16 SUCCESS DAHLIA GARDENS, LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS 
EAGLE ROCK SUPERBA (Dec.) 
(Broomal 1-Success) 
Another one of Mr. Broomall’s new originations 
that he considers one of his very best. There is 
color on the chart that is exactly like the color 
in this variety, but the nearest being a light 
amaranth pink, a much more attractive color than 
our last year’s introduction Eagle Rock Fantasy. 
The originator considers it a better Dahlia than 
Fantasy. It is about the same size and habits 
except in color. We have never grown a Dahlia 
of the same color. The stems are perfect and 
hold the large bloom erect. We predict a bright 
future for this Dahlia. Our stock is verv limited. 
Root $7.50 
EAGLE ROCK WONDER (S. C.) 
For tremendous size, perfection of forni and 
habit of profuse blooming qualities and vigorous 
growth, I have seen no equal of this Dahlia. It 
was the outstanding feature in the garden. The 
color is mars-orange shading to orange-buff with 
tints of coral-pink and coral-red according to 
Ridgeway’s color chart; the general effect being 
between orange and apricot. This Dahlia some¬ 
times forms a number of adventitious buds on the 
back of the flowers; so far, probably not more than 
twenty percent have done this. These buds, re¬ 
minding one of Brussels sprouts, do not affect 
the appearance of the front of the flower. They 
can easily be removed before the main flower is 
fully developed, and it seems to me are caused 
by the extraordinary vigor of the plant, seemingly 
to give an outlet to its unusual energy. This 
variety has never yet shown an open center even 
under the most unfavorable conditions. A mons¬ 
ter. Height 5 feet. 
Root $2.00 Three Roots $5.00 
FULL MOON (F. Dec.) (Ballay-Success) 
Canary yellow. Here is a variety that can 
truthfully be called a superlative Dahlia. The 
large distinctive blooms, easily measuring 12 
inches across, are regularly formed of very broad 
flat petals that terminate in a perfectly full and 
artistic center. The thickness and strength of the 
stems are particularly noticeable and tbe flowers 
are always upright, never facing the least bit to 
the side. We have never seen a variety more 
consistent, every flower being massive in size and 
perfectly formed, and the foliage is always clean 
and bright. In 1932 this Dahlia made a good 
start in the East, winning the Gold Medal of the 
Dahlia Society of California as the best Dahl'a 
of California origin, and was also the largest 
Dahlia in the show at Boston. This year it has 
been added to the Roll of Honor, and good re¬ 
ports have come to us beyond our expectations, 
several of our customers stating they have grown 
13 and even 14 inch blooms without any special 
effort. This is what Mr. Derrill Hart thinks of 
it: “Although this monster yellow was dis¬ 
seminated in 1932 I did not see it until the cur¬ 
rent blooming season. It is a wide-petalled flower 
of clear golden yellow, and during the show sea¬ 
son just past, not only won many prizes as Best 
Yellow, but in some cases as Best Bloom in the 
show. It is one of the outstanding Dahlias of the 
season, and so far as I know it has succeeded in 
every section where it was grown.” 
Root $5.00 Plant $2.50 
GABRIEL (Hyb. Cac.) 
Carmine pink, or what might be termed “water¬ 
melon.” This variety is an early and free 
bloomer, and the blooms are really spectacular. 
Very large and deep, they lead the garden in in¬ 
terest in the early season. As the season ad¬ 
vances the stem is not always good, especially it^ 
the plant is allowed to become too bushy. All 
things considered, we can recommend it as a 
Dahlia that will bring the grower much pleasure 
and cause his friends to gasp and wonder. 
Root $1.00 
GOLDEN HARVEST (Semi-Cac.) 
A most striking variety, producing enormous 
blooms of a beautiful sulphur-yellow in color, with 
no shading. The blooms are held perfectly erect 
on the best of stems and by disbudding it is pos¬ 
sible to grow blooms larger than Siskiyou. The 
plants are a mass of bloom from early to late in 
the season. I have never seen such large buds 
before the petals commence to unfold and reminds 
one of the enormous exhibition Chrysanthemums 
as they open up, only much larger. A winner. 
Height, 3 feet. This variety was another of our 
introductions that made good wherever exhibited. 
A customer won first prize with this Variety in 
the keenest competition at the National Show at 
Atlantic City in 1931. 
Root $2.00 
GORGEOUS (I. Dec.) (Broomall-Success) 
Another of Mr. Broomall’s giants that has 
attracted unusual attention on account of its great 
size and color. This Dahlia is at its best after 
the first blooms have come and gone, as the first 
blooms or at least some of them show double cen¬ 
ters and none of us like those, but the later 
blooms are wonderful. If this variety produced 
all perfect blooms we would put it into the $20.00 
class, but we want the reader to know our Dahlia 
faults as well as their good qualities. The color 
Rhodonite pink with tinge of pale yellow, reverse 
rocellin purple veined pale yellow, general effect 
salmon. If you like the monsters this one will 
please you. The stems are long and extra strong 
to carry the giant bloom erect. 
Root $3.00 
IDA PERKINS (Dec.) 
One of the best exhibition whites to date. 
Root $1.00 
INDIANA MOON (I. Dec.) (Martin) 
This variety was awarded a certificate at the 
Trial Gardens at Storrs in 1930 and found itself 
a place on the American Home Honor Roll in 
1931. This variety has won many first prizes in 
the Middle West where it was originated. It is a 
good Dahlia in every way and grows without any 
forcing up around 10 inches and the bloom are 
held erect on long, stiff stems. The color of this 
variety is difficult to describe as there are so 
many colors in its make-up. The Trial Garden 
describes it as flesh ocher with faint lines of 
spinel pink running through some of the petals. 
With us it showed plenty of blending of colors 
to make it most attractive. 
Root $2.00 
JANE COWL 
This magnificent decorative was without doubt 
the outstanding Dahlia that has been produced in 
the East since Jersey Beauty. It would be im¬ 
possible to list its winnings, as we are continually 
hearing of where it won for the best in the show. 
Mr. Derrill W. Hart in his Roll of Honor report 
in the American Home is as follows: 
“Jane Cowl was the outstanding Dahlia in every 
show room. It would be impossible to enumerate 
the prizes won by this grand flower. Next to 
Jersey’s Beauty we believe that Jane Cowl has the 
best record of any other variety introduced. It 
ranks with the immortals of the Dahlia world.” 
The plants are always covered with immense 
blooms, held perfectly erect on long, stiff stems, 
and seem to be inseet-proof. Color a glistening 
bronzy buff and old gold, blending to a deeper 
shade toward the centre of the flower, reverse of 
petals a pale flesh color, giving the flower as a 
whole a warm glow. We have a fine stock of 
this wonderful Dahlia. Root $1.00 
