JAMES ROSS (1. D.), ‘Dorff,’’” 1944. Bloom 12 to 13 
x7 to 8, bush 5 ft. Color, beautiful dark velvet red. 
Wonderful substance; never shows an open center. Bush 
vigorous. On Honor Roll. Nine well known dahlia grow- 
ers, in all parts of the U. S.} say it is the finest and 
largest red dahlia they have ever grown....Plant $5.00 net 


JANE COWL (1. D.), “‘Downs.’’ Blooms 10x6, bush 5 2 
ft. Immense blooms, deep and full of glistening bronze 
buff. The stems are long and stiff and straight. No 
dahlia has given more universal satisfaction than Jane 
Cowl, and no other has won so many prizes since it was 
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JEAN TRIMBEE (S. C.), “’Trimbee.’’ Bloom 10x5, bush 
5 ft. Massive, yet artistic, with long, revolute petals 
that curl and twist. The color is a beautiful petunia 
violet, making it popular as an exhibition dahlia. A 
tall, vigorous grower with long, erect stems.......... Root 
JEFFERSONIAN (1. D.), ‘Churn,’ 1939. Bloom 11x5, 
bush 5 ft. Mauve pink. Extra good, long stems. This 
is an unusually fine pink, and will prove to be a great 
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JERSEY’S BEACON (F. D.). As an exhibition flower, it 
has few equals in its color, but as a garden variety, 
it is even more spectacular. The color is Chinese 
scarlet, with a paler reverse, giving it a two-toned 
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JERSEY’S DAINTY (S. C.), ‘“Waite.”’ Here is.a beauty. 
A white that looks you straight in the face on extra 
long wiry stems. Profuse bloomer and a garden attrac- 
tion and cut flower that can’t be beat. Won first at 
a Mid-West Show as the best bloom regardless of size. 
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KING PETER (F. D.), ‘’Brown.’’ Bloom 8x4, bush 5 ft. 
White tipped lavender. This is one of the most beau- 
tiful and delicately blended colored dahlias we have 
ever grown. Fine stems. Flower facing you....-..-.- Root 
KATIE-K (1. D.), ““Koenig,’’ 1938. Bloom 11x6, bush 
52 ft. Color is a deep rose pink, with white veins in 
the petal that lighten the flower considerably. Scored 
a certificate of merit at both Storr’s and East Lansing. 
was on all the 1938 Honor Rolls. It is a giant....-. Root 
KILGORE’S KING (S. C.), ‘’Kilgore,’’ 1938. Bloom 
12x5, bush 6 ft. A strong-growing, rugged variety 
on cane stems that is large and massive with long, 
pointed petals. A dahlia that can stand a lot of 
adverse conditions and still be good. Color, flesh at 
center with outer. petals. gold -...--»....-.-2..-..--..£....-.. Root 
LAETARE (C), ‘’Bruidegom.’’ This is one of the prettiest 
dahlias we have ever grown, and possibly one of the 
hardest to describe. Color, a luminous red on a soft 
yellow ground, gradually shading to yellow at the tips. 
The flowers average six to seven inches and are held 
facing sideways on exceptionally long, stiff, wiry stems. 
The plant is strong, husky, open grower.....-.--------- Root 
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