Sierra Sunrise 
Sierra Sunrise 
Was withdrawn last year as stock was scarce. Informal 
Decorative of immense size and a glorious bronzy orange color 
when matured, great depth, long strong wiry stiff straight 
stems, with superb bearing and very spectacular. The great 
blooms are held well up out of the strong growing, insect- 
resisting bush whose height is about five feet. It is a prolific 
bloomer, and greatly admired by all. First Prize Winner as a 
Two-Year-Old Seedling. A Spectacular Dahlia. 
Carl Salbach, the eminent grower and our greatest judge of 
dahlias, says of Sierra Sunrise in his catalog: (Quote) "Best 
of any 1937 introduction we have seen, was our verdict after 
comparing Miss Alice Meussdorfier’s great new dahlia, 'Sierra 
Sunrise,’ with the other new dahlias of Central California. 
Very definitely a clean 'break,’ being a new and most desired 
color, it is in our opinion the most outstanding of Miss Meuss- 
dorffer's creations, destined, we believe, to an even more out¬ 
standing future than the giant Kaweah. It is well named, for 
with its new color, deep rich bronzy orange, this remarkable 
dahlia can give you the same needle-point thrill as a brilliant 
sunrise in California’s Sierra mountains. 
"In our opinion, this variety is the finest of all the Meuss- 
dorffer dahlias; also the best new Introduction we have seen 
this season. It was so outstanding that we made special arrange¬ 
ments to be allowed to help introduce Sierra Sunrise. The color 
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