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LAWRENCE TIBBETT — Eastern and Western 
Honor Roll. F. Dec. This fine large Dahlia of fine form 
and beautiful coloring was selected by the world-re- 
nowned singer and movie actor to bear his name. The 
color is a warm glowing clear pink peach. The large 
flowers are held erect on long strong straight stems on 
tall bushes, a prolific bloomer and excellent keeper. 
Fine unpropagated stock. $1.00 
LUCIA VON GONTARD—This large beautiful 
Dahlia of unusually lovely coloring was selected by the 
beautiful Baroness Gert von Gontard to be named for 
her. The color is a creamy apricot ground with warm 
violet rose center, tips and reverse of petals, suffusing 
the entire bloom with this lovely coloring. Long strong 
stems, four-foot bushes. $1.00 
NELSON EDDY—This large beautiful amber, cop- 
per and red I[.Dec. Dahlia with curling petals was 
named, with permission, for the famous, popular Opera 
Singer and Movie Star. First flowers are gigantic in 
size; a continuous and prolific bloomer and excellent 
keeper; bushes are medium tall, strong growers, and 
stems are excellent. It is one of the first to bloom, 
greatly admired for its fine form and color. $2.50 
ROSALIND KEEP—F.D. Prize Winner. An ex- 
quisitely beautiful shell pink flower with white center 
and water-lily form. Long strong stems on strong 
bush. $1.00 
SCHIPA—I.Dec. 1937 Introduction. Named for the 
world-renowned Tenor of the Metropolitan Opera of 
New York with his permission. This large Dahlia of 
very fine form is a lovely rich velvety ruby red, with 
twisting petals, strong wiry stems and a fine bloomer 
on 4-ft. bush. $1.50 
SIERRA SUNRISE—F.D. Immense size and a glo- 
rious bronzy orange color when matured; has great 
depth, long strong wiry stems, with superb bearing. 
5-ft. bush and prolific bloomer. $1.00 
SIRIUS—Honor Roll. 1.D. Hailed at the San Fran- 
cisco Show as the long-awaited Blue Dahlia. De- 
scribed as grown in New Jersey; quote, “Sirius is the 
Heatese to a blue dahlia we have to date. Here it is a 
real bluish purple, with very little pink in it; a pro- 
lific bloomer, it comes early and is good late; has a fine 
bush with bloom of perfect bearing.” $1.00 
1942 INTRODUCTION 
JOSEPHINE HAYES—I.D. Smith-Meussdorffer. 
Because the many friends of Josephine Hayes are ask- 
ing for it, we have decided to release it in 1942. It is 
the best all-purpose yellow dahlia to date. Have grown 
it successfully five years as a large commercial. Have 
never been forced for the shows, but have two firsts and 
one second, one on bloom cut from the open field. 
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