
1945 List 
OUR TWO 1945 CHAMPS 
Corriene Sue—F. D., color flox purple, blended 
rhodamine purple, 10 to 12 in. by 6. Sport of James 
Ross, last year Honor Roll dahlia; good stems— 
keep a week after cut; scored 85 on Dudley’s Honor 
Roll. In class by itself. Plants $2.50 net. 
Ronnie Lee—Semi-cac. to F. D. color, blend of 
scarlet red and salmon orange. 1434x9 for me this 
yeas Very attractive. Fair tuber maker, good 
eeper. 
One prominent grower’s statement: “Dear Mr. 
Dorff. After growing Ronnie Lee for 2 years, I 
never had any doubt but what it would reach the 
Honor Roll. I believe it to be the best dahlia ever 
introduced. Has everything that takes the fancier’s 
eye.” Grove C. Moelineaux, 111 Jerusalem Ave., 
Hempstead, L. I., New York. Plants $2.50 net. On 
Roberts Honor Roll. 
Irene Dunn—Cac., color rose-pink. One of the 
prettiest. Plants 75 cents. 
Tops—I. D., yellow. One of the best and larg-* 
est. Plants 50 cents. 
Jane Lausche (Rocky River) S. C. Bi-color. A 
new color combination of rosy mauve tipped white. 
Blooms up to 12 inches. Very early bloomer. Good 
stems and slender canes. Winner of The American 
Home Achievement Medal at Cleveland, Milwaukee 
and Louisville. Certificate of Merit at East Lansing 
in 1943 with a score of 86. Listed on the 3 Honor 
Roll of the country. Plants $3.50. 
Joan Ferenz (Rindfleisch) Informal Decorative. 
Blend of chrome yellow and flush of spinal pink. 
Blooms measuring from 11-12 inches by 7 inches 
deep. Long stiff cane stems. Dahlia has excellent 
keeping qualities and continues to grow after cut- 
ting and put in water. Winner of The American 
Home Achievement Medal at the N. Y. Show of the 
A.D.S. Listed on L. B. Dudley’s Honor Roll. This 
dahlia has never been propagated. All the stock has 
been grown by the originator from roots. Seedling 
of Jane Cowl with many characteristics of its par- 
ent. Plants $2.50. 
General John J. Pershing (Ward-Ruschmohr) 
S. C.—A blending of coral and jasper red with flush 
of chrome. A sport of the big prize winner, Vir- 
ginia Rute it has been grown to giant size 13x8 in. 
Certified at both East Lansing and Fairmont Trial 
Grounds and on the Eastern and Mid-West Honor 
Roll. Plants grow 5 to 6 ft. tall. Plants $2.00. 
Essie Smith (Smith) S. C. Amaranth pink. Has 
been grown 1314 inches by 10, bloom facing up on 
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