No flower garden is complete without dahlias. 
GEORGE WASHINGTON 
I. I). (Sutcliffe-Parrella) — 
A great dahlia named in 
honor of the Father of 
our Country. Deep rose- 
pink with silver tips, but 
the tips are not on all 
petals. Large flower and 
a very fine formation, 
looks something like Shar- 
izad, but a more refined 
flower. The color deepens 
at the base of the petals. 
Perfect stems and has a 
wonderful growing habit. 
A tall plant with wonder¬ 
ful branching habits, and 
a very fine dark green 
foliage, insect resisting. 
Growing this dahlia once 
means it will have a choice 
spot in your garden every 
year. 
Roots $5.00 Plants $2.50 
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GEORGE WASHINGTON 
GEORGE WASHINGTON—Photograph through the courtesy of Rev. Earl 
B. Moyer, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Thank you, Reverend! 
A LETTER FROM REVEREND MOYER 
Mr. Albert Parrella, 
Bronx, New York. 
November 2, 193G. 
Dear Mr. Parrella: 
Just had to write you and let you know how your GEORGE WASHING¬ 
TON performed for us here. The root you sent to us did not perform well 
on the bench; we could only take off 3 cuttings and they were late, and after 
that the root began to rot. We thought we had gotten a bad one. But the 
pictures enclosed will tell the second part of the story. It proved to be a good 
grower and rewarded with this superb bloom, 11 x 7 inches, on long, strong 
stem, a splendid keeper and a flower of a very lovely rose shade. Ours had no 
silver tips, but I believe it is prettier just the way it came for us. It was 
unquestionably one of our very best out of a large number of new ones. You 
have a dahlia worthy of the name it bears. 
GOLDEN ECLIPSE Form. Dec. (Badetty)—Color, a clear golden yellow with 
slight blushes of salmon on some of the petals, shading to a bright salmon 
at the center. A pleasing glowing combination of Autumn colors that are 
exceptionally brilliant under artificial light, and the same when the sunlight 
strikes them in the garden. Height, 6 feet. Roots 75c 
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