Our exhibit at the 1934 Show of the Dahlia Society 
of Indiana. 
To All Our Dahlia Friends, Old and New 
GREETINGS: 
We are on the threshold of another dahlia 
season. The trials of 1934 are behind us. In 
spite of the late season, dry, hot weather, and 
comparatively early frost our garden had a 
successful year. 
It has been a pleasure to hear from so many 
of our customers relating their experience with 
stock purchased from us, and on the whole 
these letters have expressed complete satisfac¬ 
tion. With those who had misfortune we have 
endeavored to go all the way in adjustments. 
This is the policy on which our garden has 
always operated and will continue to operate. 
We grew most of the new varieties during 
1934. Without question the most outstanding 
1934 introduction was Lord of Autumn. It won in 
many shows all over the country, and it was 
our pleasure to win "Best bloom in the Indiana 
show'' and "Best bloom in the Ohio Valley 
show" with this variety. 
Above is pictured our display in the Indiana 
show which was given the "supreme award for 
the best commercial display in the entire 
show," in what we believe to be the strongest 
commercial class yet staged in this show. In 
