XTRA SPECIAL OFFER Place your order for Shekinah before Feb* 15th and 
you yourself can select, the free root--any other variety on the list. 
SHEKINAH—the name. The cloud of glory that rested between the cherubim on the mercy'seat in the tabernacle, as 
the symbol of divine presence—a word not found in the Bible, but adopted from tne Jewish Targum by Christians. It 
is believed that the Shekinah took up its abode in the tabernacle and moved wherever the tabernacle went until the Temple 
of Solomon was built, where it remained until the exile, when, according to some, it went with the deported Jews; while 
others maintained that it returned to heaven. 
SHEKINAH the Dahlia. 
Our 1936 Introduction. 
A perfectly formed shell pink semi-cactus Dahlia. The exquisitely beautiful 
blooms are carried on long strong stems. The blooms average ten 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 arrangement 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 
J)ahlia Society of California at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The 
prize—the beautiful trophy of the City and County of San Francisco, 
the most coveted prize in the show. 
The Best Individual Bloom class in the Open for All Division has more entries 
than any other class and is the supreme test for any dahlia. While it is the easiest 
class to enter it is the most difficult one to win. Every exhibitor can enter a bloom 
and any dahlia is eligible—it may be an old standby or a new variety, a California, 
Eastern or foreign bred variety. To win the flower has to approach perfection as 
each exhibitor enters the very best he has. 
Shekinah was tested in the warmer climate and heavier soil of a famous Santa 
Barbara garden the past season where it grew as well as it does in our own San 
Francisco garden. 
A strong root division from stock that has never been propagated $25,00 NET. 
f NoTE. — The usual discount to professional growers will be given on ordersTI 
for all dahlias listed except Shekinah—-the price for Shekinah is $25.00 NET. if 
SAMARKAND —Informal decorative. Beautiful cerise rose colored flower. 
This large dahlia 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 en¬ 
thusiasts as has Bagdad. Strong root division showing at least two eyes . . $15.00 
With every order we include a free root of our own selection from the varieties listed. 
