OUR 1 939 INTRODUCTIONS 
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE —Inf. Dec. 
Light cerise red. This dahlia carried off 
the high honors of the day at the 1938 
San Francisco Show, winning both the 
American Home Achievement Medal 
and the Dahlia Society of California's 
Gold Medal. It was also selected by 
the English Actress, Gertrude Law¬ 
rence, to bear her name. Its perform¬ 
ance in many sections of the country 
this year has proven its value as one 
of the most outstanding new varieties. 
The huge flower of an uncommon 
currant red shade is appealing not 
only because of its novel coloring and 
size but it is a flower of beautiful form 
and will grow to perfection in any gar¬ 
den. Recommended to those who are 
looking for the best. $7.50 
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE 
SAN FRANCISCO— Inf. Dec. Shrimp 
pink. This new giant of last year's in¬ 
troduction is as large as any dahlia 
grown. A dahlia built on a massive 
plan in all respects with extraordi¬ 
narily strong plant growth and all 
blooms measuring from 12 to 15 in. 
by 8 in. deep, there is no suggestion 
of coarseness about it and as to color 
it is in a class by itself. We do not ex¬ 
aggerate our dahlias when introduc¬ 
ing them and reports received on the 
performance of this dahlia bear out 
our statement in this case. This is one 
of the truly great dahlias that will al¬ 
ways be a sensation wherever seen. 
Mr. J. W. Johnston, author of the an¬ 
nual Dahlia Futurity in House Beauti¬ 
ful stated that it "proved to be one of 
the finest and largest dahlias in our 
garden." Colonel Richard T. Eddy, 
describing it in the Roll of Honor in 
Flower Grower, said, "it is one of the 
finest pink dahlias I have seen in 
many moons." See illustration on 
back cover. $7.50 
SAN FRANCISCO 
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