FRANK WERNER—A giant I.D. with great depth. 
Great Prize Winner. First Prize for Best California 
Dahlia, 12 blooms in 1940. First Prize won 3 times in 
1939 for Best 25 Blooms of One Variety. In 1938 it won 
4 Firsts for Best Container, 15 Blooms. Size 12-14 by 
6-8 in. deep. Warm apricot color, suffused salmon, 
copper and red. Medium tall bush, strong insect-resist- 
ant foliage, stems are strong and stiff. Best keeper as 
a cut flower. $1.50 
GOEPPNER—This giant bluish fuchsia color with 
silvery lavender reverse F.D. is a seedling of Kaweah. 
As flower unfolds each petal is edged with silver. 
Bushes are medium tall. 12 in. blooms are common on 
excellent stems. A 1940 Introduction. $2.50 
GRACE DOUGLAS—Honor Roll. Great Prize Win- 
ner. I. Dec. of a luscious clear pink color, deeper pink at 
high center of flower, shading lighter towards tip of 
petals, which twist and curl. Easily grown to 12 in. by 8 
deep. 4-ft. bush, excellent growth, long strong stems, 
very prolific bloomer and splendid keeper. $1.00 
JANE LANKTREE—A glorious very large Semi- 
Cactus Dahlia of an exquisitely beautiful shade of clear 
pink. It is one of our 1940 Introductions. Strong bush 
growth about 5 feet tall, attractive lace-like foliage 
which is insect-resistant, and blooms are held erect on 
long strong stems. Excellent keeper. $3.50 
JOAN McCORMICK—I.D. Medium sized bloom of 
white, edged violet; curling petals, strong straight 
stems on medium tall bush. $1.00 
KAWEAH — Greatest Prize Winner for Largest 
Dahlia in Show since its introduction, according to 
Morgan T. Riley, New York. 
Honor Roll. First Prize Winner in 1941 in San Mateo 
Co. Fiesta for Largest Flower. In Holland “Kaweah” 
has won over 100 prizes and is still going strong, a 
famous and one of the largest Dahlia growers in Hol- 
land wrote us. It was sent to Chicago by air in 1933, 
arrived in fine condition, and lasted 4 days, until the 
end of the Show, receiving First Prize and Sweep- 
stakes for Largest Dahlia. 
Kaweah is named for one of our mountain peaks in 
the High Sierra of California. It is an Indian name. 
Kaweah has everything—huge size, 12-16% in., with 
great depth, splendid long strong straight stem, won- 
derfully 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. These tremendous blooms are held 
perfectly erect on long straight stems, 18 to 24 in. to 
first lateral, requiring very little disbudding, one lateral 
being sufficient. As many as four or more enormous 
blooms at one time on a bush. Exceptional Prize Win- 
ning unpropagated stock. (Illustrated on Front Cover.) 
$1.00 
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