500 Varieties Grown 

SEPTEMBER MORN (Hines), F. D. 
1938 introduction and perhaps the newest color introduced in 
years. Has won repeatedly. Bush low with dark, blue foliage. 
Color is best described as a deep, glowing orange. We advise 
every Dahlia grower to grow at fact one plant. A real winner 
Withdrawn for 1947 
SHELDON’S LOUISE [Sheldon], I. D. 
A gigantic bloom of a lovely, rich red with a slight pur- 
plish shade. 14 inches by 7 inches, at Boston 1936, where 
it won First Prize and a Special Gold Medal. Plants 
grow 5 to 7 feet tall; blooms on giant stems, 3 to 4 feet 
Iong. Center perfect. 
Withdrawn for 1947 
SHERWOOD’S PEACH [Sherwood, 1944], I.D. 
Another giant introduction. Color, ocherous buff. Size of 
blooms 11-14 inches by 8-9 inches in depth. Straight stiff 
stems. A sure contender in the largest bloom in the show 
class. On Hastern Honor Roll. 
Roots $1.75 
SILVER JUBILEEE [Balley, 1945], I. D. 
Bright rose pink tipped white. Something entirely new. 
Large informal decorative with all good qualities 
R. C. $1.00 Roots $4.00 
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE [Ballay, 1943], I. D. 
Golden Bronze shading deeper at the center. A very large 
flower 12 inches by 8 inches and a beauty with good 
habits. 
Roots $1.75 
SILVER LADY [Hillside, 1940], F. D. 
White lightly edged and flushed with lavender. A fine open 
grower with fine stems. Very appealing to those who like 
pastel shades. Received certificate at Fairmount Trial 
Grounds in 1938, also listed in House Beautiful Futurity. 
Roots $1.25 
SON OF SATAN (Slocum, 1937) 
An immense incurved cactus flame red with excellent stems. 
This sensational four, Honor Roll Dahlia is the strongest and 
most vigorous grower in our collection. The flowers are large 
and attractive. ; 
Roots 75c Net 
SOUTHERN ROSE [Southern, 1945], I. D. 
Bloom 10 x 6, bush 414 ft. A deep bright rose pink with 
lighter shadings. Very satisfactory for the garden or ex- 
hibition. Healthy vigorous grower. 
R. C. $1.25 Root $3.50 
SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED, S.C. (Dozier, 1943) 
Sensational giant mauve lavender, 12-15!/, inch field grown. 
Largest and best in show at Cleveland and Chagrin Falls. 
Largest and best semi-cactus at East Liverpool. Achievement 
Medal Winner at Wellsville, Ohio. On the Flower Grower 
Honor Roll. 
Withdrawn for 1947 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM [Darling, 1931], S. C. 
A starlike bloom of pure waxy white. Good size, good 
long stiffs tems. 
Roots 50c 
STELLAETTE [Rosemary, 1945], F. D. to Inf. Dec. 
This velvety deep red is what some dahlia critics call a 
red Calif. Idol. Cane like stems which can carry the 
largest blooms erect. Foliage insect proof. Blooms aver- 
age 11 inches by 8 inches. An excellent keeper when cut. 
Listed on the Mid West and Pacific Coast Honor Rolls. 
R. C. $1.00 Roots $3.00 
STEPHEN FOSTER, (Salem, 1942), I.C. 
Buff orange and tyrian rose of large size. Very hardy. Winner 
of four Achievement Medals, two A.D.S. Medals besides many 
other specials and blue ribbons. 
Roots $1.50 
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