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SEMI-CACTUS DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
ALL-AMERICAN (Salem 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
6 ft. Soft carmine with orange undertone. A finely 
formed dahlia. On Honor Rolls, Futurity, and an 
Award of Honor, Ga. Easy to grow and very sat- 
isfactory. Root, $1.00; Pot Rost, .75 
COLUMBIA (Cuyahoga 85A), Bloom 10 x 7, Bush 
5'4 ft. Beautiful deep gold suffused peach pink. 
The petals curl back to the stem. Blooms, with high 
centers, keep well and are borne facing on strong 
stems. Achievement Medal Winner. 
Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.59 
CONSUL GEN. QUIST (Ballego 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, 
Bush 4 ft. One of the most beautiful of our pastel 
blends. Soft cameo pink shading lighter with soft 
yellow shadings. Good stems. A dahlia which has 
come to stay. Root, $1.00; Plant, .50 
CORINNE MARCELLA (Geneva 85A-B), Bloom 
8-9 x 5, Bush 5 ft. Old rose with buff suffusion and 
tipped soft peach pink. Bush sturdy and flowers 
held perfectly on good stems. This dahlia does weil 
in the South, and is exceptionally good for us. 
Root, $1.00 
EDGAR A. GUEST (Lakeside 85A-B), Bloom 7-9 x 
6, Bush 5 ft. A wonderful sulphur yellow which cer- 
tified at Storrs. An outstanding vigorous grower 
with good stems. Early and profuse. Good in all 
climates. Root, $3.00; Pot Root, $2.25; Plant, $1.50 
ESSIE SMITH (Smith 854A), 1945, Bloom 12 x 6!4, 
Bush 5 ft. A borderline between lavender and pink, 
although best described as an amaranth pink. One 
of the best for 1945, and on all 3 Honor Rolls. Large 
flowers of unusually good substance on strong stems. 
Won 2 Achievement Medals and a winner for the 
showtable. Root, $7.50; Pot Root, $5.00; Plant, $3.50 
EVELYN CHANDLER (Ballay 84A), Bloom 9 x 5, 
Bush 4!4 ft. Bright golden apricot with deeper 
shadings on reverse which show through, especially 
at center of flower. Can be grown very large with 
extra culture. Root, ./5 
FAITHFUL (Dahliadel 85A), 1945, Bloom 9-10 x 4-5, 
Bush 5 ft. Our best and most dependable white 
Semi-Cactus. A dahlia that does best under normal 
culture, blooms are 9 to 10 inches across, and 4 to 5 
inches deep. Bush growth is sturdy, with well-pro- 
portioned stems and glossy green foliage. Faithful 
is easy to grow, a good root maker, easy to winter 
over, and blooms are always full-centered. On the 
Honor Roll. Root, $5.00; Pot Root, $3.75; Plant, $2.50 
JANE LAUSCHE (Wolbert-Rocky River 85A), 
Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 5-6 ft. An outstanding bi-color 
in a new color combination of soft mallow purple 
with white tips. Scored 86 at East Lansing in 1943. 
Winner of many Achievement Medals, and on all 
3 Honor Rolls. Plant, $3.50 
KOKI (Foreign 85A), Bloom 10 x 7, Bush 41! ft. 
Soft carmine with buff reverse showing at tips. 
Petals twist and whirl in pin-wheel fashion. A large 
and impressive flower of great depth. Bush growth 
stocky and healthy. Poor root maker. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75 

LADY IN RED (Dixie 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
A bright scarlet red that is a good cut flower. Beau- 
tiful for baskets. Fine form as well as color for ex- 
hibiting. A vigorous grower with dark green foliage. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75 
MARJORIE SPENCER (England 84B), Bloom 7!% 
x 4, Bush 3 ft. A sofe cerise red or rich strawberry 
pink which is appealing. An early and _ profuse 
bloomer, very colorful in the garden. Root, $1.00 
MISS GLORY (Ballay 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 
4 ft. <A fine deep yellow with apricot suffusion. 
Petals rolled and incurved nicely. Bush growth 
sturdy, and flowers are held above foliage on long, 
strong stems. Root, .50 
MODEL 999 (Lakeside 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
4'% ft. Fiery red with gold reverse. The flower 
has a high full center, and is easily grown large. The 
bush growth is extremely rugged, well-branching 
and flowers are produced on long stems. Root, .75 
ROSELYN STRAIGHT (Straight-Ruschmohr 85A), 
1944, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 5 ft. Saffron or orange 
with peach red suffusion. A color hard to describe, 
but a bright spot for any exhibit or garden. Certi- 
fied at Storrs and W. Va. with high scores. 
Root, $5.00; Pot Root, $3.75; Plant, $2.50 
WINGS (Geneva 86A), 1943, Bloom 10!4 x 7, Bush 
6 ft. A large dark amaranth red. A strong vig- 
orous grower, with dark foliage and long erect 
stems holding the flower a foot or more above the 
foliage. A winner at New York, and a dahlia that 
we heartily recommend. 
Root, $3.00; Pot Root, $2.25; Plant, $1.50 
WINTER CARNIVAL (Southern 85B), 1943, Bloom 
8 x 5, Bush 4!% ft. A fine crystal white, inclined to 
Informal Decorative. Popular as it easier to grow 
than most white dahlias. Stems are strong, and it 
has a good show record, Root, $3.00; Plant, $1.50 
