Medusa 
Medusa is my introduction of last year. It is a red 
and yellow blended A-size incurved cactus dahlia 
that grows to 9 inches. Of all the dahlias I have 
grown I have never seen another variety that was so 
variable in its color responses to the changing sea- 
son. Early blooms have the yellow blended into the 
dominant red background clear out to the tips, while 
late September flowers are almost bicolors with the 
basal third of the petals solid yellow and the distal 
two-thirds solid scarlet. At all times a distinct twist 

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and incurving of the petals is maintained, which 
shows their lighter reverse and lends a shaggy and 
informal aspect to the over-all picture. 
However, Medusa is a variety only for the con- 
noiseur or the cloth house grower as it is a touchy 
grower. Foliage is soft and cannot stand prolonged 
drouth or leaf hopper infestation, either of which 
will cause it to harden off. For the careful fancier 
who is attentive to watering and spraying and to 
the cloth house grower it constitutes a stimulating 
challenge and will pay dividends at show time in 
flashy blooms that are different and attractive. 
Per tuber, $3.00 
1949 Varieties 
Per tuber 
Alicia Schraft (SC,A) Light rose pink....... $ 2.50 
Blue Galilee (SC,A) Old rose .............. 4.00 
Marcelina (ID,A) Huge lavender-purple.... 4-09 
Marilyn Dale (SC,A) Excellent lavender..... 5.00 
Medusa -(C,A) See description page 27...... 3.90 
(page twenty-seven) 
