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CARL SALBACH 
1934 
Mrs. Carl Salbach (Salbach) F.D. One of the 
most dependable of all dahlias. A sturdy, 
vigorous grower, full of blooms, and a fine 
tuber maker. The flowers, which are uni¬ 
formly symmetrical, are a beautiful orchid 
shade, and are born on long stout stems. 
The bushes are stately in the garden, and 
one of “Sixteen Best Keepers”..'iOc 
I\lrs. Oliver Kelly (Kelly-Salbach 1 93 2) I. I). 
A large pure white with fine stems. Petals 
all curled and twisted like big white chrys¬ 
anthemums. A very attractive dahlia, as 
crisp in appearance as an organdie gown. 
A Kentucky thorobred grown from Salbach 
seed..SI.00 
Salbach’s White 
President Hoover (Peacock) I.D. Blending of 
peach red and begonia rose. Early and 
long bloomer.SI.00 
(^ueen of the Garden Beautiful. F.D. An enor¬ 
mous primrose yellow decorative. Has been 
awarded numerous first prizes as the larg¬ 
est flower in the show, and is a fine keeper. 
.OOc 
Kollo Boy (Pelicano) C. An immense flower 
of beautiful form and long straight stems. 
Delicate amber to old gold.00c 
Salbach’s White (Salbach) F.D. A most beau¬ 
tiful large ivory white dahlia of perfect 
form. Full, deep and of wonderful sub¬ 
stance. A most profuse bloomer. The peer 
of all white dahlias. Does not burn. One 
of “Sixteen Best Keepers”.00c 
Sanhican’s Cameo (Fisher and Masson) I. D. 
The best of a number of 1933 Eastern 
introductions we tried last season. Many 
prizes and unusual new color—a beautiful 
coral rose with a glistening golden sheen. 
Huge blooms..So.00 
Santa Barbara (Pelicano) F.D. An outstand¬ 
ing new dahlia of clear pink with just a 
suggestion of salmon pink. Won the 
Achievement Medal in 1929 as the best 
dahlia introduced that season, as well as 
many other prizes, including the following 
prizes at Dahlia Society of San Francisco 
Shows; 1926—best two year old seedling; 
1927—best dahlia in the show; 1928—best 
dahlia in the show. One of “Sixteen Best 
Keepers”.$1.00 
Satan (Ballay 1 93 2) S.C. This splendid dahlia 
is, we think, the finest dahlia in commerce 
today. Its huge horn shaped petals give it 
a form that is entirely distinct and un¬ 
usually graceful. Satan is of huge size, and 
its color is a brilliant carmine. A roll of 
honor dahlia and first as best flower in 
both San Francisco dahlia shows 1932. 
.ST.-'SO 
Starlight (Bessie Boston) I. D. Pure unshaded 
gold, a color which always attracts. Flower 
is huge, full and deep. There is no limit to 
the size that it can be grown. This variety 
will be found excellent for cutting as well 
as exhibiting, and is always a delight in 
the garden.$1.00 
Sweet Briar (Stredivick) C. A very beautiful 
rose pink cactus. Very free bloomer. . .T.'Sc 
Sydney B. Mitchell (Salbach) F. D. A very 
large flower of rich, deep velvety red 
almost black in the center shading through 
carmine to Tyrian rose at the end of the 
petals. Fine stems. Bushes covered with 
blooms. A very rich note in the garden, or 
in any bouquet.50c 
Tom Joy. F.D. A sturdy grower of fine form 
and a beautiful old rose coloring. Immense 
blooms, perfectly formed. A fine new 
dahlia.$5.00 
Tommy Atkins (Bessie Boston) F.D. We have 
never grown a red dahlia that has called 
forth so much admiration as Tommy 
Atkins. Blooms of large size, and a bril¬ 
liant scarlet. Vigorous grower and a pro¬ 
lific bloomer. One of “Sixteen Best Keep¬ 
ers. See color picture, page 28.60c 
Walter E. .Magee (Salbach) I.D. A large dahlia 
of great depth and exquisite glowing color 
—bittersweet orange shading to buff, with 
a warm suffusion of carmine. An abund¬ 
ance of blooms well above the foliage on 
fine stems.75c 
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