ROCKY RIVER INTRODUCTIONS 
BERTHA SHONE (Eccleston-Rocky River) 
This variety has been very popular with 
visitors to our trials the past two years. 
A broad petalled semi cactus with white 
centers and the outer two-thirds of the 
petals a clear lavender. Petals are 
deeply lacinated and quite numerous, 
rolling back to give good depth to the 
ten inch blooms. Stems are rigid, hold- 
ing most of the flowers facing the side 
or at forty-five degree angle. Plants 
are strong growers with good, well pro- 
portioned foliage. It is also a good 
root-maker. An early and_ profuse 
bloomer, it will produce many exhibition 
quality flowers, and in time for the 
shows. 
BERTHA SHONE received a Certificate 
of Merit at Atlanta in 1952, and is 
listed on FLOWER GROWER'S Honor 
Rolls and Webb's Eastern Dahlia Review 
in THE DAHLIA. 
BERTHA SHONE Root $15.00 net, Plant $5.00 net 
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CLARIAM CADET (Wolbert-Rocky River) 
A ten inch bloom with more than aver- 
age depth. The color is a sort of wine 
red with darker shadings. Plants are 
tall, with flowers held well out of the 
foliage on good stems. Blooms at forty- 
five degree angle and top facing. Full 
bodied flowers with good substance 
stand up well both on the plant and 
after cutting. Listed on -FFLOWER 
GROWER Honor Roll and Eastern 
Dahlia Review in THE DAHLIA. 
Root $15.00 net, Plant $5.00 net 
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CLARIAM CADET 
