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MISSION GARDENS 
Dahlias 
Palo Alto (S. C.). Clear soft apricot buff suf¬ 
fused coral red. Flowers are uniform and 
of good substance, very deep and from 10 
to 12 inches in diameter. This Dahlia is a 
real prize winner and highly recommended 
.Plants $1.50 
Paloma (F. D.). Light lavender. Sturdy 
grower, and a free bloomer, with medium 
sized flowers.Roots 75c; Plants 50c 
Pearl© Templin (F. D.). Burnished old gold 
shading to amber bronze in center with a 
flush of jasper red. Blooms freely on long 
stiff stems. Has good foliage especially re¬ 
sistant to insects.Plants 50c 
Peppermint Candy (S. C.). Long creamy white 
petals with many stripes and splashes of 
crimson. Good size and very unusual. 
.Plants 50c 
Prince of Persia (I. D.). A dark cardinal red. 
with long petaled deep flowers on long 
stems. Plants very sturdy and vigorous. . . 
.Roots 75c 
Princess Marie Jose (See Mignon). 
Purple Monarch (I. D.). Very large deep pur¬ 
ple Dahlia, with good healthy foliage. This 
is an outstanding variety that commands at¬ 
tention wherever grown or shown. 
.Roots $1.00; Plants 50c 
Pyramid (F. D.). A great Dahlia. One of the 
tallest that grows. It resembles Watchung 
Sunrise in color, fawn yellow shading to 
soft pink at tips of petals. Is of ball type 
and very large. Stems strong and stiff. . . . 
.Plants $1.50 
Red Bird (I. D.). A large crimson maroon 
Dahlia. Plants are tall and straight and 
branch well. Blooms freely from early until 
late. A vigorous grower with disease and 
insect resisting foliage. 
.Roots $1.00; Plants 50c 
Regal (F. D.). A combination of autumn 
shades of bronze heavily suffused with old 
rose and shading to gold at base. Flowers 
of large size, 10 to 12 inches. 
.Roots 75c; Plants 50c 
Hessenland 
Rheinlachs (See Pompons). 
Robert .Scott (I. D.). A beautiful decorative 
of apricot-yellow with rose shadings. Fine 
exhibition flower on account of its large 
size. A very profuse bloomer. . .Roots 50c 
Rose Fallon (I. D.). A massive flower of 
pleasing dark orange, tinted with amber 
and salmon. With good care flowers of ex¬ 
cellent quality and large size can be grown 
.Roots 35c 
Royal Flush (I. D.). Bright scarlet with large 
flowers, blooms freely, good healthy foliage 
.Plants 50c 
Royal Purple (I. D.). A choice variety of rich 
aster-purple. The color is clearer and 
brighter than any other Dahlia called pur¬ 
ple. Large flowers of somewhat loose petal 
formation, giving it an attractive form. . . . 
.Plants 50c 
Royal Velvet (S. C.). Rich velvet crimson. Its 
flowers are small, but it blooms freely, 
therefore very desirable. 
.Roots 75c; Plants 50c 
Roycroft (S. C.). A clear warm buff color. 
Blooms freely on a medium sized bush. . . 
.Roots 50c 
Ruby Taylor (I. D.). Clear crimson carmine 
in color. Grows well without special atten¬ 
tion and produces large deep flowers. 
.Roots $2.00; Plants $1.00 
Sagamore (Dec.). An exceptionally good cut- 
flower Dahlia, of golden color shaded with 
orange-buff toward the center. . .Roots 50c 
Satan (S. C.). Flaming red with a touch of 
gold in the center, making it very showy 
in the garden. Stems very long, flowers 
uniformly large, and keep well when cut. . 
.Roots $1.50; Plants 75c 
Shahrazad (I. D.). Deep pink, 10-12 inch 
flowers of great depth, named for the sul¬ 
tana in the Arabian Nights. A vigorous 
grower with habits similar to Jane Cowl 
.Roots 75c; Plants 50c 
Sinbad of the Sea (F. D.). A Dahlia with per¬ 
fect habit of growth, and long perfect stems, 
with a scarlet red color.Plants 50c 
Sonny Boy (I. D.). Large old rose tinged old 
gold. A good grower under almost any con¬ 
dition .Plants $1.00 
Spinnel (See Pompon). 
Star of Bethlehem (S. C.). Large flowers of 
pure white with pointed petals, resembling 
a star. Stems 18 to 24 inches. 
.Roots 75c; Plants 50c 
Sunset Trail (I. D.). Chinese scarlet with gold 
reverse. A very free bloomer with large 
flowers.Plants 50c 
Supreme Monarch (I. D.). A rich deep bril¬ 
liant red with white reverse. The petals 
curl slightly, giving it the appearance of a 
large red, covered with snowflakes. 
.Plants 50c 
Sweetheart (See Miniature). 
Talisman (S. C.). This big full-centered Dah¬ 
lia has a brownish red color with a reverse 
of tan. Petals are long and slightly in¬ 
curved showing the tan, thus giving it a 
striking appearance.Roots 50c 
T. A. Leonard (F. D.). Dark red and a free 
bloomer. Good in every way. 
.Roots 50c; Plants 35c 
