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This survey is made from all the authentic reports 
from the many Dahlia shows throughout the United 
States during the Autumn of 1937. 
It would be too voluminous to give a detailed report 
of every show and the name of each flower that won, 
so we will have to be content with just a condensed 
resume. 
A Dahlia bloom, to win a prize, must be good; and 
the same variety, to win many prizes throughout Amer¬ 
ica, is sufficient evidence to prove its value as a good 
and worthy dahlia for any garden. 
The Dahlia that stood out far ahead of all others 
was the great Lord of Autumn with a win of 73 times, 
and the most of these were firsts. 
The next nearest to this great yellow was the won¬ 
derful California Idol, with 56 wins to its credit. 
The next in line was that noble old Murphy’s Master¬ 
piece with a tally of 41. Many of its wins were for the 
largest in the show. 
We found that old Canadian favorite, Jean Trimbee, 
came in fourth with 33 prizes. 
Very close to number four was Golden Standard with 
a count of 31. 
And now for that old timer, Amelia Earhart, with a 
win of 28, and she too, won many of the "largest” in 
the show. 
From henceforth, we will name them as they stood in 
their winnings: 
Hunt’s Velvet Wonder, Mrs. Geo. LeBoutillier, Sa¬ 
tan, Jersey’s Beauty, White Wonder, Miss Belgium, 
Oakleigh Monarch, Milton J. Cross, Ft. Monmouth, 
Robert Ripley, American Purity, Monmouth Champion, 
Margrace, Dwight Morrow, American Legion, Dulci- 
nea. Blue River. 
We could fill several pages, but you will have to 
wait until next year. One can hardly go wrong in choos¬ 
ing any of the above, as they certainly have had a thor¬ 
ough test. 
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