GILL‘S RELIABLE DAHLIAS 
Dahlia orders will be filled during March and through April and May, but may be sent any time 
for Hookhite, and will be filled in the rotation received. No dahlia orders will be filled after June 1, 
except collections, which will be sent up to June 15. All hans Prices postpaid. The rate for a dozen of 
on ind is 10 times the single rate. Six of one kind at the dozen rate. i 
= aor Sieh epulletin-telline how to care for dahlias. This is sent free to all if requested and a 
copy is included with each order of bulbs. See dahlia collections on Inside Back Cover. 
When you receive your dahlia tubers open them very carefully so that the eyes on the tubers 
will not be injured. Keep them in a cool place, away from frost, until ready to plant. The dahlia 
tubers we offer are mostly grown in Oregon. 
Formal Decorative Dahlias 
This type has large double flowers, full to the 
centers. Broad, flat petals with broad points or 
rounded tips. They usually have long stems and 
bloom freely. 
ARTHUR GODFREY — 11” blooms of Orient 
red with orange and buff shadings. A splendid 
prize-winner. Each $1.25. 
AUVERTON — 10” deep rose with delicate 
purple overcast. Bush massive and heavy pro- 
ducer. Each 75c. 
AVALON — Primrose to canary yellow. Fine 
cut flower on long stems. Bush 5’. Each 50c. 
BALLEGOS GLORY — 8” blooms, rich ma- 
hogany with heavy tip of gold on each petal. An 
old variety but still very popular. Nice long 
stems. Each 75c. 
CHARLES L. MASTICK — Bright orange yel- 
low pink reverse. Fine for cutting. Each 50c. 
CLAIRE FLEETWOOD — Huge flowers of 
Australian soft pink. Very good. Each 50c. 
COMMANDO — 10” Tyrian purple or deep 
lavender. Sturdy bush, fine stems. Each 65c. 
CROYDON’S LILAC — 6-8” deep lilac on 
strong cane-like stem. Bloom very full and 
regular. Each 75c. 
CROYDON MASTERPIECE — 12” giant, Ma- 
jolica orange, lightly suffused jasper red. One of 
the largest and best habit dahlias we have ever 
seen. Blooms grow to 12 inches without disbud- 
ding or special care. Each $1.40. 
D’ARCY SAINSBURY — Giant white on good 
strong stems. One of the best large white dahlias. 
Purest white. Each 65c. 
DEEP VELVET — 10” deepest oxblood red 
with velvet sheen overall. Massive bush. Blooms 
often appear black. Each $1.00. 
DU ROI ALBERT — Very nice violet purple 
with white tips. Medium to tall grower with finest 
stems. Each 65c. 
FIVE STAR GENERAL — Mixed shades of 
pink with maize yellow. Free bloomer on 5’ bush. 
10-inch blooms. Each $1.00. 
GALLANT FOX — 8” dark claret red on 
medium to low bush. Each 50c. 
HASLEROVA — 8” creamy white, flecked with 
purple. Low grower, heavy producer from early 
season to late. Each 85c. 
JANINE SAWYER—Immense pure white 
blooms produced freely and open on _ strong 
stems well out of foliage. Each $1.00. 
KING DAVID — 10” deep full blooms of rich 
petunia purple. Color exceptional and does not 
fade. Very early. Each 75c. 
LIDICE — Giant light lemon yellow held on 
erect stems. Blooms & bush near ideal. Each 85c. 
LINK’S BLUE TRIUMPH — Giant mauve 
violet very similar to Blue River but stronger 
bush and bloom. Each 75c. 
LOIS WALCHER — Large flowers of rich 
purple, tipped with white. Showy dwarf plants. 
Very striking. Each 75c. 
MAN O’ WAR — 8-inch, perfect blooms of 
deep oxblood red held on long wiry stems. Flow- 
ers face outward. Each 85c. 
Dahlia, Queen of the Yellows—Page 59. 
MARCELLA GILL — Extra early and among 
the best cut flowers. Long keeper when cut. Long, 
wiry, erect stems. Shell pink. Each 75c. 
MARJORIE COLE — Splendid bi-color, large 
orange yellow, tipped white. Very striking flow- 
ers. Each 50c. 
MARSHALL’S PINK — 8-inch, soft mellow 
pink cut flower. Very popular. Each 60c. 
MISS PUGET — Very free flowering; medium 
size blooms of pure buff. Each 50c. 
MISS SHATTUCK — 10” pure white of un- 
usual form and texture. Blooms are very even 
and regular, cane like stems. Each $1.00. 
MRS. GEO. L’BOUTILLIER— Immense, 
often a foot in diameter. Deep carmine red on 
erect stems. Each 50c. 
MRS. JAMES ALBIN — 6” clear lemon yellow 
on medium to low bush. Flowers very compact 
and well out of foliage. Each 50c. 
PANTATA — Brilliant copper with light tango 
on reverse of petals. 12-inch stem. Flowers well 
faced. Each 65c. 
PINK SUTHERLUND — 6” blooms of bright- 
est clear pink. Tall bush with blooms on cane- 
like stems. Rugged. Each 85c. 
PREMIE — 8-10” blooms of light lavender 
with each petal edged and tipped white. Very 
Striking and different. Each $1.00. 
PRINCE OF PERSIA — 10-inch, bright scar- 
let, on healthy medium bush. Rich, striking color. 
Each 65c. 
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