CALIFORNIA IDOL 
CALIFORNIA IDOL (Continued). 
fanciers throughout the land as “the 
world’s best dahlia”. The accompany¬ 
ing picture was sent us by one of the 
best amateur growers in Los Angeles. 
We quote again Mr. Derrill W. Hart’s 
statement in his 1934 Roll of Honor: 
“This giant yellow has a coast-to-coast 
record as a 1934 winner. At the show 
of the Dahlia Society of California it 
won the Gold Medal as the Best 3-year 
old seedling. At Boston it won the 
Achievement Medal as best undissem¬ 
inated dahlia. It was one of the out¬ 
standing varieties at Storrs this year. 
It is a fine grower with a deep flower 
of clear glistening yellow, a true pastel 
shade. Here will be a new competitor 
in the specimen bloom classes.” Cali¬ 
fornia Idol is doubtless one of the truly 
great dahlias. The growth of the plant 
is ideal. Average height is about 5 feet. 
Blooms early and freely. Foliage clean 
and attractive. Keeps well 
when cut. $2.50 
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 gen¬ 
eral habit of growth are much like the 
latter, but having noticeable qualities 
of both parents. A great bloom of Satan 
of rich glowing pink is a dream come 
true. In 1936 California Peach was the 
great sensation at the Boston Show, 
winning there as the Best Flower in 
the Show, the Massachusetts Horticul¬ 
tural Medal as the Best New Dahlia, 
and also the Achievement Medal. Win¬ 
ner also as Best Undisseminated Semi- 
Cactus at San Francisco. Grown by 
Dr. Landess of Tennessee, it was the 
winner last year in Mr. Reed’s annual 
contest for the largest bloom. 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 described it 
as “A grand dahlia of real distinction 
and beauty . . . and a dahlia that will 
make a high record of winning because 
of its size and distinction. You 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 spec¬ 
tacular 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 prom¬ 
ises well ... a dahlia that won honors 
on both coasts.”.$7.50 
CALIFORNIA PEACH 
