GIANT SHOW DAHLIA CHAMPIONS 
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BALLAY-SUCCESS SUPER-DAHLIA 
ORIGINATIONS FOR 1934 
CADET (Semi-Cac.) 
Light primrose yellow. The first of our new 
ones for this year that we must try to picture to 
you is a fresh, crisp flower somewhat similar in 
formation to Satan. This type of cactus Dahlia 
in the shade mentioned is truly distinctive and 
should be well received by a discriminating public. 
The petals, long, well-rolled and but slightly in¬ 
curved, are well plaeed and just numerous enough 
to form an exceedingly graceful flower. So clean- 
cut in form and color, it impresses one as having 
been artificially fashioned by the deft hand of a 
skillful artist. Will grow large on a tall, straight 
stalk. It was outstanding growing on trial at 
Lawrence, Mass., as well as in California. 
Root $15.00 Plant $7.50 
DRESDEN (Inf. Dec.) 
Clear pink lavender. Here good color is again 
very much in evidence. The lavender is plainly 
of the rich pink tone throughout the flower and is 
in no sense a bluish lavender. This rich coloring 
is well supported by large size, full formation and 
a matchless stem. No visitor ever fails to stop 
and inquire about this one, always remarking that 
it is exquisite. Blooms with exceptional freedom. 
First flower or two may come with a slightly flat 
center but the percentage is very small. If the 
tips of the stems are boiled, as should always be 
done when Dahlias are cut, this variety will prove 
an excellent keeper. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
ELEGANCE (Semi-Cac.) 
Center and tips of petals yellow, body of flower 
glistening coral. We classify this variety as semi¬ 
cactus but it is not far removed from tbe true 
cactus type. A noticeable swirl to the petals is 
also reminiscent of certain English type cactus 
varieties of some years back. Few Dahlias have 
been so cordially received on their first appearance 
as this one and we consider it one of our very 
best varieties because of its unusual charm and 
beauty and because the great quantity of blooms 
it gives are useful for every purpose. It is a full, 
deep flower with ideal habits. Last year Mr. 
Darrill . Hart asked for more cactus Dahlias and 
we are responding promptly. In placing it on the 
1933 American Home Roll of Honor he says: “A 
most pleasing variety of primrose yellow with pale 
mauve shadings on outer petals. I had this on 
trial and it produced a wealth of bloom of very 
pleasing and artistic appearance.” 
Root $15.00 Plant $7.50 
EUGENIA BALLAY (Inf. Dec.) 
Rich cream. This Dahlia won as the Best Es¬ 
tablished three-year-old in keen competition at the 
Palace Hotel Show and can always be counted on 
to exhibit to good advantage. It is a very early 
and a very prolific bloomer. Under favorable 
weather conditions the blooms will easily attain 10 
to 12 inches with corresponding depth, and at all 
times will have very long, strong stems. In Cali¬ 
fornia everyone admired the color and general 
habits of this new Dahlia and we have named it 
to honor our mother. We hope it will worthily 
perpetuate her name. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
THE FIREMAN (Inf. Dec.) 
This grand Dahlia has made many friends the 
past three years not only in our home garden but 
in the American Dahlia Society official trml garden 
at Storrs, Conn., where it was awarded a Certifi¬ 
cate of Merit in 1933, at the New York Botanical 
Gardens it was well up among the leaders of the 
popularity contest and at Boston it won The 
American Home Achievement Medal and to end the 
year successfully it made a happy landing among 
the elite of the Dahlia world on The American 
Home Honor Roll. There are many other awards 
that could be credited to this creation. The Trial 
Garden report contains such comments as: Spec¬ 
trum red, dazzling, occasional strips and tips of 
petals mustard yellow. Flowering habit prolific. 
Very showy and free flowering.” Mr. Derrill W. 
Hart, Dahlia expert, describes it as follows: “This 
variety is a flashy cardinal red with golden flushes 
and golden tips at center of the flower.” This 
variety has won the approval of many Dahlia ex¬ 
perts. It’s flashy, it’s striking, it’s a proven win¬ 
ner of major awards. Try it. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
FLORENTINE (for. Dec.) 
Bright mallow purple. From the thousands of 
seedlings that we grow we have ample opportunity 
to study the Dahlia in its many phases from a 
standpoint of real progress. Many new colors 
appear but the problem is to get the outstanding 
colors in a flower that shows equal advancement 
in other respects. Good purple shades are not 
plentiful and we thought the color of this Dahlia 
especially worthwhile. The huge flower superbly 
built in formal fasbion presents a striking con¬ 
trast alongside Dahlias of colors more frequently 
seen. It is congenially at home among the best, 
possessing all good qualities. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
GRANDEE (Inf. Dec.) 
Light nopal red shaded orange yellow. Winner 
of the 1933 American Home Achievement Medal 
at San Francisco and Largest Flower at the Cali¬ 
fornia Flower Festival. For great size we are in¬ 
clined to think Grandee surpasses them all. We 
have had 15-inch blooms without forcingr or 
shading on plants 4 feet tall. Six blooms all 14 
inches or more at one time on a plant are not 
unusual and the size is maintained through the 
whole season. We do not exaggerate when offering 
a new Dahlia. We introduced Satan as a 12^2 
inch bloom and a 14^ inch specimen appeared at 
the New York Show this year. We said Full 
Moon was a 12 inch Dahlia and it has since been 
grown to 14 inches. As Grandee grew at Law¬ 
rence, Mass., Mr. Reed said he never saw a Dahlia 
that produced so many large blooms throughout 
the season. What it will be like when grown 
espec’all)' for size we do not know. Beautiful 
coloring, good formation, first-class stem, are all 
present in this superlative Dahlia. It is, of course, 
on the Roll of Honor and we quote what Mr. 
Hart saj s about it: “Grandee is a very large 
flower of a striking combination of Spanish red 
and golden yellow. The reverse of the petals 
shows a blush of russet red. ‘Great’ is indeed 
the right adjective to use here. It has individu¬ 
ality.” 
Root $15.00 Plant $7.50 
