FUCHSIAS FOR SPECIAL TRAINING 
If you are planning to train fuchsias into certain shapes 
such as standard (tree shape), espalier, or trellis or pillars, 
bear in mind that some varieties are much better suited for 
any given purpose than others. We should be pleased to 
help you make the proper selection. Do not hesitate to call 
on us for any problem concerning fuchsia culture. We grow 
and train thousands each season and so may be able to help 
you with your problems. 
In closing about fuchsias, may be suggest: You can keep 
up with the latest in the fuchsia world, receive valuable 
bulletins and enjoy meeting other fuchsia lovers, all by 
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AMERICAN FUCHSIA SOCIETY 
405 Collingwood Avenue San Francisco, California 
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LADY WASHINGTON GERANIUMS 
(Also known as Martha Washington, Show of Fancy 
Geranium) 
Pelargonium domesticum (P. hybr. grandiflorum) 
Here you will find described over 100 varieties selected 
from our collection of over 300 named sorts. They represent 
much that is rare, unusual, new and standard in Lady Wash- 
ington Geraniums. As indicated, this list comprises about 
one-third of the varieties we grow and includes many of the 
choicest and best standard varieties. However, there are 
others equally as fine and some rare ones that are not listed 
here because we have only a limited lot of plants available, 
but mainly are they left out because of limited space in this 
catalogue. 
If you desire one or more varieties not listed here, let us 
know what you want, we most likely have them in stock. Or 
better, visit our nursery during pelargonium season (main 
season starts in March) for a gorgeous display of new and 
standard varieties. It’s a free Flower Show. 
The comments on names, descriptions, guarantee, etc., as 
given below, apply not only to Lady Washington Geraniums, 
but also to Garden and Ivy Geraniums and Fuchsias. 
NAMES 
The names given here have been carefully checked for 
correctness. We have spent much time and effort to ascer- 
tain priority in names by going through catalogues of origi- 
nators and other available literature. Whenever a variety 
was found to go by two or more names, the correct name is 
placed first and the others as synonyms in parenthesis. The 
correct spelling of names as given by foreign originators is 
also placed in parenthesis, following the name as generally 
accepted in the U.S.A. 
DESCRIPTIONS 
We have given our own description of each variety. For 
many it is all too brief and while we try to give a honest 
word picture, we are not infallible when it comes to color 
descriptions. Also IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDER- 
STOOD that cultural conditions (weather, exposure to 
light, type of soil, fertilizers, water, etc.), influence many 
Pelargoniums, specially the domesticum group, to such a 
degree that there will be found considerable variation in 
size, shape, and coloring of flowers, habit of growth, and 
foliage not only with many varieties or within one variety, 
but even in an individual plant. Please remember this when 
you find that your mind-picture of our word-picture dis- 
agrees with the actual picture of the plant in bloom. 
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