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SAN FBANOISOO DAHLIA SHOW. 



A Splendid First Attempt. 



The first annual show held under the 

 auspices of the California Dahlia Grow- 

 ers' Association was pronounced by 

 participants and spectators one of the 

 most spectacular flower shows ever 

 staged in San Francisco. It opened in 

 the handsome old-rose" and ivory ball- 

 room of the Palace hotel on the fore- 

 noon of September 7 and continued for 

 three days, each day bringing a larger 

 attendance. More than 100,000 dahlias, 

 representing many hundreds of varieties 

 and forming a color scheme that would 

 rival a rainbow, were on exhibition. 

 The entries were so large that addi- 

 tional floor space was found necessary 

 and the overflow filled the corridors 

 leading to the ballroom. Nearly 60,000 

 square feet of tables and benches were 

 necessary to accommodate the display. 



The show was unique in that no other 

 kinds of flowers were exhibited except 

 dahlias. An admission charge of 25 

 cents more than paid the expenses of the 

 exhibit, which was gratifying to the 

 managers in more ways than from a 

 financial standpoint only. So many peo- 

 ple willing to pay to see a dahlia ex- 

 hibition showed that great interest is 

 taken in that flower in the vicinity. 

 Before the end of the first day of the 

 show its success was sufficiently assured 

 for the of&cials of the association to 

 begin making plans for the 1917 exhibi- 

 tion. Before the show was over ar- 

 rangements were practically completed 

 for larger space for the next show, and 

 a good many of the exhibitors were 

 signed up for space a year in advance. 

 A portion of the proceeds from this 

 show will probably be used to buy bot- 

 tles, so the association in future will 

 have its own bottles. Green ones are 

 favored. 



The Management. 



When it is taken into consideration 

 that the California Dahlia Growers' 

 Association was not organized until 

 July 4 of this year, its officials must 

 be given piore than the ordinary 

 amount of credit for the success of its 

 first large undertaking. The officers 

 are: President, T. A. Burns; first vice- 

 president, A. W. Porter; second vice- 

 president, Mrs. Jessie Seal; third vice- 

 president, Arthur Twitchett; secretary, 

 C. 8. Quick; manager of exhibitions, 

 Leslie E. Doolittle. Both amateurs and 

 professionals are eligible to membership 

 in the association, which was formed 

 for the purpose of stimulating interest 

 in and promoting the culture and devel- 

 opment of the dahlia; to establish a 

 standard nomenclature; to test out new 

 varieties and to give them such recog- 

 nition as they deserve; to study the 

 diseases of the dahlia and find reme- 

 dies for same; to disseminate informa- 

 tion relating to this flower; to secure 

 uniformity in awarding prizes at flower 

 shows, and to give exhibitions when 

 deemed advisable. 



The exhibition committee was com- 



posed as follows: Leslie E. Doolittle, 

 chairman; T. A. Burns, Frank Pelicano, 

 A. W. Porter, C. S. Quick, A. D. Lock- 

 wood, Mrs. Jessie Seal, Geo. H. Young, 

 A. Twitchett, R. McWhirter, Chas. 

 Elliot, Maj. N. Vanderbilt, A. L. Shep- 

 son, F. C. Burns, C. Goecker and Z. H. 

 Sherart. 



The Awards. 



The judges were: Thos. A. Munro, 

 of San Francisco; Wm. Welch, of San 

 Matefl, and Geo. Walters, of San Ra- 

 fael. Prizes in the classes open to all 

 were awarded as follows: ; 



General collection covering not more than 160 

 square feet — Mrs. Jessie Seal, first; Bessie Bos- 

 ton Dahlia Farm, second; Lovers' Point Dahlia 

 Farm, third. 



Collection peony dahlias, one bloom each, 

 twelve varieties — Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm, 

 first; Lovers' Point Dahlia Farm, second; Mrs. 

 Jessie Seal, third. 



Collection decoritive dahlias, one bloom each, 

 twelve varieties — ^A. B. Carter, first; Bessie Bos- 

 ton Dahlia Farm, second; Lovers' Point Dahlia 

 Farm, third. 



Collection cactus dahlias, one bloom each, 

 twelve varieties — Mrs. Jessie Seal, .first; A. E. 

 Carter, second; Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm, 

 third. 



Collection show dahlias, one bloom each, twelve 

 varieties — Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm, first; Mrs. 

 Jessie Seal, second. 



Collection collarette dahlias, ode bloom each, 

 twelve varieties — Mrs. B. Si)encer, first; Mrs. 

 Jessie Seal, second; Mrs. 0. S. Quick, third. 



Collection pompon dahlias, one bloom each, 

 twelve varieties — Mrs. Jessie Seal, Hret; A. 

 Twitchett, second; Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm, 

 third. 



Fifty blooms, one variety — Frank Pelicano, 

 first; A. B. Carter, second; Burns ft Co., third. 



Twenty-five one variety — Frank Pelicano, first; 

 A. B. Carter, second; Burns ft Co., third. 



Established 3-year-old seedling — Bums ft Co., 

 first; A. E. Carter, second. 



Best 1916 seedling — Frank Pelicano, first. 



Collection of seedlings — A. B. Carter, first. 



Basket of dahlias — Pelicano, Rossi ft Co., first; 

 Bums & Co., second; Mrs. Jessie Seal, third. 



Table decoration, covers for eight — Frank Peli- 

 cano, first. 



There also were competitive classes 

 open only to amateurs. Meritorious 

 exhibits not provided for in the sched- 

 ule were given special awards. Among 

 the recipients were Hallowell Seed Co., 



California Seed Co., Star Dahlia Farm 

 and Pacific Grove Dahlia Farm. C. C. 

 Morse & Co. were specially commended 

 for their splendid trade exhibit. Their 

 display occupied a large table in the 

 center of the room and contained over 

 400 varieties of dahlias artistically ar- 

 ranged. 



Many new seedlings made their ap- 

 pearance. Several promising specimens 

 were shown by Frank Pelicano, with 

 his Exposition seedling as the central 

 attraction. The blooms of this seed- 

 ling were from nine to ten inches in 

 diameter, of a fine bronze and flame 

 color, with good, strong stems. A. E. 

 Carter's new cactus dahlia, Mrs. T. A. 

 Munro, shading from yellow to old 

 gold, which was shown for the first 

 time, attracted much attention. T. A. 

 Burns' 3-year-old seedling, Alaska, 

 which took the prize, is a large white 

 -decorative dahlia, with strong stem and 

 good keeping qualities. T. A. Fenton's 

 new seedlings made a good showing 

 also. 



'' Among the notable features of the 

 exhibition were the large basket bou- 

 quets, shown by Frank Pelicano, F. C. 

 Burns, the MacRorie-McLaren Co. and 

 A. E. Carter. 



After witnessing the gorgeous dis- 

 play at the Palace hotel, some of the 

 growers expressed the belief that in- 

 stead of importing stock from Europe, 

 roots will be exported from this sec- 

 tion within a short time. H. S. Q. 



NEW YORK. 



The Maiket. 



The week ending September 9 was 

 disappointing. Summer prices still 

 prevailed and there was much sacrific- 

 ing of surpluses. Shipments of asters 

 and gladioli were far in excess of the 

 demand and great quantities of these 

 were of little value or, in other words, 

 not good enough for the New York 

 market. Of course, the selected stock 

 of each brought good prices, and an- 

 other lesson to growers to produce only 

 the best was made emphatic. The week 

 opened with no diminution in ship- 

 ments and lower prices are inevitable. 



Roses were exceedingly abundant 



A Comer of the Exhibition of the California Dahlia Society. 



