FD—FORMAL DECORATIVE 
MARSH’S NURSERY 
150 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 4, Calif. 


C—-CACTUS TYPE 
“Cop Notch” 
SELECTED DAHLIAS 
We feel that the selection and choice of the Dahlias in this list 
will meet the strictest requirements. They are selected after thor- 
ough trial in the garden and judged for their real value—color, 
amount of bloom per season, stem and keeping quality—we feel 
sure even the most advanced Dahlia fancier will appreciate having 
a list of the best with the poorer varieties not even listed. Some are 
new, Others of a few seasons. 
Prices are for tubers. Postpaid. Shipped from March to June 1. 

Atomic Yellow (SC). Flowers 10 to 12 inches across and 6 to 9 
inches deep. Bright yellow shading to gold. $7.50 each. 
Axford Triumph (ID). Extremely large flowered—deep golden 
orange. Tough leathery foliage. $1.50 each. 
Bishop Clare Purcell (SC). Bright gold suffused and bordered crim- 
son. Long broad petals folded and rolled. $7.50 each. 
Black Monarch (ID). Very dark ox-blood red. Makes a wide 
spreading bush blooming in mid-season. $2.00 each. 
Blue Horizon (ID). Beautiful lavender flowers on long erect stems. 
Tall, vigorous, very free flowering. $2.00 each. 
California Pageant (ID). Very large flowers of bright gold with 
shadings of reddish bronze. Honor Roll East and West. $5.00 each. 
Clara Hook (C). Golden yellow suffused with peach. Flowers of ex- 
cellent substance often 12 inches across, Many awards. $5.00 
each. 
Col. Little (ID). Scarlet-orange with curling, twisting petals show- 
ing a lighter reverse and deeply notched at the tips. $3.00 each. 
Daylight (1D). Pure white, 12-inch flowers of good depth; petals 
folding back to stem. Heavy foliage and strong stems. $4.00 each. 
Deep Velvet (FD). Dark carmine overlaid ox-blood red—a rich 
combination enhanced by the velvety texture of petals. $5.00 
each. 
Five Star General (FD). Giant flowers of amaranth pink blending 
to tyrian pink and showing maize yellow at the center. $3.00 
each. 
Glamour (1D). Large good size flowers with good depth in true 
purple with wide margins of amaranth pink. $1.25 each. 
Great Lakes (ID). Early. White flowers tinted lavender. Clean stiff 
stems. Profuse flowering. Many awards. $7.50 each. 
(SG) 
Rosy mauve petals tipped with white. 
Jane Lausche 
grown. 
One of the most beautiful bicolor dahlias 
$2.50 each. 



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SC—SEMI-CACTUS TYPE 
Joan Ferenz (ID). Large 11- to 12-inch flowers of chrome yellow 
blended and flushed with spinal pink. Award winner. $1.50 each. 
Kelvin (1D). A massive dahlia of buff suffused with carmine-rose 
giving the effect of peach. $2.50 each. 
Kemp’s Grand Champion (C). Bright copper bronze—an entirely 
new color; and flowers larger than any other cactus. $5.00 each. 
Kemp’s Purple Triumph. (1D). Violet purple with blackish shadings 
gives a rich effect. Large flowers on strong stems. $5.00 each. 
Kirsten Flagstad (FD). Pure golden flowers suffused with apricot 
on extra strong stems. Deep glossy foliage. $1.50 each. 
Michael Black (ID). Purple. 10 to 12 inches across with good depth 
and about the same shade as Mrs. Hester Pape. $4.00 each. 
Michigan Orchid (FD). Phlox purple with blue shadings. Medium 
size flowers on long stems, excellent for cutting. $5.00 each. 
Mrs. Hester A. Pape (ID). Reddish purple but more toward the 
red. A winner in many shows. Excellent foliage and habit. $3.00. 
Ogden Reid (ID). Early blooming, naturally large, of light mauve 
pink (ashes of roses). Makes a bushy growth. $1.50 each. 
Salem Sunshine. Early flowering and easy to grow, this vigorous 
dahlia produces upturned light lemon yellow flowers. $1.50 each. 
Sarett’s Pink Flamingo (SC). Lovely deep rose-pink semi-cactus 
with lighter shadings. Early and continuous. $2.00 each. 
September (ID). Blend of reddish-orange with buff and rose-pink. 
Large flowers. Honor Rolls, East and West. $4.00 each. 
Silver Meteor (FD). Perfectly formed flowers of silvery mauve. Fine 
long stems; 8-inch flowers facing slightly upward. $5.00 each. 
The Real Glory (FD). An excellent crisp white. 
of excellent keeping quality. $1.25 each. 
Wake Island (1D). Large dark red with violet veins on the re- 
verse. Very pronounced at the center. Won many prizes. $1.50. 
Windlassie (1D) . Flowers pure white with glossy sheen. Ball shaped; 
petals close tight around stem. $5.00 each. 
Wosal (ID). Deep old rose with a suffusion of salmon and buff. 
Flowers large, long stemmed and of excellent depth. $1.50 each. 
Flowers large and 

DAHLIA SEED 
Collected from Choice Exhibition Types 
Dahlia Seed. We offer seed saved from the finest varieties listed 
in last year’s catalog. These will not come true but will give 
surprising results in the new seedlings. Growing new dahlias 
from seed is a delightful surprise from start to finish and you 
may get One or more extra fine new kinds. Subject to crop. 
Pkt. 100 seeds $5.00; Pkt. 50 seeds $3.00. 


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