FOREWORD 
Each succeeding year finds the Dahlia expanding its 
field of usefulness. Today no garden is complete 
unless dahlias are included. From the huge shaggy 
monster, to the tiniest delicate botanical dahlia, 
you may now obtain almost any size type or color. 
Dahlias being a hobby with us, and not a means 
of livelihood we grow only the ones which we be¬ 
lieve are worthwhile. Our seedlings are, we be¬ 
lieve, as good or better than existing varieties of 
similar type and color. Before a seedling of ours 
is given the name RIALSIDE, it must either win 
a certificate at an official Trial Garden, or win a 
Major award at a State or National Show. Hence 
our slogan: “If It’s Tagged Rialside It’s a Winner.” 
We present for 1938 
Rialside King 
Informal decorative. Picric yellow base, blending 
to jasper pink at ends of petals. Grows normally 
9 to 11 inches, with slight disbudding. Natural 
grower. Good bloomer. Great stem. Height 4ft. 
6ins. Best Seedling in Show. Lawrence 1936. 
Best Seedling of New England origin. Boston 1937. 
Best Informal Decorative Seedling. Boston 1937. 
American Home Achievement Medal. Boston 1937. 
Roots $10 net Plants $5.00 
Monarch of the East 
Almys 1938. Dec. to I.D. We have not been 
privileged to grow this dahlia. But hearing of its 
greatness from reliable sources we didn’t want to 
miss it. Originators description. Color, a warm 
gold with apricot and orange buff suffusion, with 
slight coppery red on reverse. Grand stem. Height 
5ft. A giant bloom. Plants only $7.50. 
Cornell 
Burgard 1938. Informal Dec. A bi-color of Gar¬ 
net and white. Blooms average 8 to 9 inches. This 
attracted our attention at the New York Show. 
Fine stem. Bush 5 to 6 ft. Very spectacular. 
Roots $10.00 Plants $5.00 
