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DAHLIAS FOR 1942 
GREETINGS TO OUR DAHLIA FRIENDS 
AND CUSTOMERS: 
Again we take great pleasure in handing you our 
1942 Catalogue. As usual we have added a number of 
new varieties this year; discarded some old ones all are 
quoted at the lowest possible price. Look them over 
and we will be glad to take your order. 
Roots Plants 
American Legion, ID, A very large yellow  .50 
America’s Sweetheart, ID, Lemon yellow... __.50 
All-American, SC, Mulberry. rose suf- 
fused salmon with wax yellow at base. 
One of the best of the 1941 intro-duc- 
tions. Good stems, a good root maker 
and they keep well. A grand dahlia__.__ 5.00 1.50 
Amy Ballago, ID, Bengal rose with golden 
gleam in center. An unusual color 
combinaton. Good stems, large (Hol- 
land) «oe ee 1.50 vie 
Columbia, SC, A beautiful blend of deep 
gold and peach pink. Large blooms 12 
inches and over. A vigorous grower 
with a 5% foot bush. A good root 
maker and an easy variety to handle 
in every phase of growth is the claim 
of the originator. Honor Roll Dahlia 
Received Achievement Medal at Cleve- 
land and East Liverpool, Ohio-22. oo 5.00 
Ivory Princess, SC, This is our origination 
and is being introduced jointly by us 
and the Ruschmore Dahlia Gardens. A 
huge ivory that is easy to grow over 12 
inches. We have a report of one having 
been grown 15 inches. Runner up in 
Achievement Medal class at New York 
and Kerney, N. J., shows. Received 
gold certficate for the best semi-cactus 
seedling at the New York show. Good 
stems and a vigorous grower. Bush 5% 
«feet. - A~ fair: root. maker and they 
‘always keep for us, even the stems stay 
green. On all three Honor Rolls. 
#3 plants, for. $1 2Q0cr oe 15.00 5.00 
Pink Joy, ID, Another 1942 introduction 
- that.comes to us highly recommended. 
Rose pink with outer petals shading off 
' to a lighter pink. 11 inch blooms on 
good stems. Bush grows about 6 feet__ 3.50 
Stephen Foster, IC, A large incurved 
.  eactus of buff orange suffused with 
tyrian rose. Winner of four Achieve- 
ment Medals in 1941. This variety 
comes to us highly recommended. 12 
inch blooms on good stems. A 7 foot 
bush and a vigorous grower. On all 
three Honor Rolls. One of the best of 
the 41942. introduetionhs.— os eee 6.00 
Scariet O’Hara, ID, Another huge 1942 in- 
troduction. The color is scarlet with 
buff orange reverse. The stems are 
good. A 5 foot bush. 14 and 15 inch 
