Edison’s Dahlias 
AVIATRIX, (1$40), 1.D. 
9-11 inch blooms of golden color with the center and tips 
varied with tinges of reddish-violet. 
Roots $1.25 
BAKER'S BEST —I. D., Baker (1943) 
Very large, clear yellow. Good grower, good stems and good 
root maker. 
Plants $2.00 Roots $5.00 
BATAAN [1943, S. C., Retzer] 
A beautiful red with gold shadings toward the tips. Free 
bloomer of good size held on long stiff stems. Fine for 
cutting. 
Mead Roots $1.25 

BESS SMITH (Anderson) I. D., 1943 
Winner Derrill Hart Medal in 1941, scoring 85 at 3 trial grounds. 
This large Pure White “A’’ type prize winning and Honor Roll 
Dahlia was the big sensation at the A.D.S. Trial Grounds in 
1941, scoring a Certificate of Merit at Storrs, Conn., Cincinnati, 
Ohio, and Fairmount, W. Va., thereby winning the much cov- 
eted Derrill Hart Medal. It is pure white, with hardly a trace 
of cream or other tint. Its petals are wavy and placed close, 
making a thick petaled and pleasing form. Size average is 
about 8!/, inches to 10, depth 6 inches, with wiry 15-inch 
stems holding flowers on side. Bush is 5 feet tall with light 
green and very pest resistant foliage. It is an excellent keeper 
when cut and makes a superb basket Dahlia. 
Plants $2.50 Roots $5.00 
BETTER TIMES (Stredwick, England) S. C. 
Flowers on long, strong stems, color lilac pink, yellow center. 
Roots 30c 
BILL’S SPLENDOR, I. D. (S. D. G.) 1942 
A deep tyrian pink, the most glowing and brightest of any pink 
dahlia we have ever grown. It grows 11 by 7 inches, actual 
measurement made by Lynn B. Dudley, past president A. D. 5S. 
The blooms are facing on long, straight stems. Bush growth 
about’6 feet, very hardy with dark, green foliage. A winner in 
the Open-to-All Class at New York. On all Honor Rolls except- 
ing Dahlia Futurity Roll. 
Plants $1.00 Roots $2.00 Net 
BLUES RIVER. 
Color as near to a blue Dahlia as we have ever seen. 
Roots 60c 
BROOMALL’S PINK (Broomall-Stephenson. 1937) 
This is a Dahlia outstanding in color, a true rose pink and the 
heavy substance and texture of the petals give it a beautiful 
velvety appearance. It is semi-cactus in form and is easily 
grown 10 to 12 inches with good depth. Stems and foliage 
excellent. 
Roots 85c 
