GRANDEE—I. D. Light nopal red shaded orange yellow. The great size of this dahlia made the 
demand for it last season far heavier than we were able to supply. For tremendous size we 
are inclined to think Grandee surpasses them all. We continue to have 15-inch blooms without 
forcing or shading on plants 4 feet tall. Six blooms all 14 inches or more at one time on a plant 
are not unusual and size is maintained through the whole season. As stated last year, we 
do not exaggerate when offer¬ 
ing a new dahlia, and our 
statement is borne out by re¬ 
ports from the East that it has 
been grown over 15 inches 
there. It was winner of the 
1933 American Home Achieve¬ 
ment Medal at San Francisco 
and has won as the Largest 
Flower in a number of shows. 
In Southern California it won 
for an amateur as largest at 
both the Los Angeles and 
Long Beach shows, also re¬ 
ceiving a Special Award of 
Merit at the latter show', and 
was largest at the California 
Flower Festival last year. A 
report from Holland states it 
is the largest American dah¬ 
lia. Beautiful coloring, good 
formation, first-class stem, 
are all present in this super¬ 
lative dahlia. The accompany¬ 
ing photograph will give you 
some idea of its appearance 
Mr. Hart’s Roll of Honor de¬ 
scribed it as follows: “ ‘Great’ 
is indeed the right adjective 
to use here. A very large 
flower of a striking combina¬ 
tion of Spanish red and gold¬ 
en yellow. ... It has individ¬ 
uality” . $10.00 
PALO ALTO—S. C. Bright pinkish salmon shading to a sort of salmon gold at the center. “Perfec¬ 
tion” w'ould have been an appropriate name for this dahlia, for, as our Eastern representative, 
Mr. Reed, says, “it has everything”. Color is positive and clear both in and out of doors; size 
conservatively 10 to 12 inches across by 6 inches deep (some customers have reported blooms 
much larger and deeper); moderate semi-cactus formation perfect, with centers always closed 
and all alike; stem stalks very tall, straight and long-jointed; blooms freely both early and late; 
good substance and so lasts well whether growing or cut. The prediction Mr. Hart made in his 
1932 Roll of Honor, that it would surely be one of the sensations of the following season, has 
come true. We continue to be informed that it was very outstanding wherever shown, and was 
particularly good in the amateur classes, being a variety that even a beginner can grow well. 
Was awarded the 1933 Achievement Medal at Detroit as the Best Flower in that very fine 
show, w'hich gave us four dahlias that had been Achievement Medal winners, namely, Grandee, 
Satan, Achievement and Palo Alto, and now we have California Idol to add as our fifth 
Achievement Medal dahlia. It also received a Certificate of Merit at Storrs. Everybody likes it, 
exhibitors, florists and garden enthusiasts. Do not fail to grow this one, as it does well every¬ 
where . $5.00 
RAPIDAN—F. D. Golden bronze. A huge symmetrical flower borne upright on an extra long thick 
stem. A dozen perfect blooms can be cut from the plant at one time and little disbudding is 
required. These features combined with the lively coloring, which is exactly what the florists 
want, has made Rapidan invaluable as a commercial variety. There is no need of worry about 
them keeping fresh. It might be called a cut-and-come-again variety as crop after crop of 
choice blooms succeed each other through the whole season. Not spectacular but absolutely 
reliable and ornamental .$1.50 
RED LION—I. D. Bright red. Another large dahlia that serves the florists’ purpose well. A vivid 
red is always desirable when it has all the good qualities this dahlia possesses. Quantities of 
first-class blooms loaded the bushes until the very end which never fade or burn. Stems hold 
the flowers just right whether desired for garden display or for the house. The bloom is oval¬ 
shaped with broad heavy petals continuing well to the small pointed center.$1.00 
RO\AL FLUSH—I. D. Brightest scarlet. A sensational variety both as to color and size. One bloom 
we measured was 11J /2 inches and there were larger ones. Considering that our dahlias receive 
only ordinary field culture, such blooms demonstrate the possibilities of this flower. Further¬ 
more, the brilliant coloring seems to accentuate the size. The formation is full and deep and 
the stem strong and sufficiently long. Performance was fine all season .$2.00 
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