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NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
The dahlia border for 1922 occupies the same ground as last 
was succeede eavy rains which were not altogether fav- 
ble for newly planted roots, but, for dahlias once above the 
d, ap f rai ms desirable and at the date of 
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of good results. The border this year includes 833 plants, re- 
representing 475 varieties. Among the new exhibitors are Wm. 
. Jost of New Haven, Conn., and Wm. H. Waite of Rumson, 
N. J., who have coneabured prize-winning novelties of 1921, 
and Dr. L. Hosford Abel of White Plains, New York, who won 
several first prizes in amateur classes at the annual exhibition 
of the American Dahlia Society held in New York last September. 
r. J. J. Broomall of Eagle Rock, California, has sent his best 
Spars for 1922 and Mr. Wm. J. Matheson of Huntington, 
N. Y., through his superintendent, Mr. James Kirby, has, as 
usual, been a most generous contributor. 
mils 2 May: The total eins for the 
was 5.54 in The maximum temperatures one. a 
each week were as follows: 81° on = and, 88° on the roth, 82° | 
on the 21st and 88° on the z6th. The eee temperatures 
were: 36° on the Ist, 44° on the 13th, 46° on the 17th and 43° 
on the 28th. 
Meteorology for June: me total precipitation for the month 
was 8.43 inches. The maximum temperatures recorded for each 
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24th and 8814° on the30th. The minimum temperatures were: 
63° on the 7th and on the 8th, 50° om the 13th, 58° on the 24th, 
and 58° on the 27th 
van Slogteren, a plant pathologist of Lisse, Holland, 
visited the Garden on June 2. He represented the bulb growers 
of Holland at the recent conference in Washington where bulb 
diseases and restricted importation were discussed. 
