I ntroducing for 1952 
PATRICIA SPOLLEN 
Type — /. C.—Each serrated petal rolls and slightly incurves. 
Size — “A4.’—10” diameter by 6” depth. 
Color — General tone of persimmon orange. 
Stem — Strong and straight, 10” to first leaf. 
Fleuriness — Every plant will produce at least 4 nearly perfect show 
flowers. First bloom Sept. 2nd, last full center show 
flower cut Nov. 3rd during a snowstorm. 
Flower Position — Facing up at a slight angle. 
Growth — Healthy clean open plant 5’ height, dark green 
leathery type insect resistant foliage. 
Awards — Won 9 “American Home” 
achievement medals at our largest 
and best 1951 Dahlia Shows as— 
American Dahlia Society's great 
show in New York City, the big 
Mid-West Conference Show spon- 
sored by the Greater Kansas City 
Dahlia Society in Kansas City, Mo., 
the fine show of the Dahlia Society 
of Kentucky, Louisville, Ky., Bur- 
holme Horticultural Society and 
Greater Phila. Dahlia Society in 
Phila., Pa., Dahlia Society of New 
Jersey, Newark, N. J., Baltimore 
Dahlia Society, Baltimore, Md., 
Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society, St. 
Louis, Mo., and the South’s big 
show of Dahlia Society of Georgia, 
Atlanta, Ga. 
Merit — /t wasn’t my intention to set 
a record in wining achievement 
medals but just wanted this good 
dahlia to be seen at the best dahlia 
shows in various parts of our 
country. 
It was grown and shown by Mr. 
PATRICIA SPOLLEN Charles R. Leick for Mid-West 
Show at Kansas City, Mo., Greater 
St. Louis Dahlia Society Show, al- 
so Missouri Valley Dahlia Associa- 
Flower Grower tion Show, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Grown and shown by Mr. A. FW. 
DAHLIA Adams for the Louisville, Ky., show 
HONOR and shown by Mr. Conrad Faust for 
the show at Atlanta, Ga. Other win- 
ROLL nings include—5 A.D.S. Gold Medal 
Certificates, (top score 86°4 points) ; 
First Prize, Open to All competi- 
tions, as best cactus, Baltimore, Md., 
A CHAMPION PRICED RIGHT. and First Prize and a special award 
as the Best Seedling, Missouri Val- 
Root $15.00 Plant $5.00 ley Dahlia Association Show, St. 
Joseph, Mo. 
Testimonials — Also grown by Justice George R. Currie in his Sheboygan, Wisconsin 
garden and although he did not have the opportunity to enter tn competition at any 
show, stated the best new dahlia in the garden. and flowers obtained could have easily 
won at any show. 
Prof. C. Merrill Brown after seeing it bloom in his Williamsville, N.Y. garden re- 
ported on Aug. 22nd as “in full flower and beautiful, wonderful stem and gorgeous 
color. Never saw tougher foliage on any dahlia.” 
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