LILLIAN NOSER f.d. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 14” x 8”. 
Bush 4’. 
This huge bloom is a soft lavender pink with silver 
veining and a silver sheen over the very broad petals. 
The center is tightly curled with deeper lavender show- 
ing in the pink. Some petals are slightly involute, giv- 
ing an especial gracefulness to the large disc-shaped 
blooms. A handsome dahlia with all of Floristan Gar- 
dens besiicoiires snk ao ete ee ee $2.00 
LINK’S GORGEOUS i.d. (Link-Premier) Bloom 8” x 5”. 
Bush 412’. 
A beautiful blending of sunshine yellow and bright 
rosy pink with the rose suffusing and hairlining the yel- 
low center of the petals, and outlining each petal edge. 
The resultant color combination is soft, yet glowing. 
The quite pointed, but very broad petals, seem to be 
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MABLE ARUNDEL f.d. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 9” x 5”. 
Bush 5’. 
A most exceptionally beautiful bloom of delicate colors 
that blend from lavender shadings into apricot into gold 
at the tight high center, and with a golden blending in 
the reverse and at the tips of the pointed petals. Grace- 
fully placed petals that turn a little at the tips. Heavy 
thick foliage. One of our finest creations........ $3.00 
MARGARET IVY s.c. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 8” x 6”. 
Bush i >< 
One tone of orange apricot. Petals are so revolute and 
pointed they seem especially narrow. Flower is open. 
Center exceedingly high. Foliage quite heavy. This is 
a temperamental beauty but well worth the effort to 
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MARJORIE single (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 2'2”. 
Bush 5’. 
A bright, shimmering pink overlays and blends with 
the gold which shows, clear and bright, in a halo around 
the disc ray. This dahlia is a great favorite with all who 
see it growing in our gardens. Strong stems.....$1.06 
MARY ELLEN FORHAN s.c. (Forhan-Franklin) Bloom 
ex 34) Bushy 542". 
Place on the 1943 Honor Roll, three Achievement Medals 
and a number of blue ribbons are the proud distinc- 
tions of this huge, rich crimson dahlia. The petals 
darken toward the center and a spot of gold at each 
petal base gives the bloom a glowing depth. The 
lighter reverse shows in the twist and curl of the 
long florets. Foliage is dark green, with good sub- 
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MAY WARNER f.d. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 6” x 4” 
Bush 47 
A silvery delicate pink that looks fresh even when al- 
most falling to pieces. Petals are open and pointed. 
This is an ideal dahlia for mass planting and borders. 
All it needs is crowning out. It grows to a uniform height. 
The new blooms cover the old which do not require 
picking. The blooms are on top of short straight stems 
at foliage height and the bush looks like a huge bou- 
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MISS BOEING f.d. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 7” x 5”. 
Bush 6’. 
A soft true pink with just a suggestion of peach. The 
high centered flower is so free and open it could be 
classed also as an Informal. A profuse bloomer with ex- 
ceedingly long stems that hold the long-lived blooms 
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MISS ESSIE JANE i.d. (Dahliadel) Bloom 8” x 6”. Bush 4’. 
The very twisted and curled petals of this graceful 
bloom are like a towsled curly head except for the 
color, which is a soft, rosy pink with apricot both at the 
petal base and showing in a suggestion of a halo 
around the tight rosy center. The petals ball back to 
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MISS PUGET f.d. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 9” x 4”. 
Bush 4’. 
A delightful buff with a delicate pink flush. Petals of 
the disc-like bloom are broad, flat and pointed at the 
tips. The center is compact and ball-like. This dahlia, 
by crowning out, can be effectively used for borders, 
and mass plantings and equally good for cutting. 50c 
MRS. F. F. POWELL f.d. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 
Seem ae BushD 6. 
One beautiful constant tone of Spanish scarlet tem- 
pered with madder. Will not sunfade. Petals are broad 
and twist slightly. Flower is open and faces out and up. 
Foliage exceedingly heavy and rough. A wondertul 
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MRS. FIRST JOHNSON min. f.d. (Floristan Gardens) 
Bloom.272" x92 Bush 4% 
A rich, dark red with a blue undertone—a difficult red 
to describe; one we've never found in any other of our 
dahlias. The florets in this delightful miniature ball 
back almost to the stem and it makes up exquisitely 
with other flowers. You can always count on this little 
dahlia to supply you with a wealth of bloom...... $2.00 
