36 MULCH DAHLIAS — DO NOT CULTIVATE AFTER THEY BEGIN TO BLOOM 

Actlawell4 CALIFORNIA DAHLIAS 
In choosing our offering of dahlias for your garden we are guided by what we term our “Cream 
of the crop” factors. We consider habit of growth, sturdiness/ stem, flower form and color. We 
strive for dahlias that hold up their heads, that have good placement on the stem and are 
graceful on the plant or in the vase. When ordering ask for Dahlia Leaflet: it gives planting 

DAHLIA, ST. CECELIA 
ALEX CRAIG—The medium large flowers are 
a most pleasing shade of bright lavender-pink 
and true cactus form. This beautiful dahlia is 
a favorite at our Nu sery Gardens—you'll like 
it. $2.50 each. 
ANNA BENEDICT (ID)—Velvet garnet red; long 
stem and flowers gracefully tilted upward; 
grows about 4 feet, has good cut flowe~ qualli- 
ties and is an excellent keeper. $1.00 each. 
AZURA (FD)—Ve y large bright rosy-lilac; the 
long stemmed blooms are held high above the 
foliage. Keeps well when cut. $1.25 each. 
CALIFORNIA SUNSET (ID)—Orange shading 
to brilliant golden yellow at tips of petals; 
strong straight stems and a good keeper. A 
beautiful dahlia. $2.50 each. 
CHASEMAY (FD)—Silvery-lilac pink; a very 
lovely flower of good form, good stem and ex- 
cellent keeping qualities. One of our best cut 
flower dahlias. $1.75 each. 
CLARA CARDER (ID)— Exquisite as a cut 
flower and a grand dahlia in the garden. Large 
flowers are well proportioned and may be cut 
with very long stems. A free bloomer and a 
fine lavender rose dahlia. $1.25 each. 
garden. 
and growing hints. 
MAIL ORDERS—Dahlias are postpaid. Send your orders early for shipment at proper planting 
time. C denotes cactus type. SC semi-cactus, FD formal decorative, ID informal decorative, 
B ball. 
CORAL ISLAND (C)—At last we have suffi- 
cient stock to offer this remarkable dahlia in 
our catalog. It is a lovely shade of pink plus 
a suffusion of rose. This is a stunning color 
and a grand dahlia. $2.50 each. 
DARCY SAINSBURY (FD)—Large cream white 
blooms of perfect form and well placed on 
long sturdy stems. This superb dahlia has been 
a consistent prize winner at Bay Area shows. 
$1.00 each. 
DOROTHY LAMOUR (C)—True orange; a de- 
lightful flower, a profuse bloomer, good stem, 
good keeper. This is a gem of the straight 
cactus type; striking in flower arrangements. 
$2.25 each. 
EL RUBIO (ID)—Bright ruby-red, and one of the 
best in its color class. The blooms are very 
large, on long rigid stems, and have perfect 
form. They are tilted upward and are grace- 
fu. on the plant or in vase. $2.50 each. 
EVELYN CHANDLER (SC)—An unusual shade 
of golden-orange. It won first prize for best 
dahlia in the San Francisco Show when first 
introduced. It is a beautiful dahlia, and very 
popular. $1.50 each. 
GRAND SLAM (SC)—Cerise-pink with a slight 
suffusion of rosy-purple. It blooms profusely, 
has good form, good stem and keeps well when 
cut. It attracts much attention in our Nursery 
$2.00 each. 
TRENE McWHIRTER (SC)—Brigh' yellow, illu- 
minated with a suffusion of pink; an unusual 
and very lovely color combination. Has good 
form and good stem. $1.25 each. 
JANE COWL (ID) — Buff orange shading to 
salmon with massive deep blooms on rigid 
stems. Still one of the very fine dahlias. 
$1.00 each. 
POMPON DAHLIAS 
These little pompons are delightful in bowl and basket arrangements. The flowers are 1 to 2 | 
inches across, have perfect form, firm quilled petals and good stems. 
Strong healthy tubers, 65c each; $7.00 per dozen. 
AMBER—Reddish-yellow to amber. 
ALPINE GLOW—Brilliant red. 
ARTHUR KERLEY—Dark velvety red. 
BANTAM—Bright red, long stems. 
DIMPLES—Apricot-buff, dark center. 

POMPON COLLECTION 
10 tubers, 1 each of 10 varieties 
pompons, our selection (value to $5:85) 
for $4.75 
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FRANKIE—Gold tipped red. 
GIRLIE—Beautiful rosy-lilac. 
GLOW-—Light old-rose to coral. 
HELEN ANITA—Lavender white center. 
JOE FETTE—Best pure white. 
LITTLE DAVID—Burnt orange. 
TOMMY KEITH—Red, tipped white. 
TAKAS PURPLE—Rosy purple. 
YELLOW GEM—Cream yellow. 
ZULU—Velvety ma-oon red. 

KING ALFRED (ID) — Brilliant ruby-red with 
yellow drifting in from the base of petals to 
give the bloom an orange-red glow, a lovely 
color combination. $1.25 each. 
LADY GODIVA—Our best new white cactus. 
It has exquisite form, long, thin white petals 
cream at the base, a high center, flower tilted 
up to a very graceful angle on good strong 
stems. A prize winner this year. $3.50 each. 
MARY ELLEN FORHAN—Deep red “with bril- 
liant orange suffusion and highligted by pur- 
plish red reverse on back of twisted and curled 
petals. The flower is tilted slightly upward to 
graceful position. A fine dahlia. $2.50 each. 
MARY RAGGIO (FD)—Clear canary-yellow, me- 
dium sized flowers on excellent stems with the 
tlower slightly tilted upward. One of our best 
yellow cut flower dahlias and one of the best 
keepers. Graceful and beautiful. $2.25 each. 
PINK DAILY MAIL (ID)—Beautiful clear orchid- 
pink. Has long stiff stems, a vigorous grower 
and free bloomer. A very fine cut flower. 
$1.00 each 
ST. CECELIA—A giand white cactus, medium 
large, rolled narrow petals, pertect form; tips 
up to graceful angle cn long stem. Good habit 
and a fine dahlia. $2.50 each. 
SATAN—A strikingly beautiful dahlia of bril- 
liant carmine. It has a distinct and unusually 
graceful form all its own and is an excellent 
keeper. $1.25 each. 
TOWN TOPIC (FD)—Purple, tipped white, al- 
ways in demand, liked by everyone who 
grows it. Good form, good stem, keeps well, 
but sometimes it comes purple without white 
tips. $1.25 each. 
VERA ELLIOTT—A large and elegant rose-pink 
with good stem, good habit and all qualities 
which go to make a fine flower. It won first 
prize for the best 25 blooms at the San Fran- 
cisco Show. $3.50 each. 
BASKET OF POMPON DAHLIAS 
