SWALLOW coll. Bloom 22". Bush 6’. 
Delicate looking, this waxy, silvery white collarette with 
its pure white collar, can stand wind, water, heat or 
cold and keep untouched looking. Needless to say, it's 
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VARITY WADSWORTH f.d. Bloom 3” x 2”. Bush 4’. 
The very formal florets of this bright yellow dahlia fit 
snugly and close. An excellent flower for bouquets. 50c 
VELMA SALA min. ba. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 
Qe 7 pADusheD . 
A charming old rose and citron yellow suffusion. The 
well formed flower is very formal with petals that are 
evenly placed. Very good for arrangements if used 
alone. This dahlia does not like company.......... JOC 
VIVACIOUS o. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 342”. Bush 4’. 
The petals of the mature bloom are a golden flesh tone, 
suffused with suggestions of coppery pink around the 
prominent green gold disc ray. When it first opens, the 
flower is a bright lemon yellow. It is fascinating to 
watch the colors change in the space of hours.....$1.00 
VIVIAN o. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 32”. Bush 4’. 
A dark poinsettia red of one shade throughout and with 
petals loosely involute. A pretty and graceful little 
HoOwenwith-exceedingly long stems... 1.2... 5.4.5 .. $1.00 
WINE DROP min. f.d. (Kanouse) Bloom 2” x 1’’. Bush 24’. 
Wine red with a purple cast. Short broad petals that 
lay flat and snug. A very high center for such a small 
flower. Bush is compact and blooms constantly so that 
this dahlia is delightful used for mass plantings as 
wellzas:wonderntulbion cuiilowers ice) cider oan 50c 
GROW POMPONS FOR YOUR ARRANGEMENTS 
BABY BETH pom. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 1" x 12’. 
Bush 3’. 
An exquisite pure white that does not yellow and that 
has substance and stamina to stand abuse. Slightly 
quilled, pointed florets. Very compact. We've used this 
most successfully in wedding bouquets. It holds up out 
of water for hours. Good garden flower too. Profuse 
bloomer. Bush is sturdy with well placed laterals.$1.00 
CONNIE PATTERSON pom. (Floristan Gardens) Bloom 
Lye ale eseBushi 2s 
A pure white with a delicate honey colored cast at the 
base of the florets. Very even and formal. This is an- 
other charming dahlia we've successfully used for 
wedding bouquets and arrangements. Will stand up 
fresh and lovely for hours out of water. Will tolerate 
any soil or weather condition. Will bloom profusely 
anywhere. An exceptionally wonderful flower for which 
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DAINTY MISS pom. (Hulin) Bloom 2” x 2”. Bush 3’. 
An exceedingly light seashell pink with the shadows 
in the deep-cupped, tiny petals giving the bloom a 
deeper tone. A very even and formal, dainty little 
flower that nevertheless is able to withstand handling 
and wear in corsages and bridesmaid bouquets. . .$1.00 
The following Pompons are 50c each: 
ARTHUR, vivid red. 
BABY, white flushed lavender. 
BANTAM, bright red. 
DORIA, purple maroon. 
GLOW, old rose. 
GOLDIE B., old gold. 
HAZEL DELL, pink, cerise-edged. 
HELEN ANITA, lavender, white eye. 
JOE FETTL white. 
LITTLE EDITH, yellow, edged red. 
LITTLE SNOWBALL, white. 
MIKE, orange red. 
MINNIE MILLS, orchid rose. 
NELLIE FRASER, light pink, edged deeper pink. 
PATRICIA K., white, flushed orchid pink. 
ROSE GRAY, lavender on the blue side. 
TAAKA’S YELLOW, bright yellow. 



AN INVITATION 
You are cordially invited to visit Floristan Gardens when 
our dahlias are in bloom. They are at their peak in late 
August, September, and early October. We are at home every 
Sunday between eleven in the morning and seven-thirty o'clock 
in the afternoon. Other days we will be happy to make an 
appointment if you will send us a card. 
DIRECTIONS 
From Lake Center, which is the new addition to Bellevue on 
the east shore of Lake Washington, drive about two miles east 
on the Redmond Road to 134th N.E. Turn north here (left) 
to N.E. 16th St. (a distance of about two blocks). Turn west 
(left again) on the blind road, and—Floristan Gardens. 





CHARLES MASTIC 
