CALIFORNIA IDOL 
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FOR RAISING THE FINEST 
DAHLIAS 
Complete year around direc- 
tions for care of dahlias given in 
“THE NEWSOM DAHLIA 
MANUAL” 
Sixty-three pages of practical 
instructions and illustrations on 
preparing, planting, fertilizing, 
and storing of dahlias. 
Postpaid for 50c each. 
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ROLLO BOY. C. An immense flower 
of beautiful form and long straight 
stems. Delicate amber yellow.50c 
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 
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 Eagle Rock Fantasy and 
Mrs. Geo. Le Boutillier for size. A 
“Best Keeper”, fine stems, good habits 
and destined for a long period of popu¬ 
larity .$1.00 
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” .75c 
Re: Testimonials 
We do not care to embarrass our cus¬ 
tomers by using their names in connec 
tion with the testimonials we publish iD 
our catalog. However, we have each 
quotation in our files, and will gladly 
give the names of the authors of each 
to anyone requesting them. 
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 
entirely distinct and unusually grace¬ 
ful. 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” .75c 
SIERRA SUNRISE ( Salbach-Meussdor - 
ffer 1937). F. D. In our opinion, this 
variety is one of the finest of all the 
Meussdorffer dahlias. The color, which 
is deep autumn-orange, or bronzy- 
orange, is a new shade in dahlias, and 
certainly a welcome one. Its color is 
far richer than that of any other 
orange dahlia grown. Growth is ex¬ 
cellent, stems long and strong, it is a 
good keeper, and the blooms are large. 
$7.50 
SWEET BRIAR. C. A beautiful rose 
pink cactus. Very free flowering.,75c 
SYDNEY B. MITCHELL (Salbach). 
F. D. A 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 
THE FIREMAN. I. D. Another strik¬ 
ing dahlia which has exceptional mer¬ 
it, and has every attribute of a cham¬ 
pion except the accompanying bally¬ 
hoo. Apparently overlooked, but never¬ 
theless a really fine dahlia. Showy car¬ 
dinal red, faintly touched gold. Large 
blooms — fine stems. An Honor Roll 
and Achievement Medal winner....$1.00 
THOMAS EDISON. F. D. Rich regal 
red-purple, selected personally by Mr. 
Edison to bear his name. Large blooms, 
fine stems, and a very fine keeper....60c 
UNCLE TOM. F. D. Deepest maroon, 
nearly black. Good form .40c 
WHITE WONDER. S. C. A very fine 
pure white semi-cactus. Ranks with 
Salbach’s White as one of. the best in its 
color, and as one which has not, as 
yet, been excelled among the newer 
creations. A “Best Keeper”.$1.00 
YUKON. Bright rich red-violet, de¬ 
scribed in Ridgway as “Amaranth Pur¬ 
ple.” A most showy flower. Fine 
form, medium sized flowers and a 
“Best Keeper” .50c 
Fortunately For Us 
The major portion of the flower seeds 
in the United States are grown in Cali¬ 
fornia. We make frequent trips to visit 
the wholesale seed farms while the flow¬ 
ers are in bloom, and a careful study en¬ 
ables us to choose for our listing the most 
noteworthy varieties and novelties. 
In addition, we conduct our own trial 
gardens in which we grow test plantings 
of novelties and strains from Europe and 
elsewhere so that we will be sure not to 
miss anything worth while. Large flow¬ 
ering dahlias, dwarf dahlias, and other 
seeds of our own raising are the best 
that can be had—backed by Carl Sal¬ 
bach’s full personal knowledge of hy¬ 
bridising. 
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