DAHLIAS 
SHIPPING TIME—All retail orders will be sent to any 
point in the U.S. or Canada by prepaid post or express. 
For Middle West or Eastern points shipment will be 
made in spring, after danger of freezing is over. For 
Texas, Southern points and Pacific Coast, shipment will 
be made from February on as desired. 
SALES TAX—Add 21/,% to cover tax on all orders for 
delivery in California and any other tax that may be in 
effect at the time. 
DAHLIAS FOR CUT FLOWERS AND GARDEN EF- 
FECT—Most modern dahlias keep much longer than 
the older varieties. If cut with short stems and arranged 
in flat dishes even the largest blooms will keep from 
three to four days. Few flowers can be used as success- 
fully for landscaping and color masses as dahlias. A 
planting of dahlias will keep your garden colorful 
through the whole summer and fall. The varieties we 
offer have been carefully selected from the very best 
varieties. Our plants are field grown and we supply 
good firm tubers. 
Prices quoted are for single roots. We do not sell green plants. 
In the general description, each variety is classified 
according to type: C. representing cactus, I.D. informal 

DAHLIA TYPES 
Top—Formal Decorative 
Right—Informal Decorative 
Left—Cactus 
decorative, F.D. formal decorative, S.C. semi-cactus, 
ball (or show) dahlias indicated by B. 
CACTUS dahlias are the narrow petalled dahlias of 
chrysanthemum form. Examples—Pink Spiral, Valencia. 
COLLARETTE—Three to four inches in diameter; one 
or two rows of petals, with a number of short fluted and 
twisted petals around the seed disc. 
SEMI-CACTUS are similar to the cactus, but with 
much fuller broader petals. Example—Yellow Spiral. 
FORMAL DECORATIVES are the larger type dahlias, 
fully double, having broad but very regularly placed 
petals. Examples — Mrs, Carl Salbach, Jersey's Beauty. 
INFORMAL DECORATIVES are large type dahlias, 
fully double, with petals generally long, twisted, and 
pointed. Irregularly arranged. Example—Jane Cowl. 
We have grown dahlias for a great many years. Each season we try out new 
varieties that are offered by other growers and list only those that seem to us 
to be real improvements on existing varieties. This year we are offering six 
new dahlias that we feel certain will rank with the best. We offer tubers only. 
1943 and 1944 DAHLIA INTRODUCTIONS 
CALIFORNIA SUNSET (McWhirter 1944) 
(I.D.). Big informal decorative orange, 
shading to brilliant golden yellow at tips 
of petals. Strong straight stems. Vigorous 
grower. Good keeper and excellent cut 
HOW CEM MACH eran sccreyre eictstcoeeete ai $10.00 
FIRST LADY (Ballay 1943) (1.D.). Large 
perfectly formed informal decorative. 
Outer petals apricot yellow heavily suf- 
fused deep salmon. Center of blooms clear 
bright yellow. Blooms are freely produced 
on tall strong stems. Plants make vigor- 
ous healthy growth. One of the finest of 
the new dahlias 2s ages aeweene ce $4.00 
LADY GODIVA (McWhirter 1944) (C.). 
Large creamy white straight petalled hy- 
brid cactus, with a suggestion of lemon 
yellow in the tightly closed center. Fine 
form, great depth and long strong straight 
stems. Especially fine keeper when cut. 
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POLARIS (Redfern 1944) (SC). A new 
dahlia of tremendous size, fine form and 
especially good keeping qualities. Clear 
white shading to lemon yellow center. Won 
first prize as best two year old, best undis- 
seminated hybrid cactus, best 15 blooms, 
best new California introduction, best 
white flower arrangement (at several 
shows), two blue ribbons at Army and 
Navy Relief Show, San Francisco, and 
special award first prize for Horticultural 
Achievement. Splendid growing habits, 
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tall straight stems, free flowering. See 
pagelb.Bach 33422 ssc ae enee $10.00 
ST. CECELIA (McWhirter 1944) (C.). True 
English type white cactus of large size. 
Narrow petals tightly curled and grace- 
fully curved. Flowers have great depth 
and fine substance. Strong long stout 
stems which are perfectly straight. By far 
the best white cactus we have ever seen. _ 
JTS) a eae CENA Spank Tape cian S|. $5.00 
VANITY (Redfern 1944). An informal ball 
type dahlia of exquisite. coloring, clear 
amaranth pink shading to white in lower 
half of petals. 514 inches in diameter, long 
straight stems. A good keeper, daintily ex- 
quisite in flower arrangements. Each. $5.00 

