attention i 1 ' 1935 at the New York Botanical Gardens, 
(Bronx) N.rw York City where it was grown among 
dahlias from all over the world, in Director Howe’s 
famous Dahlia Border. 
Tested and made good in New Jersey, New York, 
Connecticut, Virginia, Michigan, Ohio and Washington, 
We feel sure that a dahlia which has made good 
in the different soils and climatic conditions encount¬ 
ered in these widely scattered states will certainly 
prove a welcome and reliable addition to your garden. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
1936 Introductions of 
Other Growers 
CLARA CARDER. (Kemp) 1936. ID. 10-12 ins. x 5 ins. 
deep. Bush 4-4*4 ft. Almost a border line dahlia 
between formal and informal decorative. Color, a 
cyclamen pink with flush of yellow at the base that 
lights the entire flower. Blooms are produced in great 
profusion from early season till cut down by frost. 
Very good stems make this dahlia ideal for staging 
at shows or for decorative purposes. First prize in 
the undisseminated seedling class at the 1935 Detroit 
and Michigan state shows. Honor Roll. 
Root $10.00 Plant $5.00 
DAUGHTER OF VENUS. (Deland) 1936. ID. 7-9 ins., 
4-4V2 ins. deep; 5-6 ft. tall Another border line type 
being informal decorative to semi-cactus. Its given 
color is rosy mauve with center petals of a delicate 
orchid which gives it unusual beauty either in day or 
artificial light. Profuse bloomer with long stiff stems. 
Never shown in competition but exhibited at the 1935 
Mid-West Dahlia Show, where it was a center of 
attraction. Honor Roll. 
Roots $10.00 Plants $5.00 
GENEVA BEAUTY. (Geer) 1935. FD. 8-10y 2 ins. x 
5-6^ ins. deep; 5-6 ft. tall. Nopal red with darker 
center. Blooms early and freely on long stiff stems 
continuing till frost. Flowers are 10 to 15 inches 
above the small, open, insect resistant foliage. Keeps 
very well when cut. Although a very limited quantity 
of this dahlia was sold late in 1935 it can be treated 
as a new introduction. Honor Roll. 
Root $7.50 Plant $3.75 
GEORGE WASHINGTON. (Sutcliff-Parella). 1936. ID, 
5-6 ft. tall. Deep rose pink with some petals tipped 
silver. Color deepens at base of petals. Large flower 
of fine formation somewhat resembling Sharazad but 
more refined. Good stems and bush growth. A great 
dahlia named in honor of the Father of our Country. 
Honor Roll. 
Root $10.00 
Plant $5.00 
