Those Californians Avho admire the beauty of the Dahlia Two recent 
in its many forms and types had the opportunity to attend two Dahlia 
excellent Dahlia Shows during the month of September. The Shows in 
Alameda County Floral Society and the Dahlia Society of California 
California. 
By unanimous verdict, the display of Frank D. Pellicano 
& Company, in San Francisco was entitled to first honors. In 
this particular exhibit quantities of Carolyn Wintjen, a new 
California Decorative, salmon pink in color, and the famous 
Doctor Tevis showed at their best in a bower of JMaiden Hair 
Fern, beneath the glow of the electric lights. Everj^vhere 
Dahlias of California origin were specially displayed. An im- 
mense basket of Shudow's Lavendar, touched by the soft rays of 
the noonday sun, easily won first prize at the San Francisco 
show as the best display of fifty blooms of one variety. ' The prize 
for the best twenty-five blooms of one variety was awarded for 
a vase of the Mrs. SaWach. It would require too much space to 
enumerate by name all the Dahlias that attracted special interest. 
A few deserving of special mention, however, are Amun-Ra, (the 
Egyptian Sun God), Kittie Dunlap, Rookwood and the 
Ambassador. 
The American Cactus, a type intermediate in form between 
the True Cactus and the Hybrid Cactus, made its appearance 
as a distinct type for the first time. So far as the two show^s 
held are concerned, it might well have been termed a California 
type, because the winning blooms were all of California 
origin; such as 3Irs. Edna Spencer, Arthur Twitchett and 
Golden West. The medal offered by the Garden Club of 
America was won by Mrs. H. T. Hennig. She is an amateur 
grower and won same for the "most meritorious exhibit." Mrs. 
E. W. Lymbery of the Bessie Boston Dahlia firm of San Mateo, 
was the winner of Mrs. Stout's special prize for the true Cactus 
Dahlias. 
Lists of California Seedsmen and Nurseries 
345 South Main Street, Los Angeles 
148 West Co'lorado Street, Pasadena 
739 Front Street, San Francisco 
Ventura, California 
Kentfield, Martin Co., California 
Ukish, California 
Pasadena, California 
Stevenson Avenue, Pasadena 
Moneta, California 
Geleta 
345 South Main Street, Los Angeles 
San Mateo, California 
Eagle Rock, California 
South Olive Street, Los Angeles 
Theodore Payne 
Campbell Seed Store 
C. C. Morse & Co. 
Theodosia Shepard Co. 
Eichard Diener 
Luther Burbank 
Coolidge Rare Plant Nixrseries 
S. A. Thomas, Chrysanthemums 
Dean Iris Gardens 
Petingil & Co. (Bottle Brushes) 
Theodore Payne 
Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm 
J. J. Broomall 
Howard and Smith 
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers M. Armstrong 
California Wild Flowers Mrs. Parsons 
Seeds 
Petunia 
Specialist 
Nurseries 
Dahlias 
Roses 
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