made this trip. Three of these entered in 3-bloom 
competition took a first, and the single bloom entered 
in competition with combined cactus and semicactus 
light blends came out first in a field of stiff com- 
petition. 
B. C. does as well outside as in the cloth house. 
In either case, plants pruned to 6 laterals consistently 
produce 12 inch flowers with depths between 8 and 
9 inches. Reduced to 4 laterals, plants easily throw 
13 inch blooms. 
B. C’s roots are not particularly robust, but they 
lend themselves readily to plant propagation and 
the cuttings are easy to root. Performance from 
plants is superior to that from roots. 
If you like BIG dahlias you must grow B. C. 
Per tuber, $3.00 
“B. C. was the best growing plant in my garden.”— 
J. S. Jones, WeSt Allis. 
“B,. Cc. is one of the best big dahlias I have ever 
grown.’’—Roy Chidlow, Lombard. 
“B.C. is one of the few big dahlias that I think is good 
enough to put in my cloth house, as I prefer smaller va- 
rieties as a rule.’’—Larry Pelc, Villa Park. 
“B. C. went over in a big way here in Louisville. I 
coppped 1, 2, 3 with it. It’s a fine performer. Next year 
I’m going to put it under shade and give it liquid manure, 
for this way I’m sure I can get it to grow 14 inches.’’— 
A. W. Adams, Louisville. 
MEDUSA 
Medusa is my introduction. 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 season. 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 and 
incurving of the petals is maintained, which shows 
their lighter reverse and lends a shaggy and infor- 
mal 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, $2.00 
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