OUR 1935 INTRODUCTIONS 
Mrs. George Le Boutillier (Smith-Ruschmohr) Inf. Dec. 
Is a bright carmine red, shading to a rich cardinal red at 
the center with full petal and deep flower. The average 
diameter of this dahlia is 10 inches although specimens have 
been grown up to 13^' inches. This dahlia was grown from 
California seed and is named in honor of Mrs. George Le 
Boutillier, New York Social Registerite and wife of one of 
the best known railroad executives in the United States. 
Mr. Le Boutillier is Vice-President of the Pennsylvania and 
Long Island Railroads; also President of the New York 
Railroad Club, the oldest and largest organization of its 
kind in the world. 
In naming this gorgeous red dahlia after a member of 
the fair sex, conventionality has been disregarded, the 
custom being to name the dark color dahlias for men and 
the lighter shades for women. According to records it is 
several years since a red dahlia, named after a lady, was 
exhibited at the National show. On that occasion the red 
dahlia bore the name of Ethel Barrymore, the famous dra¬ 
matic actress. 
The first public showing of this dahlia was made at the 
annual show under the auspices of the Board of Education 
of Rockville Centre on September 15, 1934 when it was 
awarded the prize as being the best undisseminated dahlia 
in the show as well as being the best undisseminated in¬ 
formal decorative dahlia. Runner up to Margaret E. Broom- 
all as the largest and best dahlia in the show. 
This dahlia received the Certificate at the American 
Dahlia Society trial grounds in Storrs in 1933 and a certifi¬ 
cate in the Mid West trial grounds at East Lansing in 1934. 
This dahlia was also listed on the three outstanding 
Honor Rolls of the country—Mr. Derrill W. Hart, Mr. 
Leonard Barron and Dr. Marshall W. Howe. 
We quote Air. Hart in his “Dahlia Review of 1934” as 
published in the December issue of “House Beautiful”—“A 
giant flower and the outstanding new red. Watch this when 
it begins competing with Murphy’s Masterpiece, Satan, 
Robert Emmett, Bagdad and other big reds. It received a 
Certificate of Alerit at Storrs in 1933. At Rockville Centre 
this year it won as best undisseminated Dahlia. It is an 
early bloomer with every bloom naturally big. Tbe color 
is a rich, velvety carmine.” 
We quote Air. Leonard Barron’s article “Dahlias of 
Distinction” in 1934 as published in the December issue of 
The American Home. “Somewhat similar to Murphy’s 
Alasterpiece in size and in conformation but on tbe whole 
more regular without the tendency to droop in the lower- 
part and tending more to the deep crimson color is a new¬ 
comer — Mrs. George Le Boutillier, Formal-decorative, 
(Ruschmohr Gardens). This was seen in several exhibi¬ 
tions. Uniformly Good.” 
We quote Dr. Alarshall Howe’s article in the Decem¬ 
ber 1934 issue of The Flower Grower of “100 Choice Varie¬ 
ties.” “Mrs. George Le Boutillier (S. W. Smith-Rusch¬ 
mohr), informal, large, with excellent stems and foliage, 
said by some to be the best red since Murphy’s Masterpiece 
to which it is superior, in habit of growth.’ Plants $5.00, 
Roots $10.00. 
