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THE GUIDE TO NATURE. 



as directions given for newly received 

 bulbs. So much for the culture. 



A selection of varieties to grow 

 should be carefully studied and herein 

 lies a great deal of the success of a 

 garden. 



It is the pleasure of awaiting each 



been found which has the fragrance 

 of honey and even in America we see 

 the first dahlia offered now of which 

 fragrance is claimed. The variety in 

 question is named "Fragrance" and is 

 a pure white single dahlia. The writ- 

 er of this article had ample proof of 



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There is nothing in the universe that can duplicate the joy when one discovers a 



new meritorious sort." 



new day with a hope to see a new 

 flower open and see the result of the 

 whole year's work. There is nothing 

 in the universe that can duplicate the 

 joy when one discovers a new meri- 

 torious sort. The only thing that has 

 so far lacked in the dahlia which other 

 flowers possess is fragrance, but we 

 are not far from the time when we 

 have added fragrance to the dahlia. 



From Mexico the announcement was 

 made last year that a new species has 



the fragrance which was very pleasant, 

 distinctly resembling that of a honey- 

 suckle. 



In order to make the dahlia culture 

 real interesting everyone should keep 

 a record of what the varieties do every 

 year from time to time because I have 

 never known that the same variety 

 will act alike each year. To re-read 

 these notes during the dull winter 

 months is like going over the pleasure 

 of gardening again and will refresh 

 memories. 



