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SEMI-CACTUS DAHLIAS 
BATAAN (Retzer 85B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 4 ft. An at- 
tractive spectrum red with lighter reverse. Wavy 
petals show faint gold tips. Very attractive and fine 
for cutting. Root, $1.00 
BIG MO (Roberts-Rus 85A), 1952, Bloom 12 x 6, Bush 
5 ft. Really one of the big dark fellows. Deep chrys- 
anthemum crimson. It looks more like accompanying 
picture which is SC but is really classified IC so 
probably it will fit either class at times. In a class by 
itself as an IC with practically no competition on the 
exhibition table. Blooms held erect on long straight 
stems. Plant, $5.00 
BLACK MAGIC (Aust 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 32 ff. 
A very pretty chrysanthemum crimson. Classed as a 
dark red. Good stems, fine form for exhibition. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
BOND’S MEMORY (Aust 86B), Bloom 8-9 x 4, Bush 4 ft. 
An attractive light blend. Rose pink shading lighter 
with white at center. Early, good grower and most 
pleasing. A real acquisition. Plant, $2.50 
EUGENE BLACK (Holl 85B), Bloom 8 x 3, Bush 3 ft. A 
foreign variety that has won many Certificates. Car- 
mine rose with golden yellow at center. Fine grower 
here and highly recommended. Plant, $1.00 
GREATER GLORY (Sal 85A), Bloom 11 x 5, Bush 5 ft. 
A tall, vigorous bush with healthy foliage, and very 
artistic blooms. Deep rose pink shading to sulphur 
yellow at center. Winner of many prizes. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
KING CANUTE (Aust 85A), Bloom 9 x 4, Bush 4 ft. 
Dresden or straw yellow with outer petals lightly 
shaded Persian rose. Blooms profusely. Rugged and 
healthy. A favorite in the garden and a real prize 
winner. Plant, $2.25 
LADY IN RED (Dix 85B), Bloom 8 x 5, Bush 5 ft. A 
bright scarlet red that is a good cut flower. Beau- 
tiful for baskets. Fine form and color. A vigorous 
grower with dark green foliage. Root, .75 
MARIKA ROCK (Holl 85B), Bloom 6 x 312, Bush 4 ft. 
Rose red with Indian lake tips and reverse. Very 
showy. A fine grower*with long stems and excellent 
for cutting. Plant, $2.00 
MARILYN DALE (Mollineaux 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
6 ft. Different in form and color. Light roseine purple 
or amaranth rose. Stems long and erect. On 3 Honor 
Rolls. Won a Special at N. Y. and many other prizes. 
Certified at Rutgers. Root, $2.00; Plant, $1.00 
MARION GLENN (Miller-Dahl 86B), 1952, Bloom 7 x 4, 
Bush 5 ft. This lovely peony purple shaded garnet 
won the Derrill Hart Memorial Medal for B size 
dahlias, 1951, certifying in 4 trial grounds with an 
average score of 85.33. Won 2 A.D.S. Gold Medal 
Seedling Certificates. Early and profuse, beautiful 
serrated petals on fine stems. On Dudley’s and Faust’s 
Honor Roll and on the Eastern Dahlia Review. Give 
this great dahlia a chance to prove its worth in your 
garden as it is most satisfactory. 
Root, $5.00; Pot Root, $3.50; Plant, $2.50 
MOUNTBATTEN (Aust 85B), Bloom 8 x 4, Bush 312 ft. 
Lovely blend of primrose yellow suffused Persian rose. 
Good healthy grower. Very fine for us. 
Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
MOYUA (Aust 85A), Bloom 9 x 5, Bush 5 ft. Soft Tyrian 
pink with light yellow at center. Similar to but deeper 
than Rhythm in color effect. A very useful dahlia. 
Sturdy grower with long, strong stems. Root, $1.00 
NOBLE GLORY (John 85A), Bloom 10 x 7, Bush 37/2 ft. 
Flower has a high center and staghorn petals. Beav- 
tiful soft gold buff with rose suffusion. Achievement 
Medal winner and on Honor Roll. Root, $1.00 
ORFEO (Bru 85B), Bloom 7 x 4, Bush 3 ft. Glistening 
Rhodamine purple shading Dianthus purple. Fine for 
cutting and exhibiting. Exceptionally good and one 
we recommend. Root, $1.00; Pot Root, .75 
RAY SMITH (Scheffel 85A), Bloom 10 x 5, Bush 51/2 ft. 
Light phlox purple or soft mauve with lighter tips. 
Does well in field culture and very fine commercial. 
Root, $1.00 
RED VELVET (Dahl 85A), 1949, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 412 
ft. Definitely a rich currant red with cardinal shad- 
ings, but it has soft Tyrian purple shadings on the 
reverse which enhance its beauty. Healthy with strong 
erect stems growing well out of the foliage. Won- 
derful substance, spectacular for decorating and. bas- 
kets. Many blooms at a time that will easily measure 
10 x 6 inches. Usually Semi-Cactus but inclined Cactus 
at times. A dahlia to be proud of as it is really out- 
standing. On Dudley’s Honor Roll. 
Root, $1.50; Plant, .75 
ROSA VAN LIMA (Holl 85B), Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 31 ft. 
Soft rose pink to Rhodamine pink with a lighter cen- 
ter. Classified as IC but looks more like above pic- 
ture. Long slender stems hold flowers erect. Profuse 
and very early. Root,. 75 
ROSELYN STRAIGHT (St-Rus 85A), Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
5 ft. Good lemon yellow with claret rose lines and 
suffusions. A bright spot for any exhibit or garden. 
Certified at Storrs and W. Va. Root, $1.00: 
TERRY (Zazo 85A), Bloom 10 x 7, Bush 4 ft. A beau- 
tiful mauve with unusually shaggy and long narrow 
staghorn petals. Large and deep. Most distinctive in 
form. Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
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