DAHLIAS 
“The Peak of Perfection in Prize Winning 
Dahlias” is no idle sales slogan of Summit Gardens. 
My entries clicked again in five major shows the 
past season. Here is the record of special honors. 
BADGER STATE SHOW AT MADISON, WIS. 
Largest Bloom in Show—B. C. 
Best entry of three semi-cactus blooms—B. C. 
Most Perfect Formal bloom in show—Prairie Sun. 
Most Perfect Cactus bloom in Open Section— 
Voorzitter Oud. 
DAHLIA SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN SHOW 
AT MILWAUKEE 
Ten Best Large Blooms in Show with Crowning 
Glory, Marjorie Nolan, Tops, Rose Ann §, Gigan- 
tic, California Pageant, Joseph Langtree, Lynn 
Fontanne, Sherwood’s Peach, Searchlight. 
Largest Bioom in Show—Tops. 
Most Perfect B size Dahlia in Show—Judy G. 
Best 1950 variety in Show—Rose Ann S. 
Best English Dahlia in Show—Searchlight. 
Best Australian Dahlia in Show—Marjorie Nolan. 
Best variety from Other Country—B. C. 
MIDWEST SHOW AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
Best red dahlia in show—The Cardinal. 
CENTRAL STATES DAHLIA S0Ci 
SHOW AT CHICAGO 
Largest Bloom in Show—B. C. 
Six Most Perfect Blooms in Show with Search- 
light, White Shiek, Marjorie Nolan, Madam Eliza- 
bet Sawyer, Michigan Orchid, Judg G. 
SOUTHTOWN DAHLIA CLUB SHOW 
: AT CHICAGO 
Six Most Perfect Cactus Blooms in Show with 
White Shiek, Rose of Sharon, M. P. Savanaud, Sir 
Henry Detterding, Velvet Marvel, Groszte von 
Allen. 
Most Perfect A-size Dahlia in Open Section— 
Ami Louis Blin. 
Most Perfect B-size Dahlia in Open Section— 
Judy G. 
It takes good varieties and good stock to compile 
a record such as this in a single season, yet there 
was no “railroading” of my plantings—no over stim- 
ulation with high powered fertilizers. I apply an 
animal manure in the spring before soil is tilled 
and in mid summer make a judicious application of 
some balanced commercial fertilizer; that’s all. 
Most of these varieties are being offered in root 
divisions in the list that follows. I do not ship plants 
but will have a large selection to sell to folks in the 
Chicago area who would care to call at my place to 
pick them up. 
Abbreviations: FD—formal decorative: ID—in- 
formal decorative; SC—semicactus; C—cactus; 
A-large dahlia, over 8 inches; B-medium dahlias, be- 
tween 4 and 8 inches. 
Terms: Cash with order. No orders for less than 
$2.00,. please. Roots will be shipped prepaid after 
danger of frost. | 
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