GIANT SHOW DAHLIA CHAMPIONS 
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MURPHY’S MASTERPIECE (1. Dec.) 
This history making Dahlia is without doubt the 
largest of the newer introductions. Again this 
Dahlia won more prizes for the largest Dahlia in 
the shows than any other variety. It was con¬ 
sistently shown in all sections of this country. 
Of course it is an Honor Roll Dahlia for the past 
three years and a winner of a Certificate at the 
American Dahlia Society Trial Garden at Storrs, 
Conn. The largest grown by M. H. Davidson, 
Wytheville, Md., was 17 in. This measurement 
was certified. Here are a few more honors added to 
its long list of 1931 and 1932. Largest bloom, Bos¬ 
ton. Largest and best at Rockville Centre, L. I., 
N. Y. Largest bloom at Peekskill, N. Y. Largest 
and best Bloom, Fishkill, N. Y. We could go on 
and on telling of the great accomplishments of this 
Dahlia at the World’s Fair and other of the 
larger shows but what’s the use, and we could 
jump across to Europe where it was a sensation; 
it also made good in Japan, New Zealand, and 
Australia. If you have visited any of the shows 
like the New York, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, 
Cleveland, and many other great shows, you 
would find this variety going over the top in al¬ 
most every class where it was exhibited. They 
just can’t beat it in size. We do not have to 
grow it ourselves to have it reach perfection, all 
our claims are built around the records that have 
been mad? in the gardens of our customers. 
Dahlia fans, private estates, trial gardens, the 
rich, the poor, and that after all is the kind of 
Dahlia we are all seeking. The kind that all can 
grow to perfection. We have been informed that 
another red Dahlia has been marketed as Mur¬ 
phy’s Masterpiece. Play safe and order direct 
from introducer. Here is how Derrill W. Hart 
describes it on his Honor Roll. “A huge, deep, 
dark red shading towards garnet, and a flower 
that grows large without much encouragement. 
When first shown in Boston before the origina¬ 
tor’s death, this big Dahlia won the cup offered 
by the President of the Massachusetts Horticul¬ 
tural Society as a most worthy novelty—and 
novelties other than Dahlias were also in com¬ 
petition. Awarded also the American Home 
Achievement medal bv the Dahlia Society of New 
England in 1931 at Boston, and in 1933 at Rock¬ 
ville Centre and Long Beach, L. I., N. Y.” No 
collection is complete without this giant. If you 
only like the medium size Dahlia bloom don’t 
buy this one, it can’t be grown medium size. If 
interested would advise ordering early. 
An amateur grower won the following prizes 
with this variety in 1933. As the best red at 
American Dahlia Society Show at New York, at 
Freeport and Long Beach, Long Island, and at 
Camden, N. J. As the largest flower in the 
show at the American Dahlia Society show, at 
Freeport, Long Beach, and Rockville Center, Long 
Island. Also won the Achievement Medal at 
Rockville Center and Long Beach. Largest and 
best bloom at Louisville, Ky. At the Canadian 
Dahlia Society, first, second, and third as the 
largest and best bloom, largest bloom at Mil¬ 
waukee, Wis. 
NOTE; Please take a good look at little Jean 
Tarter holding the largest known Dahlia bloom. 
It is of course Murphy’s Masterpiece. Oh! yes, 
it is a 17 inch bloom. Her granddaddy, Mr. M. 
H. Davidson, grew it. He also cut another 17 
inch bloom and two 15 inch blooms from his one 
plant. We insisted on sworn statements as to 
accurate measurements to be made before said 
official. We will not make any false claims. We 
do not grow for exhibition. Our customers fur¬ 
nish our data for our advertising program. We 
are sincere when we claim to introduce the 
World’s Largest Dahlias. Our customers prove 
we are justified in making this claim. 
Root $7.50 Plant $3.50 
