TO OUR DAHLIA FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS : 
Here is our Dahlia List for 1945. We are sorry 
we cannot send you an illustrated descriptive 
catalog but owing to paper shortage we will be 
unable to do so until after the war. In the mean- 
time, we hope we can continue serving you. 
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ABBREVIATIONS INDICATING CLASSIFICATIONS 
B—Ball; Coll—Collarette; C—Cactus, Incurved or Straight; 
SC—-Semi-Cactus; FD—Formal Decorative; |D—Informal Dec- 
orative; M—Miniature; O—Orchid Flowering; P—Peony; 
_Pom—Pompon; S—Single. 
OUR 1945 INTRODUCTIONS 
Root Plant 
L. C. K.—A beautiful yellow-autumn, 
straight cactus, averaging 5 inches, on 
long stems. Certificate winner at both 
Storr’s and East Lansing. Winner of 
Flower Grower Award at the 1944 
AMD DS Show om ohh ee ee $15.00 $5.00 
IKE— The best bloed red cut-flower we 
know. Averages 3/2 to 5 inches in 
diameter, lacinated petals $ 7.50 $2.50 
LITTLE KATY — The nicest formal light 
yellow we have ever grown for either 
cutting or bedding. Averages 3 to 4 | 
inches in diameter. Certified at Storr’s * 
ond) *bdst Lansing 240. ee ee $ 5.00 $2.50 
THE ABOVE THREE DAHLIAS ARE HONOR ROLL VARIETIES 
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NEW AND STANDARD VARIETIES 
Roots Plants — 
Adolph Mayer, S.C.—Rich velvety purple. $1.00 $ .50 
Alice May, 1.D.—Pure white 75 
All American, S.C—Mulberry rose 3.00 1.00 
Angelus, 1.C.—Deep red and yellow... ey Taian 
Autumn Sunset, !.D.—Yellow and red 50 
- Barbara Ann, F.D.—Bi-color, red 
1 WIE fi oN Se Be A Sy oe ye 
Begonia Rose, F.D.—Rose color... SO os 
Bess Smith, 1.D.—White _... ‘150he 
Burch Foraker, |.D.—Flame red. FS 
California Idol, 1.D.—yYellow 50 
Carl G. Dahl, F.D.—Buff and rose... HAS eee 4 
Capt. Cedarquist, 1.C_—Salmon orange_______ fH 
Chautauqua Giant, F.D.—Deep orange__.______ 1.00 
Cherokee Brave, 1.D.—Ox-blood red... 1.50 BY Sane 
Class, F.D.—Large sulphur yellow... 2.00 1.00 
City of San Gabriel, B.—Bronze with ao 
Fed: strings Woe oie et aa 00 
