GRANDEE 
GRANDEE — I. D. Light nopal red shad¬ 
ed orange yellow. We have had re¬ 
ports of this dahlia having been 
grown over 16 inches. One man in 
Southern California writes that he 
had a bloom of Grandee over 16 
inches by actual measurement and 
that it was not a terminal flower. 
There were three other flowers on 
the bush at the same time, all of 
which were very large. It has won 
as the largest flower in a number 
of shows. Last year it was Largest 
both at the Los Angeles and Long 
Beach shows, and previously at the 
California Flower Festival. A re¬ 
port from Holland stated that it 
was the largest American importa¬ 
tion. In 1933 it received the Achieve¬ 
ment Medal at San Francisco and 
the same year was described by 
Mr. Hart on his Roll of Honor as 
follows: “‘Great' is indeed the right 
adjective to use here. A very large 
flower of a striking combination of 
Spanish red and golden yellow. . . . 
It has individuality.” Grandee is a 
model exhibition dahlia. Height of plant is about 4 feet. A free and early bloomer. 
The 
accompanying photograph will give you some idea of its appearance.$2.50 
MAY DAY—Inf. Dec. Rosy pink lightly touched with gold. A variety of medium size that is an 
exceedingly prolific bloomer. Pleasing formation and excellent coloring that everyone loves. 
It will never win as the largest flower in the show but with a few plants it would not be hard to 
have a vase or basket of 12 or even 25. At the California Flower Festival, where our display 
last year was again awarded the First Prize, a large bowl of this dahlia combined with the 
maroon colored blooms of Domino was a novel arrangement and one that attracted a great deal 
of attention. Certificate of Merit at Storrs....$2.50 
MISS GLORY 
MISS GLORY—S. C. Apricot-yellow. “A dream” and “a 
delight” is the reaction of our customers to this 
dahlia in its first year out. The accompanying 
illustrations depict its fine form and the soft, mel¬ 
low color is quite entrancing. What California 
Idol is in the yellow decorative class this is to the 
yellow cactus. It is massive in size, yet an ex¬ 
tremely refined flower in every sense. A free and 
an early bloomer with perfect stems. At Storrs 
Trial Gardens it received a Certificate of Merit 
with a score of 86, being the largest semi-cactus 
and within one of the highest score. Best 25 
Blooms at the San Mateo Garden Fiesta. This is a 
real dahlia with a future. The following extracts 
concerning Miss Glory are taken from the 1936 
Honor Rolls: From Mr. J. T. Johnston’s very ex¬ 
cellent review in House Beautiful: “This new one 
is a very large semi-cactus, adding another fine 
dahlia to this type for the year. The color is a soft 
apricot yellow; the petals are well rolled and con¬ 
siderably incurved. It blooms early and freely and 
has good foliage with long strong stems that sup¬ 
port the flower nicely. . . . This dahlia is well re¬ 
garded on the west coast, three different and capa¬ 
ble dahlia fanciers writing me about it.” By Mr. 
Hart in Flower Grower: “Certificate at Storrs, 
1935, and winner as best 2-year old at San Fran¬ 
cisco, 1934. The color is a luscious pale apricot, 
and the judges at Storrs generally considered this 
one of the outstanding dahlias at the trial grounds 
this year.” Mr. Barron in American Home describes 
it as “most pleasing in decorative arrangements 
and in the garden.”.$7.50 
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