can get a perfect idea of this flower if 
you imagine Satan in a clear coral 
pink.” Mr. J. W. Johnston in House 
Beautiful states, “This is a giant semi¬ 
cactus, bright coral or peach pink. . . . 
Its form together with the color makes 
it a spectacular dahlia and one I feel 
sure will make its mark in gardens and 
show rooms next year.” Mr. Leonard 
Barron in American Home calls it “a 
flower not too large, carried erect and 
promises well ... a dahlia that won 
honors on both coasts.”.$10.00 
CALIFORNIA ROSE—Inf. Dec. Clear bright 
rose. Exquisite coloring, large, tall- 
growing, describe in a few words the 
salient features of this unusually sat¬ 
isfactory new dahlia. We have supple¬ 
mented the descriptions of a number of 
our dahlias this year with a small pic¬ 
ture, so that you can see to some ex¬ 
tent what the flower looks like. This 
variety as you will note is one that is 
well worthwhile. California Rose is also 
included in Mr. Hart’s 1934 Dahlia Re¬ 
view. For a number of years, Mr. Hart, 
in his annual Roll of Honor, has been 
able to select with remarkable accur¬ 
acy the future dahlia favorites. We 
quote Mr. Hart’s statement: “One of 
the most beautiful of the novelties, and 
I must assume it was not shown in 
California or else we should have 
heard more about it. 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.” Certi¬ 
ficate of Merit at Storrs.$3.50 
CALIFORNIA IDOL 
CALIFORNIA PEACH—S. C. Bright coral 
or peach pink, a pink without any 
trace of lavender; reverse of petals a 
lighter shade. Size and formation of 
this flower are very similar to Satan. 
It is a seedling of Satan crossed with 
Eagle Rock Fantasy and the foliage 
and general habit of growth are much 
like the latter. The good qualities of 
both parents have been improved up¬ 
on, if anything, in this origination. A 
great bloom of Satan of rich glowing 
pink is a dream come true. Last year 
California Peach was the great sensa¬ 
tion at the Boston Show, winning there 
as the Best Flower in the Show, the 
Massachusetts Horticultural Medal as 
the Best New Dahlia, and also the 
Achievement Medal. Winner also as 
the Best Undisseminated Semi-Cactus 
at San Francisco. We had very little 
of this dahlia left to plant and our 
stock of it is very limited. Included in 
all the 1936 Rolls of Honor and we 
quote below statements of the impres¬ 
sions it made on the world’s greatest 
authorities on dahlias: Mr. Derrill W. 
Hart in the Flower Grower describes it 
as “A grand dahlia of real distinction 
and beauty . . . and a dahlia that will 
make a high record of winning be¬ 
cause of its size and distinction. You 
CALIFORNIA PEACH 
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