Carl Salbach • • • 
CALIFORNIA PEACH 
DIRECTEUR PLUMECOCQ. I. D. Con¬ 
sidered the biggest dahlia grown, being 
of tremendous size, and almost as deep 
as it is wide. A real sensation. Color 
gold with a touch of deep brown red. 
Awarded 98 points at the French Trial 
Gardens where the rules are the same 
as in this country. The immense 
blooms are held perfectly erect on 
long rigid stems. Tubers not being 
available, we break our rule and list 
Green Plants. Ready for shipment in 
May. Stock limited. 
Per Green Plant, $7.50 
DR. AURELIA REINHARDT. ( Dirks - 
Salbach 1935). D. A most outstanding 
dahlia named in honor of one of the 
West’s most renowned educators, the 
president of Mills College, Oakland 
California. Raised by W. N. Dirks 
from a packet of Salbach selected seed 
and introduced exclusively by our¬ 
selves. 
Dr. Reinhardt herself says of this 
splendid new dahlia: “So rare in color 
and so beautiful and large that it will 
be grown in many gardens, I do be¬ 
lieve.” 
The blooms, which are pure rose 
color (Ridgway) are on long cane-like 
stems which carry the flowers well 
above the foliage, and the “Mrs. Carl 
Salbach-Air Mail” type growth assures 
the finest cut-flowers with little or no 
disbudding. “Best Keeper.” 
Considering the color, stem, growth 
and remarkable keeping qualities, we 
regard Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt as one 
of the finest general cut-flowers ever 
produced.$2.50 
DR. TEVIS. F. D. Soft salmon rose, 
suffused with old gold, with golden apri¬ 
cot at center. Blooms in profusion on 
long, stout stems.40c 
EAGLE ROCK FANTASY. One of the 
very largest dahlias grown. Mallow 
pink, shading to silver. $1.50 
EARLE WILLIAMS. F. D. A splendid 
bi-color with fine substance and strong, 
straight stems. Crimson centers blend 
into a creamy white, making a strik¬ 
ing contrast.60c 
ELLINOR YANDEVEER. Blooms large, 
of great depth and substance and held 
high on exceptionally long, stiff stems. 
One of the “Best Keepers.” Rose 
pink.40c 
FLAMING METEOR. I. D. Flaming 
orange-scarlet deepening to burnt 
orange at center. Flower large and 
deep, with splendid form. One of 
“Best Keepers” .75c 
FOREST FIRE. I. D. A truly sensa¬ 
tional dahlia, that is perhaps the very 
best variety of all for landscaping. The 
bushes are low, but covered with the 
large and brilliant blooms of scarlet, 
suffused yellow. Probably the most 
conspicuous of all varieties in our show 
garden this year. A real buy, while 
stock lasts, at the new price of $2.50 
FRANK SERPA ( Serpa-Salbach 1935). 
F. D. This remarkable dahlia, raised 
by an Oakland, Cal’f., amateur, has 
been the sensation of the show table 
in the San Francisco Bay region. An 
Achievement Medal winner and winner 
of many additional prizes in 1934 and 
three “best flower in the show” awards 
in 1935. 
General effect light amaranth pink, 
produced by petal tips of mallow pink 
that grow lighter toward the base of 
the petals, paling to a delicate orchid 
pink. This two-toned effect gives the 
flower a beautiful, clear, crisp appear¬ 
ance that makes it a real aristocrat. 
Holds its color well under artificial 
light. The blooms are very large, held 
high above the foliage on long straight 
stems. Truly a magnificent dahlia. 
Each.$3.50 
FRANCESCA. F. D. Deep tourmaline 
pink, lit by bright yellow suffusion at 
the base of petals. Fine stiff stems. 
One of the “Best Keepers”.50c 
GALAXY. Most unusual of all the cac¬ 
tus dahlias, this fine new variety has 
every attribute that is necessary to 
rank it as one of the most outstanding 
dahlias of all. The color, golden buff, 
speckled crimson, is most striking, and 
the habit and growth excellent. It is 
a free bloomer, and the flowers are 
very large, held on long cane-like stems. 
Also a “Best Keeper”.$2.00 
GERTRUDE EDERLE. I. D. Soft 
primrose yellow. A profuse bloomer 
and one of the “Best Keepers”. We 
recommend this variety as one of the 
very best yellow dahlias for cut-flower 
purposes. Fine stems.$1.00 
GOLDEN AGE. S. C. A beautiful flow¬ 
er of rich golden bronze. A bloom of 
this variety grown by an amateur was 
our own personal choice as easily the 
most beautiful bloom on display at the 
California Dahlia Society Show this 
season. Not as gigantic as some, but 
its size is unusual considering that it 
is almost cactus in form, and those who 
do demand size of all their dahlias will 
find this one exceedingly hard to beat. 
A “Best Keeper”. Large blooms on 
fine stems .$3.00 
GOLD MEDAL (Red Selection). A vari¬ 
ation from the old Gold Medal, being 
redder — therefore very striking. Like 
the other show dahlias, it is of moder¬ 
ate size. Color, gold, tipped scarlet — 
very hard to beat as a cut flower....50c 
GOLDEN STANDARD. A splendid new 
introduction. Semi-cactus of fine form 
and good size. Buff, shading to am¬ 
ber, being similar to Golden Age, but 
lighter in color. Bushes are literally 
covered with fine large blooms, held 
high above the foliage on long, straight 
stems. We regard this fine variety as 
one of the finest recent American in¬ 
troductions—a garden and cut-flower 
variety that is hard to beat. A “Best 
Keeper”.$2.50 
GRACE HOUSTON (Houston-Salbach). 
I. D. A large decorative of pure rose 
pink color, fluffy and graceful. Stems 
long and wiry. Awarded first prize as 
the best pink decorative in Tri-State 
Show at Smyth County Fair, Virginia. 
Most attractive. This fine dahlia was 
grown by Mrs. Houston from Salbach 
Seed. We rank this one as capable of 
competing with even the new prize 
w’nners—a better buy than many a 
$10.00 dahlia.$2.00 
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