1939 INTRODUCTIONS 
We take great pleasure in an¬ 
nouncing that we have secured the 
introduction of the most talked of 
dahlia seedling in years — MAYOR 
FRANK OTIS. Beautiful in color, 
and the best keeping dahlia of all 
the big ones, it is a champion in every 
respect, although it has achieved its 
greatest recognition for its tremend¬ 
ous size, as well it might — for we 
can conservatively predict that it will 
prove to be the biggest of them all. 
Its diameter is tremendous, unsur¬ 
passed by any dahlia that we know 
of; but in depth it outdoes any other 
dahlia, without a shadow of a doubt. 
Little wonder that it has won six 
firsts as largest dahlia in the show. 
It is a beauty, regardless of size, how¬ 
ever, as is shown by the fact that it 
won the American Home Achieve¬ 
ment Medal at Portland, the Sunset 
Magazine Achievement Medal at the 
California Dahlia Society show, and 
VALENCIA 
a Silver Medal at the A. D. S. show 
in New York. Complete description 
is found in the general list. 
In addition, we list a new variety 
of our own — VALENCIA, as beau¬ 
tiful an orange cactus as we have ever 
seen. Found in our general list, and 
at a “give-away” low introductory 
price. Both Valencia and Mayor 
Frank Otis are our exclusive intro¬ 
ductions. 
In small dahlias, too, we have 
some outstanding introductions. 
CORAL is easily the most beautiful 
new pompon in years — a distinct 
improvement over the hitherto un¬ 
beatable Glow. BABY SNOOKS is 
the best yellow miniature we have 
seen; and JULIA S. is as fine a cac¬ 
tus type miniature as we know of — 
amaranth pink in color. 
Besides these, we are listing the 
sensational miniature, AFLAME, for 
the first time in any nationally circu¬ 
lated catalog. It is far brighter than 
shown on the cover — the most bril¬ 
liant dahlia of all, a real sensation. 
Technically not an introduction of 
this season, but practically the same 
as a 1939 release, for, to our knowl¬ 
edge, it has only been grown in a 
very few gardens, all in the San 
Francisco Bay region. 
NEW DAHLIAS 
In addition to our new releases, an even dozen stand 
out as outstanding and most worth while — all chosen 
after our extensive trials of American, Australian, and 
European dahlias, or from varieties chosen while visit¬ 
ing the gardens of other growers. 
Unusually fine is Golden Dawn, the Australian var¬ 
iety, a new one with fine color and habit, and the best 
stem imaginable. From New Zealand is Clara Carder, 
another of the giants that easily ranks among the six 
or eight largest dahlias grown. Completing the for¬ 
eign contingent are three from Europe: Bauer’s Ideal, 
fine vivid red; Golden Age, soft, rich gold; and Pink 
Spiral, pale pink cactus. 
Elizabeth Mills Calkins, purest white; Gala Califor¬ 
nia, scarlet cactus, tipped yellow in the center; Lord 
of Autumn, decorative, and Miss Glory, semi-cactus 
we class as the best all-around yellows; Malibu Sunset 
is a vivid new orange; Mrs. James Roosevelt, scarlet, 
tipped yellow; and Sierra Sunrise, fine autumn-orange 
complete the list of outstanding recent releases. 
Also most deserving are the following, which have 
not reached the “standard variety” class, but are al¬ 
ready inexpensively priced: Angelo Rossi, Anna Bene¬ 
dict, Frank Serpa, Galaxy, Golden Standard, Grace 
Houston, Lavender Lass, Margrace, Mrs. George Le 
Boutillier, Sanhican’s Cameo, and Snow Queen. 
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