JESSIE L. SEAL CATALOGUE— 1935 
D AH LIAS 
NEW 
1935 INTRODUCTIONS OF 
CALIFORNIA GIANT DAHLIAS 
SEAL’S LADY OF SHALOTT —Formerly Seal’s Shalimar which we in cour¬ 
tesy renamed, as there is another beautiful Shalimar—a fine poinsettia 
red—being introduced in Michigan. Our informal decorative is of great 
beauty and has been tested in the East for the last two years by Mr. 
Derrill W. Hart, and won a place of Honor in his 1934 Review of New 
Dahlia Champions. A combination in color of gold blushed with apricot and 
bronze, with a center of bright gold which is perfect and closed. Can be 
easily grown twelve inches and with care, greater size, as the blooms are 
naturally very large. The stems are long and stiff and the plant large and 
tall. An early bloomer. Shipment February 15th. Root. $15.00 Net 
FRANK SERPA (Serpa-Seal) —An informal decorative of exquisite beauty 
—light amaranth pink produced by petalled tips of mallow pink growing 
lighter towards the base of petals, turning to a delicate orchid pink; the 
two-toned effect gives the flower a beautiful crisp appearance. Extra long 
clean stems hold the blooms very high above a plant four to five feet high 
and is a vigorous grower. This lovely dahlia has won many prizes and 
the 1934 Achievement Medal in San Francisco and is on the Roll of Honor. 
Shipment February 15th. Root. $10.00 Net 
ZAMORA (McWhirter-Seal) —Finest formal decorative of clear yellow. The 
immense bloom is easily grown twelve inches and has great depth, and 
grows like a chrysanthemum—huge, on top of an erect stem five feet long 
and fifteen inches clear of first lateral. Tall strong growing plant. Re¬ 
quires very little disbudding. Flowers keep well when cut. In 1933 won 
the award given by the President of Spain and at the recent show of The 
Dahlia Society of California won the First Prize for the Best Dahlia in 
the Show. Shipment February 15th. Root. $10.00 Net 
AYESHA (Seal) —Our informal decorative of dusky oriental beauty. A blos¬ 
som of rich bronze and copper, with perfectly closed center of deep red 
bronze. The large sized flower is held on a long stem above tall plant of 
strong vigorous growth. Root. $7.50 
SEAL’S ORIENTAL —Our attractive informal decorative of fantastic color¬ 
ing of Chinese red and gold, with each petal heavily covered with a sheen 
of copper. A charming blossom of a very large size having a stiff stem 
above a low growing plant of strong growth. A large stock. Root, $5.00 
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