Title: California gardening
Identifier: californiagarden1931germ (find matches)
Year: 1931 (1930s)
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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GERMAIN'S Extra Select Dahlias Dahlias thrive splendidly throughout the State of Califor- nia. The great Dahlia show held annually in the ball room at the Hotel Biltmore in Los Angeles has been proclaimed the most beautiful exhibition of its kind to be seen anywhere. This is due in great measure to natural clim- atic conditions which stimulate a development in Dahlias to truly enormous proportions. Our tubers are therefore ex- ceptionally vigorous as well as thoroughly ripened, and cured and will produce sturdy plants bearing a wealth of superb flow- ers of the largest size. New and Rare Dahlia for 1931 Runa. Decorative. A charming orchid ping decorative with a splendid future as a florists' flower. For the abundance of large blooms no dahlia surpasses Runa. Its long stems and unusual keeping qualities make it an especially desirable cut flower $1.00 Nopal. A superb new Hybrid Cactus. Flowers of the largest size and perfectly formed. Color a rich glowing red that is brilliant and attractive 2.00 Barbara Redfern. Decorative. One of the finest of recent California dahlias. It is a delightful blending of old rose and old gold with a pleasing lavender suffusion. The blossoms are of great size and depth and held upright on strong stems 2.00 Eldorado. Decorative. A very large flower of pure gold deepening to a richer tone at the base of the petals. A dahlia of great depth and excellent substance. Stems absolutely straight and stiff. Early and free flowering 1.00 Faith Garidaldi. One of the twelve winning California in the 1928 San Francisco Show. The color is a charming silvery pink. Blossoms are ideal for cutting, retaining their freshness over a long period 1.00 Margaret Masson. Decorative. A most beautiful variety and a most attractive and desirable shade. Ideal for cut- ting, exhibition or garden display. Color a clear, exquisite lavendar. Strong grower and very free flowering 1.00 Orange Gold. Hybrid Cactus. This bright, colorful variety always attracts much attention. The shade, as the name implies, is a vivid golden orange. It is a most satisfactory dahlia in every respect 1.00
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Polar Snow. Decorative. This we consider the best and purest white dahlia in cultivation today. Perfect in form, growth and upright with long stems and of excellent keeping quality 50 Pink Champagne. This splendid variety is similar in many respects to Champagne Dahlia except that the color is a delightful light lavendar pink 1.50 Queen of the Garden Beautiful. Pale lemon yellow. A giant in size and without doubt one of the largest dahlias ever produced. It has been a winner as the largest flower in many dahlia shows the country over 1.50 Bronze Beauty. Exceptionally fine variety recently intro- duced. Very large handsome flowers of golden bronze 5.00 M. H. DeYoung. Pure old gold, the best of its color. The large flowers are held high on absolutely stiff stems. Fine for exhibition and cutting 2.50 Coringa. A superb decorative of recent introduction. Large and full. Color capucine yellow, shaded cornelian red 3 50 Eagle Rock Beauty. Hybrid decorative. A fine well shaped flower and a most delightful shade of cream and pink 2.50 May Trower. One of the newer decoratives. Large and of excellent habit. A very attractive shade; pale gold to golden apricot 2.50 Pepper's Delight. Hybrid decorative. A delightful flower indeed. The shade is entirely novel, being a combination of creamy yellow and watermelon pink 2.50 Rio Rita. A decorative of striking appearance. Color is bright geranium pink suffused and tinged with white 1.50 Elizabeth Pape. A tiny cactus variety which has attracted the greatest attention—color, a lovely salmon pink 1.00 45

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