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Mr. George C. Lodge, who had been a 
gardener in his homeland—England, in his 
younger days, came to this country and settled 
in northern Ohio. As the years rolled by and 
he had more leisure, Air. Lodge thought more 
and more of the beauties of the flowers with which 
he had worked as a boy. He determined to import some for trial in our climate, 
and, as the Fuchsia was his first love in the “Plant World,” he turned to the orig¬ 
ination of a type which would combine hardiness with the beauty of the variety 
which had grown around the dooryard of his boyhood home. 
Proof of the Sensational 
Blooming Qualities of this 
Remarkable New Plant 
To this end he imported quantities of seed of these Fuchsias. For several years 
he was doomed to disappointment as, out of the thousands of seedlings 
raised, not one survived the first Winter. 
Although discouraged, Mr. Lodge continued importing and 
planting seed. Finally his perseverance was rewarded 
in the finding of a single plant, which, without protec¬ 
tion survived one of the most severe Winters in his 
locality. When this plant bloomed it exceeded by 
far his greatest expectations in size and quantity 
of flowers, vivid coloring, strength, character, 
and other qualities sought. From this single 
plant in about twelve years have been propa¬ 
gated asexually 100,000 plants. 
The name “Scarlet Beauty” was given 
by a visitor, who at the first sight of the 
plant, exclaimed: “My, isn’t that a scar¬ 
let beauty,” whereupon Air. Lodge replied, 
“Lady, you have named it.” 
Mr. Lodge among his Fuchsia Scarlet Beauty 
