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SUCCESS DAHLIA GARDENS, LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS 
DON JUAN (Semi-Cac.) — Scarlet orange 
with a reverse of lighter orange. This 
is one of the truly spectacular varieties 
and should add to the fame of Bally- 
Success Dahlias in the “Giants of the 
Show Room’’ class. If you have a crown 
flower of Don Juan for the show you will 
he hard to beat. Later flowers will be 
very numerous and large but an oc¬ 
casional one may have a crook in the 
stem. This variety is a true semi-cactus 
with the center rows of petals rather 
broad and spreading, but with the outer 
rows decidedly rolled and well incurved. 
Color is just about as bright as it is 
possible for a color to be. It has brought 
favorable comment from those who have 
seen it growing, and from the exhibitor’s 
point of view we consider it one of the 
.most sensational of the year’s introduc¬ 
tions. Don’t pass up this super-dahlia. 
S. Root $7.50. Plant $3.50. 
DRESDEN (Inf. Dec.) —Clear pink 
lavender. Here good color is again very 
much in evidence. The lavender is plainly 
of the rich pink tone throughout the 
flower and is in no sense a bluish 
lavender. This rich coloring is well sup¬ 
ported by large size, full formation and 
a matchless stem. 
This 1934 introduction was a much im¬ 
proved Dahlia the past season growing in 
our home garden. I know of very few 
Dahlias that can match this creation and 
it should be in every first-class collection. 
To grow it is to love it. 
The above is a clipping from our 1935 
catalog. Just to prove our description 
was correct, we sent this variety to the 
Dahlia Society of Ohio Trial Garden in 
1935 and it secured a certificate by scor¬ 
ing 88 points. Our introductions make 
good. 
This variety also received certificate at 
Storrs Trial Garden in 1935. 
Root $2.50 net. 
DRUM MAJOR (For. Dec.)— Pale gold 
with a reverse of deeper gold. A very, 
very tall Dahlia, standing head and 
shoulders above all the rest, and very 
large and showy. Not an early nor par¬ 
ticularly free bloomer, but all flowers are 
perfect on extremely good strong stems. 
Have you ever needed some large flowers 
.on 4-foot canes to top off your exhibit? 
This variety will serve that purpose and 
may win a prize for you too. 
Root $5.00. Plant $2.50. 
ENID CRANE (Inf. Dec.)— The English 
introducers consider this their best in¬ 
troduction. Another yellow but very deep 
tone with the best of stems. Flowering 
habits the best. Plants only $4.00 net. 
FREDA GEORGE (I. Dec.)— A fine new 
creation with a different color, large and 
Of good form, with perfect stems. Color 
cream, overlaid helio, deepening at tips. 
Plant $3.50 net. 
" GLAMOUR (Inf. Dec.) —'Bright apricot 
overlaid with sunset pink< This is one 
of the finest of our new introductions, a 
12-inch flower with perfect form and de¬ 
lightful color. The color resembles some¬ 
what Chautauqua Sunset and the stem is 
long and the plant well branched. As 
we are writing this on Nov. 12th, there 
are still many large closed-centered 
flowers on the bushes that we are cutting 
to sell. Root $5.00. Plant $2.50. 
GOLDEN AGE —A fine addition to the 
semi-cactus class. The large flowers are 
of the most pleasing burnt-amber-orange 
shade. The graceful formed flowers are 
carried on long stiff wiry stems. One of 
the outstanding varieties from Holland 
and a big prize winner. 
Plant $2.50 net. 
GOLDEN PRINCE (I. Dec.)—A very 
large beautiful Dahlia of exquisite form 
ancl coloring, being gold, flushed garnet. 
Strong stems, long and stiff. 
Plant $3.50 net. 
GRANDEE (I. D.) —Light nopal red 
shaded orange yellow. We have had re¬ 
ports of this Dahlia having been grown 
over 16 inches. One man in Southern 
California writes that he has a bloom of 
Grandee over 16 inches by actual measure¬ 
ment and that it was not a terminal 
flower. There were three other flowers 
on the bush at the same time, all of 
which were very large. It has won as the 
largest flower in a number of shows. 
Last year it was largest both at the Los 
Angeles and Long Beach shows, and 
previously at the California Flower Festi¬ 
val. A report from Holland stated that it 
was the largest American importation. In 
1933 it received the Achievement Medal at 
San Francisco and the same year- was 
dseoribed by Mr. Hart on his Roll of 
Honor as follows: “ ‘Great’ is indeed the 
right adjective to use here. A very large 
flower of a striking combination of 
Spanish red and golden yellow . . . . 
It has individuality.” Grandee is a model 
exhibition Dahlia. Height of plant is 
about 4 feet. A free and early bloomer. 
The accompanying photograph will give 
you some idea of its appearance. 
NOTE: We have never grown a Dahlia 
that will produce as many large bloom, 
throughout the season as Grandee. Keep 
this plant free from buds until it reaches 
the height of at least three feet or you 
will have a very dwarf plant with plenty 
of 14-15 inch bloom. 
Root $5.00. Plant $2.50. 
GRAY DAWN (I. Dec.)— One of the out¬ 
standing Dahlias in our garden. It has 
size aplenty, but it’s the color that makes 
it a standout. , It is gray, or at least that 
is the nearest description that seems 
appropriate for this variety. The slight 
lavender tinted center adds to its beauty. 
Perfect stems, flower facing. 
Plants $2.50 net. 
GREAT EMBLEM (Dec.)—A beautiful 
tomato red Dahlia which produces huge 
blooms facing on perfect stems. 
Plant $2.50. 
KOONGARRA BEAUTY (Dec.)—One of 
the largest, deepest decoratives ever of¬ 
fered, can be grown 12 inches in the 
originators description. Color, deep golden 
bronze. Plant $3.50 net. 
