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MINIATURE FORMAL 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
NELLIE SHEE (Golden Rule 85), 1943, Bloom 214 
x 2, Bush 4 ft. A clear light lavender with long 
strong stems. Vigorous grower and very prolific. 
-Fine for cutting. 
Root, $3.00; Pet Root, $2.25; Plant, $1.50 
ORCHID LADY (Fenton 85), Bloom 314 x 214, 
Bush 4 ft. Bright violet rose or light lilac. Good 
for home decorations and cutting. Good grower. 
Certified at Storrs and E. Lansing. Root, .35 
PEE WEE (Johnson 84), 1941, Bloom 11% x 1, 
Bush 3 ft. Pink in color. One of the smallest 
Miniatures. Bush growth good and ‘sturdy. Un- 
usually free flowering, and an excellent keeper. 
Root, .75 
PEGGY LINDLEY (Wakeman 84), 1941, Bloom 
2% x 2, Bush 2!4 ft. A clear golden orange on 
long graceful stems. Excellent keeper. Root, .75 
RED HEAD (Golden Rule 85), Bloom 3 x 114, 
Bush 3 ft. Pleasing scarlet orange, with blooms 
facing up on nice stems. A fine keeper. Root, .35 
RED ROBIN (Dahliadel 86), Bloom 2!4 x 2, Bush 
3 ft. (SEE Illustration on Page 23.) Bright scar- 
let that does not fade or burn. Perfect form and 
stems, sturdy bushes and very profuse. Excellent 
for cutting, exhibition, arrangements or landscape 
work. Certified at Storrs and W. Va., and in the 
Futurity. Winner of many prizes and universally 
liked. Root, ./5 
RICKEY (Bugg 85), 1941, Bloom 3!4 x 2, Bush 
3'4 ft. A uniformly marked bi-color of red and 
white. Very striking and a great favorite. A prize 
winner and a strong grower. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75 
SYLVIA (Lakeside 85), Bloom 244 x 134, Bush 
4 ft. Rich deep carmine. Good form, grows well, 
blooms profusely and keeps wonderfully. Certified 
at Storrs and E. Lansing. Fine for cutting. 
Root, .50 
WHITE FAWN (Dixie 85), 1942, Bloom 3 x 2, Bush 
4 ft. Best pure white of its kind so far. Rugged 
bush, heavy foliage, and _ prolific. Certified at 
Storrs and O.V.D.A. 
Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
YELLOW KITTEN (Chautauqua 85), 1943, Bloom 
214 x 2, Bush 4 ft. Yellow faintly tipped light 
pink. Early and profuse. Fine for cutting. Cer- 
tified at E. Lansing and on Honor Roll. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 

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POMPON DAHLIAS 
Exhibition Varieties 
ATOM (Edymel 85), Bloom 114, Bush 214 ft. Fiery 
red with perfect form. Small, early and profuse. 
Very popular. Root, .35 
BETTY ANNE (Johnson 86), Bloom 1!4, Bush 214 
ft. Soft rose pink inclined to violet rose. Small 
and uniform. Bush healthy and vigorous. Root, .25 
BETTY MALONE (Malone-Dahliadel 86), Bloom 
134, Bush 3 ft. White evenly tipped violet purple. 
Profuse. Ideal form and healthy bush. Good in 
the South. Cert. at Storrs, W. Va., O.V.D.A. and 
good at Ga. Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
BOB WHITE. See Cut Flower Pompons. 
BRASS BUTTON (Linduff-Ruschmohr 85), 1941, 
Bloom 134, Bush 3 ft. Light yellow. Consistently 
small. On Honor Roll and Futurity. Certified at 
Storrs and W. Va. Plant, .50 
CLOVER (Wilson-Ruschmohr 85), 1941, Bloom 1!4, 
Bush 2!% ft. White tinged soft pink. Prolific 
in blooms, all of which are small and of fine form. 
Certified at Storrs. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
CREAM GEM (Australia 85), Bloom 1!4, Bush 2 
ft. A beautiful waxy white. Perfect form, strong 
grower and profuse. Plant, .50 
DORIA (Australia 85), Bloom 1/4, Bush 3 ft. Deep 
wine shaded darker at center. Blooms on top of 
stiff wiry stems. Centers full. Root, .35 
EBONY (Johnson 85), 1941, Bloom 1!4, Bush 3 ft. 
Black red, darkest of all dahlias. Long ‘strong 
stems. Blooms form a complete ball. Won A.D.S. 
Gold Medal. Roots limited. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
EILEEN (Keynes 86), Bloom 1!%4, Bush 2 ft. 
Cream tipped violet. Is riding a new wave of pop- 
ularity after 30 years in commence. Beautiful and 
outstanding. Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
GRAIN O’GOLD (Tooker-Ruschmohr 85), Bloom 
114, Bush 2 ft. Clear yellow with purplish cast at 
times on tips. Cert. at Storrs. Reot, .50; Plant, .50 
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. Good for 
cutting. Root, .25 
ILA (Australia 87), Bloom 1'%, Bush 2 ft. Deep 
oxblood. Bush growth fairly good, and almost all 
of the ‘blooms ‘are of perfect form. Long strong 
stems. Root, .50; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
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