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GRAND PRIX, P. P. I. E., SAN FRANCISCO. 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS General Collection (Continued) 
JHR. BOREL — Old s^old, a flower ditticuU to dassily pxcepl a.s a hybrid ilecoraUve. Stems are lonjr and 
stiff and thiis was a popular cut flower. 50c. 
JOFFRE (Rozain) -A French decorative of decided merit. The coloi- is a delicate iiink shadinK to white. 
75c. 
I^R GRAND MANITOU (Charmct) — White ground striped and speckled violet; blooms freely on lonii 
erect slenis. One of the niose popular dahlias. 50c. 
■^LOYALTY {Bessie Boston) — A mairnificent royal iiurple of tremendous size and wonderful stem. A 
dahlia fit for any purjKise and a decided acquisition to any collection. Pari of its chai'm lies in an 
unusually beautiful fern like foliage. Blooms freely. $2.00. 
MABKL (West) — A charmiuR- dahlia of light mauve. A lovely and useful variety, freely jiroduced on lontf 
stems. The plant is quite erect in growth. 50c. 
■^MABKL B. TAFT (Bessie Boston) — "Created a furore at the San Francisco show, in 191 9," to quote 
the American Florist. It not only made the hit of the occasion, but v/as the only dahlia exhibited by 
itself which won a .uold medal. This award was given for the best fifty blooms in the fiercest compe- 
tition in the show. The best Californians were entered in this contest, some new and some old, and 
IMabel B. Taft won easily. In 1918 the dahlia was entered to win Mrs. Samuel H. Taft's prize for 
the best three year old, on condition that the winner was to be named after the donor. Our stock 
then was limited, so we did not otTeri it for sale, but we sent it to Mrs. Taft at Cincinnati and it 
won a blue ribbon in the Garden Club's exhibit there last fall. The coloring is novel, yellow, inif- 
fused with pinkish, apricot, lighter in the centre and shading deeper towards the outer petals.^ The 
very large flower has bood depth and is composed of small, peculiarly shaped petals which give it 
refinement as well as beauty. It is particularly lovely under artificial light. Stems are long and 
absolutely stiff and straight. As a cut flower, it has most unusual lasting qualities. A word of 
advice in growing. This dahlia will jiroduce more blooms to a bush than any we have ever grown, 
but it must be freely disbudded. It wants lots of siiace, as it is a most luxuriant grower. $2.50. 
-y^-MARY C. BURNS (Bessie Boston) — This is a sensational dahlia which will immediately arrest attention 
because of its extraordinai'y coloring. Tlie outside of the petals are old gold and the reverse a dull 
red. This comhination of red and gold is absolutely new and attracted the immediate notice of 
several prominent i>rofessional eastern growers who proclaimed it the finest dahlia they had ever 
seen. We could have disposed of our entii-e stock but preferred to hold it for our retail trade. Stem 
is admirable, and it is a wonderful free bloomer. The size is enormous but the coloring is what 
makes the blossom so uniciue. In some localities the dahlia may take a peony form but it will always 
be beautiful. $3.50. 
MILLIONAIRE (Stillman) — This is undoubtedly one of the largest dahlias grown. The color is lavender, 
shading to while, stems are good. $2.00. 
MONS. LENOR.MAXD (Charmet) — Sti-iking flower of bright yellow, striped and speckled with rod and 
often tipped with wliite ; profuse bloomer. 50c. 
■^MRS. CARL SALBACH (Salbacb) — This variety is a mauve pink shading to white. The flower is very 
large, with long stout stems. Awarded a certificate of merit by the American Dahlia Assn, in 
1919, also gold medal at the San Rafael trial garden. Won first prizes last year wherever exhibited 
in California. $3.50. 
■A-MRS. E. C. BOSTON (Bessie Boston) The very best white decorative, for it is good in any climate and 
does not burn in the sunshine. Large regularly formed flower of great dei)th which holds its . enter 
to the end of the season. Best stem and .good for any puri)ose. The populai-ity of this flower was 
jiroven by tiie San Francisco shows. Nearly every exliibit contained a specimen. $1.00. 
■A-MRS. I. W. HELLMAN, JR. — Soft yellow, shaded pink at the edges. A lovely big blossom which has 
been generally admired. $1.50. 
V^MRS. R. R. STRANGE (Bessie Boston) — Tliis, we consider one of the best new dahlias offered in Califor- 
nia because of its wondrous coloring, a bui'nished copper with faint shadings of old rose and old gold. 
No dahlia attracted more attention in the garden or at the dahlia shows. It was a mass of large 
blossoms all season, the stems were good, but its absolutely new Autumn coloring was its chief charm. 
In the 1919 San Francisco Shov/, Mi-s. Strange's basket, which received the first prize, was composed 
principally of her namesake. $2.50. 
■^MRS. SYKES (Bessie Boston)--A deep pink bloom of good size and substance. A dwarf grower which 
blocms freely. $1.00. 
■^NANCY ANN- A light maroon decorative of good size and stem and wonderful keeping 'lualities. bat 
outer petals w^ould burn slightly in the early season. $1.00. 
-^-OSAM SHUDOW (Bessie Boston) — The name should bespeak the excellence of the dahlia. The original 
Osam Shudow was our friend and associate who worked so energetically to bring fame to Bessie 
Boston dahlias before his untimely death in 1918. The cover picture should not only give a good 
idea of the dahlia, but also what we think of it in giving such prominence to it in our catalogue. 
This decorative received an overwhelming vote as the most poindar dahlia in the 1918 San Francisco 
show. The most pi'ominent featin-c of this dahlia is its formation. The big, heavy, loo.se petals 
produce a dowser more like a gigantic rose than a dahlia. The pictui-e gives a good idea of its coloring 
which is a delightful old rose slightly sutTused with lilac and shading to yellow at the centre. No 
bloom has ever been less than 9 inches in diameter and mcst of them larger. The bush is very sturdy 
and tall and the main stalk is the thickest we have ever grown. The flower stem is long, thick and 
heavy and the blossom comes well above the atti'aciive foliage. One bloom is a boiuiuet. A good jiro- 
ducer of blossoms which arc always full to the tenti-o. $7.50. 
PIERRE LE BLOLTD (Nonin) -An nllractive fancy mai'oon tipped white. The excellent stem, free-fiow- 
ering habit, and odd colorings make this a favorite cut flower. 50c. 
*PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA (Lohrnian) — This is the best red decorative for all pur|)oses. It has size, stem 
and splendid keeping (lualities when cut. We can cheerfully recommend this Californian. $1.00. 
