
Edison’s Dablias 
AXFORD TRIUMPH [Australian] I. D. 
Color apricot to orange. A huge Dahlia of exhibition 
variety. Robust plant that can carry 6 to 7 blooms at one 
time. Foliage insect resistant. 
Roots $1.50 
BAKER'S BEST —I. D., Baker (1943) 
MP ead clear yellow. Good grower, good stems and good 
| Roots $1.75 
BALLAY ROUGE [Ballay, 1945] 
Brightest red true type, fine petalled cactus. Large blooms. 
Long straight stems. A perfect cactus variety that will 
srow anywhere. 
R. C. $2.00 
BATAAN [1943, S. C., Retzer] 
A beautiful red with gold shadings toward the tips. Free 
bloomer of good size held on long stiff stems. Fine for 
cutting. 
Roots $1.00 
BEAUTIFUL LADY [Forest View, 1945], F. D. 
Bright lemon yellow. 8-10 inch blooms, good stems, bush 
5-6 feet tall. Rugged grower, insect resistant foliage, 
profuse and early. A good root maker and they keep 
well. Scored 84 at East Lansing. On Pacific Honor Roll. 
R. C. $1.75 

BESS SMITH (Anderson) I. D., 1943 
Winner Derrill Hart Medal in 1941, scoring 85 at 3 trial grounds. 
This large Pure White *‘A’’ type prize winning and Honor Roll 
Dahlia was the big sensation at the A.D.S. Trial Grounds in 
1941, scoring a Certificate of Merit at Storrs, Conn., Cincinnati, 
Ohio, and Fairmount, W. Va., thereby winning the much cov- 
eted Derrill Hart Medal. It is pure white, with hardly a trace 
of cream or other tint. Its petals are wavy and placed close, 
making a thick petaled and pleasing form. Size average is 
about 8!/, inches to 10!/,, depth 6 inches, with wiry 15-inch 
stems holding flowers on side. Bush is 5 feet tall with light 
green and very pest resistant foliage. It is an excellent keeper 
when cut and makes a superb basket Dahlia. 
Roots $1.75 
BETTER TIMES (Stredwick, England) S. C. 
Flowers on long, strong stems, color lilac pink, yellow center. 
Roots 40c 
BILL'S SPLENDOR, I. D. (S. D. G.) 1942 
A deep tyrian pink, the most glowing and brightest of any pink 
dahlia we have ever grown. It grows 11 by 7 inches, actual 
measurement made by Lynn B. Dudley, past president A. D. S. 
The blooms are facing on long, straight stems. Bush growth 
about 6 feet, very hardy with dark, green foliage. A winner in 
the Open-to-All Class at New York. On all Honor Rolls except- 
ing Dahlia Futurity Roll. 
Roots $1.75 Net 
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