MONA LISA—Inf. Dec. Furplish maroon. A large and pleasing new dark dahlia that will not 
fade in the sunshine. One of the first to bloom, and is still going strong at the end of the 
season. It is particularly useful in that it is just the proper color note to bring out other 
shades both on display and in the garden. Dark dahlias by contrast emphasize the true 
beauty of other softer colored ones. Then, too, in a collection, all else equal, the blue ribbon 
goes to the one representing the greatest range of color. Mona Lisa is the best dark dahlia 
we have seen . $5.00 
NOB HILL—I. D. Pale orange. Occasionally you see a bed of dahlias containing so many blooms 
that there does not seem to be room for a single one more. That is how Nob Hill looked last 
September. In the first crop from eight to a dozen large disbudded flowers on each plant 
opened all at one time, all with long upright stems, fairly covering the plants. On close exami¬ 
nation you would have found every bloom very large and deep and perfectly formed, almost 
every one suitable for exhibiting in the show. The gay and colorful shade of the flower is 
another feature to be considered. All our dahlias are tried out in the East before being 
released and we get a conservative report. The notation for Nob Hill was “Very fine''. .. ..$1.50 
NORTH STAR—Semi-Cac. Light yellow. If this dahlia were finer petaled, it would belong to 
that rare class of cactus called straight. The regularly formed flower is at once suggestive of a 
star. Size and stem are good and it is another that will supply many good flowers until late in 
the season. Furthermore, it is a good keeper, and we do not hesitate to recommend it as a very 
useful and beautiful cut flower.$2.50 
PALO ALTO—S. C. Bright pinkish salmon shading to a sort of salmon gold at the center. “Perfec¬ 
tion” would have been an appropriate name for this dahlia, for, as our Eastern representative, 
Mr. Reed, says, “it has everything”. Color is positive and clear both in and out of doors; size 
conservatively 10 to 12 inches across by 6 inches deep (some customers have reported blooms 
much larger and deeper); moderate semi-cactus formation perfect, with centers always closed 
and all alike; stem stalks very tall, straight and long-jointed; blooms freely both early and late; 
good substance and so lasts well whether growing or cut. The prediction Mr. Hart made in his 
1932 Roll of Honor, that it would surely be one of the sensations of the following season, has 
come true. We continue to be informed that it was very outstanding wherever shown, and was 
particularly good in the amateur classes, being a variety that even a beginner can grow well. 
Was awarded the 1933 Achievement Medal at Detroit as the Best Flower in that very fine 
show, which gave us four dahlias that had been Achievement Medal winners, namely, Grandee, 
Satan, Achievement and Palo Alto, and now we have California Idol, California Peach and 
Pacific Splendor to add to our Achievement Medal dahlias. It also received a Certificate of 
Merit at Storrs. Everybody likes it, exhibitors, florists and garden enthusiasts. Do not fail to 
grow this one, as it does well everywhere.$1.50 
RAPIDAN—F. D. Golden bronze. A huge symmetrical flower borne upright on an extra long thick 
stem. A dozen perfect blooms can be cut from the plant at one time and little disbudding is 
required. These features combined with the lively coloring, which is exactly what the florists 
want, has made Rapidan invaluable as a commercial variety. There is no need of worry about 
them keeping fresh. It might be called a cut-and-come-again variety as crop after crop of 
choice blooms succeed each other through the whole season. Not spectacular but absolutely 
reliable and ornamental .$1.00 
RED LION—I. D. Bright red. An¬ 
other large dahlia that serves 
the florists’ purpose well. A 
vivid red is always desirable 
when it has all the good quali¬ 
ties this dahlia possesses. 
Quantities of first-class blooms 
loaded the bushes until the 
very end which never fade or 
burn. Stems hold the flowers 
just right whether desired for 
garden display or for the 
house. The bloom is oval¬ 
shaped with broad heavy petals 
continuing well to the small 
pointed center .$1.00 
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