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FORMAL DECORATIVE 
DAHLIAS—Continued 
AMERICAN VICTORY (American D. F. 85A) 
1940, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 5 ft. Rich oxblood red. 
A solid color extending through the petals. This 
means it stands the sun without shading. A splen- 
did bush with dark green foliage. Strong, well 
proportioned stems. Achievement Medal winner. 
“Very good” and “extra good” appear on our own 
field notes. Root, $2.00; Plant, .75 
AZTEC CHIEF (Comstock 83A), 1940, Bloom 11 
x 6, Bush 4!4 ft. Tomato red shading to scarlet 
and peach red. Sturdy bush and good stems. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.35; Plant, .75 
BLUE RIVER (Salem 85A), Bloom 9 x 3, Bush 
4 ft. Almost blue as it is deep lilac or bluish 
mauve. Fine bush and strong foliage. Certainly 
distinctive in color and quite popular, and wins con- 
sistently. Root, .50; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
CLASS (Salem 85A), 1941, Bloom 11 x 6, Bush 3 ft. 
A fine exhibition Formal yellow. It has form and 
size but must be grown under favorable conditions 
as an exhibition dahlia to attain its size and per- 
fection. Bushes compact. Plant, $2.50 
DEMOLAY (Dahliadel), 1941, see inside back cover. 
JEAN KERR (Burpee), Bloom 5 x 3, Bush 4 ft. A 
profitable white for a cut flower. Bushes compact 
with blooms held well above the foliage on good 
stems. Always in bloom. Root, .25 
MISS OAKLAND (Oakleigh-Lakeside 85A 85B), 
Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 4!4 ft. There are few good 
white Formals suitable for exhibition. This is de- 
cidedly even and uniform and a good, clear white. 
Long, erect stems with leathery, insect-resistant fo- 
liage. Certified at East Lansing and at Storrs. 
Root, .50; Pot Root, .50 
MRS. JAMES ALBIN (Badetty 84B), 1940, Bloom 
6 x 3, Bush 5 ft. Soft lemon yellow. Strong bush 
and excellent foliage. Did well at Storrs in ’39. As 
a yellow commercial we like it. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .50 
OAKLEIGH MONARCH (Oakleigh 83A), Bloom 
10 x 6, Bush 5 ft. Blood red flower which has done 
particularly well in the South. Stems strong and 
erect and flower easily attains exhibition size. A 
variety that does best in garden culture and will 
stand feeding. Root, .50 
OMAR KHAYYAM (Stout-Dahliadel 883A), Bloom 
9 x 5, Bush 6 ft. Still a favorite with many. The 
unusual coloring is a Chinese red, shading to a 
bright orange and tipped lighter, making a wonder- 
tul soft color effect. It is a tall, healthy grower, 
with strong foliage and a good root maker. Cert. 
at Storrs. Root, .35 
PIUS XI (Europe 84B), Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 4 ft. A 
true bi-color majestic in its beauty and well named. 
A rich clear yellow with distinctly white tips. An 
occasional flower self-colored. Bushes, however, are 
inclined to be temperamental, a percentage showing 
Jack of vigor. Root, .50 
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Darcy Sainsbury 
DARCY SAINSBURY (Australia 86A 85B), Bloom 
8-9 x 4, Bush 5!4 ft. This creamy white has rapidly 
become a standard for others to follow. Produces 
nearly perfect blooms, sometimes leaning to the 
Informal, on bushes which meet all requirements. 
Stems are good and hold flowers facing. This white 
does particularly well in the South as it stands 
heat well. One of the very best Australian intro- 
ductions and highly recommended. This variety can 
be grown to exhibition quality, either over or under 
8 inches Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
RUTH NICHOLS (Sowton-Mad River 85A), 1941, 
Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 3!4 ft. There is room for a 
good lavender Formal on the show table, and this 
variety should qualify. A beautiful shade of am- 
aranth pink, with a tinge of phlox purple. Form 
and rugged bush are admirable. Plant, $2.00 
VICTORY (Asther-Ruschmohr 85A), 1940, Bloom 
10 x 6, Bush 414 ft. Rose pink suffused gold. Here 
is a real knockout for sheer beauty. Flowers keep 
well and stem and bush growth excellent. Prob- 
ably the most beautiful pink Formal Decorative to 
date. Root, $3.00; Pot Root, $2.00; Plant, $1.00 
SCRANTON AND PEEKSKILL 
Scranton’s Show in 1941 was much finer than in 
1940 and that means plenty. The quality of blooms 
was excellent and classes were uniformly well filled. 
The Court of Honor was a knockout and forced the 
judges to proceed very carefully. Our varieties 
“Snowcrest” and “Marietta E.” did themselves proud. 
Peekskill—“‘You ain’t seen nuthin ‘till you’ve seen 
Peekskill” was as true in ’4] as in other years. Qual- 
ity blooms with all that _ implies. Of course we 
weren’t exactly displeased that a bloom of our 
“Mother Maytrott’” won out as largest and best in 
the show. A fine crowd of real Dahlia growers. 
