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wood, cerise-rose Decorative, winning for twelve blooms; Mrs. Lym- 
bery’s new large white Decorative, Eliza Clark Bull; and the golden 
Decorative, M. H. De Young. The three-year-old Gold Medal seed¬ 
ling winner, Galatea, was also in this exhibit. It is a beautiful yellow 
shading to pink on outer petals. 
Jessie L. Seal. — Won for the most artistic exhibit in show, the out¬ 
standing feature being an immense vase of Amun Ra which also won a 
first as the “Best Fifty Blooms.” Other features were Mrs. Seal’s new 
Decorative, Blue Lady, the nearest approach to a dark blue in Dahlias; 
Aibonita, the pink Decorative; and the trio, Junior, Champagne, and 
Amun Ra which won the special prize for the three best Decoratives. 
Sea Cliff Dahlia Garden. — Notable for the excellence of the indivi¬ 
dual blooms. Their new lavender Hybrid-cactus Selma C and Mari¬ 
posa were the finest flowers in this exhibit. They also won first for 
“ Best Twelve California Dahlias;” the varieties shown being Gorgeous, 
Rookwood, California Superba, Amun Ra, Susan G. Tevis, Mrs. 
Carl Salbach, El Dorado, M. H. De Young, Suffragette, Black 
Jack, Mariposa, and Tommy Atkins. 
Carl Salbach, President of the Society, had for his leading features tall 
vases of Mrs. Carl Salbach; his new Leora Creed, a beautiful salmon 
and old rose Decorative covered with gold dust; and Betty Bird, the 
pink Hybrid-show. 
Spencer Dahlia Gardens. —- A new pink decorative, Karma. 
J. W. Davies. — A complimentary attractive display featuring his own 
introductions Alma Davies, Al Koran, Islam Patrol, and many others. 
Richard Lohrmann—Among the many fine Dahlias was a massive 
yellow seedling which is a distinct improvement on Mrs. Richard 
Lohrmann. 
F. C. Burns. — The most interesting variety was that wonderful 
autumnal shaded Peony Dahlia, Oriole. 
There were several other displays of unusual interest, among 
them an exhibit by Curtis Redfern of the original parent of all 
Dahlias, the wild Mexican type; also exhibits by Golden Gate 
Park, the Garden Beautiful Society of San Quentin Penitentiary. 
Philadelphia Pa., Oct. 1-5 
Ambassador (Broomall) and it was—to use an extremely ex¬ 
pressive colloquialism —“some bloom.” This beautiful Cactus 
also won for its exhibitor first in the class for the best 12 blooms 
any Cactus variety. The 1923 seedling winner was a monstrous 
salmon, red, and gold Hybrid-decorative, with a poinsettia-red 
Decorative second which, in the opinion of The Garden 
Magazine, was the more distinctive of the two. These two 
awards went to two brothers, Joseph and James Kennedy. 
There were some unusually high quality vase arrangements 
staged in this Show, and from a standpoint of quality of bloom 
and distinctive merit a vase of the new sensational pink J ersey’s 
Beauty (Waite) was the finest. This Dahlia should be a matter 
of local pride as it was originated on the E. D. Adams Estate, 
Rohallion, at Rumson. Running a close second was the finest 
vase of Mephistopheles (Marean) yet shown in the East. 
Other vases deserving special mention held Wizard of Oz 
(Doolittle); Little Silver (Kemp), a 1923 Decorative of deli¬ 
cate pink and white shadings; Nobilis (Doolittle), again il¬ 
lustrating that Nobilis is a finer Dahlia than Earle Williams; 
and Pride of San Francisco (Salbach) a new dark salmon Dec¬ 
orative of excellent substance and a splendid keeper. 
Some of the interesting prize vases were: 
In the twelves: Emperor, Decorative; Insulinde, Hybrid-decorative; 
Violetta, Hybrid-cactus; Ambassador, Cactus; Robert Laurie 
Black, Hybrid-cactus; Gold Medal, Show. 
In the sixes: pink or mauve, Jersey’s Gem; Hybrid-cactus, Red 
Cross; and other color, Nobilis. 
Other varieties that stood out as individual blossoms were: 
Jersey’s Radiant (Waite), Francis Lobdell (Waite), Susan Tevis 
(Bessie Boston), Amun Ra (Seal), Mrs. I. de Ver Warner (Mar¬ 
ean), Islam Patrol (Davies), Mr. Crowley (Broomall), Myra 
Valetine (Mills), El Dorado (Bessie Boston), Rookwood (Bessie 
Boston), Jersey’s Jewel (Waite), Mariposa (Bessie Boston), 
Jersey’s King (Waite). 
T HE Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Show was held in 
the 103rd Cavalry Armory in Philadelphia; a beautiful 
exhibition well arranged in plenty of space and with conditions 
that encouraged the flowers to hold their best form. 
The Gold Medal trade exhibit was that of W. A. Burpee Co. 
while the Silver Medal went to Stewart & Fisher. 
The 2-year-old seedling prize went to a beautiful pin k Decora¬ 
tive (Stewart & Fisher). This showed clear attractive color, 
excellent form, and long stems. The 3-year-old seedling winner 
was Mrs. John M. Root (Root). This was one of the outstand¬ 
ing Dahlias in the Show, a clear golden yellow Decorative of 
splendid form. 
Other outstanding features: The Peacock exhibit of their 
own originations and some of the standard varieties. The 
exhibit of Jersey’s Beauty (Waite), the sensational new pink 
Decorative, by John Scheepers, Inc. The vase of California 
Dahlias by the Moorestown Horticultural Society was the 
finest vase of California Dahlias shown in the East. 
Some of the Dahlias deserving of special mention were: 
Francis Lobdell (Waite); One of the finest vases in the show 
was of this dainty pink and white Hybrid-cactus. Esther 
Holmes (Greinberg); a beautiful lavender and rose Hybrid- 
cactus. Don Williams (Doolittle) a stunning sport of Earle 
Williams having lavender instead of red shadings. 
Many of the Dahlias that featured at the New York Show did 
the same at Philadelphia, but space forbids a detailed descrip¬ 
tion. 
Red Bank, N. J., Oct. 2, 3 
A S WAS the case last year, the best quality blooms of any 
, Eastern Show were seen here—and at the same time these 
exhibits were composed of the latest Eastern and Western 
worth-while varieties, regardless of the originator. The country 
around Red Bank is peculiarly suited to Dahlia culture, and the 
enthusiasm displayed by the exhibitors make this Show a battle 
royal. Here naturally only the unusual varieties succeed as 
winners. 
The sweepstakes winner for the best individual bloom went to 
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 21, 22 
T HIS was the Fifth Annual Exhibition of the Trenton Dahlia 
Society and marked a real step, in fact several steps in 
Trenton’s Dahlia progress. It was the best arranged of all the 
Eastern Shows this year, the staging following the catalogued 
MARIPOSA (Bessie Boston) 
A graceful California Hybrid-cactus, lavender shad¬ 
ings; a winner in both Eastern and Western shows 
