OUR 1938 INTRODUCTION 
'^Miss Parkersburg'' 
A Beautiful Oulslanding 
Informal Decorative Dahlia 
Color: Ochraceous buff, back of petals carrot red, with 
some tones of jasper red and flesh color. 
A large, well formed flower, with an extra good center. 
It grew over 12 in. across by 8 in. deep lor us the past season. 
Its flowering habit is good. We have had as many as seven and eight 
bloom on a plant at one time measuring 10 and 11 inches across. 
The bush growth is ideal, with extra good long stems, holding the 
giant blooms facing well up out of the bush. It branches from the 
ground with canes four and five feet long. 
Has good insect resisting foliage. It is a fair tuber maker. 
Sensation and winner in the seedling class at The Ohio 
Valley Dahlia Association Show, 1935, at Cincinnati, Ohio. 
At The Tri-State Show, Ashland, Ky , 1936, won first prize 
on single bloom in autumn class, and first prize on vase of five 
bloom. On the same entries won special award and silver cup for 
the best dahlia in the show; also silver cup for the most outstand¬ 
ing entry in the show. 
At The Tri- State Show, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1937, won first prize 
in single class, and first on vase of five bloom. Also silver cup for 
the best dahlia in the show. 
At The Akron, Ohio, Show, 1937, won first prize in the single 
class; and first prize on vase of three bloom in tfie three-year old 
seedling class; also Roxbury’s gold cup for the best undeseminated 
seedlimr in the show. 
