ESSIE SMITH (S. C.), ‘’Smith,’’ 1945. Bloom 13x10; 
bush 5 ft. Color, a beautiful amaranth pink. Won two 
Achievement Medals; also won several blue ribbons as 
largest, best and most perfect bloom. A prominent 
dahlia judge said: “It was a sensation in every show 
it was exhibited in 1944. Strong cane-like stems. 
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FIRE BALL (I. D.), “Bissell.” Bloom 8x4, bush 5 ft. 
Color, a brilliant scarlet, which does not burn or fade. 
An excellent red. The foliage is heavy and insect re- 
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FIVE STAR GENERAL (F. D.), ‘’Ramage-Ruschmohr,”’ 
1946. Bloom, 12x5; bush, 6 ft. Color, Amaranth 
pink, blushing into a tyrian pink and then going into 
a maize yellow toward the center. Very sturdy plant. 
Excellent foilage. Highest scoring dahlia in the Mid- 
West Trial Grounds in 1945, with a score of 86. On 
ALL three Honor Rolls. This is one of the VERY 
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FREDA GEORGE (I. D.), ‘Australia,’ 1937. Bloom 9x5, 
bush 5 ft. This imported Informal Decorative from 
Australia reminds us of Opal in color, as it is a sulphury 
white tipped and suffused violet rose. It has strong 
erect stems, with well-proportioned, healthy foliage. A 
very attractive dahlia in the pastel shades. Honor Roll. 
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FRIEDA GAYLORD (Gaylord-Ballay, 1946). 1. D. Bloom 
12x7, Bush 5% ft. Remarkable in size and vigor. A 
seedling of Miss San Francisco but better with more 
petals and more color as it is a rosy pink. ...........- Plant 
FLAMING GLORY (I. D.), ‘Poulos,’’ 1945. Bloom, 
12x8; bush, 5 ft. Color, carmine overlaid rosaline 
purple; general effect, magenta. The originator calls 
it lavender-red. The white and purple striped peta- 
loids enhance its beauty.. Flowers are very high cen- 
tered. Long cane stems. On ALL Honor Rolls....Plant 
GLAMOUR (I. D.), ‘Salem Dahlia Gardens,’’ 1939. 
Bloom 12x8, bush 52 ft. An immense true purple 
with each petal deeply edged amaranth pink. As the 
bloom develops the petals fall back to the stem, giving 
it great depth. It has a perfectly straight and exceed- 
ingly stiff stem. Winner of the Achievement Medal. 
It won eleven firsts as largest bloom in the shows in 
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GEN. jOHN J. PERSHING (I. F., Ward-Ruschmohr), 
1945, Bloom 12x9, Bush 512 ft. A sport of the well 
known dahlia Virginia Rute. Color coral and jasper 
red with a chrome flush. It plays between Informal 
Decorative and Semi-Cactus in form. A rugged grower, 
and well worth while, winning many prizes and the 
highest score Ct totores Wn OA Ain escent eee Plant 
HILLSIDE SUNSET (I. D.), ‘‘Bissell,“” 1939. Bloom 
12x7, bush 5 ft. The color is gold and bronze with 
each petal edged with rose red, none of the edging 
extending over on to the face of the petal. Awarded a 
Certificate of Merit, from East Lansing and Fairmont, 
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