NEW AND OUTSTANDING FOR 1938 
CHARLES L. MASTICK (FD). Winner of Amercan Home 
Acliievement medal. Featured on two Honor Rolls and se¬ 
lected for tidal at Wislev in 1937. Immense exhibition 
flower, pronounced the best one for florists since Jersey’s 
Beauty, has all the good qualities, strong stem, large size, 
free bloomer and will kee}) for a week without showing a 
withered petal, a good root grower and of beautiful and 
unusual color. A bright orange deepening to darker in cen¬ 
ter, reverse grenadine pink which suffuses and brightens 
the flower, and its form is perfect. Having a good stock we 
are pricing it low to be within the reach of all.$3.00 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE (Not the ball dahlia of that name) but 
a charming semi-cactus the little star saw in Victoria, 
B. C., two years ago and asked to have named for her. 
This Canadian dahlia, which won the American Home 
Achievement Medal at the 1937 show of the Portland 
Dahlia Society in September, is a lovely opalescent pink 
shading to cream at base. All blooms come perfect, held 
erect on cane-like stems with flowers facing. An early and 
free bloomer and never shows open center. A large flower 
averaging ten inches .$10.00 
BROWN’S PERFECTION (ID). Large and of perfect form 
of a rich golden bronze deepening to russet and mahogany 
with a sheen over all. Stems are long and upright and 
blooms are plentiful during a long growing season. A most 
pleasing and unusual color .$2.50 
Mr. W. H. Brown of Victoria, B. C., is the originator of the 
two dahlias described above. I am the introducer in this 
country. 
BROWN'S PERFECTION 
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