Toward the end of the month some of the tall- 

 est dahlias got their heads nipped by the frost. 

 The season has been most unfavorable to them, 

 and owing to lack of heat they developed too late 

 to produce such fine flowers as they have done 

 in more congenial conditions. Still, /. W. Wilkin- 

 son, Night, Exquisite, The Prince of Yellows, and 

 Red Rover gave a good account of themselves. 

 The last of these I have grown two successive 

 years when the conditions of moisture and tem- 

 perature have been entirely different, and it has 

 shown itself to be not only the handsomest but 

 also the hardiest of all the cactus tribe I have had. 

 Its habit is all that can be required of a dahlia. 

 The plant is tall, strong, and loosely constructed, 

 and its magnificent flowers protrude well out of 

 the foliage on long, tough stalks, so that the in- 

 dividual blooms and the plant as a whole are most 

 gorgeous and attractive objects. 



The Delphiniums which were cut down have 

 grown up again and are flowering ; but they evi- 

 dently now begin to realize that spring has not 

 come yet and their colors are but a poor imitation 

 of their real summer dress. 

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