36 DWARF FRUIT TREES ARE IDEAL FOR THE SMALL GARDEN 
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 
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. 
DIXIE’S WINE DOT—Informal Decorative 
ALEX CRAIG—The medium large flowers are 
a most pleasing shade of bright lavender-pink 
and true cactus form. This beautiful dahlai is 
a favorite at our Nursery Gardens—you'll like 
it. $2:00 each. 
ANNA BENEDICT (ID)—Velvet garnet red; long 
stem and flowers gracefully tilted upward; 
grows about 4 feet, has good cut flower quali- 
ties and is an excellent keeper. $1.25 each. 
AZURA (FD)—Very large bright rosy-lilac; the 
long stemmed blooms are held high above the 
foliage. Keeps well when cut. $1.75 each. 
CALIFORNIA PAGEANT (ID)—Beautiful golden- 
orange, large flowers and good stems. 
$2.50 each. 
CALIFORNIA SUNSET (ID) — 
to brilliant golden yellow at tips of petals; 
strong straight stems and a good keeper. A 
beautiful dahlia. $2.00 each. 
CAPT. CEDARQUIST (SC)— Brilliant orange, 
hard stem, excellent medium size florist flower. 
$2.00 each. 
CHASEMAY (FD)—Silvery-lilac pink. Has good 
form, good stem and excellent keeping quali- 
ties. J $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 
DARCY SAINSBURY (FD)—Large cream white 
blooms of perfect form and well placed on long 
sturdy stems. A consistent prize winner. 
$1.00 each. 
DIXIE’S WINE DOT (ID)—White suffused wine. 
A deep full flower on good strong stem. 
$2.00 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- 
ful on the plant or in vase. $2.00 each. 
Orange shading ~ 
FIGARO (SC) — Deep golden yellow with 
streaks and stripes of red. $1.50 each. 
FRANCIS H.—A new deep purple with petals 
tipped white. Very uniform. $2.00 each. 
FRIEDA GAYLORD (ID)—Rosy-pink? won the 
best in the show prizes last year. Very large 
and excellent form. This year, only one to a 
customer. $2.50 each. 
GOLDEN STANDARD (IC)—Pure gold and 
orange-buff, incurving petals. A grand cactus. 
$1.00 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 
garden. $2.00 each. 
LILAC TIME (FD)—A grand new dahlia from 
Holland. Medium sized flowers bluish-lilac. 
Very striking. $2.50 each. 
LUCIDA (SC)—Sparkling crimson-scarlet, me- 
dium size, exquisite florist flower. $2.00 each. 
MARY RAGGIO (FD)— Clear canary-yellow, 
medium sized flowers on excellent stems with 
the flower slightly tilted upward. One of our 
best yellow cut flower dahlias and one of the 
best keepers. Graceful and beautiful. 
$1.75 each. 
POLARIS (SC)—A grand new white cactus 
dahlia with exquisite form and good keeping 
qualities. The long slender white petals are 
cream at the base; the flower is high centered 
and tilted up to a graceful angle. $2.50 each. 
REAL GLORY (FD)—White, large and beautiful, 
with good stem and foliage. $2.00 each. 
RIO DEL MAR (SC)—Large clear yellow. The 
best semi-cactus in this color. Stands summer 
heat, too. $2.50 each. 
ST. CECELIA—A grand white cactus, medium 
large, rolled narrow petals, perfect form; tips 
up to graceful angle on long stems. Good habit 
and a fine dahlia. $2.50 each. 
SANTA ROSA (ID)—A most beautiful combi- 
nation of orange, red and gold, large flower. 
Good stem. A prize winner in every show. 
$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. 
WAKE ISLAND (ID)—Deep rich crimson red. 
Has everything desired in a dahlia. Very large 
when disbudded. $2.00 each. 
BALL TYPE DAHLIA 
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. $2.50 each. 
BALL CUTFLOWER DAHLIAS 
Ball dahlias are full double to the center, of 
perfect form and good strong stem. They are 
a popular florist cut flower type and splendid 
for flower arrangements. 
CLARA CLEMENS—Deep crimson, each petal 
tipped white. One of the most striking of the 
formal ball type; there may be an occasional 
flower with few or no white tips. $1.00 each. 
JANE SHORE—The best golden-yellow. The 
long broad petals are slightly veined darker 
and they fold back completely over the stem, 
forming a perfect ball; decorative dark green 
foliage. $1.00 each. 
MARSMAN — Eright scarlet flowers on good 
long stems. An excellent cut flower. $1.50 each. 
PINK QUEEN (New)—This is a new dahlia but 
it has become thoroughly established as a 
popular florist variety on the San Francisco 
market, and it is sure to be in demand else- 
where. It is the finest pink ball we have ever 
seen. $1.75 each. 
SNOW QUEEN—Large ball type, white flow- 
ers, with cream at the base of petals, very 
prolific and is decorative with or without dis- 
budding. $1.00 each. 
VANITY—Rose-pink suffused white, the pink 
intensified at the tips of petals. A strikingly 
beautiful dahlia. $2.50 each. 
SMALL FLOWERING MINIATURE DAHLIAS 
Have Excellent Keeping Qualities 
You'll like miniatures for bowl arrangements. 
They have hard wiry stems and keep longer 
than any other dahlia, when cut. They are 
profuse bloomers, too, and possess all the char- 
acteristics of the larger flowered sorts. 
ARSINOE—Red suffused gold. A perfect semi- 
cactus type with good stem and foliage. 
$1.00 each. ° 
GRACE GULLIVER—Bright cerise-pink, cactus 
form flowers tipped slightly on the stem for 
graceful and beautiful cut flowers. $1.00 each. 
' a fine “heads up” cut flower. 
LITTLE DARLING — A perfectly formed small 
cactus type in clear light salmon pink. 
$1.00 each. 
LITTLE JEWEL—Clear delicate pink decorative 
type $1.00 each. 
LITTLE SUNBEAM—A semi-cactus type of gold 
with a suffusion of pink. Splendid keeper and 
$1.00 each. 
SNOW QUEEN—A perfect formed small cactus 
type in pure white. $1.00 each. 
SWEET SUE—Informal decorative type. Pink. 
An excellent cut flower. $1.00 each. 
VALERIE—Salmon-pink semi-cactus. Excellent 
for cutting. $1.00 each. 
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