Beginners’ Collections 

LAKESIDE ANN [Koenig, 1946], S. C. 
Yellow-gold and mallow-pink blend. Profuse bloomer. 
Scored at Storrs and West Virginia. Bush low, four feet. 
Stems slender but strong, hold flower facing and slightly 
up. 
Roots $2.50 
LAKESIDE BEAUTY [Koenig, 1946], F. D. 
Outstanding introduction of Light pink with cream blend. 
Won FLOWER GROWER Silver Bowl at New York Show 
1945. Won first prizes and special at Toledo and Cleve- 
land Shows 1945. Healthy, profuse, a real winner. The 
greatest commercial Dahlia since Jersey Beauty. 
Roots $2.50 
L. C. K. [Koenig, 1945], S. C. 
A beautiful Yellow-Autumn, straight cactus, averaging 5 
inches, on long stems, that will give you an average of 
30 blooms per plant each season. Certificate winner at 
both Storr’s and East Lansing, under the name of Anna- 
belle. Winner of Flower Grower award 1944 Ads Show, 
and we consider it the finest medium dahlia in existence. 
Roots $1.75 
LIDICE [Pittman-Kemp, 1943], I. D. 
Received highest award in the seedling class at the 
A. D. S. Show, New York. On three honor rolls. This 
very large beautiful Dahlia is a great grower, height 
about 6 ft., is a heavy producer of giant exhibition 
blooms. Color is delicate Ivory Cream, deepening to a 
lemon yellow toward the center. 
} Roots $1.25 
LINK’S BLACK PRINCE [Link-Premier, 1944], I. D. 
Very deep shade of velvety maroon. Size 11 x 7. Plants 
average 5 ft. tall and are vigorous growers with leathery 
foliage and straight stiff stems, which hold the blooms 
facing. Certificate of Merit at East Lansing, Mich. On 
three Honor Rolls. 
Roots $1.25 
LINK’S BLUE TRIUMPH, (Link-Premier, 1941), F.D. 
A bigger and better seedling of Blue River that has great 
size and grand color. Blooms 9 to 12 inches with ordinary 
field culture. The center is Petunia Violet that shades to 
light Phlox Purple petals. Long stiff stems. Award of 
Honor. 
Roots $1.00 
LINK’S GORGEOUS, (Link-Premier, 1941), I. D. 
A most gorgeous Dahlia of an unusual blend of shades 
and colors. The lower part of the broad petals being 
pale lemon yellow, the upper portion a- bright shade of 
scarlet pink which also extends along the entire edges of 
the petals giving the blooms a most striking appearance. 
Many of the petals are deeply cut enhancing the beauty. 
Ideal stems hold the blooms facing. Foliage tough and 
insect resistant. Sturdy bushes grow 414 to 5 ft. tall. 
Awarded a Certificate of Merit, under No. E-3138 at East 
Lansing, Mich., A. D. S. Trial Grounds. 
Roots $1.10 
LOVELINESS [Frank, 1946], St. C. 
A bright, lively color. Rosy pink with salmon, blending 
into sulphur yellow at center. Blooms 6 x 3. Won as 
“most outstanding entry in the show” at Midwest shew, 
Cleveland. Also three specials at this same show. On 
Eastern and Midwestern Honor Rolls. 
Roots $3.00 
LUCKY [Schutte, 1945] 
A bright red cactus that won Ist in the under 8-inch class 
at Cleveland and the Mid-West et Louisville. Blooms are 
held facing on stiff wiry stems—starts blooming in July 
and continues until frost. 
Roots $2.00 
LYNN FONTANNE, (Parella-1941), 5S. C. to I. D. 
Color, spectrum red shades of carmine red toward tips with 
chrome yellow petaloids, which soften the general color tone. 
A winner at two large shows and measured 13 by 9 at World's 
Fair A. D. S. Show 1841, on two Honor Rolls. 
Roots $1.25 
