BESSIE BOSTON DAHLIA FARM, SAN MATEO, CAL. 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS-Genew/ Collection (Continued) 
-jArPKINCESS PAT (McWhirter)— This is a charming- flower of old rose. Early in the season the 
lietals will be splashed with red. Blossoms arc large and carried on excellent stems. A San Fran- 
^ Cisco prize winner which we recommend. $2.50. 
- Vk-PRISCILLA (Hodgcns) — A 1920 introduction which the originator asked ns to Iry in the sunshine and 
heavy soil of San Mateo. Wei g-rew it successfully and can highly recommend it. A big decorative 
of a |)leasinK combination of white, deepening to pink. The iietals are broad and flat, giving the 
flower good substance. The bushes grow low and are jM-olific bloomers. As the season advances the 
flowers will increase in size and beauty. $.5.00. 
^RAINBOW (Bessie Boston) — One of the flowers very difficult to adequately describe — old gold, heavily 
sulfused with oriental red. A splendid, big blossom with incom]jarable stem and a fine and frequent 
bloomer. Nothing like it in color. Good for exhibiting and admirable for cutting. $2.00. 
■yirSAN MATEO (Bessie Boston) — A monster bi-color of deep yellow heavily striped and splashed scarlet. 
A flower of great substance and good stem. Grows very tall and bears its blos.soms well above the 
foliage. A flower which is ciiually good for cutting, exhibiting or garden decoration. Creates a r>en- 
salion because of its s'u.e and color. $2.00. 
ifc-SCOTTISH CHIEF^ Tlie solid color blooms of deep amber of this dahlia are lovely. But when the blos- 
som is tiiiped ])ink, it will burn in the sunshine. 75c. 
^SEQUOIA GIGANTEA (Burns)— The biggest bnttercupi yellow in existence, with all the good iioints. We 
recommend this dahlia for all purposes. $2.50. 
T^SHOWER OF GOLD (Bessie Boston) — The demand is for dahlias of uncommon coloring, especially for 
those of gold and ai>ricot shades. This large decorative is a brilliant yellow, deepening to soft 
ai)ricot towards the center. A new type, with slightly fluted petals. Very strong stern and blooms 
freely. $2.00. 
SULPHUREA— Sulphur yellow with long cactus-like petals. 50c. 
■^SUNSHINE (Kessing) — The most brilliant scarlet, faintly tipped yellow. Soft, exquisite formation, splen- 
did large exhibition variety and striking; in the garden, but if you grow your dahlias where it is 
warm, give this variety a shaded locality. $1.50. 
V^THE GRIZZLY (Burns) — An enormous flower of deep maroon with great depth. A prolific bloomer with 
long stiff stems. A Californian it is a pleasure to boost and recommend. $2.50. 
•^THEODORE VAIL (Bessie Boston) — A color much in demand, old gold shadin.g to apricot. The stem is 
long and sti'aight and borne well above the foliage, making it an admirable cut flower. $L50. 
■^T. KUNIKIYO (Bessie Boston) — Sunset colors of red and yellow. A large deep decorative which grows 
low but blooms freely all season on fine stems. This was named in honor of one of our Honolulu 
customers. Wc consider this a great improvement on Beatrice Slocombe. $1.50. 
•A-W. D'ARCY RYAN (Bessie Boston) — Named for the man who made the P. P. I. E. famous. A striking- 
fancy of violet purple heavily tipped white. A characteristic of this dahlia is that it is always tipped 
white. It never has a blossom on the bush of solid color like the usual fancies. Stem is good, size 
is large and it is free-flowering. $1.00. 
New Cadus Dahlias of Our Own Creation 
The cactus always will be a favorite with many people because of its unique formation of petals, w-liii-li 
make it look like a chrysanthemum. T!ie petals aie long, narrow, pointed, twisted or fluted. The hybrid 
cactus is becoming ix)pu!ar : iv is a large bold flowei-, of coarse petals. 
Amei-ican Cactus is a new type. The jietals are coarser than the English exhibition but not heavy 
enough to form a hybi-id. Good stems feature sti-ongly in this new class. 
■J^ABBIE E. WILKINS (Bessie Boston) Is quite as wonderful as a dahlia as its namesake is as a California 
business woman and politician. A hybrid cactus of the true type with a delightfully new and fascin- 
ating combination of two colors. The rolled petals are a light flesh with a reverse of cerise.^ A 
high (luality variety with all the good points strongly marked, as large size, good depth and straight 
stem. The bashes ai-e of medium height, and produce bounteous blooms with closed centres. $2.50. 
•^ARTHUR TWITCHETT (Bessie Boston) — American cactus, coloring a faint blush pink turning to white 
late in the season. An excellent representative of the new cactus tyiie as the petals are slightly 
coai-ser than the English exhibition cactus, but too fine to be exhibited as a hybrid. The largo 
bloom is composed of many incui-ved petals. The stems are excellent and the plant is a generous 
bloomer. Slock limited. $3.50. 
■Jk-BONNIE G. (Bessie Boston)— American cactus of the scarcest shade in dahlias, a true pink, imler than 
Delice, and deeper than E. P'. Hawes. The stem is fair, and this variety will be good for cutting 
outside of San Francisco where the constant fogs have a tendency to weaken stems. Bonnie G. is 
a tall grower and produces verv large flowers v/ith great freedom. To a lover of pink flowers, nothing 
su dainty and pretty has been offered since France introduced Delice. The name should indicate 
the goodness of this American cactus, as the original is the well known, clever, advertising and 
[lublicity woman of tl-.e famous Palace Hotel, San Francisco. $5.00. 
-^ELISE DREXLER (Bessie Boston) — Hybrid cactus, one of the loveliest of the new introductions which 
everybody wanted before it was established. A deep velvety mai-oon bloom of huge size, born on top 
of a straight long s-.tem well above the foliage. The innei- petals roll very closely and form almost 
a star in the centre which is closed throughout the season. Has always produced plentifully of 
attractive blooms. $2.50. 
