VEILE & MENDHAM, EASTON, PA. 
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot 
Informal Decorative 
It is with the utmost pleasure that 
we offer you this magnificent dahlia 
for 1935. It will be a long time be¬ 
fore the dahlia world will ever witness 
such a color and style in a flower. The 
color is burgundy wine—a rich, vi¬ 
brant color, that as far as we know 
has not appeared in any dahlia. In 
size, it will rank with the very largest, 
and don’t be surprised if it eclipses 
any known variety. The foliage is 
thick, dark green, and seldom both¬ 
ered by insects. The bush is rather 
tall, and it is one of the most profuse 
varieties in the garden. This dahlia is 
a definite cross between Fort Mon¬ 
mouth and Jerome Kern, retaining all 
the excellent qualities of both, and 
adding quite a few of its own. It 
makes good roots that winter splen¬ 
didly. 
To prove its worth, we sent plants 
of it to 1 different parts of the coun¬ 
try. The following reports will carry 
out our belief in the greatness of this 
dahlia: 
As usual, our very dear friend Mr. J. J. McCarthy of the Modern Dahlia Gar¬ 
dens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, grew and exhibited it at innumerable shows, winning 
with it over great competition. It won the best seedling class at the Chicago World’s 
Fair. Mr. McCarthy grew it next to 1 Murphy’s Masterpiece for the sake of compari¬ 
son and found Cornelia Bryce Pinchot better. 
Rev. Earl B. Moyer of the Seneca Dahlia Gardens of Parkersburg, West Vir¬ 
ginia, who so kindly sent us the photo from which the accompanying cut was made, 
has this to say: "Did I succeed in growing Cornelia Bryce Pinchot as well as you 
do? It was the most outstanding striking bloom of any of the new ones we had 
here all season. Remember, this grew on the plant the grub almost killed in July. 
I built a box about it hoping it would root from a joint and this was the result. If 
it will come like this, you have one of the finest dahlias in the world.’’ 
Mr. J. J. White of Louisville, Ky., reports that it was the sensation of his fam¬ 
ous garden, and Mr. T. M. Mossbarger of Chillicothe, Ohio, sends a very glowing 
report. 
Mr. Derrill W. Hart in placing it on the 1935 Honor Roll in the House Beau¬ 
tiful-Home and Field magazine has this to say: "One of the richest dahlias in color 
I have ever seen. It is a glowing burgundy-red on a heavy, very deep flower. I saw 
it at Bryn Mawr in 1933 and had it on trial this year. It won as largest and best 
seedling at Chicago this year. At Easton it won as Best Seedling and at Bryn Mawr 
for the largest and best bloom.’’ 
It is named in honor of the wife of the Governor of Pennsylvania, a very lovely 
lady who is no less charming than this flower. Mrs. Pinchot is a great lover of flow¬ 
ers, and her beautiful estate at Milford, Pa., harbors every variety of flower, all under 
the personal supervision of this dynamic lady. Politics is not her only forte, for as 
a flower enthusiast she has first rank in the country. Her arrangements of cut flow¬ 
ers are little short of perfection and photographs of these have appeared in leading 
art magazines. We feel greatly honored for Mrs. Pinchot’s consent to the use of 
her name for this beautiful flower. 
Root #15.00 
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Plant #7.50 
