GALA CALIFORNIA 
CORONADO 
GRAND MARSHAL 
DON JUAN—^Semi-Cac. Scarlet orange with a reverse of lighter orange. This is one of the truly 
spectacular varieties. If you have a crown flower of Don Juan for the show you will be hard 
to beat. Later blooms will be very numerous and large, but an occasional one may have a 
crook in the stem. This variety is a true semi-cactus with the center rows of petals rather 
broad and spreading but with the outer rows decidedly rolled and well incurved. Color is just 
about as bright as it is possible for a color to be.$1.50 
DRESDEN—I. D. Clear pink lavender. Here good color is very much in evidence. The lavender is 
plainly of the rich pink tone throughout the flower and is in no sense a bluish lavender. This 
rich coloring is well supported by large size, full formation and a matchless stem. No visitor 
ever fails to inquire about this one, always remarking that it is exquisite. Blooms with excep¬ 
tional freedom. Scored 88 at Ohio Trial Gardens. If the tips of stems are boiled, as should 
always be done when dahlias are cut, this variety will prove an excellent keeper. Best 25 
blooms at the Los Angeles Show.$1.00 
DRUM MAJOR—For. Dec. Pale gold with a reverse of deeper gold. A very, very tall dahlia, 
standing head and shoulders above all the rest, and very large and showy. Not an early nor 
particularly free bloomer but all flowers are perfect on extremely good strong stems. Have 
you ever needed some large flowers on 4-foot canes to top off your exhibit? This variety will 
serve that purpose and may win a prize for you, too.$1.50 
ELEGANCE—S. C. Center and tips of petals yellow, body of flower delicately shaded coral. We 
classify this variety as semi-cactus but it is not far removed from the true cactus type. A 
noticeable swirl to the petals is also reminiscent of certain English type cactus varieties of 
some years back. We consider it one of our best varieties because of its unusual charm and 
beauty and because the great quantity of blooms it gives are useful for every purpose. It is 
a full, deep flower with ideal habits. On the 1933 Roll of Honor. Winner of the Santa Bar¬ 
bara Trophy at San Francisco in 1933.$1.00 
EUGENIA BALLAY—1. D. Rich cream. This dahlia won in 1933 as the Best Established three- 
year old at the Palace Hotel Show and can always be counted on to exhibit to good advantage. 
It is a very early and a very prolific bloomer. Under favorable weather conditions the blooms 
will easily attain 10 to 12 inches with corresponding depth, and at all times will have very 
long strong stems. In California everyone admired the fine habits of this dahlia and now 
good reports have come to us from many places. This variety was named in honor of our 
mother and we hope it will worthily perpetuate her name. Eugenia Ballay was mentioned 
in the list of the better new dahlias compiled by Dr. Marshall A. Howe of the New York 
Botanical Gardens .$1.00 
