SATAN—S. C. Flaming red with a 
slight touch of gold at the 
center. No dahlia in exist¬ 
ence, we believe, is more sen¬ 
sational and spectacular than 
this giant cactus, and it ap¬ 
pears to be the most popular 
dahlia in the world today. The 
exquisite coloring is at once 
fascinating, but what forma¬ 
tion and stem. The horn-like 
petals, perfectly rolled and in¬ 
curved, give rare form and 
character to a flower of un¬ 
usual brilliancy. The rugged, 
almost leafless, stems give 
the impression of being near¬ 
ly as thick at the top as at the 
base. Wherever exhibited it 
becomes the general favorite. 
In previous catalogues we 
listed a number of prizes won 
as Best or Largest in many of 
the leading shows in differ¬ 
ent parts of the country, in¬ 
cluding an Achievement Med¬ 
al. We told of its record at 
Storrs Trial Gardens and its 
place on the Roll of Honor, 
and of similar honors won at 
the World’s Fair, at New 
York, San Francisco, and 
other shows too numerous to 
mention. At the Bronx Park Botanical Gardens, New York City, last year Satan was voted the 
most popular dahlia by the visitors out of the total planting of 1100 dahlias. The New York 
Times stated that “this plant topped all the others by at least a foot and carried more flowers”. 
On the Pacific Coast it headed by a wide margin the “Garden Quarterly” Roll of Honor com¬ 
piled by popular vote of the leading dahlia growers. It continues to hold its place in the Best 
and Largest classes and in the recent shows in some cases it won both as Largest and Best. 
A reliable New York grower reports he grew Satan 16 inches. Accompanying cut will give 
you a good idea of the general appearance of this flower $4.00 
STRONGHEART—F. D. Amber-gold. Another dahlia with no imperfections. This has always been 
one of our favorites and is truly a gem of a dahlia. Its size is of generous proportions, com¬ 
bined with great beauty of form and color, and it has a long perfect stem. While coming nearer 
to the formal type of decorative than any other classification, it is not decidedly formal, as the 
petals are longer and rather inclined to curve more than is usual with this type, especially in 
the late season. Mr. Hart deemed it worthy of a place on his 1932 Roll of Honor and it also 
won a Certificate of Merit at Storrs. This variety has proven to be a very handsome and useful 
cut flower as well as an exhibition bloom $2.50 
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Good Varieties of Other Growers 
AMELIA EARHART—S. C. (Cordes) Apricot-buff with salmon shadings. This very large and beau¬ 
tiful dahlia has the distinction of being the winner of two Achievement Medals and many other 
prizes and is a Roll of Honor dahlia. The originator can be justly proud of this wonderful new 
California introduction. It grew most satisfactorily for us, confirming all the good reports we 
had heard about it. Bloom is richly colored, large and deep, held nicely facing on a good stem. 
One of the very best $5.00 
AMERICAN LEGION—S. C. (American) Bright yellow. Our stock of this dahlia was strong and 
vigorous and produced giant blooms on long strong stems. It has frequently been a winner in 
the “Largest” class and has achieved much popularity throughout the country. Good growing 
habits with heavy bright foliage. $2.50 
ARELDA LLOYD—I. D. (Success) Golden yellow lightly shaded with pinkish gold. This fine dahlia 
is a yellow sport of Jane Cowl and possesses all the good qualities of the older variety. Jane 
Cowl is one of the truly great dahlias and in a new color should go far as a garden favorite 
and showroom winner $5.00 
BAGDAD—I. D. (Redfern) Rich bright red. This is a dahlia of large size, excellent formation and 
good coloring. It is especially adapted to a warm location where its full formation develops to 
perfection. A very strong stem adds to its general usefulness $1.50 
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