LELAND 
LELAND STANFORD—I. D. 
Brilliant cardinal red, the 
Stanford University color. 
The best and brightest 
big red is our claim for 
this new introduction. 
Throughout the flower 
the color is clear, glisten¬ 
ing, bright red without 
shadings, and best of all 
it does not fade the least 
in very hot weather. The 
petalage is of a heavy 
velvet-like texture, unus¬ 
ual in a bright red, and 
fashioned to withstand 
difficult conditions. We 
have had flowers meas¬ 
uring 14 inches in diame¬ 
ter and several of our 
customers have reported 
blooms of equal size. The 
accompanying picture 
shows the proportionate 
depth. The plant is of 
medium to tall growth 
with strong stem stalks 
and good foliage. It is an 
exceptionally free bloom¬ 
er and an early bloomer. 
In many respects this 
dahlia possesses many of 
the fine characteristics of 
its yellow predecessor, 
“California Idol”. One of 
the Best 12 Californians 
at both San Francisco 
and Los Angeles.. ,$3.50 
GRANDEE—I. D. Light nopal red shaded orange yellow. We have had reports of this dahlia having 
been grown over 16 inches. One man in Southern California writes that he had a bloom of 
Grandee over 16 inches by actual measurement and that it was not a terminal flower. There 
were three other flowers on the bush at the same time, all of which were very large. It has 
won as the largest flower in a number of shows, such as Portland, Oregon, the Los Angeles 
and Long Beach shows, and previously at the California Flower Festival. In 1933 it received 
the Achievement Medal at San Francisco and the same year was described in the Roll of Honor 
as follows: “‘Great’ is indeed the right adjective to use here. A very large flower of a strik¬ 
ing combination of Spanish red and golden yellow. ... It has individuality.” Grandee is a 
model exhibition dahlia. Height of plant is about 4 feet. A free and early bloomer. The 
accompanying photograph will give you some idea of its appearance.$1.50 
GRAND MARSHAL—S. C. Reddish violet. This very large dahlia of positive semi-cactus formation 
ranks with Miss Glory, Amelia Earhart and Satan in size and interest. The color is very 
distinctive and quite different from anything we have had before, a lively crimson violet with 
the reverse of the petals a lighter shade. This spectacular flower, held on the best of stems 
on a strong growing plant, is another Showroom Giant in a new shade. It blooms abundantly 
and seems to continue indefinitely, and is particularly good in the late season. This color is 
difficult to photograph and the picture does not do it justice. Winner as the Best Undissemi¬ 
nated Semi-Caetus at the 1937 San Francisco Show. Has been grown to great size in some 
sections the past season .$7.50 
MAY DAY—Inf. Dec. Rosy pink lightly touched with gold. A variety of medium size that is an 
exceedingly prolific bloomer. Pleasing formation and excellent coloring that everyone likes. 
It will never win as the largest flower in the show but with a few plants it would not be hard 
to have a vase or basket of 12 or even 25. Gertificate of Merit at Storrs.$1.50 
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