Foreword 
QUALITY:—It is the aim of Pennypack Gardens to introduce dahlias that will 
grow for you so as to brighten your garden or produce show winners. While 
much emphasis is placed on creative work of developing superior strains of new 
dahlias, most responsibility is given to the maintaining of sound disease free 
foundation stock. 
REPUTATION:—Show Record—Pennypacks new dahlias were highly honored 
in 1953. Friendship, Sam Herst and Snowcup won a total of 6 American Home 
achievement medals. Starbright and the above mentioned varieties won the 
American Dahlia Society Seedling Sweepstake Awards including the Gold Medal 
along with many blue ribbons. Friendship also won the famous Flower Grower 
trophy at New York City while Sam Herst captured the Best Bloom of Show at 
Irvington, N. J. Winning at shows is a habit for Pennypack dahlias. 
PRICE:—AIl Pennypack dahlias are priced right. Comparison shows my prices 
most reasonable. Policy—high quality, low price. 
RESULTS:—-You can expect. Winnings for 1953 are surely impressive, but the 
final success is your satisfaction. A program involving testing both in the field 
and exhibition gardens has been carefully conducted. Any dahlia failing to grow 
properly under ordinary field conditions, does not bear the Pennypack label. 
My 1954 Introductions 
FRIENDSHIP 
T'ype—St.C.— True to form, blooms 
have good substance. 
Size—-’B’—7”” diameter by 4” depth, 
deep for type. 
Color—Mallow purple. 
Stem—Strong, length 8” to 10’, with 
short leaf nodes. 
* Fleuriness—Each plant produces an 
i “abundance of nearly perfect show 
flowers. 
| Flower Position—Facing as per pho- 
tograph. 
Growth—Healthy plant of 5’ height. 
Awards—Won 2 ‘American Home’ a- 
chievement medals, Greater Phila- 
delphia and Burholme. ‘Flower Grow- 
en lrophy, A.) Dies), snow. ata New. 
York City and 2 A. D. S. Seedlin* 
Sweepstake awards also the Gold 
Medal. 
Merit—Should be a success every- 
where. 
Root—$15.00 Planit—$5.00 
Flower Grower 
DAHLIA -2- 
HONOR 
ROLL 
