ALICE MEUSSDORFFER DAHLIA GARDENS 
487 Hanover Street, San Francisco, Calif. 
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KAWEAH—Winner of First Prize and Sweepstakes 
at World's Fair in Chicago, 1933 
World's Largest Perfect Dahlia I 6 I /2 Inches 
Eastern and Western Roll of Honor Dahlia 
Kaweah not satisfied with the laurels won in California 
Shows, traveled on to Chicago by Air Express, and there 
captured the Show at the World's Fair, with Its tremendous 
size, form and great beauty. The Prize Winning bloom was 
first at the San Leandro Flower Festival on the 4th and 
last day of the Show, 16 inches and over, and created a 
sensation. It was not in competition. The show being over, 
we took Kaweah home. She looked so good the next day, 
that we decided to send her to Chicago to the Worlds 
Fair, where the dahlias were holding Court. It was Tues¬ 
day, the fourth day of the Court. "The Court again con¬ 
vened on Tuesday and proceeded with affairs of state until 
3 P. M., when a great commotion was set up in the outer 
chambers of the Throne Room. Upon investigation the 
court attaches discovered Kaweah had arrived by Air Ex¬ 
press from San Francisco, California, attired in royal robes 
of fuchsia rose. She was escorted to the throne amid 
great pomp. There it was discovered that because 
of her great size (fifteen and one-half inches in di¬ 
ameter) larger facilities would be required. These 
were promptly provided, and she took her place as 
queen in the Court of Honor; where she reigned until 
the end of the Show, Friday night."—(From Souvenir 
Edition World's Fair Dahlia News). 
Kaweah is named for one of our towering mountain 
peaks in the High Sierras in California, from whose 
summit one of the most superb views is to be had that 
I have ever seen. 
Kaweah has everything; huge size, splendid long, 
strong, straight stem, wonderfully rich color, fine form 
and substance, and splendid keeping qualities. Wit¬ 
ness its behavior at the World's Fair, cut 6 days and 
still in good condition at the end of the Show; after 
being exhibited in 2 Shows, and traveling 2405 miles 
to Chicago. The color is a rich fuchsia rose, center 
of petals shading to a rich velvety cardinal towards 
the center of the flower, with a reverse of orchids and 
lavender. First flowers have been 1 3 1/2 f° I 6 I /2 inches, 
with great depth; late flowers 10 to 12 inches. 
These tremendous blooms are held perfectly erect 
on very long, straight stems, 18 to 24 inches to first 
lateral, requiring very little disbudding, one lateral 
being sufficient; bushes are about 5 feet tall with 
blooms on them, in our climate. I have had as many 
as 4 enormous blooms and even 8 blooming at one 
time on a bush. 
To the right, "KAWEAH"—in San Leandro, same 
bloom as above, day before shipping to Chicago. 
16I/4 inches, 
"KAWEAH" As It Looked in 
Chicago—15(/ 2 Inches 
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