Seventeenth Annual Catalogue 
BALLAY DAHLIA GARDENS 
R. D. 1, Box 675 
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 
Telephone: Palo Alto 3570 
(Member of the National Association of Commercial Dahlia Growers) 
Eastern Representative: 
SUCCESS DAHLIA GARDENS, Lawrence, Mass. 
(Harold G. Reed, Proprietor) 
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DAHLIA SEEDS: 
Hand-Pollenized Seeds from the Largest and Best Varieties, $10.00 per 100 net. 
The seeds are extra nice this year. Some of the best varieties that rarely give seed have yielded 
generously because of the favorable season. It should be borne in mind that growing dahlias from 
seed is solely a matter of experiment. It is not easy to originate a really good new variety. From 
a packet of seeds you will get many kinds and colors and you may be fortunate in getting some¬ 
thing very good. Some of our customers have been quite successful. The better the seed, the 
better the chance. These seeds, with the exception of certain special crosses with which we are 
continually experimenting, are exactly the same as we plant ourselves. 
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DAHLIA COLLECTIONS: 
Special Dahlia Collections, $25.00 per dozen and $10.00 per dozen net. 
Th ese collections are made up of first-class varieties, all different and all tagged with their proper 
names. Each collection is worth at least double the amount charged according to catalogue list 
price. Purchases made in this manner represent real bargains. 
For the seventh successive year we were the winners at the San Francisco Show of the Best 
Twelve Dahlias of California Origin (Mayor of San Francisco Trophy). This collection in¬ 
cluded Azura, California Idol, Leland Stanford, Miss Glory, Burgundy, Pacific Splendor, Satan, 
Eagle Rock Fantasy, Sonoma, Palo Alto, Grandee and California Rose. Many of these varieties 
are included in our Special Collections. 
Our season has been saddened and our activities curtailed by the passing of our friend and 
associate, Mr. Charles G. Reed, which occurred April last in Lawrence, Mass. Our 
association with Mr. Reed through a number of years has been most pleasant and we 
miss him greatly. The Success Dahlia Gardens will continue under the leadership of his 
son, Mr. Harold G. Reed, following in the footsteps of his father. 
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