New Novelties for 1944 
Each year we select, what we believe to be the best, new varieties being released 
for the coming season. A number of these are listed below at introducers' prices. 
Others will be tested in our gardens during the season. 
CLARIAM BELLE (Wolbert—Rocky River] 
A bi-color without the harshness so common in flowers of this class. Petals are 
primrose-yellow, each with about three-quarters of an inch of pure white at the tips. 
Blooms 9!/5 x 6!/5. Informal. Listed in Mr. Dudley's Honor Roll in Flower Grower 
Magazine. 
Clariam Belle is the most consistent bi-color we have ever grown, both as to 
growing habits and the fact that it produces uniformly marked blooms of good quality. 
We have never seen a solid colored bloom of it. Centers are always full. The plant 
is a strong grower with dark green, glossy foliage. Strong stems hold the flowers facing 
the side. It is a good root-maker from roots or plants. 
Ample stocks permit a price at which an Honor Roll dahlia is seldom available. 
Root $7.50, Plant $2.50 
BEAU BRILLIANT |. D. (Ballay) A large informal decorative of bright carmine. 
Excellent form and habits. Not listed on Honor Rolls but from private sources, 
we learn that it is a very worth-while variety. 
Plant $7.50 
DOUBLE DUTY F. D. (Hendricks) Magenta rose to Tyrian rose. Blooms 6x4. A 
very free bloomer. Flowers uniform on ideal, long stems. Almost ball-shaped in 
form. Exceptionally good substance. Winner of the Flower Grower trophy at 
New York show after being shipped eight hundred miles by air express. On two 
Honor Rolls. A fine exhibition variety as well as an ideal cut-flower type. 
Plant $5.00 net 
ENGLE'S WHITE CHIEF F. D. (Engle) A large white formal bordering on informal. 
Blooms 12x 5. In spite of a stem which is a bit short, exhibition growers who have 
seen it, insist that it is a needed variety in the white classes at the shows. On 
two Honor Rolls. 
Plant $5.00 
GAYLORD BALLAY |. D. (Ballay) A very large, pure white informal decorative which 
was grown |5 inches in diameter on the west coast. Winner of Sunset and 
Achievement medals at San Francisco. On Col. Eddy's Honor Roll. It is re- 
ported to be one of the finest ever put out by this veteran originator and 
introducer. 
Plant $7.50 net 
LINK'S BLACK PRINCE |. D. (Link-Premier) A dark, velvety maroon, uniform in 
shape with good stems. Blooms || x7. Color does not fade toward the end 
of the season. Bushes are vigorous with thick, hairy foliage. Certificate of Merit 
at East Lansing and on all three Honor Rolls. 
Plant $7.50, three for $15.00 
LINK'S SENSATION |. D. (Link-Premier) A large, deep flower of a mixture of buff 
and scarlet blending to appear orange. Reverse is bittersweet orange. Stems are 
long and strong. Foliage is thick and insect resistant. On two Honor Rolls. 
Plant $5.00, three for $12.50 
MAGNA CHARTA |. D. (Ballay) Deep, old rose, huge blooms with broad petals and 
long, strong stems. A rare color in a large bloom. On Col. Eddy's Honor Roll. 
Several report this to be a top-notcher. 
Plant $7.50 
