THE DAHLIA. 



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PHOTOGRAPH OF A BLOOM OF JOHN WANAMAKER DAHLIA 



Thk flower was 7Vi. inches in diameter and was the original or first flower on the main shoot disbudded and 



inis no^^^^^ as described in these chapters. Note: It was the flowers grown two months later on 



disbudded branches that were awarded First Prize as best pink dahlia, any class, 



by the American Dahlia Society, of the New, York Exhibition 



