cane stiff stems (always) from 2 to 3 feet 
long. Color is a beautiful deep gold with 
orange buff suffusion. A particularly rich 
and glowing color. Plants 3 feet and so 
sturdy they need no stakes. Highly com¬ 
mended at Georgia Trial Grounds for “huge 
Ex. blooms”. Also at Flemingsburg Gardens 
where it was ranked close to Lord of Autumn 
for size and quality of bloom. Div. $5; Plants 
$2.50. 
GIANT DEVIL DOG. I. D. (Almy- Am¬ 
brose). A bold, dashing flower. It is a strik¬ 
ing red in color and the originator claims will 
grow with M. Masterpiece in size. The plant 
is as sturdy as a tree and grows to 6 feet in 
height with the immense blooms carried well 
above the bush on cane stiff stems, 3 feet 
long, that holds them facing up or at a slight 
angle. A perfect stem, a giant bloom, a plant 
of splendid vigor and a beautiful color. I con¬ 
sider this one of my very best introductions 
for 1936. Div. $5; Plants $2.50. 
*JUMBO SATAN. I. D. This is a giant 
dahlia in every respect. The bush will aver¬ 
age 8 to 9 feet tall and 6 feet across and 
should be planted at least 5 feet apart. The 
foliage is a deep green, with almost black 
stems, and the leaves are so leathery it is ab¬ 
solutely pest proof. The immense blooms are 
carried above the bush, frequently 10 feet 
from the ground, on stems like broom 
handies At San Francisco Show 1936 a bloom 
14 in.x/ in. was shown. This bloom was too 
old at Show time and had begun to turn black 
so one entire row of petals (about 1 in.) had 
been pulled out and it then was beaten for 
Largest Bloom by ]/% of inch. Another bloom, 
combined with Amelia Earhart, won first in 
Two Largest Bloom Class. Both these blooms 
were picked from one plant and, in condition, 
would have easily won Largest Bloom in both 
classes over anything they could produce. 
Was also “excellent” at Georgia Experiment 
Station. The color is a rich dark red (with 
center slightly darker) and the reverse of the 
tight center petals suffused a pearly white, 
and there are also scattered petaloids inside 
the wide main petals, that are the same color, 
making a beautiful and very striking effect; 
and combined with the giant size of both 
plant, bloom and stem, make it the most spec¬ 
tacular dahlia in my Gardens. It is also the 
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