LELAND 
STANFORD 
MISS GLORY (Continued), 
apricot yellow; the 
petals are well rolled 
and considerably in¬ 
curved. It blooms 
early and freely and 
has good foliage with 
long strong stems 
thatsupport the flow¬ 
er nicely. This dahlia 
is well regarded on 
the west coast, three 
different and capable 
dahlia fanciers writ¬ 
ing me about it.” By 
Mr. Hart in Flower 
Grower: “Certificate 
at Storrs, 1935, and 
winner as best 2-year 
old at San Francisco, 
1934. The color is a 
luscious pale apricot 
and the judges at 
Storrs generally con¬ 
sidered this one of 
the outstanding 
dahlias at the trial 
grounds this year.” 
Mr. Barron in Amer¬ 
ican Home describes 
it as “most pleasing 
in decorative arrangements and in the garden” 
$5.00 
MONA LISA—Inf. Dec. Purplish maroon. A large and pleasing 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 repre¬ 
senting the greatest range of color. Mona Lisa is the best dark dahlia we have seen.... $2.50 
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...$1.50 
PACIFIC SPLENDOR—I. D. Nearly white at the center with the body of the flower delicate lavender 
pink, a true pastel shade. The soft tones of this flower give it a distinctive beauty and a 
definite appeal. The blooms are large with good substance and with petals broad and slightly 
waved. Growing habits are good in all respects. Last year at the big Mid-West Show at 
Cincinnati this variety was awarded the Achievement Medal, grown and exhibited by Sparks 
Dahlia Gardens, Columbus, Ind. Was also Best Undisseminated Decorative at the San Fran¬ 
cisco Show. Under No. 1188 it received a certificate at East Lansing in 1935, and in 1936 at 
the West Virginia Trial Gardens; also at the Ohio Trial Gardens with a score of 88. In 
Flower Grower, Mr. Leonard Barron stated: “Pacific Splendor was a real medal contestant in 
New York and seen in the trial gardens was very pleasing. Pale rosy lilac, white in the center 
and the rays edged with the general tone color which is officially phlox pink. Some comment 
has been made that it lacked substance but that very fact so far as it is true lends to the 
flower an appearance of grace and fragile delicacy that gives it a real allure. It is a Pacific 
Coast origination with Achievement Medal at Cincinnati and best undisseminated decorative 
at San Francisco”. $7.50 
9 
