GIANT SHOW DAHLIA CHAMPIONS 
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MONMOUTH CHAMPION (D.) 
Winner of a special award at Elizabeth, N. J., 
and as best undisseminated seedling at Red Bank, 
N. J., where it defeated some of the top notchers. 
This great Dahlia compares favorably with Fort 
Monmouth, Violet Wonder, Jane Cowl, Kathleen 
Norris, and other top notchers of recent intro¬ 
duction. It instantly found favor with all who 
saw it in our gardens and the show rooms by its 
great size, and brilliant orange flame color that 
fairly glistens from its own color. It is the only 
Dahlia we know in its color. A beautiful Dahlia 
in the garden and show room and a free producer 
of large, perfect blooms, on perfect stems through¬ 
out the season. Plant is a strong, vigorous grower, 
wide spreading, with long, slender side shoots, 
each producing a flne exhibition bloom from 10 to 
12 inches in diameter that can be cut with stems 
2 to 3 feet long. 
Root $1.00 
MONTALVO (Inf. Dec.) (Ballay) 
Golden bronze shading to a deep bronze center. 
Size seems to characterize most of our introduc¬ 
tions this year, but not at the expense of beauty. 
We have been asked repeatedly for extremely 
large ones and this time we are able to supply 
them with a vengeance. Montalvo is another 12 
inch Dahlia when grown with ordinarily good 
care and it has proportionate depth and strength 
of stem. There is great beauty in the coloring 
as you can imagine, and when you have charm in 
color, combined with massive size, perfect forma¬ 
tion and the best growing habits, the variety may 
be defined as an up-to-the-minute Dahlia. 
Root $3.50 
MRS, EMILE H. KITSON (I. Dec.) 
(Success) 
One of the most attractive Dahlias in our 
garden as it is always covered with large blooms 
held erect on the very best of stems. The attrac¬ 
tive color combination appeals to our visitors, the 
inner petals are of Grenadine pink while the outer 
petals are pale orange yellow. This origination 
was awarded a Certificate of Merit at the A. D. 
S. Trial Garden at Storrs, Conn., in 1929. It 
has also won the prize for the best Dahlia in 
show in strong competition. 
Root $1.50 
NARCISSA (Semi-Cactus) (Ballay) 
Bright daffodil yellow. We wanted a name that 
would express the freshness and warmth of early 
spring for this Dahlia and could think of nothing 
more appropriate than the daffodil and the other 
yellow flowers of the narcissus family. In the 
full formation of the flower there is also further- 
suggestion of the double daffodil. This Dahlia 
averages 8 or 9 inches in diameter and is another 
one that grows straight up on a long perfect 
stem. It is striking m the garden, charming when 
cut, and has no faults whatever. 
Root $2.50 
NOB HILL (I. Dec.) (Ballay-Success) 
Pale orange. Occasionally you see a bed of 
Dahlias containing so many blooms that there does 
not seem to be room for a single one more. That 
is how Nob Hill looked last September. In the 
first crop from eight to a dozen large disbudded 
flowers on each plant opened all at one time, all 
with long upright stems, fairly covering the plants. 
On close examination you would have found every 
bloom very large and deep and perfectly formed, 
almost every one suitable for exhibiting in the 
show. The gay and colorful shade of the blos¬ 
som is another feature to be considered. All our 
Dahlias are tried out in the East before being 
released and we get a conservative report. The 
notation for Nob Hill was “Very fine.” 
Root $7.50 Plant $3.75 
NORRINE NEWSOM (Inf. Dec.) (New) 
I have grown this Dahlia on trial for two years 
and I have never seen a Dahlia of such a different 
color as this one. At Boston in our display it was 
a knock-out. It is a new and most beautiful 
variety of pure burnt orange. Flo'wers are large, 
carried on extra long, straight stems and of per¬ 
fect form. I predict that this variety will be a great 
addition to the cut-flower world. It is a profuse 
bloomer and maintains its size throughout the 
whole season. To see it, is to love it. Stock 
limited. 
Root $3.00 net 
PALO ALTO (S. C.) 
Bright pinkish salmon shading to sort of sal¬ 
mon gold at the center. “Perfection” would have 
been an appropriate name for this Dahlia, for, 
as our Eastern Representative, Mr. Reed, says, 
“It has everything.” Color is positive and clear 
both in and out of doors; size conservatively 10 
to 12 inches across by 6 inches deep (some cus¬ 
tomers have reported blooms much larger and 
deeper) ; moderate semi-cactus formation perfect, 
with centers always closed and all alike; stem 
stalks very tall, straight and long-jointed; blooms 
freely both early and late; good substance and so 
lasts well whether growing or out. The predic¬ 
tion Mr. Hart made in last year’s Roll of Honor, 
that it would surely be one of the sensations of 
the 1933 show room, has come true. We are now 
informed that it was very outstanding wherever 
shown and was particularly good in the amateur 
classes, being a variety that even a beginner can 
grow well. Was awarded the Achievement Medal 
at Detroit as the Best Flower in that very fine 
show, giving us now four Dahlias that have 
been Achievement Medal Winners, namely Gran¬ 
dee, Satan, Achievement, and Palo Alto. Also 
received a Certificate of Merit at Storrs. It ap¬ 
pears to have been the most popular of all of last 
year’s introductions. We are receiving many in¬ 
quiries asking if we have anything new that ranks 
with Palo Alto. Everybody likes it, exhibitors, 
florists and garden enthusiasts. Do not fail to 
grow Palo Alto another season. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
PEKIN (For. Dec.) (Ballay) 
Deep cerise rose. The color of this Dahlia 
somewhat reminds one of that oriental shade 
sometimes called Chinese pink. The many petals 
of the large flower are quite regularly placed but 
are somewhat quilled toward the center so that the 
general effect is not severely formal. Long, strong 
stems hold the flower up well, and the growth of 
the plant is vigorous and healthy. 
Root $3.00 
PRINCE OF PERSIA (Newsom)(l. Dec.) 
The immense flowers, frequently a foot in di¬ 
ameter, are of the deepest, most iridescent, rich 
glowing crimson, more like the petals of a rose, 
rather than a Dahlia. Of great depth and sub¬ 
stance, and carried perfectly erect on exceptionally 
long, stiff stems. On the 1932 Honor Roll. 
Shown a lot at the many shows, where it was 
greatly admired. 
Root $2.00 
