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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 1938. 
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 67 times, 
and the most of these were firsts. 
The next in line was that noble old Murphy’s Master¬ 
piece with a tally of 62. Many of its wins were for the 
largest in the show. 
We found that old Canadian favorite, Jean Trimbee, 
came in third v/ith 49 prizes. 
Very close to number three was Golden Standard 
with a count of 44. 
It is interesting to see how Hunt’s Velvet Wonder 
came up this year to score 36. 
The sixth place was surrendered to Robert L. Ripley 
with 27 ribbons, and a very large number was for the 
largest bloom. 
We are sorry to see California Idol lose ground and 
take only 25 prizes for seventh place. 
From henceforth, we will name them as they stood in 
their winnings: 
Ballego’s Surprise, Satan, Amelia Earhart, Darcey 
Sainsbury, Oakleigh Monarch, Margrace, Miss Belgium, 
Ft. Monmouth, Blue River, Milton J. Cross, Kentucky 
Sun, Jane Cowl, Miss Ohio, Bette Davis, Cavalcade, 
Jersey’s Dainty, Haslerova. 
We predict a great change in the dahlia champions 
this coming Autumn. 
We could fill several pages, but you will have to 
wait until next year. One can hardly go wrong in 
choosing any of the above, as they certainly have had 
a thorough test. 
We would appreciate reports from every one of our 
friends, from their dahlia show this fall. It will help 
us all. 
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