Carl Salbach • • • 
MISS GLORY. S. C. Mr. Ballay’s sen¬ 
sational introduction of last year, which 
on its 1935 and 1936 performance ranks 
even better than California Peach. In 
fact, we feel inclined to rank it as a 
finer all-time dahlia than Mr. Ballay’s 
sensational variety, Satan. Described 
as “soft-apricot yellow”, but, like Mil- 
ton J. Cross, it is for practical pur¬ 
poses, pure yellow. Perfect semi-cac¬ 
tus in form and massive in size. A 
free and early bloomer with perfect 
stems—in fact has every qualification 
necessary to place it as the finest yel¬ 
low dahlia grown. Has been highly 
rated on various honor rolls, and is, 
in our opinion, the best new dahlia in¬ 
troduced in years. We list green 
plants of this one, too, for those who 
find the tuber price too high. 
Green Plants — Ready in May....$4,00 
Tubers .$7.50 
QUEEN CITY. F. D. A fine variety in 
a new color shade—peach or grena¬ 
dine pink. Splendid cut-flower variety, 
being another of the Jersey’s Beauty 
type. Reported as a splendid doer 
where weather is hot.$7.50 
MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE. F. D. An¬ 
other exceptionally good rich red. 
Large blooms—fine stems. A consist¬ 
ent winner in the shows.$2.50 
NEW PINK DELICE. F. D. Pure La 
France pink, splendid for cutting. Fine 
stems, and a “Best Keeper”.40c 
NOCTURNO. C. A very fine dark 
rich red cactus. One of the best of 
its color. Good size, fine stems. New. 
Imported from Europe. One of the 
very best of the many new dahlias we 
tried this season.$2.00 
ORIENTAL BEAUTY. One of the most 
beautiful semi-cactus dahlias grown. 
Pure deep rose pink, very bright and 
clear. Fine habit.60c 
ROLLO BOY. C. An immense flower 
of beautiful form and long straight 
stems. Delicate amber yellow.50c 
SAGAMORE. F. D. Amber gold, shaded 
salmon rose and orange buff. Strong 
grower, and a “Best Keeper”.40c 
SALBACH’S WHITE (Salbach). F. D. 
A most beautiful large ivory white 
dahlia of perfect form. Full, deep and 
of wonderful substance. A profuse 
bloomer. The peer of all white dah¬ 
lias. Does not burn. One of the “Best 
Keepers” .50c 
SATAN. S. C. This splendid dahlia 
is, we think, one of the most striking 
dahlias in commerce today. Its horn¬ 
shaped petals give it a form that is en¬ 
tirely distinct and unusually graceful. 
Satan is of huge size and its color is a 
brilliant carmine. A Roll of Honor 
Dahlia and first as best flower in both 
San Francisco dahlia shows, 1932. A 
“Best Keeper” .$1.00 
SIERRA SUNRISE ( Salbach-Meuss - 
dorffer 1937). F. D. In our opinion, 
this variety is the finest of all the 
Meussdorffer dahlias; also the best new 
introduction we have seen this season. 
It was so outstanding that we made 
special arrangements to be allowed to 
help introduce Sierra Sunrise. 
The color, which is deep autumn- 
orange, or bronzy orange, is a new 
shade in dahlias, and certainly a wel¬ 
come one. Its color is far richer than 
that of any other orange dahlia grown. 
Growth is excellent, stems long and 
strong, it is a good keeper, and the 
blooms are large. It is a variety that 
is well worthy of our full praise. 
Sierra Sunrise was originally billed for 
introduction last season, but was with¬ 
drawn from the market with no tubers 
having been released. Stock, however, 
is still most limited, and we feel al¬ 
most certain that Sierra Sunrise will 
be sold out before the season is over. 
As with those three other most out¬ 
standing dahlias, Milton J. Cross, 
Miss Glory, and Directeur Plumencoq, 
we break our “no green plant” rule for 
the benefit of those who find the tuber 
price out of line with their garden 
budget. 
Green Plants — Ready in May. .$7.50 
Tubers—Ready Feb. 1st.$15.00 
SANHICAN’S CAMEO. F. D. Immense 
flowers in a new color—coral rose with 
glistening golden sheen—this outstand¬ 
ing new dahlia qualifies as one of the 
best for both show and cutting uses. 
First as largest dahlia at the California 
Flower Festival, 1934, we believe that 
this huge variety can consistently com¬ 
pete with even the giant Kaweah for 
size. A “Best Keeper”, fine stems, 
good habits and destined for a long 
period of popularity.$1.50 
SNOW QUEEN. A pure white ball dah¬ 
lia that is of. unusually great value 
for florists or ordinary cut-flower uses. 
Blooms of good size—fine stems. A 
“Best Keeper” that is the best all- 
around dahlia of its type .$1.00 
SWEET BRIAR. C. A beautiful rose 
pink cactus. Very free flowering..75c 
SYDNEY B. MITCHELL ( Salbach) 
F. D. A very large flower of dark 
rose red, almost black in the center, 
shading through carmine to Tyrian 
rose at the end of the petals. Fine 
stems. Bushes covered with blooms. 
A very rich note in the garden or in 
any bouquet .50c 
NOTE ABOUT GREEN PLANTS 
It is possible to make a number of plants from a single tuber, but only the first 
few are likely to give strong, healthy bushes. Producing these first few plants in¬ 
volves quite an expenditure in labor and green house space. Growing a large num¬ 
ber of plants costs little more, and would make it economically sound for us to grow 
and sell green plants at a good reduction from the tuber price, but would mean a 
serious sacrifice in quality. Therefore, we do not generally grow green plants. In 
a very few cases, however, where the saving is quite an item in dollars, the same labor 
cost becomes smaller in comparison to the catalog price of the plants. The margin 
is then sufficient for us to make a limited number of plants, each of which will be 
of first quality, as fine a green plant as can be grown. 
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