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THE DAHLIA EXHIBITION 



A Dahlia Exhibition was held September 21 and 22, 1918, in 

 the Museum building, New York Botanical Garden, in coopera- 

 tion with that institution. The premiums were offered by the 

 New York Botanical Garden, from the income of the William B. 

 Sands Fund, to be awarded by the Exhibition Committee of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York. Prizes, first, second, and 

 third, were provided for classes open to all and for non-commer- 

 cial growers, in all fifteen classes. In the open-to-all classes there 

 was one for the largest and best collection, not less than six types, 

 and others for twelve blooms each of cactus, peony-flowered, 

 decorative, show or fancy, pompon, and single or collarette; also 

 one for a piece arranged for effect. These prizes were repeated 

 for the non-commercial growers, except that the collection re- 

 quired only four types, and the number of blooms in the others 

 was reduced to eight. 



In the open-to-all classes there were three entries for the largest 

 and best collection, not less than six types, flowers on short stems. 

 In this class Afr. C. Louis Ailing, of West Haven, Ct., was 

 awarded first prize. Air. A. E. Doty, of New Haven, Ct., second, 

 and Mills & Co., of Mamaroneck, N. Y., third. A vase of twelve 

 cactus gave the first prize to Air. Doty, Alills & Co. winning the 

 second. Alills & Co. were the first-prize winners in the class for 

 a vase of twelve peony-flowered. Air. Doty securing the second 

 prize, and Air. Ailing the third. In the class for a vase of twelve 

 decorative, Alills & Co. were again the winners of the first prize; 



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