GRANDEE —I. D. Light nopal red shad¬ 
ed orange yellow. We have had re¬ 
ports of this dahlia having been 
grown over 16 inches. One man in 
Southern California writes that he 
had a bloom of Grandee over 16 
inches by actual measurement and 
that it was not a terminal flower. 
There were three other flowers on 
the bush at the same time, all of 
which were very large. It has won 
as the largest flower in a number 
of shows. Last year it was Largest 
both at the Los Angeles and Long 
Beach shows, and previously at the 
California Flower Festival. A re¬ 
port from Holland stated that it 
was the largest American importa¬ 
tion. In 1933 it received the Achieve¬ 
ment Medal at San Francisco and 
the same year was described by 
Mr. Hart on his Roll of Honor as 
follows: “‘Great’ is indeed the right 
adjective to use here. A very large 
flower of a striking combination of 
Spanish red and golden yellow. . . . 
It has individuality.” Grandee is a 
model exhibition dahlia. Height of 
GRANDEE 
plant is about 4 feet. A free and early 
accompanying photograph will give you some idea of its appearance. 
bloomer. The 
.$5.00 
MAY DAY—Inf. Dec. Rosy pink lightly touched with gold. A variety of medium size that is an 
exceedingly prolific bloomer. Pleasing formation and excellent coloring that everyone loves. 
It will never win as the largest flower in the show but with a few plants it would not be hard to 
have a vase or basket of 12 or even 25. At the California Flower Festival, where our display 
last year was again awarded the First Prize, a large bowl of this dahlia combined with the 
maroon colored blooms of Domino was a novel arrangement and one that attracted a great deal 
of attention. Certificate of Merit at Storrs.$5.00 
NOB HILL—I. D. Pale orange. Occasionally you see a bed of dahlias containing so many blooms 
that there does not seem to be room for a single one more. That is how Nob Hill looked last 
September. In the first crop from eight to a dozen large disbudded flowers on each plant 
opened all at one time, all with long upright stems, fairly covering the plants. On close exami¬ 
nation you would have found every bloom very large and deep and perfectly formed, almost 
every one suitable for exhibiting in the show. The gay and colorful shade of the flower is 
another feature to be considered. All our dahlias are tried out in the East before being 
released and we get a conservative report. The notation for Nob Hill was “Very fine”. .. .$2.50 
NORTH STAR—Semi-Cac. Light yellow. If this dahlia were finer petaled, it would belong to 
that rare class of cactus called straight. The regularly formed flower is at once suggestive of a 
star. Size and stem are good and it is another that will supply many good flowers until late in 
the season. Furthermore, it is a good keeper, and we do not hesitate to recommend it as a very 
useful and beautiful cut flower.$5.00 
MAY DAY 
NORTH STAR 
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