A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



sentation of the fine flower of Jolin Wanamaker 

 appears upon the cover, a flower well worth pre- 

 senting to the public as, to my own great satis- 

 faction in it, I can testify. 



Another dahlia-grower calls himself the Dahlia 

 king ! He is Mr. Alexander, of East Bridgewater, 

 Massachusetts, who, however, nearly makes good 

 his claim to the title on the strength of the great 

 number of varieties shown in his fine catalogue. 

 These are the larger lists concerned with the 

 dahlia. Among the httle ones, a tiny thing some 

 three inches square stands out pre-eminent to me 

 as one of the most perfect lists ever issued In 

 America — it is that of Clifford White, of Grosse 

 Isle, Michigan; fronted by a charming photograph 

 of a hybrid cactus dahlia; beautifully printed and 

 bound, it is a bit of a treasure in such things. 



David Herbert & Son, of Atco, New Jersey, issue 

 a list of dahlias, very comprehensive and well 

 printed, the cover a plain green of good tone and 

 the collection of flowers offered apparently choice. 



When the small blue-bound list of Chester J. 

 Hunt, of Montclair, appeared on the gardening 

 horizon, it was as if a new star had risen. We 

 look, and with reason, to the best English lists as 

 our models of what the seed, bulb, or plant list 



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