petals. A very sturdy grower of about 3 feet 
with cane-like stems. Prolific and a fine 
keeper. A fine novelty. Div. $3; Plants $1.50. 
CITY OF CLEVELAND. I. D. Honor Roll 
last year. Bush 4 feet; flowers large, light 
red in color on long, stiff stems. Div. $3.75. 
Plants $1.50. 
CALIFORNIA IDOL. I. D. (Ballay). Clear 
bright self-colored yellow. In size it ranks 
with the very largest, growing to 14 inches or 
more, has corresponding depth, and yet is an 
extremely refined flower in every sense. It 
won the American Home Achievement Medal 
at Boston and the Dahlia Society of Califor¬ 
nia’s Gold Medal at San Francisco as the Best 
Undisseminated Three-Year-Old. Has the ca¬ 
pacity to win as the Largest Dahlia or Best 
Dahlia in the leading shows. Included in the 
American Home’s list of “Dahlias of Distinc¬ 
tion in 1935,’ > and also in Mr. Derril W. Hart’s 
Dahlia Review. It was one of the outstand¬ 
ing varieties at Storrs. Div. $10; Plants $4. 
CALIFORNIA ROSE. I. D. (Ballay). Clear 
bright rose. Exquisite coloring, large, tall- 
growing, describe in a few words the salient 
features of this unusually satisfactory new 
Dahlia. California Rose is also included in Mr. 
Hart’s 1934 Dahlia Review. We quote Mr. 
Hart’s statement: “One of the most beautiful 
of the novelties. A bright salmon rose and a 
particularly beautiful flower for cutting. It 
was the best keeper I had on trial this year. 
Flower large, but extremely graceful.” Plants 
only, $4. 
CLARA CARDER. Dec. One of the greatest 
pink decorative dahlias we have ever grown. 
Its formation is on the border line between 
formal and informal decorative, and is in a 
color class by itself, it being a beautiful shade 
of clear Cyclamen pink, the only dahlia we 
know of this color. The absolutely perfect 
stems makes this dahlia ideal for staging in 
the shows, and for decorative purposes. The 
blooms are produced in the greatest profu¬ 
sion from early season until cut down by 
frost, and can be grown to 10 to 12 inches 
without forcing. Plant is a vigorous grower, 
medium in height (4 to Ay 2 feet) wide spread¬ 
ing and many branched, each branch produc¬ 
ing a great bloom without special disbudding 
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