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MINIATURE FORMAL 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS—Cont’d 
LITTLE WISTERIA 
2!'%, Bush 3 ft. 
darker at center. 
(Dixie 84), 1944, Bloom 4 x 
White suffused lavender showing 
General tone soft lavender. Good 
for cutting. Root, $1.00; Plant, .50 
MCKAY’S PURITY (McKay-Dahliadel 85), Bloom 
234 x 1'%, Bush 214 ft. Pure white. Strong grow- 
er with healthy dense dark green foliage and uni- 
form blooms. Compact bush. Certified at Storrs and 
O.V.D.A. We recommend it highly. Root, .50 NET 
MISS INNOCENCE (Sparks 85), Bloom 2!% x 2, 
Bush 3 ft. Pure white of good substance. Early 
and profuse. Good bush growth. Long strong stems. 
An excellent cut flower. Award of Honor, Ga. 
Root, ./5 
NELLIE SHEE (Golden Rule 85), 1943, Bloom 2'% 
x 2, Bush 4 ft. A clear light lavender with long 
strong stems. Vigorous grower and very prolific. 
Fine for cutting. 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .59 
ORCHID LADY (Fenton 85), Bloom 314 x 2!%, 
Bush 4 ft. Bright violet rose or light lilac. Good 
for home decorations and cutting. Good grower. 
Certified at Storrs and E. Lansing. Root, .35 
PEGGY LINDLEY (Wakeman 84), Bloom 2!'4 x 2, 
Bush 21! ft. A clear golden orange on long grace- 
ful stems. Excellent keeper. Root, .50 
RED ROBIN (Dahliadel 86), Bloom 2!% x 2, Bush 
3 ft. (SEE Illustration on Page 23.) Bright scar- 
let that does not fade or burn. Perfect form and 
stems, sturdy bushes and very profuse. Excellent 
for cutting, exhibition, arrangements or landscape 
work. Certified at Storrs and W. Va. Winner of 
many prizes and universally liked. Root, ./5 
RICKEY (Bugg 85), Bloom 3!% x 2, Bush 31% ft. 
A bi-color of red and white. Very striking and a 
great favorite. A prize winner and a strong grower. 
Root, .50 
Bloom 2!%4% x 134, Bush 
Grows well, blooms pro- 
SYLVIA (Lakeside 85), 
4 ft. Rich deep carmine. 
fusely and keeps wonderfully. Certified at Storrs 
and E. Lansing. Fine for cutting. Root, .50 
WHITE FAWN (Dixie 85), Bloom 3 x 2, Bush 4 ft. 
Best pure white of its kind so far. Rugged bush, 
heavy foliage, and prolific. Certified at Storrs and 
O.V.D.A. Root, .50 
YELLOW KITTEN (Chautauqua 85), 1943, Bloom 
2'% x 2, Bush 4 ft. Yellow faintly tipped light pink. 
Early and profuse. Fine for cutting. Certified at 
E. Lansing and on Honor Roll. Root, $1.00 

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CREAM GEM 
Betty, iMalone 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
Exhibition Varieties 
ATOM (Edymel 85), Bloom 1!4, Bush 2! ft. Fiery 
red with perfect form. Small for exhibiting but early 
and profuse. Very popular. Root, .50 
BETTY ANNE (Johnson 86), Bloom 1!%, Bush 2!% 
ft. Soft rose pink inclined to violet rose. Small 
and uniform. Bush healthy and vigorous. Root, .35 
BETTY MALONE (Malone-Dahliadel 86), Bloom 
1 34, Bush 3 ft. 
Profuse. 
the South. 
White evenly tipped violet purple. 
Ideal form and healthy bush. Good in 
Cert. at Storrs, W. VWa., O.VeDvA: 
Root, .45 NET; Plant, .50 
BOB WHITE. See Cut Flower Pompons. 
BRASS BUTTON (Linduff-Ruschmohr 85), 
134, Bush 3 ft. Light yellow. 
On Honor Roll and Futurity. 
and W. Va. 
Bloom 
Consistently small. 
Certified at Storrs 
Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75; Plant, .50 
CLOVER (Wilson-Ruschmohr 85), Bloom 11%, Bush 
2'% ft. White tinged soft pink. Prolific in blooms, 
all of which are small and of fine form. Certified 
at Storrs. Root, .45 NET; Plant, .50 
(Australia 85), 
Bloom 1'%, Bush 2 
ft. A beautiful waxy white. Perfect form, strong 
grower and profuse. Plant, .50 
EBONY (Johnson 85), Bloom 1!4, Bush 3 ft. Black 
red, darkest of all dahlias. Long strong stems. 
Blooms form a complete ball. 
Medal. 
Won A.D.S. Gold 
Root, .75; Pot Root, .50; Plant, .50 
EILEEN (Keynes 86), Bloom 11'%, Bush 2 ft. 
Cream tipped violet. Is riding a new wave of pop- 
ularity after 30 years in commerce. Beautiful and 
outstanding. Root, .75 NET; Plant, .50 
GRAIN O’GOLD (Tooker-Ruschmohr 85), Bloom 
1, Bush 2 ft. Clear yellow with purplish cast at 
times on tips. Cert. at Storrs. Root, .50; Plant, .50 
HONEY (Farnum 86), Bloom 114, Bush 3 ft. Prim- 
rose yellow with faint suffusion of red on edge of 
petals. Free flowering on long stems. Good for 
cutting. Root, .35 
ILA (Australia 86), Bloom 1!'4, Bush 2 ft. Deep 
oxblood. Bush growth fairly good, and almost all 
of the blooms are of perfect form. Long strong 
stems. Root, .50 NET; Plant, .50 
