Canada, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Seattle and many 
other places where Kaweah has been grown to 15 inches. It 
was sent to Chicago by air express in 1933, arrived in perfect 
condition, and lasted four days in fine condition, till the end 
of the Show. Grown in Chicago and exhibited and First Prize 
won by an amateur for Largest Dahlia at World’s Fair in 1934. 
Kaweah is named for one of our mountain peaks in the 
High Sierras of California. Kaweah has everything: huge size, 
splendid long strong straight stem, wonderfully rich color, 
fuchsia rose, rich velvety cardinal shading at center of flowers, 
with reverse of orchid and lavender. It has fine form and 
substance, and splendid keeping qualities. First flowers have 
been 13^ to I 6 I /2 inches, with great depth; late flowers 10 
to 12 inches. These tremendous blooms are held perfectly 
erect on long straight stiff stems, 18 to 24 inches to first 
lateral, requiring very little disbudding, one lateral being suffi¬ 
cient. As many as four and even eight enormous blooms at 
one time on a bush. Experts say: "In a room full of dahlias, 
it arrests the eye by its size, shape and bearing.” Exceptional 
Prize-Winning unpropagated stock. (Illustrated on Front 
Cover.) Roots, $1.00 
LAWRENCE TIBBETT—Eastern and Western Honor 
Roll. F.Dec. This immense 10 to 14 inch dahlia of fine form 
and beautiful coloring was selected by the world-renowmed 
singer and movie actor, per¬ 
sonally to bear his name. 
The color is a warm glow¬ 
ing clear pink peach. The 
large flowers are held erect 
on strong straight long 
stems on tall bushes, pro¬ 
lific bloomers, having excel¬ 
lent keeping qualities. It is 
one of the few dahlias that 
may be cut before matured, 
and that will open perfectly 
in water and last a full 
week. Have had excellent 
reports on it from all 
sections. Winner of many 
prizes. Fine unpropagated 
stock. Roots, $ 1.00 
LUCIA VON GONTARD 
—F.Dec. This large beau- 
iful dahlia of unusually 
ovely coloring and great 
depth was selected by the 
beautiful and charming 
Baroness Gert von Gontard 
:o be named for her, at the 
Dahlia Society of California 
Show in 1934 . The color is 
1 tea rose or creamy apricot 
ground, with a warm violet 
rose center, tips and reverse 
of petals violet rose, each 
f 7 1 
LAWRENCE TIBBETT 
