GURNEY'S GIANT DAHLIAS AT 
Our 1938 Anniversary Offering includes the 
NEW LOW 
PRICES 
FINEST GIANT BLOOMING VARIETIES 
Daddy Butler 
Jersey’s Beauty 
DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
AIDA—A beautiful deep velvety crimson 
blending to dark maroon at the center, often 
with 2 to 4 large blooms to a stem. 
BONNIE BRAE—This is one of the largest 
Dahlias in existence, often producing flowers 8 
and 9 inches across of true Decorative type. 
Soft rose-pink blending to cream and pale yellow 
at the center. 
BASHFUL GIANT—One of the largest flow¬ 
ering Decorative Dahlias in existence. Its 
gigantic blooms are excellent for exhibition, 
growing under ordinary conditions 6 to 9 inches 
in diameter and 3 to 5 inches thick. An exquisite 
apricot with buff or gold tint. 
BOB PLEUSE—A novelty with deep crimson 
flowers striped, splashed and blotched with 
reddish-white. Long curved waxy petals. 
CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER—A white 
blended with light purple. A dwarf for borders, 
bushy and a heavy producer. 
ELLINOR VANDERVEER—Clear, glisten¬ 
ing, pure pink flower. One of the best all round 
Dahlias. 
JANE COWL—Fairly tall with vigorous dark 
green leathery foliage; straight, strong stems 
holding monster blooms of glistening bronzy 
buff and salmon shades proudly aloft with a 
beauty that stops you and makes you look again. 
JERSEY’S BEAUTY—Undoubtedly the fin¬ 
est pink Dahlia in existence. Hubbard wrote: 
“When a man builds a better house or makes a 
better mouse trap than his neighbor the world 
will make a beaten path to his door.” Jersey 
Beauty has a beaten path to its door. It needs 
no further introduction. 
PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA (Decorative)— 
Mammoth rich American beauty red. Very tall, 
vigorous grower, flowering continuously from 
early summer until late fall. Its perfectly 
formed flowers are produced on strong stems 
well above the foliage. An exceptionally large 
decorative flower. 
SHOW DAHLIAS 
A. D. LIYONI—A beautiful delicate shell- 
pink. Excellent for mass planting or border as 
the plant is short and bushy. 
BONNIE BLUE—Deep bright lavender-blue. 
They are exquisite and produced freely on 
healthy plants. 
BLACK DIAMOND—Dark, rich velvety 
maroon, borne freely on fine long stems. 
DAHLIA SPECIAL 
Your Choice of Three each of 
Decorative, Cactus, Show, and Pompon. 
‘ 12 NAMED DAHLIAS 
* 1.50 POSTPAID 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
DADDY BUTLER—American Beauty rose 
color. The petals are so rolled that the reverse 
side*shows with a lighter color. An extremely 
good cut-flower. 
CITY OF NEW YORK—Pale golden amber 
with salmon blushes and tints. Extra large 
flowers on long strong stems. 
LAWINE—An old time favorite white and a 
mighty good Dahlia for bouquets. 
CHEMAR’S MASTERPIECE—A huge flower 
of orchid-pink. Petals long and narrow. Stems 
long, holding the flowers at a graceful angle. 
CHOICE MIXED DAHLIAS 
A “Trial Ground” Mixture of many different 
colors, types, and varieties. These are ideal for 
the general garden and a bargain. Mixed Dah¬ 
lias—5 for 60c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00. 
YOUR CHOICE-ALL VARIETIES 
20c EA., 3 FOR 50c, 8 FOR 51.15 
Gurney’s Alda 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
LITTLE BELLE—A dandy mauve-pink and a 
heavy bloomer. 
LITTLE DOROTHY—Creamy white edged 
with reddish-amber. 
LITTLE JESSIE—Carmine with a spot of 
white on tip of each petal. 
"RAINBOW" DAHLIA 
COLLECTION 
1 each of the following varieties: 
ALL FOR *|.|5 
Bashful Giant—Apricot 
Bonnie Brae—Rose-Pink 
Bonnie Blue—Lavender-Blue 
City of New York—Golden Amber 
Lawine—White 
Black Diamond—Maroon 
Little Belle—Mauve-pink 
Pride of California—Rich red 
5 "Glad" Bulbs FREE 
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