
Betty Malone 
POMPON DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
EDITH MUELLER (Mueller-Badetty 85), Bloom 
134, Bush 3 ft. A bright soft apricot suffused peach 
red. Much in demand as a cut flower. Root, .25 
EILEEN (Keynes 86), Bloom 1!4, Bush 2 ft. This 
cream tipped violet Pom, after 30 years in com- 
merce, is still outstanding, beautiful and useful. 
It is riding a new wave of popularity. Stock ex- 
tremely limited. Plant, .50 
GERTRUDE (Salbach 85), Bloom 14%, Bush 3 ft. 
Bright glowing carmine of good form on strong 
stems. One of the best bright reds to date. Root, 35 
GOLDILOCKS (Seal 85), Bloom 134, Bush 21/4 ft. 
Gold deepening at centers. Flowers well formed. 
Good for exhibition and cutting. Root, .25 
GRAIN O’GOLD (Tooker-Ruschmohr 85), 1939, 
Bloom 114, Bush 2 ft. Clear yellow with a purplish 
cast at times on tips of petals. Must be considered 
with Chita and Little Prince when a yellow Pom is 
needed. Certified at Storrs. 
Root, .50; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
HELEN ANITA (85), Bloom 134, Bush 2% ft. A 
beautiful lilac with a lighter reverse and white cen- 
ter. Very attractive and good for cutting. Root, .25 
HONEY (Farnum 86), Bloom 1/4, Bush 3 ft. Prim- 
rose yellow with faint suffusion of red on edge of 
petals. Free flowering on long stems Root, .25 
ILA (Australia 87), Bloom 142, Bush 2 ft. Deep 
ox-blood red. One of the best of the new Poms. 
Bush growth fairly good, but practicaly all the flow- 
ers are of perfect form, and on long, strong stems. 
Demand very heavy and stock extremely short. 
Root, .50; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
JOE FETTE (Boston 83), Bloom 1!4, Bush 3 ft. A 
very good pure white with good stems for cutting. 
Blooms early. In demand for florist use. Root, 25 
JOHNNY (West 87), Bloom 144, Bush 3! ft. Dark 
red or maroon. Very small. Almost a perfect ball 
in form. Slow to propagate. Stock limited. 
Root, .50; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
LITTLE DAVID (Twichett 85), Bloom 1!4, Bush 3 ft. 
Russet orange of almost perfect form. Blooms freely 
and fine for both eutting and exhibiting. Root, .25 
LITTLE EDITH (87), Bloom 114, Bush 31% ft. 
Primrose yellow tipped bright carmine. A standard 
variety with years of consistent winning. In form 
and general all-around worth, is still a standard for 
other Poms to match. Root, .25 
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Chita 
LITTLE PRINCE (86), Bloom 114, Bush 21% ft. A 
pure light yellow of fine form that runs consistently 
small. Completes nicely to stem in the manner of 
the best Poms. Bush growth good and blooms pro- 
duced in large numbers. A steady winner on the 
show table and in heavy demand. On Futurity, ’39. 
Root, $1.00; Plant, .50 
MARY MUNNS (Bolsa 85), Bloom 1!4, Bush 2!4 
ft. One of the best in a phlox or mallow purple. 
Good for exhibition or cutting. Root, .25 
MELROSE BABY (Liphart 85), Bloom 114, Bush 2 
ft. Color, clear attractive spectrum red which holds 
good in the sun. Bush is healthy with plenty of 
blooms suitable for exhibiting. Certified at Storrs. 
Root, 75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
MIKE (Boston 84), Bloom 1!%, Bush 214 ft. Color 
bright burnt orange, shading lighter at the outer 
petals. Attractive and jutting with blooms. 
Root, .25 
MORNING MIST (Badetty 85), Bloom 1!4, Bush 
3'4 ft. A fine cut flower with long, stems. Color, 
white tipped lavender and rosy lavender at center. 
Some flowers a little large but very popular. 
Root, .35 
MRS. J. TELFER (Australia 87), Bloom 1!'4, Bush 
2!%4 ft. White with a slight yellowish cast. Blooms 
almost a perfect ball with perfect centers. A fine 
addition to the white Pom class and has won many 
prizes during the past two years. Some tendency 
for petals to burn in early season and full sun. 
Root, .50; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
REGINALD (Australia 86), Bloom 114, Bush 214 ft. 
A fine Burgundy red of ideal size and finest form. 
Has taken a place as one of the leaders of its class. 
Bush growth rugged. Root, .35 
ROSALIE (Sanhican 85), Bloom 134, Bush 3 ft. 
Splendid cut flower. Ivory white in color. Stems 
good and fine bush-growth. Prolific in blooms. 
Root, .25 
SHERRY (85), Bloom 2, Bush 2!4 ft. A deep pur- 
ple which is nearly round and very attractive. Some 
flowers may come oversize but many exhibition 
blooms can be also gotten. Bush grows rapidly and 
sturdily. Has a wide distribution and popular. 
Root, .35 
SNOWCLAD (Dreer 78), Bloom 1!4, Bush 3 ft. A 
free, early blooming, standard white Pom. Excellent 
cut flower. Root, .25 
SUNNY DAYBREAK (Keynes 85), Bloom 134, 
Bush 3 ft. Lemon yellow, heavily tipped cardinal. 
Flowers of good form. Root, .25 
YELLOW GEM (McWhirter 84), Bloom 1!'%, Bush 
3 ft. Clear canary yellow of fine form. Old, but 
good and still winning. Root, .25; Pot Root, .25 
