Prize Winning Varieties 
EDITH A. LEHMAN (Kemp, 1935) 
Bloom ten by five, bush five feet. An introduction that is very 
favorably talkea of and. worthy of your trial. Color brilliant 
old rose with salmon suffusion. Stems strong, holding flowers 
well above the foliage. Petals are rather broad and heavy, 
giving the flower a rich appearance. (H.R.) 
Roots 75c 
EDITH WILLKIE — Tooker—S.C., 1942 
The greatest white Dahlia of all time. Undefeated in three 
ears of the toughest competition. A pure white semi-cactus 
bahlia which grew 14 inches by 10 inches in the gardens this 
year. 
Plants $5.00 
ELSIE SUTTON, C. 
One of the most beautiful dahlias. It can be effectively staged 
with the largest of giants, rich canary yellow, overlaid with 
salmon-red, deepening to orange flame at center. The stems 
are perfect. From Australia. 
Plants $1.00 
EMMA WALKER (Mac Dowell, 1939), S. C. 
A very large flower that was good enough to win the Ameri- 
can Home Achievement Medal. An_early profuse flowering 
habit, splendid plant and stems. Color yellow shaded old 
rose Bath some lavender showing on tips of unopened petals. 
Very fine. 
Roots 75c 
ENTRUPS SULTAN (Foreign) 
Deep carmine-red. Enormous flowers on long stems. 
Roots 30c 
EVELYN CHANDLER (Ballay, 1940), Semi-Cac. 
Large bright gold of rare color. Selected and named by the 
guest of honor at San Francisco show after herself. 
Roots $1.00 
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE (Salem, 1939), I. D. 
A rose Pink bloom without the faintest trace of lavender. It is 
very large and can easily be grown over a foot across. The 
petals fall back to the stems giving the bloom tremendous 
depth. The stem is good and the bush is very rugged, and it 
attains a height of six feet. Winner of the highest award in 
the seedling class in Detroit. 
Roots $1.00 net 
EVENTIDE (Bissell, 1940), I. D. 
Color rich deep purple. Comes almost to a formal in form at 
time. Has strong stems with flower facing side. Foliage dark 
and resistant. Won a certificate with score of 86 at East 
Lansing in 1938 where it scored highest score. Also won as 
seedling at Dahlia Society of Wisconsin show in 1939. Size 
Roots $1.25 
EVENING STAR (1938), I. D. 
Fine deep yellow and very fine for cutting, not large but good. 
Roots 35c 
FIREBALL (Bissell, 1937) F.D. 
A brilliant scarlet which does not burn or fade. The foliage is 
heavy and absolutely insect-resistant. Received Certificate of 
Merit and on Honor Roll. 
Roots 65c 
FIRST LADY, 1942, I. D. 
Yellow and orange; yellow at center with the body of the flower 
heavily shaded pinkish orange. A spectacular 12-inch bloom of 
fine form. Extra good plant growth with its exceptionally clean 
foliage. Blooms freely and early on the best of stems. Because 
of these qualities it is ideal as a large cut flower. Fifteen 
blooms of this won the Blue Ribbon at the San Francisco Show. 
A fine new Dahlia that will rank high. 
FOREST FIRE (Lahliadel, 1935), I. D. 
The most ‘‘different’’ and for that reason the most distinctive 
of ail the novelties. A brilliant scarlet flame with blushes otf 
yellow; yellow petaloids. 
Roots 40c 
FRAU FRANCOIS NAGELS (Foreign), I. D. to S. C. 
Medium sized flower held on good stiff stems. Color an odd 
shade of reddish maroon. Very good bloomer. 
Roots 30c 
FRECKLES (Kemp, 1937), I. D. 
The ground color is a lemon-chrome, striped, blotched and 
speckled bright scarlet, irregularly distributed over the yellow 
ground color. Blooms up to 14 inches in width, and great 
depth, and was many times first prize winner in the bi-color 
classes in the 1936 Shows. The plant is a beautiful grower 
and a prolific bloomer. 
Roots 65c 
Plants $2.00 
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