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SUCCESS DAHLIA GARDENS, LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS 
Chas. G, Reed 
Lawrenee, Mass. 
Derry, Pa. 
October 30, 1933. 
Dear Mr. Reed: 
As a Dahlia fan I feel it my duty to congratulate you on the wonderful intro¬ 
ductions you have. 
I have always wanted to grow prize-winning Dahlias but my success this year 
has been far above my expectations and I feel that this success is due your intro¬ 
ductions. As an amateur grower raising these Dahlias in my own backyard to a 
diameter of 14i/4 inches must certainly be due to quality of Dahlias used, which 
w'ere yours. Thanking you for my success, I remain 
Respectfully yours, 
W. E. Gelsdorf 
Copy. 
NOTE: We could fill this catalog with like letters of appreciation, but space 
forbids. 
THE SUCCESS FAMILY ANNUAL TRIP TO THE SHOWS AND GARDENS 
The trip for 1933 started at Boston, and saw the crowd gathered around 
“Murphy’s Masterpiece” which was crowned the largest bloom in the show. Near at 
hand we found “The Fireman” receiving the American Home Achievement Medal 
for the best seedling and saw the monster white Dahlia “Margaret E. Broomall.” 
The next stop was at the American Dahlia Society Trial Gardens at Storrs, 
Conn., where our 1934 introductions “The Fireman,” “Palo Alto,” and “Strongheart” 
received an award of Merit and “Arelda Lloyd,” our new' giant yellow “Twin Sister 
to Jane Cowl,” was the season’s Champion of the Trial Garden, scoring two points 
higher than its nearest large type competitor and having the highest score of any 
type Dahlia at the Garden. 
Maying on to the American Dahlia Society annual exhibition, we saw “Satan” 
and “Murphy’s Masterpiece” made champions of their classes and “Ruby Taylor” 
at the head of her class. While in New York we also took in the Dahlia exhibition 
at the New York Botanical Gardens, where “Satan” won the popularity contest by 
87 votes over its nearest competitor out of 1100 Dahlia, varieties. 
Over the river in Brooklyn again “Satan” was awarded the largest bloom in the 
show. 
Invading Long Island, at Rockville Center, Freeport and Long Beach, we found 
“Satan,” “Murphy’s Masterpiece,” and “Ruby Taylor” mopping up as usual, and for 
good measure “Murphy’s Masterpiece” receiving Achievement medals at Rockville 
Center and Long Beach. Over in Jersey, at Camden, “Satan” was awarded a special 
prize for the largest in the show 
At Fishkill, N. Y., we found “Satan” again supreme as the largest in the show; 
at Peekskill, N. Y., “Murphy’s Masterpiece” was champion again. 
Going south into Virginia, we stopped at the Davidson Dahlia Garden, Wythe- 
ville, Va. Here we saw one bush of “Murphy’s Masterpiece” loaded with blooms. 
Mr. Davidson had grown one 17 in. bloom and one 15 in. bloom on this same bush. 
Both measurements were certified. 
Moving: west into Kentucky, at Louisville, “Murphy’s Masterpiece” won the 
President Trophy for the largest and best bloom in the show. At the Indianapolis, 
Ind., show “Murphy’s Masterpiece” won the Trophy of the Indianapolis Dahlia 
Society. 
When we arrived at the World’s Fair at Chicago, we saw “Murphy’s Master¬ 
piece” take largest bloom in the show for the day. It had already won more 
World’s Fair first prizes than any other Dahlia. Here also “Satan” and “Palo Alto” 
had done much winning. Another day “Eagle Rock Fantasy” took largest for the day. 
At Detroit, we found “Palo Alto” was judged as the best flower in the show. 
Others of our introductions were also bringing joy and prizes to our Michigan 
friends. Being so near our Canadian neighbors we decided to pay them a visit at 
the Canadian Dahlia Society Show, and here “Murphy’s Masterpiece” took first, 
second and third for largest and best bloom in the show. 
Again starting west, at Kansas City, we found the old standby “Eagle Rock 
Fantasy” judged as the largest and best bloom in the show. 
“California, here we come!” At Los Angeles we saw “Charles G. Reed” awarded 
best bloom in the show, over all the cracker-jacks from that section, and they sure 
do grow some good ones there. 
