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-a true English cactus. Large blooms 
TUCKY_F .D. Asport of Jersey's Beauty, 
retaining the same shape and keeping 
_ qualities. Light salmon orange, shading 
- to grenadine pink. A good keeper......50¢ 
KING COLE (Ballay-Salbach 1940) — 
- Winner of Sunset Magazine medal at ae 
y annual show of the Dahlia Society of 
_ California held in San Francisco. ‘This 
_ medal was for the best dahlia to be in- 
_ troduced in 1940. King Cole is one of 
the largest and most ruby colored of all 
the dark reds. In addition to its fine 
howing as an exhibition variety, the 
performance in the garden was quite im- 
_ pressive. The day we saw it in the field 
_ the thermometer registered over 100° 
and King Cole stood up beautifully. An 
_ ideal grower, large blooms, fine stems 
meteca.iree bloomer.:.).2......./.--1-...4. $7.50 
-KOONGARA GEM (Australian)—C. A per- 
fect incurved English cactus of medium 
‘size in a delightful shade of coral red, 
ach petal distinctly tipped light cream. 
Blooms very seldom show center, and 
are freely produced on good stems. Very 
desirable for table decorations........ $1.00 
VENDER LASS (Salbach 1936) —F.D. A 
‘beautiful formal decorative of very large 
size, elegance of form and coloring, with 
good growing habits. Won first as best 
two-year-old seedling at the California 
Flower Festival, 1934. Color clear deli- 
ate lavender, shading deeper at tips of 
_ petals. A good doer everywhere, as is 
evidenced by a note from one of our 
‘Texas customers, who states “Lavender 
_ Lady (Lass) is beautiful beyond descrip- 
B@oseen. best Keeper 22... 75¢ 
LORD OF AUTUMN~J.D. One of the deep- 
est of all the yellows, and with tremen- 
dously large blooms. This variety has 
been a sensation throughout the East. 
Better than ever this year—probably be- 
cause our stock has not been green 
planted since our original purchase. A 
good keeper and fine for landscaping..75¢ 
LIBU SUNSET—.D. A very vivid orange 
that can be grown to huge diameter— 
one of the most sensational and out- 
_ standing of all dahlias. One of the high- 
Bans Peete Pp ard en. gaged 8.2 $1.00 
MANDALAY-~Z.D. A yellow of immense size 
and deep rich color. With us it even 
putclasses Lord of Autumn. Long stiff 
tems. A vigorous grower and free 
bloomer. A good seed parent. Stock 
USS is Re Ae EN iia aes eee $1.50 
MARGRACE—I. D. Another very large dah- 
lia, a good doer everywhere, and in every 
way. Very vivid, rich red, suffused yel- 
low at the very tip. A real champion 
ous champions. A good keeper......50¢ 
“.€arl Salbach... 

DAHLIA MAYOR FRANK OTIS 
MARTHA WASHINGTON (Salbach 1941)— 
I.D. See page 15. 
MAYOR FRANK OTIS (Johns-Salbach 1939) 
—I.D. No more sensational dahlia has 
ever been offered than Mayor Frank 
Otis. Huge in size, perfect in form and 
rich in color. Blooms can easily be grown 
from 12 to 14 inches in diameter. The 
blooms are beautiful in form, being 
composed of innumerable curled and 
twisted petals of a rich golden honey 
yellow, the color becoming deeper to- 
ward the center of the flower. A good 
keeper when cut. This season we grew 
several in five-gallon coal oil cans with 
ordinary garden soil and a light appli- 
cation of barnyard manure, and had a 
number of perfect blooms from 9 to 10 
inches in diameter. Mayor Frank Otis 
received many awards at the various 
Shows. In 1939 it was awarded the 
American Home Achievement Medal at 
the Portland, Oregon, Show and _ the 
Sunset Magazine Achievement Medal 
at California Dahlia Show the same 
year. The stock we offer is all from 
field grown tubers that have never been 
POT CEM Benes lies et coma 2aitge $5.00 each 
MICHIGAN WHITE —F.D. Not especially 
large but one of the best of the whites 
for cutting. A good clear white of good 
form. Long stiff stems. Single plants 
have had as many as 25 blooms at one 
MME. C. JUSSIANT (DeRuyter)—C. A true 
deep lavender cactus of fine form and 
excellent growing habits. Won the Dutch 
Challenge Cup in 1939 and best Belgian 
Dahlia Novelty in 1938. Many other 
prizes in France and Holland. Blooms 
are large, and stems are straight. Free 
and early flowering. Blooms keep excep- 
tionally well when cut. Much in demand. 
S LOC Rr ieante tl ae es bee Be at $1.50 
MODERN TIMES — F.D. A new one from 
Europe that is sure to become popular. 
Somewhat resembles the well known 
red and white Earle Williams, but the 
blooms are larger and the color is much 
richer, being a vivid orange scarlet, each 
petal being tipped white. Flowers are 
large, good stiff stems. A vigorous 
PUOW CEG Lape Seen ict een aotage lise $1.00 
MISS GLORY—S.C. Perfect semi-cactus in 
form and massive in size. Color — deep 
rich yellow. A free and early bloomer 
with perfect stems—in fact has every 
qualification necessary to class it with 
the best dahlias grown.......... aac... 75¢ 

MAYOR FRANK OTIS 
Side View 
MONARCH OF THE EAST—F.D. This one 
is so big that almost every visitor to our — 
gardens paused to comment on its size’ 
and unusual color. ‘The blooms are sim- 
ply immense and are held well above — 
the foliage on very strong stems. ‘The 
plants make vigorous growth, but, are 
only medium tall. The color, accord- 
ing to Ridgway, is cadmium yellow 
which is between deep golden yellow 
and oranges... -/2.22..-2 2d). $1.00 
MRS. CARL SALBACH (Salbach)—F.D. One 
of the most dependable of all dahlias. A 
sturdy, vigorous grower, full of blooms 
and a fine tuber maker, The flowers, 
which are uniformly symmetrical, are a 
beautiful orchid shade and are born on 
long stout stems. One of the best 
Keepers. ..2....5.-. 1g = SE 40c 
MRS. GEORGE LE BOUTILLIER—F.D. Few 
dahlias have the size, and as rich color 
as Mrs. Boutillier. Can easily be grown to 
12 inches in diameter. Blooms also have 
good depth. While it has good stems the 
flowers are so big and heavy that it 
should be well staked. The color is a 
rich deep velvety red. ee clingly pop- 
VU aT ea none sen ond sh OM 50c 
MRS. WARREN DEE MILLER (Salbach)—/.D. 
A splendid large white informal deco- 
rative which could almost be classed as a 
hybrid cactus. We introduced this fine 
white several years ago and sold so low 
on stock that we did not offer it for sev- 
eral years. ‘This dahlia has good growing 
habits, has finely formed blooms, long 
stiff stems and is free flowering, and is a 
food. keeper. _....: 2 eee 50c 

