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Charlie Chaplin (I.D.) 1935— 
One of the largest dahlias of the year and possessed of 
much originality. It is a rich golden yellow tinted with 
tawny orange at the center. Will give any dahlia a run 
for size and with all its size it is a graceful, beautiful flow¬ 
er. On honor roll. ROOTS, $3.75; PLANTS, $1.75 
California Idol (I.D.) 1935— 
This giant yellow has a coast-to-coast record as a 1934 win¬ 
ner. At the show of the Dahlia Society of California it won 
the Gold Medal as Best Three-Year-Old Seedling. At Bos¬ 
ton it won the Achievement Medal as Best Undisseminated 
Dahlia. It is one of the outstanding varieties at Storrs this 
year. It is a fine grower with a deep flower of clear, glis¬ 
tening yellow, a true pastel shade. Here will be a new 
competitor in the specimen bloom classes. On honor roll. 
Our choice of the 1935 introductions. PLANTS, $3.75 
California Rose (I.D.) 1935— 
Clear bright rose. Exquisite coloring, large, tall-growing, 
describe in a few words the salient features of this unusu¬ 
ally satisfactory new Dahlia. California Rose is also in¬ 
cluded in Mr. Hart’s 1934 Dahlia Review. For a number of 
years, Mr. Hart, in his annual Roll of Honor, has been able 
10 select with remarkable accuracy the future Dahlia fa¬ 
vorites. We quote Mr. Hart’s statement: “One of the most 
beautiful of the novelties, and a particularly beautiful 
flower for cutting. Flower large, but extremely graceful.’’ 
PLANT, $3.75 
Century of Progress (F.D.) 1934— 
A royal purple very full centers and a good keeper. 
PLANTS, $2.50 
Clara Carder (I.D.) 1936— 
Almost a border-line Dahlia as to type, but as I saw it is 
an informal decorative. The form is similar to Monmouth 
Champion with more whirl and twist. Color, a cyclamen 
pink with a flush of yellow at the base of the petals that 
Lghts the flower. As the flower opens the massed center 
petals show a purple cast. We saw blooms as large as 
twelve inches. PLANTS, $5.00 
California Peach (S.C.) 1936— 
Bright coral or peach pink, reverse of petals a lighter shade; 
Size and formation Similar to Satan; a seedling of Satan 
crossed with Eagle Rock Fantasy. American Home Achieve¬ 
ment Medal awarded at Boston, and judged as best undis¬ 
seminated semi-cactus at San Francisco. PLANTS, $7.50 
Daddy Kemp (I.D.) 1935— 
This is every inch a man’s flower, and one of the most 
spectacular dahlias introduced in recent years. In color it 
is rich purplish red, the flowers attain to an immense size, 
often 14 inches and over in diameter and 5 to 7 inches in 
depth. The plant is a rampant grower, many branched and 
tremendously prolific of bloom. It should be grown to not 
over four stalks to the plant to insure good stems, which 
are long, slender and the great size and weight of the 
blooms may cause them to be somewhat pendulous in un¬ 
favorable situations. On Hart’s 1934 Honor Roll. 
ROOTS, $5.00; PLANTS, $2.50 
Dokoupils Triumph (I.D.) — 
Color is light straw with a faint touch of rose in center. 
A large healthy grower and is highly recommended. Im¬ 
ported. ROOTS, $1.50; PLANTS, 75c 
Elissa Landi (F.D.) 1934— 
Another introduction of much merit from the gardens pro¬ 
ducing Amelia Earhart. Color is jasper pink blended with 
warm buff, creating a general tone of brilliant orange. 
Flowers are on the side and average 844 inches without 
forcing; depth 4 inches, on stems of splendid length and 
strength. Plant is a good grower and insect resisting. On 
the American Home Honor Roll for 1933. One of our best. 
ROOTS, $1.50; PLANTS, $1.00 
