
My tubers are not forced, but grown in heavy soil. 


WANDA MEADE 
The charming young lady is WANDA MEADE holding the beautiful blooms 
of the dahlia named in her honor. 
WANDA MEADE I. D. (Parrella—Blamer-Hulin)—This medium size dahlia 
which received First and Special at the A. D. S. Show in New York, 1942, 
and also received a Bronze Medal from the New York Florists’ Club on 
September 14th, 1942, is one of the most outstanding and showy dahlias 
we have had the pleasure of introducing. Color, scarlet rea, evenly tipped 
white. Blooms average from 5 to 7 inches in diameter with plenty of depth. 
The blooms are set on fine, long, wiry stems, flowers facing. Foliage hght 
green, insect resisting. Height of plant, 4% feet. Root $2.00 
WORLD EVENT F. D. to I. D. (Dixie Gardens)—Color, amaranth pink flushed 
mallow purple, general effect being soft, glowing pink. Size 9” x 6”, with- 
out much disbudding. It has a high center and is complete back to stem; 
flowers are held on the side on a long strong stem. Certificate winner at 
Storrs and East Lansing in 1943, and on three honor rolls. Roots $2.50 
Yowo Matsuoka S.C.—Rose Red. Roots $1.00 
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ACCESSORIES, ETC. 
Copper Wired dahlia labels painted one side, 60c per hundred, $5.00 per thousand. 
These are the kind we use for ourselves, and are very satisfactory. 
Special Pencil: “Waterproof” will resist any kind of weather. 15c each. 



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