JOURNAL 
OF 
The New York Botanical Garden 
VoL. XXIV September, 1923 No. 285 
DAHLIAS AND THEIR CULTURE! 
The dahlia, as most of you well know, is an ornamental plant 
that during the past few years has undergone a marvelous 
development, and has made remarkable strides in the winning 
of popular favor. In our At lantic seaboard stat esa at least and 
ell remember 
sight of a cactus dahlia. That was less than twenty years ago. 
I had supposed that I knew a dahlia when I saw one, but I had 
to ask what this thing was and was greatly taken back when 
told that it was a dahlia 
The present apy increasing popularity of panne is ap- 
parently due to the ease with which they may be g the 
wondrous beauty and variety of their ioe. ea as to form 
and color, and to the fact that, under favorable ee crne the 
1 The text of one of a series of garden talks by members of the staff of The 
New York Botanical Garden, a by WEAF (American aren and 
Telegraph Co.), May 2, 1923, I 
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