HAMILTON’S DAHLIA CARDENS 
Montalvo—I. D. 
Golden bronze. Large graceful blooms held on good 
stems above a healthy plant. Roots, $ .75. Plants, $ .50 
Myra Howard—I. D. 
Yellow cadmium and gold with tints of salmon. A 
wonder plant and a thrifty grower, producing giant 
flowers on long stiff stems. Won the American Home 
Achievement medal in 1931 and scored 87 at Storrs’ 
trial grounds. Roots, $2.00. Plants, $1.00 
New Glory—S. C. 
Bi-color, ox-blood, red tipped with white. 
Roots, $1.00. Plants, $ .50 
Omar Khayyam—F. D. 
Chinese red shading to bright orange. Plants, $ .50 
^Oriental Glory—I. D. 
A strong growing dahlia of good substance and great 
size. On Mr. Hart’s Honor Roll. Cadmium yellow 
lightly overlaid scarlet making a glowing cadmium 
orange. Reverse heavily shaded scarlet. Bloom 8 
to 11 inches. The best deep orange we have seen to 
date. Plants, $7.50 
Palo Alto—S. C. 
1932 Honor Roll. Salmon in two tones. Bright pink¬ 
ish salmon throughout the flower but shading quite 
perceptibly to a type of salmon gold at the center. 
Color is positive and clear. Size conservatively 10 to 
12 inches across by 6 inches deep. Moderate semi¬ 
cactus formation perfect, with centers always cosed. 
Stem stalks tall, straight and long-jointed; blooms 
freely, early arid late. Good substance and lasts well 
whether growing or cut. Won the American Home 
Achievement Medal for us at Detroit in 1933 as the 
best flower in the show regardless of size. 
Plants, $2.50 
Pastel Glow—I. D. 
White with mallow purple reverse. This flower was 
on Derrill Hart’s 1932 Honor Roll. He says: “A mag¬ 
nificent dahlia. A large, deep, high-centered flower 
of pastel pink. Against artificial light I have never 
seen one more beautiful.” Roots, $3.00. Plants, $1.50 
Perk—S. C. 
Deep red. Very heavy bicomer. Plants, $ .50 
Pot o’ Gold—I. D. 
Brilliant yellow. A graceful big flower with long wavy 
petals. Awarded Certificate of Merit at Storrs’ trial 
grounds and was on ’32 Honor Rolll. 
Roots, $2.50. Plants, $1.25 
Pride of Wisconsin—I. D. 
American Beauty color with pointed and irregular 
petals. A prolific bloomer, having from 4 to 6 blooms 
at all times during the blooming season with indi¬ 
vidual blooms being 10 inches and upward in diame¬ 
ter. Rigid disbudding is not necessary to produce 
enormous blooms. Late blooms equal to early ones. 
Planted during the third week of May, it will bloom 
about August 15. Plants, $1.00 
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