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FRED SPRINGER ON PARADE 
FREI) SPRINGER (F. D.)—Here is a new dahlia and one that will be in great 
demand as a border dahlia. It is a dwarf grower, growing to a height of 
two feet with distinct fine cut foliage with large scarlet red flowers, with 
short stems that cover the bush and stay on the plant a long time, giving 
the plant the appearance of a rose bush with gigantic roses. None better 
for a border or as a hedge. Tubers, $1.00 
A news clipping (through the Courtesy 
of THE DAILY FREEMAN, Kingston, 
New York) concerning one of the outstand¬ 
ing Flower Shows staged at West Park, 
New York. 
Exhibits were sent from a large three 
local area extending to New York, three 
One of the important dahlia displays third, 
was that from Albert Parrella’s gar- Atkins 
dens in the Bronx. A large fern was the Si 
sent by Gude Brothers of Washing- year i 
ton, D. C., and Florida, Missouri, ■ was P' 
and California were represented. ’ of Hig 
Seedlings 4,001 from the - Dahlia 
Gardens of Albert Parrella, New 
York city, took first prize in the seed¬ 
ling class. Mr. Parrella presented it 
in a bouquet to Mrs. Roosevelt. It j 
will be called the Emma' J A decor- j 
ative of medium size, it is outstand-1 
lng for its color arrangements, a yel- . 
low-shading to pink at ^the tips. : 
Several novelities in color *and shape 
marked the Parrella exhibit. Among 
his 1935 novelties of American origin 
are Boychick, Chattauqua Regal, 
Wenoka, Princess Morning Dove, and 
Alice Hughes. European and Canad¬ 
ian varieties include Fay Beaton, 
Lady Myra Ponsby, Paul Phitzer, and 
Eunich. Some of his Australian var¬ 
ieties, new to the United States, are ! 
Miss Fan Fitz, Bertie Guilding, 
Dainty Rose, and Mrs. C. Channing. 
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