NAMES OF BLOOMS 109 



inches long by 18 inches wide. The lengths of boards for 

 other numbers of blooms will be proportionate, but the 

 width will remain the same, as the blooms are invariably 

 arranged in three rows. 



In all cases the name should be written legibly on small 

 cards, and so fixed that the visitors will have no difficulty 

 in reading the names, and there will be no risk of the 

 displacement of the cards. Special attention may well be 

 directed to the naming of Dahlias at exhibitions, for in 

 many instances it is far from satisfactory. In some cases 

 the names are written on a slip of paper in such a manner 

 as to render it difficult for visitors to readily ascertain the 

 names of the varieties represented. This difficulty is in- 

 creased when the names are written hurriedly with a pencil 

 and, it may be, some measure of abbreviation adopted. 



