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history of the Eastern Dahlia exhibitions, the whites held their 

 own with the other colors. There were three exceptionally good 

 whites; Gladys Sherwood, a white peony flowered lady from 

 California, with long, gracefully curved petals and perfect white 

 centre; Judge Marean's new white Polar Snow — clear ivory 

 white with petals of excellent waxy texture; White Glory, a 

 pure white seedling in the exhibit of C. Louis Ailing. These 

 whites are an improvement on anything else shown in whites 

 and should become popular favorites. 



California creations were more in evi- 

 dence than in any past Eastern Show, and 

 we must give special mention to some of 

 these Western wonders. 



The Grizzly: A dark velvety hybrid cac- 

 tus red of wonderful form and exceedingly 

 rich texture. The Grizzly 

 is equal to anything seen 

 in darkest reds. The 

 specimens shown were 

 ■on extra long, graceful 

 stems. It is a very large, 

 praiseworthy Dahlia. 



The Wizard of Oz: "A 

 large, even-petalled deco- 

 rative, of salmon-gold and 

 burnt orange. A flower of 

 exceeding beauty, espe- 

 cially under artificial light. 

 The Wizard is an improve- 

 ment on Dr. Tevis and 

 that is a very high recom- 

 mendation. 



Osam Shudow: A mar- 

 velous old rose decorative, 

 very large, and a bit coarse, 

 but unique. We were par- 

 ticularly anxious to see 

 this much talked-of Cali- 

 fornia fellow and we must 

 say Mrs. Lymbery has 

 given us a very individual 

 Dahlia. It has that at- 

 tractive metallic sheen 

 which seems to be more 

 prevalent in the Dahlia 

 than in any other flower. 



Favorita: A dark sal- ^** 



mon hybrid cactus of at- 

 tractive even form with full centre. It shades to a lighter 

 salmon on the edges and under artificial light looks like an 

 old rose suffused with gold. 



PRACTICALLY every Eastern grower exhibited new pro- 

 ductions and some of these deserve a description. In the 

 Slocombe collection were two gems: 



Rosa Bonheur: A hybrid cactus in form, is a daintily col- 

 ored combination with soft pink centre shading to ivory white 

 ■on the margins. 



Winfield Slocombe: One of the finest of the "autumn" tints 

 — a rich orange with terra-cotta shadings. This comes on 

 good stems, and proves an excellent keeper. Winfield Slo- 

 combe shows particularly well under artificial light and seems 

 to be an improvement on the popular King of the Autumn. 

 In the collection of seedlings shown by Mrs. Stout was one 

 of special merit, Prometheus, hybrid cactus, of splendid form 

 on a long, graceful stem. It is a soft salmon with orange rather 

 than pink shadings. 



The Marean Dahlias (by John Scheepers) were again a centre 

 of attraction and it is only fair to say that this artistically 

 arranged exhibit was the most attractive one in the Show. 

 Some of the individuals deserving special description are: 



INSULINDE 



Silver Medal as the "most artistic" bloom 



at the Short Hills, N. J., Dahlia Show 



(Holland importation) 



The Emperor: For richness of color and gigantic size there 



was nothing in the Show to surpass this Dahlia. Its texture is 



like royal purple velvet. Under artificial light it was about the 



most dazzling thing on exhibition. The Judge has given a 



great Dahlia in The Emperor, assuming that it holds up like his 



other productions. Mention has already been made of Polar 



Snow, white. The Giantess is another gigantic lady of soft 



tan, very even in color and perfect in form. Last year's stars 



— Mrs. I. de Ver, Mephistopheles, and 



Judge Marean again showed their worth. 



It is our candid opinion that Judge Marean 



Hybrid Cactus. A charming combination is th best f the Marean Dahlias. Its sal- 



of autumn shades ot tawny orange with .... 



bronze and salmon shadings. Was mon and red color combination is superb, 

 awarded the Garden Club of America jhis year there was a tendency to exhibit 



more in artistic vases and baskets. This is 

 a praiseworthy develop- 

 ment in as much as it 

 shows the stem and car- 

 riage of the flower to better 

 advantage. In the Mills 

 Dahlia Farm collection 

 were two very beautiful 

 vases, one of the cactus 

 Crystal and one of the old 

 favorite cactus Marguerite 

 Bouchon. In one of the 

 amateur exhibits were three 

 especially attractive bas- 

 kets of Insulinde, F. W. 

 Fellows, and Tom Lundy. 

 The mere fact that a 

 Dahlia has a magnificent 

 blossom no longer brings 

 it to the front as a meri- 

 torious flower. It must 

 show good stems and grace- 

 ful carriage and must be 

 effective in the garden as 

 well as a cut flower under 

 daylight or artificial light. 

 Many of the newer 

 Dahlias came into their 

 \ V"m.>«. own this year. Most of 



_ these have proved their 



* merit in every section of 



, ,~ the United States, and it 



was gratifying to see them 

 in practically every ama- 

 teur exhibit. Several that every Dahlia lover should know are: 

 Insulinde: a golden bronze intermingled with orange and 

 brown. A hybrid cactus of wonderful texture and form. 



Red Cross: A hybrid cactus of red and yellow. Resembles 

 Geisha in color, but is more even and far superior. 



President Wilson: One of the best parti-colored. A large 

 decorative of perfect form. Looks particularly attractive in 

 vase arrangement. Color is violet red with white splotched 

 tips on petals. 



Dorothy Durnbaugh: A heavily petalled pink cactus of 

 superior form. This, we think, is the superior of all solid pink 

 cactus Dahlias. 



Edith Cavell: Dark salmon shading to terra-cotta red, par- 

 ticularly effective at night. It is one of the most graceful. 



Stunner: Pure golden yellow decorative and, we think, the 

 finest of all pure yellow. 



Dakota: Terra-cotta decorative of excellent form with 

 extra long stems. 



Azalea: Soft yellow with salmon shadings. A large grace- 

 ful flower of delicate color shadings. 



Sunkiss: Might be called a "bicolor" hybrid cactus, with 

 an outer series of rays salmon, the inner series yellow a good 

 garden bloomer. 



