NEAREST BLUE (ID,A) New English novelty of an 
unusual shade of violet, actually approaching 
blue. Blooms average 11-i2 inches and face up 
to give good depth. Quickly catches attention 
at the show or in the garden. Was judged 
“Largest and Most Perfect Bloom” in the Mid- 
west Show at Louisville last summer. Roots 
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Little Stephen Fret seis a2 big bang out of 
Nearest Blue, the dahlia with which his grand 
dad, Larry Pele. wem Largest and Most Per- 
fect bloom in the Midwest Show at Louisville. 
ORFEO (C,B) Rich purple of perfect form on fault- 
less stems. A vwariety for the famcier who likes 
to go for “Most Perfect” homors _.._—————>—_—- 
PATRICIA SPOLLEN (C.A) A 1952 imtroduction 
that won 9 Achievement Medals. Flowers are 
unusual shade of burnt oramge and are well 
formed ‘on faultless” stems = See a 
PIONEER (C,B) One of the best "52 Dutch imports, 
Pioneer is a pure canary yellow of excellent 
form. Blooms face front on long stems and have 
cleft petal tips. For show or garden this is a 
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PIRATE’S TREASURE (1ID.A) Winner of 10 Achi- 
evement Medals, this is one of the finest of re- 
cent introductions. Autumn blooms of buff 
and crimson range up to 12 inches on rigid 
stems. Chief fault is that it makes few and 
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PIUS XI (FD,B) European novelty of rare color. 
It is a bicolor — yellow tipped white. Perfect, 
almost spherical blooms abound throughout the 
season. Stems good and bush robust —-_--__--__ 
POP HARRIS (FD,A) One of Australia’s finest con- 
tributions, this rich, deep red aristocrat has all 
it: takes’ to beva ‘champ. = eee ee 
POWDER PUFF (ID,A) A monster in width and 
depth, it will hit 138 x 9 with little effort, and 
it has a very pleasing lavender color. Blooms 
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PRAIRIE SUN (FD,A) Rich, pure yellow of perfect 
form on long stems and robust bush. In every 
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