RED CLOUD (i. D.), “Emmons,’”’ 1940. Bloom 11x5, 
bush 6 ft. A rich brilliant crimson red, highlighted 
with flame. Reverse of petals rosy purple over silver. 
The ever-full center shows the purple reverse. The 
large blooms are held erect on very long, strong stems, 
facing. Naturally a tail robust grower. It has the best 
of substance and does not fade. Scored 85.5 E. at East 
Lansing (Michigan) Trial Grounds in 1939. We have 
NEVER had an open center, nor a bloom that hung its 
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RAY SMITH S. C. (Max O. Scheffel), 1946. Semi-Cac- 
tus, lavender with white tips. Bush 512 to 6 ft. Bloom 
10x6 to 11x7 in. One of the cleanest growers, with 
straight, stiff stems and finest of foliage. Perfect 
centers, tight to the last. Good keeper. Twice, in 1944 
and 1945, it won in the ‘’Ray Smith Memorial Court 
of Honor’’ in Shows of the Dahlia Society of New 
Jersey; both times awarded American Dahlia Society 
Silver Medal Certificates. Also won a First in ‘‘Open 
to All’/ S. C. class at New York Show in 1944. Plant 
RHYTHM (1. C.), ““‘Dahliadel,’’ 1943. Bloom 10x6, bush 
52 ft. Color, cameo pink with soft lemon shadings 
at base of the petals and center of flower—really a 
Super Dahlia. Excellent form, very rugged and a good 
root maker. All who have seen it are enthusiastic. On 
three Honor Rolls. It is a beauty. Root $2.00, Plant 
ROBERT L. RIPLEY (1. D.), ‘’Salem,’’ 1937. Rhodamine 
purple with deep rose pink suffusions throughout the 
entire bloom. It is immense in size. Ed. J. O'Keeffe, 
of Cold Spring, N. Y., one of the leading amateur 
growers of the United States, grew a bloom that 
measured 16x12. Stems are straight and strong. The 
bush is vigorous and grows to a height of five feet. 
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SARETT’S PINK FLAMINGO (S. C.), ‘’Sarett,”’ 1944. 
Bloom 10x6, bush 5/2 ft. Color, a deep rose pink, 
shading lighter; yellow blend at base. Bloom has a fine 
center. Three Home Achi2vement Medals. Won 
Marshall Field’s Gold Cup at Chicago Dahlia Show. On 
three Honor Rolls. One of the best....................-. Plant 
SATAN (S. C.), ‘’Ballay-Success.’’ Bloom 10x5, bush 
6 ft. Color, a bright flaming red with slight touch of 
gold at center. Horn-like petals which are perfectly 
rolled and incurved, giving unique form to the giant 
blooms. Honor Roll. Scored 87 at Storrs. -.....-- Plant 
SON OF SATAN (I. C.), ‘’Slocum,’’ 1937. One of the 
largest and brightest of its type. Intense flame red on 
excellent stems. Blooms up to 12 inches in diameter. 
Tall, open bush growth. A sensation in any garden. 
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SILVER LADY (F. D.), ‘Hillside,’ 1940. Bloom 10x6, 
bush 5 ft. Ivory white, lightly flushed and edged violet 
rose. Here is one of the most meritorious of the newer 
‘dahlias, and one of the most exquisite of all dahlias. It 
has been a great winner in the show room. A rugged 
Busrawona sstrong. stems. Certificate -:.........---... Root 
SNOWCREST B. |. C. W. (Dahliadel). A white cactus 
of very fine form which will add zest to its class at 
the shows. Blooms are of medium size. Stems are 
ideal. Also a very free bloomer, producing many speci- 
men blooms throughout the season...........-..------- Plant 
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