 
yellow shaded rose and coral on outer petals. Won 
three Achievement Medals. Not only large, but deep, 
and of a pleasing clean color. For those who want 
them big to exhibit, we believe this variety will be more 
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MISS NORFOLK (I. D.), ‘“Ambrose,’” 1941. Bloom 
11x5. Color, rich buff with reverse of pink. It was 
the highest scoring dahlia at East Lansing in 1939; 
score, 87. Rugged bush. Insect-resistant foliage. One 
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MONARCH OF THE EAST (1. D.), ‘““Almy,’’ 1938. Bloom 
12x5, bush 42 ft. Giant flowers of mustard yellow 
with an apricot suffusion. A rampant growing habit. 
An Honor Roll variety with a Certificate of Merit. 
Certainly is a giant. A Mr. Lee writes: ‘We had 
bloom after bloom on Monarch of the East that 
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MONMOUTH CHAMPION (I. D.), ‘’Kemp.’’ Bloom 
12x5, bush 32 ft. The color of this marvelous dahlia 
is a bright xanthine orange, the blooms are of very 
large size and are borne in great profusion on cane stiff 
stems. The plant is a strong, vigorous grower. A 
wonderful keeper when cut. What a prize winner. 
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MOTHER’S DAY (I. D.), ‘’Australia,”” 1939. Bloom 
12x5, bush 6 ft. There never was a dahlia more truer 
named than ‘’Mother’s Day.’’ It is a pure white. The 
petals turn right back to the stem. Plant very vigor- 
ous. Good stems. It has been grown to 14 inches. 
Won several blue ribbons as largest flower in the 
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MRS. C. D. ANDERSON. A mammoth purple-quilled ball 
dahlia with a silver sheen that keeps for days in the 
show room. We have at last a good supply of this 
dahlia, which grows for everyone. Owing to our large 
supply, we are making the following prices: 
Root, 12 for 1.00; Each 
MRS. GEORGE LE BOUTELIER (1. D.), ‘Smith Rusch- 
mohr.’’ Bush 4 ft. A giant flower and, in our opinion, 
an improvement on Murphy’s Masterpiece, and a very 
striking and showy plant in the garden. Color, deep 
crimson red. The blooms are exceptionally large and 
are held erect on long, stiff, almost leafless, stems, 
high and above the foliage. Watch for this dahlia at 
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MRS. R. R. McCORMICK (I. D.), ‘“McCormick,’’ 1940. 
Bloom 11x7, bush 41% ft. Color, a cream yellow with 
pink suffusion. Has extra long stems. Insect-resistant 
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MRS. WM. KNUDSEN (1. D.), ‘’Dixie,’’ 1938. Bloom 
11x5, bush 6 ft. A pure white. It has already won a 
large number of prizes. Excellent stems. A splendid 
keeper. Certificate of Merit. On Honor Roll...--- Root 

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