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The Dahlia 



FANCY DAHLIAS 



POMPONS. According to their averages for the last 

 four exhibitions, the best varieties arrange themselves as 

 follows : Bacchus, Nerissa, Tommy Keith, Emily Hopper, 

 Douglas, Phcebe, Whisper, Ganymede, Sunny Daybreak, 

 Captain Boy ton, G. Brinckman, Dr. Jim, Demon, * Lilian, 

 Madeline,* Arthur West, Snowflake,* Hypatia, Eurydice, 

 Donovan, Vara,* The Duke,* Clarissa, Ernest Harper, 

 Adrienne, and Rosebud. The varieties marked with an 

 asterisk were sent out in 1899, or subsequently. 



CACTUS. In the following list the leading varieties 

 will be found arranged according to the number of times 

 they were staged at the last exhibition of the National 



