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INFORMAL DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
ALADIN (Entrup 85B), E, Bloom 8-9 x 4, Bush 4/2 ft. 
Most striking soft apricot flecked bright carmine. 
Rugged, early and profuse. A true variegated and 
already very popular. 
Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
BESSIE HARDRESS (Aust 85A), M, Bloom 10 x 4, Bush 4 
ft. A most appealing blend of soft mimosa yellow 
with pastel mauve shadings. Excellent grower and 
one of the most popular novelties. Classified Formal 
but breaks Informal at times as picture indicates. 
Root $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 
CYMBIE (Brown 85A), 1952, EM, Bloom 10 x 6, Bush 
4V2 ft. Appealing soft dawn pink with Rhodamine 
pink shadings. Officially classified Semi-Cactus. A Mer- 
rill Brown introduction that came through with flying 
colors. Vigorous grower, profuse bloomer and ex- 
cellent root maker. A winner on the show table. 
Root, $4.00; Pot Root, $3.00; Plant, $2.00 
DAHLIAMUM (Che 85A), M, Bloom 10 x 7, Bush 5 ft. A 
very large flower of a yellow buff and amber com- 
bination suffused with gold. Petals are twisted. A 
strong growing variety. Certified at Storrs. Root, $1.00 
HEADLIGHT (Brown), 1951, M, Bloom 11 x 7, Bush 5 ft. 
A large yellow with a peach red reverse. Has a high 
crown and twisting petals. Classified and qualifies as 
a Semi-Cactus at times. Good open grower. 
Root, $2.00; Plant, $1.00 
HELEN STAFFORD (Eng 85A), E, Bloom 10 x 4, Bush 4 
ft. A very pretty light blend of white suffused pastel 
mauve showing more at the center of bloom. Fine for 
exhibiting. Not a good root maker. Plant, $1.50 
| WALK ALONE (Coles 84B), M, Bloom 6 x 3, Bush 5 ft. 
Very striking scarlet tipped white. Fine stems and 
wonderful keeper when cut. 
Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00 
JOAN FERENZ (Rind-Rus 85A), M, Bloom 11 x 7, Bush 
5 ft. A seedling of Jane Cowl of canary yellow lightly 
suffused rose red. Grown large with little disbud- 
ding. Dark and insect-resistant foliage. Achievement 
Medal winner. Root, $1.00 
MADONNA (Sar-Rus 85A), L, Bloom 11 x 8, Bush 5 ft. 
This beautiful white has had more than its share of 
winnings. Opens an Informal Decorative and devel- 
ops in to a Semi-Cactus when fully open. Fine size, 
stem, form and substance. A.D.S. Gold Medal Seed- 
ling Award and 9 Achievement Medals. On all four 
Honor Rolls. Root, $2.00; Pot Root, $1.50; Plant, $1.00 
MICHAEL BLACK (Phillips-Oak 85A), ML, Bloom 10 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. Velvety Rhodamine purple that does not 
fade easily. Healthy, vigorous grower. Blooms nat- 
urally grow large on strong, erect stems. Achieve- 
ment Medal at Washington. Root, $1.00 NET 
MILTON J. CROSS (John 84A), M, Bloom 11 x 7, Bush 
6 ft. General effect is yellow with outer petals suf- 
fused rose and coral. A strong grower. Root, .75 
MRS. HESTER A. PAPE (Rock 85A), M, Bloom 11 x 5, 
Bush 5 ft. Indian lake or ruby red. Responds to good 
culture and forcing. A winner in many shows. Easy 
to grow but needs partial shading to prevent fading. 
Root, $1.50; Pot Root, $1.00; Plant, .75 
NEAREST BLUE (Str 85A), M, Bloom 10 x 4, Bush 4 ft. 
Phlox purple or mauve. Definitely in the lavender 
class. It has size, wonderful form and strong stems. 
Exceptionally fine for exhibiting. 
Root, $2.00 NET; Pot Root, $1.50 NET; Plant, $1.00 
OGDEN REID (Kelly-Par 85A), M, Bloom 12 x 5, Bush 5 
ft. A real exhibition dahlia of bright rose with gold 
shadings. A dahlia that naturally grows big produc- 
ing exhibition blooms with very little special atten- 
tion. Root, $1.00 
PEARL HARBOR (Dix 85A), M, Bloom 9 x 4, Bush 41/2 ft. 
A true variegated dahlia, light mauve shaded violet 
rose and flecked Tyrian pink. Medium sized bush, with 
good stems. Certified at Storrs. Root, $1.00 NET 
SPECIAL AWARD (Robens), 1951, M, Bloom 11 x 7, Bush 
5 ft. Buttercup yellow with Indian orange or tan- 
gerine in center of flower and on reverse of petals. 
Will grow large naturally. On 3 Honor Rolls and win- 
ner of an Achievement Medal. 
Root, $3.00; Pot Root, $2.25; Plant, $1.50 
TERPO (Bru 85B), M, Bloom 7 x 3, Bush 31/2 ft. Bright 
vermilion of nice form and fine stems for cutting. 
Classified SC but ID for us. A Victory Day seedling 
with all the good qualities of a Challenge Cup Win- 
ner. Root, $1.00 
NOTICE 
All bi-color and variegated varieties listed 
throughout the catalog have the tendency to 
throw bud sports reverting to solid color blooms, 
usually of the darker color. (A red and white 
bi-color may be solid red.) At times variegated 
dahlias will produce blooms of blended colors 
2s well as solid colors. These bud sports some- 
times only effect one branch of the plant. 
They may continue the same the next season. 
Usually some of the divisions from the clump 
revert back to the variegated or bi-color type, 
however. 
Therefore, we cannot guarantee bi-color and 
variegated dahlias other than explained above. 
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