18 W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST 


Mrs. Verner Z. Reed (W) 1933 
This hybrid-cactus dahlia is indeed a Dahlia of Distinction. It 
combines all the good qualities of a modern first-class dahlia. Up- 
right, vigorous growth reaching a height of from 5 to 6 feet. 
Stems and trunk dark metallic shade. Stems very long and wiry 
holding the gorgeous flower in perfect position. Flowers range from 
7-9 inches in diameter. By disbudding much larger. The color is a 
unqiue shading not often seen in a flower and one difficult to 
properly describe. Perhaps violet-lavender would be near to its 
color. Yet it has a shading of old rose and amber at the base of 
the petals. A strikingly handsome flower. Strong tubers, $1.00 each. 
