
The more you do for the dahlia in the growing season, the more the dahlia 
will do for you in the blooming season. 



WANDA MEADE 
The charming young lady is WANDA MEADE holding the beautiful blooms 
of the dahlia named in her honor. 
WANDA MEADE I. D. (Parrella—Blamer-Hulin)—This medium size dahlia 
which received First and Special at the A. D. S. Show in New York, 1942, 
and also received a Bronze Medal from the New York Florists’ Club on 
September 14th, 1942, is one of the most outstanding and showy dahlias 
we have had the pleasure of introducing. Color, scarlet rea, evenly tipped 
white. Blooms average from 5 to 7 inches in diameter with plenty of depth. 
The blooms are set on fine, long, wiry stems, flowers facing. Foliage lght 
green, insect resisting. Height of plant, 442 feet. Root $3.00 Plant $1.50 
WATCHUNG GIANT (Smith 85A)—Bloom 11 x 6, bush 6 ft. Deep amber yellow 
suffused orange cadmium. Grows like a weed and is most profuse in blooms. 
Root $1.00 
WORLD EVENT F. D. to I. D. (Dixie Gardens)—Color, amaranth pink flushed 
mallow purple, general effect being soft, glowing pink. Size 9” x 6”, with- 
out much disbudding. It has a high center and is complete back to stem; 
flowers are held on the side on a long strong stem. Certificate winner at 
Storrs and East Lansing in 1943, and on three honor rolls. 
Roots $5.00 Plants $2.50 
YELLOW GLORY S. C.—Sulphur yellow. Root $1.50 
Y. M. S. C.—Rose red. Lovely flower and a prize winner. Root $1.00 


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