BALL.AY-SUCCESS DAHLIAS “GIANTS OF THE SHOW ROOM" 
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In the first crop from eight to a dozen 
large flowers on each plant opened all 
at one time, all with long upright stems, 
fairly covering the plants. On close ex¬ 
amination 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 blossom is another 
feature to be considered. Root $2.00. 
PALO ALTO (S. C.)— Bright pinkish 
salmon shading to sort of salmon gold 
at the center. “Perfection” would have 
been an appropriate name for this Dahlia. 
It has everything. Co^or is positive and 
clear both in and out of doors; moderate 
semi-cactus formation perfect, with 
centers always closed and all alike; stem 
stalks very tall t straight and long- 
jointed. Root $2.50. 
PEKIN (For. Dec.) —Deep cerise rose. 
The color of this Dahlia somewhat re¬ 
minds one of that oriental shade some¬ 
times 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 1.00—Three for $2.00. 
PAUL PFITZER (Cac)— Another of 
those gems that are hard to beat when 
arranged in a basket or vase. The 
beautiful color, the formation of the 
bloom, the long stiff stems, its cut and 
come again habit, the clean foliage 
moulds itself into one of the finest garden 
and exhibition cactus that has yet been 
produced. Color is chamois pink. 
Root $1.00 net. 
PHANTOM (Inf. Dec.) —A few years 
ago we all admired Mr. George Still¬ 
man’s Dahlia “Our Country” in color and 
size, but the stem was nothing to write 
home about and yet Mr. Stillman sold 
plenty at $50.00 per root. Since then 
we have been trying to find a real 
Dahlia with the same color combination 
but with a perfect stem. We believe that 
our hunt is at an end, as Phantom is the 
answer. It has a perfect stem carrying 
the big bloom high above the foliage, 
which is insect resistant, the color is 
royal purple, with every petal tipped and 
edged pure white. We have never seen 
an imperfect bloom as to color or other¬ 
wise on this variety.Root $2.50 net. 
RUBY TAYLOR (I. Dec.)— The clear 
self color is difficult to describe but the 
nearest color we could find in the color 
book was Carmine. The habits of this 
Dahlia are nearly perfect. It has long, 
stiff stems, is an open growing bush, and 
needs no pruning to produce large, deep 
bloom. Root $1.50. 
SONNY BOY (I. D.)— A monster old 
rose slightly striped and tinged old gold 
Dahlia that made an excellent record 
the past year, winning in all the major 
shows where exhibited. Root $1.50. 
R. P. RUTHERFORD (Semi-Cactus) — 
We could describe it better bv calling it 
twin of our famous “Satan.” It has great 
size and a color all Its own, the blooms 
are huge in size, held perfectly erect on 
the best of long rigid stems, and is it a 
free bloomer of exhibition size. Yes, and 
then some. But it’s the color that is 
something to rave about, but difficult to 
describe, golden orange, flushed, veined 
and deepening to red. We have booked 
many orders on this variety and will be 
sold out early. May I just add a word 
to our friends, if you are looking for a 
real honest to goodness semi cactus, order 
a root of this variety now. ....Root $2.50, 
ROSE TRIUMPH (S. C.)— A lovely 
semi-cactus of medium size, but just right 
for interior decoration or basket and vase 
arrangement for the, show room. It has 
a color all its own, pure rose, suffused 
and tipped with violet, fine habits and 
one of the most popular in our 193i test 
garden. Root $1.00. 
SULTANA (Dec.) —Bright scarlet shad¬ 
ing to a gold center, the brightest, most 
pleasing color imaginable, of velvet-like 
texture, reverse of petals also gold. It 
is one of those that calls to you from 
across the field, and there are still many 
people whose favorite color in Dahlias is 
red. This is one that is hard to beat in 
its class and has every good quality. One 
of our best Dahlias. Root $1.00. 
SATAN (S. C.) —Flaming red with a 
slight touch of gold at the center. The 
very fine picture shown herewith was sent 
us by our customer in Japan. This 14- 
inch bloom won as the largest and best 
bloom in the show at Sapporo, Hokkaido, 
Japan. In previous catalogs we have 
listed a number of prizes won as Best 
or Largest in many of the leading shows, 
including an Achievement Medal. 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. 
Satan has headed many popularity con¬ 
tests. such as the one conducted yearly 
at the Bronx Park Botanical Gardens. 
New York City, the “Garden Quarterly” 
on the Pacific Coast, and the one pub¬ 
lished this year in the Flower Grower. 
Doubtediess it is the most ponular Dahlia 
in the world today. Certainly no Dahlia 
is more sensational or spectacular than 
this giant cactus. A reliable New York 
grower reports he grew Satan 16 inches. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
STRONGHEART (Form. Dec.)—There 
are a great many Dahlias of Autumn 
shades, but never have we grown one that 
had such a lasting impression on us. The 
flowers are very large and of pure gold 
in color, but a vivid gold, one that fairly 
sparkles in the sunlight. The blooms are 
very large—we had several close to 11 
inches, with very little disbudding. They 
are held facing sideways on exceptionally 
long, strong, cane-like stems, well out 
and above the tall growing plant, with 
heavy, leathery, insect-resistant foliage, 
and never fails to attract by its gorgeous 
coloring; can easily be seen clear across 
a field. A clean thrifty grower, height 
seven feet. Root $2.00. 
TOWERS EMPIRE (Inf. Dec.)— Here 
is one Dahlia that should be grown In 
every garden, and one that we can very 
highly recomjnend. The flowers which are 
