EXHIBITION DAHLIAS 
We have so many inquiries for the best of our dahlias for exhibition purposes that we give below a list of thirty-one varieties. 
When properly grown, these will be most difficult to beat for size, coloring, form, stem and keeping qualities. In this collection 
we have four that were largest on our farms. Rodman Wanamaker produced many blooms 12 to 13 inches in diameter. We believe 
this to be the World's largest Dahlia, while Zeus, Leo Niessen and Claire Kulp are wonders. 
And yet size is only a fraction; the varieties below have all the other requisites, most notably, wonderful coloring and stiff 
stems. One of our customers, Dr. M. D. Faunce, Haddon Heights, N. J., with only four years experience made the following record 
at the Second Annual Flower Show of the Magnolia Floricultural Society held September 12-13, 1924. Out of 13 entries, Dr. Faunce 
won 8 firsts, 3 seconds and 1 third. "Leo Niessen" and "Zeus" were among his entries winning blue ribbons. 
We especially recommend all these varieties, and they are included in our guarantee of entire satisfaction. 
CACTUS Description Page 
C. B. Githcns 7 
Mother 5 
Pink Rosebud 4 
Sophy Morey 32 
HYBRID CACTUS 
Claire Kulp 32 
Kathryn Donges 11 
Laura Entrekin 4 
Mae Grefe 4 
Mrs. F. Bergholz 32 
Sunset Glow 32 
DECORATIVE PAEON Y 
J. Montague Evans 3 
Dr. Stem 4 
Rodman Wanamaker 2 
Zeus 3 
PAEONY 
Description 
Canada 21 
Dr. John Lane 21 
Priscilla Agnew 5 
Rosalia Styles 3rd Cover Page 
DECORATIVE 
Colossal Pink Color insert 
Dream Girl 5 
Elizabeth B. Fitler 4 
Ella May Rankin 3 
Gladys Peacock 4 
Isabel Street Color insert 
Jane Hall 5 
Leo Niessen . . , • 3 
Mrs. Dayton Lamont 4 
Mrs. Hugo Kind o 
Senator Baird 6 
BALL 
Kissimmce 17 
Peacock 4 
WHAT OTHERS SAY 
Nurstead Ave., Bassendean 
Western Australia, Nov. 10, 1924. 
Mr. L. K. Peacock, Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. J., U. S. A. 
Dear Sir: — Please forward me Dahlias to amount enclosed; 
will let you choose the best from the list enclosed. The dahlias 
we received in August were fine tubers. They had to be planted in 
a sheltered place, as it was winter here. Luckily we had a mild 
winter, and the dahlias have grown wonderfully; they are 3 and 4 
feet high and have all flowered, some having splendid blooms, 
Insulinde, Mrs. Hugo Kind and Sheba being very large and full. 
They were exhibited at the Sweet Pea Show here, and created 
quite a stir among Dahlia Growers, as they were four months too 
early. 
We are going to cut them down now and try to bring them into 
bloom again in our season, as we begin planting now. The flow- 
ering season starts in January, and the Exhibitions are in late 
February and March. There will be keen competition this year, 
as several growers have sent to France and Holland. But we still 
hope to carry a number of prizes with your Dahlias, for what we 
have already seen of them has pleased us. They will be hard to 
beat. I remain, yours truly, 
CHARLES JOURDAIN. 
Woodbury, N. J., Nov. 29, 1924. 
Dear Mr. Peacock: — 
Of all the new dahlias that I grew for the first time in 1924, 
none gave me more satisfaction than your fine cactus called Sophy 
Morey. I had good success with all your green plants, especially 
with Sophy Morey, Mae Grefe and Mrs. F. Bergholz. I want to 
buy green plants of the following: 
2 Mae Grefe 2 Colossal Pink 
1 Mrs. Dayton Lamont 2 Clair Kulp 
2 Mrs. F. Bergholz 2 Emma Marie 
3 Peacock 2 Maryann 
6 Sophy Morey 2 Pride of Dahliadel 
I saw all these growing in your grounds last October. Some 
of them I already have — and want more. Peacock especially 
interests me. 
Sincerely yours, 
MYRON E. DOUGLAS. 
Lewistown, Pa., Aug. 6, 1924. 
Peacock Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. J.: 
Gentlemen: — I have wanted to write you for some time in 
regard to the bulbs bought of you the past spring, but have 
waited until the plants came into bloom so that I could speak 
more intelligently about them. 
I have found much pleasure in the culture of fine dahlias for a 
number of years, and in all my past experience with dahlias I 
have not made a more satisfactory purchase of bulbs. In the 
first place, every bulb you sent me has made wonderful growth 
and now that they are in bloom I find each one true to name and 
identical in every way with your catalog description. This is 
conclusive evidence that you exercise great care in filling your 
orders. 
I also want to thank you for the "free" bulb of the white cactus, 
Lawine, you included with my order, this is a beauty. I will be 
with you next spring with a much larger order. 
Yours very truly, 
j'. FRANK JACOBS. 
Charleston, Tenn., Oct. 13, 1924. 
Peacock Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. J. 
Gentlemen: — Last spring I ordered several dahlias from you; 
among them, Rodman Wanamaker attracted the most attention 
and Mrs. Rink next — they were both wonderful. Kathryn 
Donges and Olive Nyce got almost as much attention as did 
Mother and Colossal Pink. Mrs. J. Harrison Dick was good and 
was full of flowers all Fall. Mrs. Hugo Kind and Crimson King 
did not grow so well, but they both bloomed late, and I got several 
fine flowers from each of them. 
I have had lots of visitors this fall, and they all wanted to 
know where I got my tubers, and I was glad to tell them and give 
them your address. Everyone said that I had better dahlias than 
they had ever seen before. 
Yours very truly, 
W. L. WEEKS. 
Our descriptions and all statements in this catalogue are the plain truth. 
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