more than a dozen Major Shows, Champion 
Bloom at Chicago, first at Flemingsburg Trial 
Gardens, President’s Cup at several shows, 
etc., etc. Also placed at the head of all pre¬ 
vious introductions by Derrill W. Hart. Still 
considered by Mr. J. A. Kemp the peer of all 
yellows and who says, “A well grown bloom 
of Lord of Autumn is almost unbeatable in 
the show room.” 
An Illinois grower writes : 
Almy’s Dahlia Gardens, 
Box D, 
Tiverton, R. I. 
Dear Sirs: 
I just know and feel that you will be inter¬ 
ested in learning of the splendid success I had 
last fall with your wonderful introduction, 
Lord of Autumn. I, like thousands of others 
are positive in our opinions, that to present 
date, there has been no dahlia, irrespective of 
color or variety, that can be compared, in 
every respect, with Lord of Autumn. 
At our one big show held here (Chicago) 
last fall, Lord of Autumn, exhibited by me, 
was named show champion. Again in a vase 
of three L. of A.’s a blue ribbon was also 
awarded. At the Garfield Park Dahlia Show 
it again excelled itself with several blues. 
Needless to say it will be again in my cloth 
house. Of over 1000 visitors to my cloth 
house last fall 95 per cent picked L. of A. as 
their favorite in competition with such as: 
Murphy’s Masterpiece, Amelia Earhart, Man 
O’War, Frau Bracht, Cavalcade, Hill Nugget, 
Monmorith Oueen and several dozen others. 
A Toronto, Can., grower writes: “I grew 
Lord of Autumn 15 inches in diameter, with¬ 
out disbudding.” And sent me a photo of it 
on the plant. 
Our stock was, positively, better than ever 
in 1935. Grown by a customer in Massachu¬ 
setts 15*4 inches (larger than ever before) 
without forcing or dis-branching; grown in 
hot Kentucky 13 inches by 8 inches without 
any forcing. A New Jersey customer sold 
blooms of it for $4 per dozen to florists. What 
other dahlia blooms ever brought such prices. 
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