
Visit our gardens while in bloom. 

MOON-GLO F. D. (Parrella-Hulin)—Color, lemon yellow. High center which 
gives it a distinct glow. Height, 4% feet. Roots $1.50 
MRS. E. J. (Rocky River, R. C.)—Clear brilliant pink with white centers and 
very lightly tipped wh.te. Exceptionally good substance. Winner of 3 
Certificates of Merit. Root $7.50 Plants $3.50 
MRS. HESTER A. PAPE I. D.—12 x 5 (Pape-Rocky River). A really big fellow 
which will be hard to beat on the show table. Color is Reddish-Purple. Has 
been a consistent winner in ‘Red”, and “Purple” classes in open-to-all 
competition. American Home Achievement Medal winner at Cleveland and 
Baltimore and t:ed for this medal at East Liverpool. Plants are tall. A 
good grower and profuse bloomer. This is a variety that anyone can grow. 
On Western and Midwest Honor Rolls. Root $7.50 Plant $3.50 
MRS. WILLIAM S. KNUDSEN I. D. (Dixie Gardens)—Color, pure white, 6 to 7 
feet. Heavy insect resisting foliage. Bloom 10 x 12 x 7 inches. Roots 75c 
MYRA HOWARD I. D.—Saffron yellow and gold with i uts of salmon. The entire 
effect being ochreous orange. A wonderful plant, producing giant blooms 
freely on long rigid stems. Height, 6 feet. Roots 75¢ 
MRS. HERBERT O’CONNOR (Berwick-Dahliade)—An artistic dahlia, bright 
rose pink shading to deep rose pink at center. Bush tall. Profuse bloomer. 
Stems strong, and flowers face nicely. Root $1.00 
MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE I. D.—Large red. Root $1.50 
MISS SAN DIEGO (Comstock) I. ‘C.—Lacinated cactus. Lemon yellow, outer 
half of bloom tyrian pink. Blooms 9 x 7 on long straight stems. Achievement 
Medal winner at Inglewood, Cal. in 1944. Certificate of Merit at East 
Lansing, Mich. Listed on the 8 Honor Rolls of the country. Plants $5.00 
NANCY ANN MITCHELL I. C.—Scarlet. Roots $2.00 
OGDEN REID—For price and description see back cover. 
OAKLEIGH MONARCH F. D. (Oakleigh Gardens)—It is bright cerise red color 
—quite unlike any other introduction of recent years, and the keeping 
qualities, for such a large Dahlia, are remarkable. Height, 5 feet. 
Roots 75c 
PEARL HARBOR I. D. (Dixie Dahlia Gardens)—An 8” to 10” flower that rolls 
back to the stem. A rosy lavender flecked and splashed dark purp!e which 
appears blood red. Named in memory of tragedy at Pear] Harbor, America’s 
rosy spot, which was spattered with blood on December 7th. A seedling of 
Mrs. Wm. S. Knudsen, crossed with Audrey Schmidt. An early bloomer and 
a good grower. (Storrs report a 6’ bush, where it received a certificate 
in 1941.) On Eastern, Mid-West and Westen Honor Rolls. 
Root $3.50 Plants $1.50 
PREMIER’S MAJESTIC I. D. (Premier)—Color, salmon, gold and mulberry. 
A real fine dahlia on cane-like stem. Height, 5 feet. Root $1.00 
PREMIER’S WINSOME I. D. (Premier)—Color, white suffused with mallow 
pink. A very massive bloomer which can be grown to an immense size. 
Height, 5 feet. Root $1.25 
PINK PRIDE OF AUSTINBURG I. D.—Grenadine pink. Root $1.50 
PYGMALION (Holland 85A)—Bloom 9 x 5, bush 5 ft. Very attractive large 
orange-tan flowers suffused peach red. Petals incurve, and at times revolute 
enough to qualify as an Incurved Cactus. Healthy and rugged, with good 
stems. Root $2.00 Plant $1.00 

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