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THE DAHLIA BORDER 
The new dahlia border, the planting of which was described 
ishing until seriously damaged by frost on the morning of No- 
vember 6 and finally killed on the morning of November 7. 
the morning of the 6th, the standard minimum thermometer lo- 
minimum was 26°. On the morning of October 23, with an 
indicated minimum of 32.5° at the same place, a few of the 
shorter, more exposed plants were injured. Although the ele- 
vation of the border was nearly uniform throughout its length, 
the effects of the lighter frosts of October 23 and November 6 
showed pockets or zones ie damage due to slightly lower temper- 
atures or t to the rays of the early morning 
sun. However, with due allewanes for these differences of en- 
vironment and for differences in the height of the plants, certain 
varieties showed greater resistance to frost than others di 
Minnie (Mina) Burgle, which originated i in the cool téenpetate 
0 . Roy Appleton 
ta, Rev. Dr. Williamson, Thuringia, Vater Rhein, and 
W. J. Matheson seemed to ae a slight superiority in the mat- 
ter of resistance to injury by fro 
planting was all done in Ae month of June, as the con- 
season in about equally good ie and from this experience 
been attended with less favorable results. Water-pipes were 
