is the exact replica of Bagdad except in its 
color. Instead of the flaming crimson of our 
world-famous Bagdad it is a beautiful deep 
cerise rose red. We predict that Samarkand 
will win as enviable a place in the hearts of 
dahlia enthusiasts as has Bagdad. Plants 
only, $4. 
SEAL’S LADY OF SHALOTT. Formerly 
Seal’s Shalimar which we in courtesy re¬ 
named, as there is another beautiful Shalimar 
—a fine poinsetta 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 12 inches and 
with care, greater size, as the blooms are nat¬ 
urally very large. The stems are long and 
stiff and the plant large and tall. An early 
bloomer. Div. $7; Plants $2.50. 
SHALIMAR. (B. & B. Gardens). The great 
poinsetta red everyone has been waiting for 
—the sensation at Detroit in 1933 and at the 
Mid-West show in 1934. “Public Preference 
Its Best Reference.” Can easily be grown to 
13-14 inches. Div. $5; Plants $2. 
SHEKINAH. (Redfern). 1936 Introduction. A 
perfectly formed shell pink semi-cactus dahlia. 
The exquisitely beautiful blooms are carried 
on long strong stems. The blooms average 10 
inches in diameter and have great depth. 
Shekinah has been in competition three times 
and three times won first prize. 1. First prize 
as a seedling. 2. First prize in a large arrange¬ 
ment of pink dahlias, and 3, First prize as the 
Best Individual Bloom in the Show in the 
Open for All Division, in 1935, at the 20th 
Annual Show of the Dahlia Society of Cal¬ 
ifornia at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. 
The prize—the beautiful trophy of the City 
and County of San Francisco, the most cov¬ 
eted prize in the show. Plants only, $10. 
SUSAN ANN GILBERT. Min. Dec. A beau¬ 
tiful little Decorative of about two inches 
diameter. A pure snowy white, extremely 
prolific, with nice stiff, stems. An ideal cut 
flower variety. Div. $2; Plants $1. 
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