

MARSHALL’S PINK (F. D.). Bloom 8x4, bush 5 ft. An 
exquisitely beautiful shrimp pink dahlia, especially fine 
for cutting; stems at least three feet long.............. Root 
MARY ELLEN FORHAN (S. C.), ‘’Forhan,’’ 1943. Bloom 
11x5, bush 5 ft. Color, bright cherry red. Petals twist 
and curl. Good stems. An excellent keeper as a cut 
flower. Has three Achievement Medals. On Honor 
Roll. Has NEVER been beaten in the show room. It 
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MARY TAYLOR (C.), “Taylor,” 1940. Bloom 8x4. 
Color, grenadine pink with lemon-yellow center and 
flushed cream. This dahlia was the most outstanding 
at Storrs in 1939. Substance excellent, making it one 
of the best cut flowers. Fine stems.................--- Root 
MAYOR FRANK OTIS (1. D.), “’Salbach,’” 1939. Bloom 
14x7, bush 5 ft. It is a soft, rich golden honey yellow 
with just a touch of coppery shading. It won two 
Achievement Medals, on two Honor Rolls, and won 
SIX blue ribbons in 1938 as largest flower in the show. 
It has been grown to OVER SEVENTEEN INCHES. 
There is no question but what this is the largest dahlia 
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MILTON J. CROSS (1. D.), ‘Johnson,’ 1936. Bloom 
11x7, bush 6 ft. Center of flower is a clear light lemon 
yellow shaded rose and coral on outer petals. Won 
three Achievement Medals. Not only large, but deep, 
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MONARCH OF THE EAST (1. D.), ‘’Almy,’’ 1938. Bloom 
12x5, bush 412 ft. Giant flowers of mustard yellow 
with an apricot suffusion. A rampant growing habit. 
An Honor Roll variety with a Certificate of Merit. 
Certainly is a giant. A Mr. Lee writes: ‘‘We had 
bloom after bloom on Monarch of the East that 
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MRS. C. D. ANDERSON. A mammoth purple-quilled ball 
dahlia with a silver sheen that keeps for days in the 
show room. We have at last a good supply of this 
dahlia, which grows for everyone..........-. ------------ Root 
MRS. GEORGE LE BOUTILLIER (1. D.), ‘Smith Rusch- 
mohr.’’ Bush 4 ft. A giant flower and, in our opinion, 
an improvement on Murphy’s Masterpiece, and a very 
striking and showy plant in the garden. Color, deep 
crimson red. The blooms are exceptionally large and 
are held erect on long, stiff stems, high above the 
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MRS. I de VER WARNER (F.D.) Bloom 9x5, bush 5 ft. 
Color, lavender. One of the finest dahlias grown. It 
is almost disease proof. No better cut flower......-- Root 
MRS. THOMAS EDISON (I. D.), ‘’Wallace,”” 1942. 
Bloom 10x5, bush 5 ft. Color, a bright violet red, 
almost a deep rose red, with a silver reverse. Strong 
stems holding flower facing. One of the most beautiful 
dahlias. Certificate of Merit. On two Honor sp 
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MRS. A. G. FURNESS (Cac.), ’’Australia,’’ 1941. Bloom 
6x4, bush 5 ft. Color, a pure lavender pink. Fine 
stems’; GOOG DIGOMEl sia... 2. scars ote oe ae eee Root 
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