

E. J. WIND 
WE present our 1945 DAHLIA BLUE BOOK with our fifteenth 
annual greetings to friends and customers. It is also a reminder 
that we are endeavoring to maintain our policies of past years, in 
spite of wartime restrictions, which have added numerous problems 
to the lot of the commercial dahlia grower. We wish to express 
appreciation of the patience and understanding of these problems 
which you have shown. As soon as conditions permit, we pledge 
that we will increase our services to you. 
This year we are introducing four new varieties tor your approval: 
Black Monarch, Clariam Kelton, Jane Lausche and Kirsten Flagstad. 
These have all received approval at the trial grounds of the Ameri- 
can Dahlia Society, Honor Roll writers and show judges. Each has 
made an enviable pre-introduction record and it is our firm belief 
that they will maintain their high standards in your gardens. 
We also offer a number of varieties, from other introducers, 
which have been selected on the basis of their records, private 
reports from unbiased sources, and our own observations at the 
shows in Cleveland, East Liverpool, New York, Wellsville, and Louis- 
ville. We feel that they represent the finest list we have ever 
offered and that they merit your consideration along with our own 
introductions. 
